Project Black (GB)
Project Black won the Visit racingtv.com EBF Novice Stakes at Redcar in Oct 2022 on soft ground over 6f to 7f at Class 5 level. The gelding won one of eight starts and placed in three more. He raced five times on turf and three times on all-weather without success on the latter surface. Aged 5 at his last run in Sep 2025 he finished 11 of 11 at Newcastle over 1m in a Class 6 handicap off an official rating of 65, 16lb below his highest ever mark.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.89Fair A/E n=8 · 0.78 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 152dAvg 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 105
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 11 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 78A | 67 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 79A | 25 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 105A | 74 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 11 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 105A | 74 | — |
| Under 6f | 3 | 79A | 67 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 11,538 runs since Jan 2008 (995 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,911 | 187 | 9.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,270 | 230 | 10.1% | 0 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,130 | 115 | 10.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,251 | 129 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 322 | 28 | 8.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,562 | 471 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,277 | 270 | 11.9% | +1.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 5,868 | 625 | 10.7% | +0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,155 | 188 | 8.7% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 883 | 59 | 6.7% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 216 | 15 | 6.9% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 108 | 6 | 5.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 23 | 4 | 17.4% | +7.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | +27.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 11 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Union Rose (GB) (10 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Union Rose (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Rose (GB) | 84 | 10 | 5f–5½f | Class 3 |
| Amazing Alice (GB) | 11 | 3 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Lady Aria (GB) | 7 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Telford (GB) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Mary Brady (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Orchard Park (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Selena Rose (GB) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Shaw | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Sep 25+41d | Newcastle (AW) | Arc 1MILLION Bonus Bigger Than Ever Handicap (Div 1) Sat close to front pack early - driven up by halfway - faded fast with 2f left and trailed home | 11/11 | 24 | 9-12 | 65 | -14C | 32C | Harrison Shaw | 40/1 |
| 29 Jul 25+99d | Beverley | It's Ladies Day Next On 13 August Handicap Settled towards the back - dropped away 2f out and a long way adrift over 1f out | 8/8 | 8 | 9-9 | 70 | 79A | 34A | Harrison Shaw | 33/1 |
| 21 Apr 25+713d | Redcar | Flat Is Back On Racing TV Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along with 3f left - dropped away soon after - well beaten in 9th | 9/9 | 63 | 8-12 | 74 | -29C | 51C | P J McDonald | 33/1 |
| 09 May 23+28d | Newcastle (AW) | Watch Chester On Sky Sports Racing Handicap | 6/6 | 9½ | 9-9 | 80 | 67C | 42C | Paul Mulrennan | 6/4F |
| 11 Apr 23+130d | Pontefract | Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap | 5/7 | 20 | 9-1 | 81 | 43C | 42C | Paul Mulrennan | 9/4F |
| 02 Dec 22+39d | Newcastle (AW) | talkSPORT Powered By Fans EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 2/9 | nk | 9-11 | — | 78A | 84A | Harrison Shaw | 9/4F |
| 24 Oct 22+17d | Redcar | Visit racingtv.com EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/12 | 9-4 | — | 105A | 96A | Harrison Shaw | 11/2 | |
| 07 Oct 22 | York | William Hill Lengthen Your Odds EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/12 | 2½ | 9-4 | — | 74A | 85A | Paul Mulrennan | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Project Black (GB) won?
- Project Black (GB) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Project Black (GB)?
- Project Black (GB) was trained by Bryan Smart on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 8 September 2025.
- Who is Project Black (GB)'s sire?
- Project Black (GB) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Dot Hill (GB), whose sire is Refuse To Bend.
- What is Project Black (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 8 September 2025. The highest on record is 81.
- What is Project Black (GB)'s sire's record?
- Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 11,538 runs since Jan 2008 (995 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
- Who are Project Black (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Dot Hill (GB), Project Black (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Union Rose (GB) (10). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Union Rose (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.