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Horse profile

The Black Cygnet (GB)

3yo filly (at last run, Aug 2016) · Last trainer David Menuisier · Last owner The Felicity Veasey Partnership
by Pastoral Pursuits (GB) out of The Dark Eider (GB) (Superlative)
3 runs · 3 courses · from May 2016
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Aug 2016 — 3,732 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2016 · 7th of 7 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

The Black Cygnet (GB) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 47C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 9 May 2016

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 47C · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good247C46.5—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f347C46—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 7,219 runs since Apr 2009 (437 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 17.4% from 109. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1.5% from 133.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1091917.4%+7.9—
Good to Firm1,4581439.8%+0.3—
Good1,4721339%−0.50 from 2
Good to Soft772759.7%+0.2—
Soft7527810.4%+0.9—
Heavy1751810.3%+0.8—
Standard (AW)2,4812188.8%−0.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,87823312.4%+2.9—
6f – 7f3,6013389.4%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f1,084767%−2.5—
1m2f – 1m4f475336.9%−2.60 from 3
1m5f – 2m13321.5%−8—
2m1f – 2m4f3525.7%−3.8—
2m5f – 3m1000%−9.5—
Over 3m300%−9.5—

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

Dam
The Dark Eider (GB) (Superlative)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Our Oystercatcher (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Our Oystercatcher (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Our Oystercatcher (GB)2535f–6fClass 5
The Saucy Snipe (GB)2411m3½fClass 6
Black Eider (GB)30——
The Willowy Wigeon (GB)100——
The Cool Sandpiper (GB)50——
Stafford O'brien (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Carson 2 0 0% −2.00
R P Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood + tongue tie 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2016 · 3 runs
17 Aug 16+33d Kempton (AW) 10 Free Bet At 32redsport.com Median Auction Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 4 · 1m4f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 7/7 39 9-0 45C William Carson 100/1
15 Jul 16+67d Nottingham BDN More Than A Building Company Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10) Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 14 ran 14/14 31 8-7 46C R P Walsh 125/1
09 May 16 Windsor Sky Bet Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 12 ran 12/12 31 8-8 47C William Carson 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Black Cygnet won?
The Black Cygnet (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2016.
Who trained The Black Cygnet?
The Black Cygnet (GB) was trained by David Menuisier on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 17 August 2016.
Who is The Black Cygnet's sire?
The Black Cygnet (GB) is by Pastoral Pursuits (GB) out of The Dark Eider (GB), whose sire is Superlative.
What is The Black Cygnet's sire's record?
Pastoral Pursuits (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 7,219 runs since Apr 2009 (437 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 17.4% from 109. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1.5% from 133.
Who are The Black Cygnet's siblings?
Out of The Dark Eider (GB), The Black Cygnet (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Our Oystercatcher (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Our Oystercatcher (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m3½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2016. 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.