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Horse profile

Jack Black (FR)

7yo gelding · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner Charles Dingwall And Neil Clyne
by Tirwanako (FR) out of Loriane De Vonnas (FR) (Kadalko)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Dec 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 14 Feb 2026 Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

Jack Black is a maiden who has placed four times from eight starts on turf. His best effort came when second of seven at Taunton in Jan 2026. He has raced over 1m5f – 2m on five occasions without success, and has contested three races on heavy ground. Aged 7 at his last run in Feb 2026, he finished in the BetMGM Who Wants A Nine-Darter Handicap Chase at Wincanton off an official rating of 107.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 116 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ffos Las, 28 Oct 2025

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 116A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Heavy264B53.51 run · —
Soft2116A110.51 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3105A951 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f2116A79.52 runs · 116 / 79.5

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 131A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 17 Jan 2026 Official rating 107 at the last run, 14 Feb 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 137A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft3137A1171 run · —
Heavy2123A1121 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4137A1271 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f2117A1092 runs · 117 / 109

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 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 4 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 3 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Tirwanako (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 16.2% of 284 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.6% from 135.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−16.2—
Good60711.7%−4.50 from 1
Good to Soft49816.3%+0.10 from 1
Soft1111816.2%00 from 3
Heavy571221.1%+4.90 from 3
Standard (AW)300%−16.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−16.2—
1m2f – 1m4f9222.2%+6—
1m5f – 2m751520%+3.80 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1351712.6%−3.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m511019.6%+3.40 from 1
Over 3m13215.4%−0.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Loriane De Vonnas (FR) (Kadalko)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 5 0 0% −5.00
Charlie Todd 3 0 0% −3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
14 Feb 26+28d Wincanton BetMGM Who Wants A Nine-Darter Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 7 ran Front from the off - awkward at the 5th and again at the 4th fence - lost the advantage approaching 4 out - dropped away before 3 out - pulled up before the last PU/7 — 11-11 107—— Charlie Todd 10/3
17 Jan 26+49d Taunton Gaynor Carr Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Handy early - went ahead 2nd - clipped 5th and lost front spot - sat behind pacesetter and lost jumping fluency after - closed up before 3 out and driven along - nosed back in front after 2 out - stayed on but outpaced approaching last and beaten into 2nd 2/7 5½ 11-11 10795A131A Charlie Todd 15/2
2025 · 2 runs
29 Nov 25+32d Bangor-on-Dee Selby Rural Chartered Surveyors & Agricultural Valuers Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Heavy · 7 ran Held up handy early - blundered severely at 2nd - settled behind the front group - dropped from third after the 5th - weakened four out and dropped away late 4/7 25 11-7 11043C101C Charlie Todd 6/1
28 Oct 25+354d Ffos Las DragonBet Supporting British Racing Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran Settled in close order early - crept nearer approaching 3 out then pushed along - couldn't threaten leaders from 2 out and faded to finish sixth 6/12 8½ 11-4 —116A117A Harry Skelton 5/1
2024 · 3 runs
08 Nov 24+272d Exeter Southwest Rail Solutions Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 21.5f · Good · 5 ran Held 4th on the rail early - improved to 3rd then slipped to 5th before blundering - regained 2nd but faltered after another error at the following obstacle - lost touch into 3rd around the home turn - dropped away and eased down before two out PU/5 — 11-0 ——— Harry Skelton 7/2
10 Feb 24+28d Newbury Betfair Racing Podcasts Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 2¾ 11-2 —64B123A Harry Skelton 17/2
13 Jan 24+31d Warwick Wigley Community Fund Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 shd 11-4 —105A137A Harry Skelton 15/2
2023 · 1 run
13 Dec 23 Exeter Clapham Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 ¾ 11-2 ——117A Harry Skelton 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Jack Black won?
Jack Black (FR) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2026. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Jack Black?
Jack Black (FR) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 February 2026.
Who is Jack Black's sire?
Jack Black (FR) is by Tirwanako (FR) out of Loriane De Vonnas (FR), whose sire is Kadalko.
What is Jack Black's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 14 February 2026. The highest on record is 110.
What is Jack Black's sire's record?
Tirwanako (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.2% of 284 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.6% from 135.

Record shown from December 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.