The Black Squirrel (IRE)
The Black Squirrel won three of 26 starts on turf, all at Class 5 level. Two of those wins came in handicaps over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft and good ground at Cartmel in Aug 2020 and Newcastle in Nov 2020. His third success was in a 1m5f – 2m bumper at Stratford in Sep 2017. The gelding, who reached a highest ever mark of 108, last ran off 87 at Hexham in May 2023.
- 3–26Wins / Runs
- 11.5%Strike rate
- 7 (26.9%)Placed
- +7.88£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 1.00Fair A/E n=26 · 0.85 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 85dAvg 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 114
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 116A | 103 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 124B | 102.5 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 111B | 95 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 124B | 100 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 111A | 84 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 105B | 101 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 26 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (6) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 26 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 10.1% of 3,393 runs since Jan 2008 (262 horses).
Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 291. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 763.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +23.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 195 | 20 | 10.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Good | 1,287 | 136 | 10.6% | +0.5 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 535 | 51 | 9.5% | −0.6 | 2 from 7 |
| Soft | 850 | 79 | 9.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 485 | 50 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 38 | 5 | 13.2% | +3.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 20 | 1 | 5% | −5.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −6.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 763 | 53 | 6.9% | −3.2 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,102 | 111 | 10.1% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,184 | 131 | 11.1% | +1 | 2 from 12 |
| Over 3m | 291 | 45 | 15.5% | +5.4 | 0 from 4 |
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
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 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +12.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | +3.88 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 15 | 3 | 20% | +18.88 |
| Class 4 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +20.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Stratford | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Hexham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cartmel | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 2 | 17% | +19.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Hamilton | 9 | 1 | 11% | +14.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
| Brian Hughes | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Thomas Greatrex | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joe Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Hicks | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.12 |
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 5 | 1 | 20% | +18.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +22.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 23 | 2 | 9% | +8.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has The Black Squirrel won?
- The Black Squirrel (IRE) won 3 of 26 archived starts between 2017 and 2023, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 7 times in total (26.9% of starts).
- Who trained The Black Squirrel?
- The Black Squirrel (IRE) was trained by Henry Hogarth on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 6 May 2023.
- Who is The Black Squirrel's sire?
- The Black Squirrel (IRE) is by Craigsteel (GB) out of Terra Lucida (IRE), whose sire is Alderbrook.
- What going does The Black Squirrel prefer?
- The Black Squirrel (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Black Squirrel's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 6 May 2023. The highest on record is 108.
- What is The Black Squirrel's sire's record?
- Craigsteel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,393 runs since Jan 2008 (262 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 291. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 763.