Le Cheval Noir (IRE)
Le Cheval Noir won three of 15 starts between Nov 2019 and Jan 2023. Wins came at Newcastle in a Class 2 handicap hurdle over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft in Mar 2021 off a mark of 126, at Carlisle in a Class 4 novices hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy in Nov 2020, and at Kelso in a Class 4 NH flat race over 1m5f – 2m on heavy in Nov 2019. He won twice on heavy ground and once on good to soft. Aged 9 at his last run in Jan 2023, he finished fourth of four in a Class 3 novices handicap chase at Catterick off an official rating of 115.
- 3–15Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 4 (26.7%)Placed
- +9.50£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.74Fair A/E n=15 · 1.53 incl. margin
- 129Highest OR
- 29dBetween runs (median)longest 251 d
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 128
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 177B | 128 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 119A | 77 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 112A | 95.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 128A | 106.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 177B | 113.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 128A | 123.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,417 runs since Feb 2010 (137 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 12.1% from 239.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | +8.4 | — |
| Good | 336 | 22 | 6.5% | −1.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 239 | 29 | 12.1% | +3.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 516 | 34 | 6.6% | −1.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 234 | 26 | 11.1% | +2.8 | 2 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 79 | 4 | 5.1% | −3.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +2.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 45 | 1 | 2.2% | −6.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 73 | 8 | 11% | +2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 369 | 30 | 8.1% | −0.2 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 561 | 43 | 7.7% | −0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 287 | 28 | 9.8% | +1.5 | 1 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 64 | 6 | 9.4% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hopatina (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m4½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Hopatina (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopatina (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 2m4½f–3m | Class 4 |
| You Too Bonny Lass (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Southfield Hall (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Reves De Bonheur (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 2 | 50% | +10.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.50 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | +0.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor O'Farrell | 9 | 2 | 22% | +11.00 |
| Craig Nichol | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Dylan Johnston | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 2 | 25% | +12.00 |
| Chase | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Le Cheval Noir won?
- Le Cheval Noir (IRE) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2019 and 2023, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
- Who trained Le Cheval Noir?
- Le Cheval Noir (IRE) was trained by Rose Dobbin on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 25 January 2023.
- Who is Le Cheval Noir's sire?
- Le Cheval Noir (IRE) is by Le Fou (IRE) out of Bonny Lass (GB), whose sire is Bonny Scot.
- What going does Le Cheval Noir prefer?
- Le Cheval Noir (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Le Cheval Noir's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 25 January 2023. The highest on record is 129.
- What is Le Cheval Noir's sire's record?
- Le Fou (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,417 runs since Feb 2010 (137 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 12.1% from 239.
- Who are Le Cheval Noir's siblings?
- Out of Bonny Lass (GB), Le Cheval Noir (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hopatina (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Hopatina (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4½f–3m. As at Nov 2026.