Something Black (IRE)
Something Black is a mare by Elusive Pimpernel out of Orchidsforallison who has failed to win or place in five starts on turf. All five runs came over 1m5f to 2m, with three on good to soft going. She has raced twice at both Punchestown and Naas plus once at Fairyhouse. Her last run, at Punchestown in May 2026, saw her held in the Ladbrokes Mares Maiden Hurdle.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 137dAvg 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 52
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 52A | 19 | 1 · — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
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
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 from 4 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 3,119 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 116 | 9 | 7.8% | +0.2 | — |
| Good | 961 | 87 | 9.1% | +1.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 508 | 33 | 6.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 890 | 64 | 7.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 394 | 24 | 6.1% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 248 | 20 | 8.1% | +0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 208 | 20 | 9.6% | +2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 315 | 28 | 8.9% | +1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 302 | 15 | 5% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 979 | 71 | 7.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 848 | 59 | 7% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 377 | 39 | 10.3% | +2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 69 | 5 | 7.2% | −0.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane O'Callaghan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Harney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Brouder | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 26+190d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Mares Maiden Hurdle Held up towards back of the pack - dropped away before 4 out - faded and pulled up before 3 out | PU/16 | — | 11-7 | — | — | Gavin Brouder | 250/1 |
| 04 Nov 25+20d | Fairyhouse | Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Maiden Hurdle Settled towards the back early - still down the field with three to jump - lost touch before two out and beaten a long way | 12/16 | 11 | 10-6 | 15C | 73C | Shane O'Callaghan | 250/1 |
| 15 Oct 25+220d | Punchestown | BetVictor Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - unseated at the opening obstacle | UR/13 | — | 11-0 | — | — | Shane O'Callaghan | 250/1 |
| 09 Mar 25+119d | Naas | Bar One Racing 'Bet 10 Euros Get 50 Euros Sign Up Offer' Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race Held up at the back throughout - driven with no response entering the straight - dropped away quickly and given an easy time - trailed in well beaten | 7/7 | 35 | 10-11 | 19C | 79C | Tom Harney | 150/1 |
| 10 Nov 24 | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race Held up at the back - still 11th at halfway and 10th passing the 3f marker - unable to close 2f out - edged forward inside the final furlong and a half - stayed on one-paced to finish eighth | 8/11 | ¾ | 11-4 | 52A | 89A | Tom Harney | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Something Black (IRE) won?
- Something Black (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
- Who trains Something Black (IRE)?
- Something Black (IRE) is trained by Kieran P Egan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 May 2026.
- Who is Something Black (IRE)'s sire?
- Something Black (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Orchidsforallison (IRE), whose sire is Excellent Art.
- What is Something Black (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 3,119 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together.