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Horse profile

Man In Black (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer Philip Kirby · Last owner Nobaj Ltd
by Turgeon (USA) out of Mimosa De Wasa (FR) (Roakarad)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 May 2017 — 3,453 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2017 · 4th of 8 Beaten favourite LTO Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Man In Black (FR) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Carlisle (Apr 2017). Last raced off 86, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating86↓ 17lb off peak
86 81–103

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 11 Feb 2017

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 3 figures · best 109B · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft298B91.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2109B97—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 5 Apr 2017 Official rating 86 at the last run, 22 May 2017

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 102A · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4102A95.5—
Heavy294B93—
Good to Firm289C85.5—
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7102A89—
1m5f – 2m292C87—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Turgeon (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,189 runs since Jan 2008 (341 horses).

Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 268.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.3—
Good to Firm47817%+4.70 from 2
Good5017014%+1.70 from 1
Good to Soft4246014.2%+1.90 from 4
Soft1,45815710.8%−1.50 from 2
Heavy7369713.2%+0.90 from 2
Standard (AW)2000%−12.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f1300%−12.3—
1m2f – 1m4f3139.7%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m4195813.8%+1.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,65719611.8%−0.50 from 7
2m5f – 3m80111414.2%+1.90 from 2
Over 3m268217.8%−4.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mimosa De Wasa (FR) (Roakarad)

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
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kyle James 5 0 0% −5.00
Thomas Dowson 3 0 0% −3.00
Adam Nicol 1 0 0% −1.00
Nathan Moscrop 1 0 0% −1.00
Daryl Jacob 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 4 runs
22 May 17+47d Towcester Towcester Interactive Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 15 10-2 8685A75B Thomas Dowson 2/1F
05 Apr 17+20d Carlisle Watch Racing Uk In Hd Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 nk 9-11 8198B97A Thomas Dowson 9/2
16 Mar 17+33d Hexham 188bet.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-5 83—— Adam Nicol 15/2
11 Feb 17+67d Uttoxeter Connor's 21st Birthday Celebrations Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 1¾ 10-0 84109B94B Thomas Dowson 8/1
2016 · 1 run
06 Dec 16+869d Uttoxeter Wildgoose Construction Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 15 ran 11/15 27 10-11 89—78C Nathan Moscrop 80/1
2014 · 5 runs
21 Jul 14+20d Cartmel Unsworth's Yard Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 14/15 73 11-9 100—89C Kyle James 16/1
01 Jul 14+18d Stratford Arrow Ecs And Cpb Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 7 10-10 103—82C Kyle James 16/1
13 Jun 14+22d Aintree Geoff Carr Memorial Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 4 10-9 ——88A Kyle James 20/1
22 May 14+12d Wetherby Pristine Cars Wetherby Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 6 10-9 ——94B Kyle James 8/1
10 May 14+205d Hexham Hextol 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 10 ran 9/10 2½ 10-9 ——92C Kyle James 7/2
2013 · 1 run
17 Oct 13 Uttoxeter Club Wembley Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 15 10-12 ——102A Daryl Jacob 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Man In Black won?
Man In Black (FR) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2013 and 2017. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained Man In Black?
Man In Black (FR) was trained by Philip Kirby on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 22 May 2017.
Who is Man In Black's sire?
Man In Black (FR) is by Turgeon (USA) out of Mimosa De Wasa (FR), whose sire is Roakarad.
What is Man In Black's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 22 May 2017. The highest on record is 103.
What is Man In Black's sire's record?
Turgeon (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,189 runs since Jan 2008 (341 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 268.

Record shown from October 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.