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Horse profile

The Black Robin (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2016) · Last trainer Neil Mulholland · Last owner M Cahill
by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Dihaila (FR) (Valanour)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2016
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Dec 2016 — 3,616 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2016 · 8th of 9 Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

The Black Robin (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 2 figures · best 95C · median 65.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 20 Oct 2016 Official rating 94 at the last run, 11 Dec 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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 92C · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good492C89.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f592C90—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 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
Robin Des Pres (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+10.8—
Good to Firm941819.1%+9.9—
Good1,0921019.2%00 from 4
Good to Soft525468.8%−0.40 from 1
Soft735719.7%+0.50 from 2
Heavy333216.3%−2.90 from 1
Standard (AW)1500%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m719659%−0.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,1051059.5%+0.30 from 5
2m5f – 3m768688.9%−0.30 from 1
Over 3m1902010.5%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dihaila (FR) (Valanour)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Avondale Native (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

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

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Darcy 3 0 0% −3.00
Noel Fehily 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonathan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P J Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 8 runs
11 Dec 16+12d Carlisle Racing Uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 8 11-3 9436C80C Noel Fehily 20/1
29 Nov 16+40d Lingfield starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-11 99—— Noel Fehily 16/1
20 Oct 16+98d Newton Abbot Sis On-demand Racing Games 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 6 10-9 —95C89C Jonathan Moore 33/1
14 Jul 16+44d Killarney (IRE) Dawn Milk Run Handicap Chase 2m4½f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 23 10-10 86—76C Sean Flanagan 10/1
31 May 16+16d Ballinrobe Mchale Fusion 3 Plus Beginners Chase 2m1f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 19 11-5 ——92C Kevin Darcy 66/1
15 May 16+7d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 2m1f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 15 11-5 ——90C Kevin Darcy 50/1
08 May 16+41d Limerick Coral.ie Bet & Watch Irish And UK Racing Live Beginners Chase 2m3½f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 6/10 nk 11-5 ——92A Kevin Darcy 66/1
28 Mar 16 Cork Coolmore N.h. Sires Leading Light & Ocovango Maiden Hunters Chase 3m · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-7 ——— Mr P J Cawley 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Black Robin won?
The Black Robin (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts in 2016.
Who trained The Black Robin?
The Black Robin (IRE) was trained by Neil Mulholland on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 11 December 2016.
Who is The Black Robin's sire?
The Black Robin (IRE) is by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Dihaila (FR), whose sire is Valanour.
What is The Black Robin's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 11 December 2016. The highest on record is 99.
What is The Black Robin's sire's record?
Robin Des Pres (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Black Robin's siblings?
Out of Dihaila (FR), The Black Robin (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 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.