Black Smoke
9-year-old gelding with a 11% win rate who thrives on soft, spongy ground over 1m3f – 1m4f.
Owner
Mike Harris Racing Club
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
29.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Course specialist at Wolverhampton: 3 wins from 23 starts (13%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 20% win rate
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Bath in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Feb
8th
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · 10 runners
16 Jan
6th
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 8 runners
27 Dec
9th
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 11 runners
3 Dec
8th
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 11 runners
14 Sep
6th
Bath
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 12 runners
28 Aug
7th
Ffos Las
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
1 Aug
7th
Bath
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
9 Jul
2nd
Ffos Las
1m6f – 2m · Good · 7 runners
2 Jul
🏆 Won
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
11 Jun
6th
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
23 |
3 wins, 1 second, 5 thirds, 14 other |
17 Feb |
13.0% |
| Bath Undulating |
5 |
1 second, 4 other |
14 Sep |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
3 Dec |
25% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
6 Jul |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
2 Jul |
100% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
18 Mar |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jun |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jan |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
24 Sep |
0% |