Ink Black Heart (GB)
Ink Black Heart is a gelding by Falco out of a Mastercraftsman mare who has shown placed form in two of three starts on turf. He finished second of 15 at Wetherby in Dec 2025 and third of 10 in a Class 5 race at Exeter in Mar 2026. All his runs have come over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft or soft ground. He has not won.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 213dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 140
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 140A | 106.5 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 140A | 99 | 2 runs · 140 / 119.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 3 analysed runs since Jan 2025
- Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,585 runs since Apr 2012 (208 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.3% from 332. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.6% from 287. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 44 | 8 | 18.2% | +8.9 | — |
| Good | 325 | 30 | 9.2% | −0.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 230 | 16 | 7% | −2.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 447 | 53 | 11.9% | +2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 207 | 20 | 9.7% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 332 | 21 | 6.3% | −3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 16 | 4 | 25% | +15.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 134 | 8 | 6% | −3.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 384 | 33 | 8.6% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 274 | 22 | 8% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 287 | 39 | 13.6% | +4.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 391 | 35 | 9% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 91 | 7 | 7.7% | −1.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2012 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Craftsman (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Chantilly Dragon (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Tykenwear (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 26+80d | Exeter | Oddschecker Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Went straight to front and dictated a modest tempo - driven when overtaken approaching final furlong - couldn't match the front two from there - lost more ground close to home to finish third | 3/10 | 10 | 11-5 | 140A | 114A | Harry Skelton | 15/8 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+345d | Wetherby | William Hill Extra Places With B.O.G Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Well placed on the wide side - asked for effort over 2f out then found running blocked and moved left - driven out inside final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish second | 2/15 | 2 | 11-2 | 99B | 122A | Liam Harrison | 5/1 |
| 16 Jan 25 | Wincanton | Afternoon Tea Available For March Fixtures 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - improved into contention 3f out and driven into 4th with 2f left - kept going late to finish 4th | 4/12 | shd | 10-9 | 73A | 115A | Sean Bowen | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ink Black Heart won?
- Ink Black Heart (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Ink Black Heart?
- Ink Black Heart (GB) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 March 2026.
- Who is Ink Black Heart's sire?
- Ink Black Heart (GB) is by Falco (USA) out of La Hoofon (GB), whose sire is Mastercraftsman.
- What is Ink Black Heart's sire's record?
- Falco (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,585 runs since Apr 2012 (208 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.3% from 332. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.6% from 287. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6% from 134.
- Who are Ink Black Heart's siblings?
- Out of La Hoofon (GB), Ink Black Heart (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.