Chief Black Robe (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF

Peak form: 100
Mean: 33
Win %: 14%
Placed %: 32%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

15 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Newton Abbot, Market Rasen, Worcester — well clear of the 32% career baseline.

Newton Abbot SPEC 60% 2-1-5
Market Rasen SPEC 50% 1-1-4
Worcester SPEC 67% 1-1-3
Kilbeggan (IRE) 0% 0-0-3
Stratford 100% 0-2-2
Downpatrick (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
Ballinrobe (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Chepstow 0% 0-0-1
Fakenham 0% 0-0-1
Hereford 0% 0-0-1
Listowel (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Roscommon (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Taunton 0% 0-0-1
Tramore (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Warwick 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

9 jockeys · 4 trainers

Jockeys

Tom Broughton NOW 43% 0-3-7
Mr Tom Broughton 80% 4-0-5
James O'Sullivan 0% 0-0-5
David Bass 33% 0-1-3
Michael J Doyle 0% 0-0-3
Fern O'Brien 50% 0-1-2
Adam Short 0% 0-0-1
Liam Harrison 0% 0-0-1
Mr Myles Osborne 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Fergal O'Brien NOW 54% 4-3-13
P J Rothwell 0% 0-0-9
Barry Brennan 40% 0-2-5
M Osborne 0% 0-0-1

Going Record

27 classifiable runs

Mixed No clear going preference — moderate strike on every surface they've tried.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 38% 4-4-21
Good to Soft 0% 0-0-2
Soft 25% 0-1-4
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

28 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 32% 4-5-28

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

6th/8 9 May 2026 13 days ago

Warwick
- 3m
- Good
Tom Broughton

Prominent - overjumped 1st - not fluent 4th - led 7th - headed before 9th - weakening when not fluent 3 out(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
3rd/7 19 Apr 2026 33 days ago

Stratford
- 3m3½f
- Good
Tom Broughton

Pressed leader - raced in second from 6th - lost second home turn - no extra approaching last(op 4/1 tchd 5/2)
UR 25 Mar 2026 58 days ago

Hereford
- 2m5f
- Good
Fern O'Brien

Taken down early - midfield - bad mistake and unseated 4th(op 10/1)
PU 9 Mar 2026 74 days ago

Taunton
- 3m
- Good
Tom Broughton

Towards rear - some headway before 7th - not fluent 8th - struggling when bad mistake 3 out - soon pulled up
2nd/7 1 Feb 2026 110 days ago

Market Rasen
- 2m3f
- Soft
Fern O'Brien

In touch with leaders - prominent 2 out - hung left and outpaced approaching last - went second final 110yds - no match for winner(tchd 7/1…
4th/7 5 Nov 2025 198 days ago

Chepstow
- 2m7½f
- Good
Tom Broughton

Held up in rear - no impression(tchd 6/1)
5th/6 14 Oct 2025 220 days ago

Market Rasen
- 2m5½f
- Good
Liam Harrison

In rear - outpaced after 4 out - rallied before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened before last(op 10/3 tchd 3/1)
5th/8 15 Sep 2025 249 days ago

Worcester
- 2m7f
- Good To Soft
David Bass

Held up in rear - not fluent 6th - headway when bit short of room before 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - soon drifted right and weakened(op…
2nd/11 31 Aug 2025 264 days ago

Worcester
- 2m7f
- Good
David Bass

Held up in rear - midfield 6th - headway 4 out - led 2 out - faced challenge last - soon headed - kept on(op 8/1)
5th/10 21 Aug 2025 274 days ago

Newton Abbot
- 3m2½f
- Good
David Bass

Held up in rear - headway omitted 4 out - disputing third home turn - weakened run-in(op 25/1)