Little Black Book (IRE)
Little Black Book (IRE) is 2 from 18. Hasn't won since Aug 2012. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 10 on turf. Last raced off a career-high mark of 80.
- 2–18Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 9 (50%)Placed
- +10.00£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 0.83Fair A/E n=18 · 0.70 incl. margin
- 80Highest OR
- 17dBetween runs (median)longest 214 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 14.8% of 10,413 runs since Apr 2009 (1,008 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 57 | 11 | 19.3% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,981 | 306 | 15.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,388 | 335 | 14% | −0.8 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 1,013 | 124 | 12.2% | −2.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,288 | 151 | 11.7% | −3.1 | — |
| Heavy | 370 | 45 | 12.2% | −2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,315 | 564 | 17% | +2.2 | 2 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 583 | 87 | 14.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,073 | 593 | 14.6% | −0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,985 | 476 | 15.9% | +1.1 | 2 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,074 | 313 | 15.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 475 | 44 | 9.3% | −5.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 181 | 21 | 11.6% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −9.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −14.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Exceeding Power (GB) (10 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Exceeding Power (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeding Power (GB) | 61 | 10 | 6f–1m4f | Class 3 |
| Poet's Beauty (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 7f–1m½f | Class 4 |
| Morning Beauty (GB) | 9 | 2 | 1m3½f–1m5f | Class 3 |
| Joyful Star (GB) | 45 | 2 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Extreme Warrior (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Kind of Beauty (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Unwanted Beauty (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Untouchable Beauty (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 2 | 25% | +20.00 |
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +4.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Sandown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 2 | 20% | +18.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Morris | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Darryll Holland | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Harry Bentley | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Sean Levey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darren Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| Blinkers | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +7.00 |
| 2011 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +4.00 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 12+16d | Kempton (AW) | Betdaq Casino Games Handicap | 5/13 | ½ | 9-2 | 80 | 87A | Jim Crowley | 13/2 |
| 24 Sep 12+3d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino Handicap (Div 2) | 2/9 | 1½ | 9-3 | 78 | 101A | Luke Morris | 4/1 |
| 21 Sep 12+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap | 3/11 | ¾ | 9-0 | 78 | 92A | Luke Morris | 11/1 |
| 14 Sep 12+15d | Sandown | Hwfa Williams Handicap (Div 2) | 7/9 | 4 | 9-9 | 78 | 72A | Andrea Atzeni | 4/1 |
| 30 Aug 12+8d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red.com Handicap (London Mile Qualifier) | 7/9 | nse | 9-4 | 76 | 81A | Luke Morris | 7/1 |
| 22 Aug 12+18d | Kempton (AW) | Ladies Day With Toby Anstis 08.09.12 Handicap (London Mile Qualifier) | 1/12 | 9-8 | 76 | 88A | Harry Bentley | 14/1 | |
| 04 Aug 12+125d | Goodwood | Qipco Future Stars Apprentice Handicap | 12/14 | 8 | 8-9 | 78 | 64C | Darren Egan | 14/1 |
| 01 Apr 12+202d | Doncaster | Download William Hill From The App Store Handicap (Div 1) | 12/22 | 1½ | 9-1 | 79 | 78A | Luke Morris | 8/1 |
| 2011 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 11+12d | Kempton (AW) | 32 For Bingo Handicap | 5/9 | 1½ | 9-2 | 79 | 77A | Neil Callan | 13/8F |
| 31 Aug 11+18d | Kempton (AW) | Off Limits Team Building Through Events Handicap (London Mile Qualifier) | 2/11 | 3½ | 8-12 | 79 | 83A | Sean Levey | 7/1 |
| 13 Aug 11+17d | Newmarket | Mickey Flynn's American Pool Hall Handicap | 8/13 | 4½ | 9-1 | 79 | 72A | Dane O'Neill | 4/1 |
| 27 Jul 11+4d | Sandown | Bcl Burton Copeland Handicap | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-0 | 76 | 91A | Harry Bentley | 2/1F |
| 23 Jul 11+43d | Newmarket | NSPCC Family Day Handicap | 2/11 | hd | 8-5 | 76 | 90A | Sean Levey | 15/2 |
| 10 Jun 11+22d | Goodwood | Crimbourne Stud Handicap | 5/8 | ½ | 8-10 | 77 | 77A | Darryll Holland | 11/2 |
| 19 May 11+10d | Sandown | Harry Panmure Gordon Memorial Handicap | 3/8 | 2¾ | 8-13 | 75 | 85A | Darryll Holland | 11/4F |
| 09 May 11+19d | Windsor | SIS Live Handicap | 3/12 | shd | 9-7 | 73 | 83A | Darryll Holland | 4/1 |
| 20 Apr 11+214d | Southwell (AW) | Got The Feeling Get To Ladbrokes Maiden Stakes | 1/12 | 8-13 | — | 99A | Darryll Holland | 12/1 | |
| 2010 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 10 | Newmarket | 200,000 Tattersalls Millions Auction Trophy | 16/16 | 30 | 8-13 | — | 60C | Chris Hayes | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Little Black Book won?
- Little Black Book (IRE) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 9 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Little Black Book?
- Little Black Book (IRE) was trained by Gerard Butler on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 10 October 2012.
- Who is Little Black Book's sire?
- Little Black Book (IRE) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Extreme Beauty (USA), whose sire is Rahy.
- What going does Little Black Book prefer?
- Little Black Book (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Little Black Book's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 10 October 2012. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Little Black Book's sire's record?
- Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,413 runs since Apr 2009 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
- Who are Little Black Book's siblings?
- Out of Extreme Beauty (USA), Little Black Book (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Exceeding Power (GB) (10). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Exceeding Power (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m5f. As at Nov 2026.