Metallic Black (GB)
Metallic Black (GB) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2018. Last raced off 70, 11lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- −0.50£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=6 · 1.16 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 174dAvg between runs
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 89
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 89B | 80.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 75A | 46.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 95A | 77.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 95A | 72 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 10.8% of 8,153 runs since Jan 2008 (670 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.6% from 850.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 34 | 7 | 20.6% | +9.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,295 | 149 | 11.5% | +0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 1,670 | 201 | 12% | +1.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 812 | 81 | 10% | −0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 850 | 65 | 7.6% | −3.2 | — |
| Heavy | 268 | 23 | 8.6% | −2.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,224 | 353 | 10.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,022 | 118 | 11.5% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 4,056 | 474 | 11.7% | +0.9 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,874 | 179 | 9.6% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 876 | 81 | 9.2% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 258 | 25 | 9.7% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | −9.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +3.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Dubai Silk (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Dubai Silk (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Silk (GB) | 3 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Silk Tie (GB) | 11 | 1 | 6f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hanagan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tony Hamilton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Sean Davis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 04 Dec 20+399d | Newcastle (AW) | Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap | 12/13 | 3 | 9-7 | 70 | 72B | 55A | Paul Hanagan | 18/1 |
| 2019 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 01 Nov 19+391d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Apprentice Handicap | 7/13 | nse | 9-9 | 76 | 89B | 88A | Sean Davis | 8/1 |
| 2018 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Oct 18+27d | Newmarket | 150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes | 27/28 | 2½ | 8-13 | 81 | 18C | 53C | Tony Hamilton | 25/1 |
| 09 Sep 18+31d | York | SHA. Intelligent Ideas That Get Results British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 5/8 | 1¾ | 9-8 | — | 75A | 68A | Paul Hanagan | 5/1 |
| 09 Aug 18+20d | Haydock | Smarkets British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 4/8 | 1½ | 9-5 | — | 95A | 84A | Paul Hanagan | 9/4 |
| 20 Jul 18 | Pontefract | Countrywide Freight EBF Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10) | 1/10 | 9-2 | — | 60B | 95A | Tony Hamilton | 9/2 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Metallic Black won?
- Metallic Black (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2018 and 2020, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trained Metallic Black?
- Metallic Black (GB) was trained by Richard Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 4 December 2020.
- Who is Metallic Black's sire?
- Metallic Black (GB) is by Bated Breath (GB) out of Silken Express (IRE), whose sire is Speightstown.
- What is Metallic Black's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 4 December 2020. The highest on record is 81.
- What is Metallic Black's sire's record?
- Bated Breath (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,153 runs since Jan 2008 (670 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.6% from 850.
- Who are Metallic Black's siblings?
- Out of Silken Express (IRE), Metallic Black (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Dubai Silk (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Dubai Silk (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.