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Horse profile

The Black Tara (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2013) · Last trainer C Byrnes · Last owner Ms C Cleary
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Reverse Swing (GB) (Charmer)
1 run · 1 course · from Nov 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Nov 2013 — 4,732 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2013 · 8th of 14
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Nov 2013 as a 4yo gelding. Finished 8 of 14 at Thurles last time. By Kayf Tara (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · 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 85C the best of the last 1 rated run · Thurles, 21 Nov 2013

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,49952511.7%−0.9—
Good to Soft3,05335911.8%−0.8—
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.50 from 1
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.6—
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97952213.1%+0.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f4,76659312.4%−0.2—
2m5f – 3m3,81747912.5%−0.1—
Over 3m1,00412612.5%−0.1—

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

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Monbeg Legend (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Monbeg Legend (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Monbeg Legend (GB)1762m4f–2m6½fClass 3
Whydah Gally (GB)2642m4f–3m5fClass 3
Cleve Cottage (GB)2322m7½f–3m1½fClass 4
Absolute Jaffa (GB)1122m4f–2m5fClass 4
Higher Ground (GB)40——
Twister Mix (GB)70——
Mad For The Craic (GB)50——
Honest Opinion (GB)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2013 · 1 run
21 Nov 13 Thurles Liscahill Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 14 ran 8/14 18 11-8 85C Mr J T Carroll 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Black Tara won?
The Black Tara (GB) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2013.
Who trained The Black Tara?
The Black Tara (GB) was trained by C Byrnes on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 21 November 2013.
Who is The Black Tara's sire?
The Black Tara (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Reverse Swing (GB), whose sire is Charmer.
What is The Black Tara's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are The Black Tara's siblings?
Out of Reverse Swing (GB), The Black Tara (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Monbeg Legend (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Monbeg Legend (GB)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2013. 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.