Campbell Black (IRE)
Campbell Black is a Mahler gelding who won one of six starts on turf. He took the Connollys RED MILLS Ladies Handicap Hurdle at Thurles in Feb 2026 over 1m5f – 2m on heavy ground off an official rating of 108. All three placings have come in handicaps and he has never won on soft or good to soft. Typically held up, he finished fifth of 19 at Down Royal in Mar 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 114.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- +0.50£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.99Fair A/E n=6 · 1.56 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 32dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 111
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 111B | 80.5 | 2 runs · 111 / 106.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 111B | 102 | 2 runs · 111 / 106.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 108B | 75 | 2 runs · 108 / 91.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 6 analysed runs since Oct 2025
- Held up 5 (83%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,863 runs since Sep 2014 (785 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 2,968 | 378 | 12.7% | +1.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,813 | 179 | 9.9% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,739 | 259 | 9.5% | −1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 1,214 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,045 | 199 | 9.7% | −1.1 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,207 | 324 | 10.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,822 | 341 | 12.1% | +1.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 768 | 95 | 12.4% | +1.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2014 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Rule Me In (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Rule Me In (IRE)).
Family form: Rule Me In (IRE) won at Newcastle, 27 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rule Me In (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 2m–2m4f | Class 4 |
| Jj Nester (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurles | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Harvey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ms L A Byrne | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Jordan Gainford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Mar 26+26d | Down Royal | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2026 Qualifier Novice Handicap Hurdle Settled rear of field - headway into the straight - outpaced and unable to land a blow from 2 out - plugged on one-paced before a minor error at the last - fifth | 5/19 | 2¼ | 10-13 | 114 | 111B | 124A | Ms L A Byrne | 12/1 |
| 19 Feb 26+32d | Thurles | Connolly's RED MILLS Ladies Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - moved into contention after 3 out despite a mistake there - improved on the outside to hit the front near the final furlong - driven and matched stride for stride approaching the line - stayed on gamely to prevail | 1/17 | 11-3 | 108 | 75B | 131A | Ms L A Byrne | 11/2 | |
| 18 Jan 26+32d | Thurles | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back early - into 4th by 5 out - unable to close from 2 out and stayed on same gear to finish 4th | 4/11 | 8 | 11-8 | — | 102B | 117A | Ben Harvey | 12/1 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 25+53d | Newbury | Best Odds Guaranteed Still At BetVictor Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - made headway three out - shared third spot two out then found leaders too strong - kept going on the run-in to finish third | 3/13 | 9½ | 11-4 | — | 108B | 124A | Ben Harvey | 40/1 |
| 25 Oct 25+15d | Galway | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Settled with the pack early - 3rd at halfway then slipped to 4th and hit the deck awkwardly 3 out - unable to close before fading from 2 out home | 5/9 | 13 | 11-6 | — | 59C | 97C | Ben Harvey | 22/1 |
| 10 Oct 25 | Downpatrick | Randox Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - still down in 9th three out - urged into contention and up to 4th at the last - stayed on at one speed - finished 3rd | 3/11 | 15 | 11-12 | — | 43A | 109A | Jordan Gainford | 11/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Campbell Black won?
- Campbell Black (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Campbell Black?
- Campbell Black (IRE) is trained by William Harvey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 March 2026.
- Who is Campbell Black's sire?
- Campbell Black (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Don't Rule Me Out (IRE), whose sire is Vinnie Roe.
- What is Campbell Black's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 17 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Campbell Black's sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,863 runs since Sep 2014 (785 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
- Who are Campbell Black's siblings?
- Out of Don't Rule Me Out (IRE), Campbell Black (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Rule Me In (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Rule Me In (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.