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Blacko (FR)

7yo gelding · Form & record 2019-12-30 to 2023-04-04 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Evan Williams.

Pedigree Balko (FR) × ?

Ratings Official 106 · best RPR 129 · best TS 114

Runs

Wins

15.4%

Strike rate

30.8%

Place rate

0.88

Actual / Expected

-44.2%

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Full form — last 13 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2023-04-04	37d	Fontwell	18f	Soft	4	4/5	–	Adam Wedge	167	106	72	58	8/1
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2023-02-26	10d	Hereford	19f	Good	4	4/4	–	Adam Wedge	160	109	66	40	7/2
Alexander Park Handicap Chase
2023-02-16	24d	Leicester	16f	Good	3	1/3	–	Adam Wedge	156	108	107	60	5/4
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2023-01-23	18d	Ffos Las	20f	Soft	3	6/11	–	Adam Wedge	151	112	57	–	66/1
Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle
2023-01-05	14d	Ffos Las	16f	Heavy	3	7/7	–	Adam Wedge	160	117	58	–	16/1
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2022-12-22	631d	Ffos Las	20f	Soft	3	9/10	–	Adam Wedge	157	119	78	27	25/1
dragonbet.co.uk The Bookmaker Of Wales Handicap Hurdle
2021-03-31	23d	Ludlow	20f	Good	3	3/4	–	Tom Bellamy	160	124	129	96	4/1
Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Chase
2021-03-08	33d	Southwell	16f	Soft	3	2/3	–	Tom Bellamy	156	127	120	87	10/3
Virgin Bet Novices Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2021-02-03	85d	Warwick	16f	Heavy	3	5/6	–	Tom Bellamy	158	130	118	81	10/3
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2020-11-10	32d	Huntingdon	16f	Good	3	5/9	–	Tom Bellamy	164	132	122	73	7/2
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2020-10-09	212d	Chepstow	16f	Good	2	5/12	–	Tom Bellamy	158	133	128	114	7/1
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2020-03-11	72d	Cheltenham	16.5f	Soft	1	99/22	–	Tom Bellamy	159	135	–	–	5/1
Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter)
2019-12-30	DEB	Taunton	16.5f	Soft	4	1/12	–	Tom Bellamy	152	–	123	99	4/1
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Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.

Time since last run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	2	0	0.0%
Normal (2-4wk)	3	1	33.3%
Freshened (1-2m)	3	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	2	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	2	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 3	8	1	12.5%
Class 4	3	1	33.3%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Staying (13f+)	13	2	15.4%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Soft	6	1	16.7%
Good	5	1	20.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Ffos Las	3	0	0.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2019-12-30–2023-04-04. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.