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Black Cab: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Black Cab is a 5-year-old gelding by Showcasing, trained by Alison Hamilton. He has won 2 of 16 starts and placed in 2 more, for £10,663 in prize money. His best trip is 5f, where 1 win from 4 is a 25% strike rate against 8% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:55 at Wolverhampton (AW) on 2 October. His best performance rating is 60, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 16
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 4
  • Strike rate 13%
  • Prize money £10,663
  • Best rating 60
  • Official rating 54

Where Black Cab runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:55 Wolverhampton (AW) Position Payout At bet365 Handicap Stakes —

Black Cab form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
25 Jul 26 Newcastle (AW) Jimmy Tindall Handicap Stakes Class 6 5f Standard / Slow 5 6 4/1 Billy Loughnane 54
5 May 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 1 — 9/1 Saffie Osborne 49
24 Mar 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Classified Stakes (Div 2) Class 6 6f Standard 3 .75 5/1 Saffie Osborne 49
10 Mar 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Classified Stakes (Div 2) Class 6 6f Standard 2 .5 16/1 Saffie Osborne 44
28 Oct 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Join The Midnite Movement Apprentice Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 9 9.5 28/1 Rhys Elliott 45
4 Sep 25 Southwell (AW) Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 8 7 16/1 Joanna Mason 46
19 Aug 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Book Hotel And Conferencing At Wolverhampton Classified Stakes Class 6 5f Standard 4 3.75 10/1 Joanna Mason 46
26 Jul 25 Newcastle (AW) Ad Gefrin Whisky Handicap Class 6 5f Standard To Slow 12 4.5 25/1 Jason Hart 48
27 Jun 25 Newcastle (AW) Take The Lead With X3 Consulting Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 11 6.75 22/1 Ben Robinson 50
16 May 25 Hamilton Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap Class 6 6f Good To Firm 6 6.75 17/2 David Nolan 50
26 Apr 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 1 — 6/1 William Carver 48
19 Apr 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Easter Family Fun Day 21st April Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 5 3.25 40/1 William Carver 49
4 Apr 25 Leicester Best Ticket Deals Online At leicester-racecourse.co.uk Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Good To Firm 7 25.25 80/1 William Carver –
17 Mar 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 7f Standard 4 11.5 80/1 William Carver –
26 Feb 25 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Novice Stakes Class 5 6f Standard To Slow 4 12.75 40/1 Saffie Osborne –
15 Feb 25 Southwell (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Standard 5 10.5 11/2 Saffie Osborne –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the Jimmy Tindall Handicap Stakes at Newcastle (AW) on 25 July 2026. Held up towards the back - urged for effort and made progress over 2f out - driven over 1f out and kept on inside the final furlong to finish fifth.

Black Cab by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
6f 10 1 10% —
5f 4 1 25% —
7f 2 0 0% —

Black Cab by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 11 2 18% —
Standard To Slow 2 0 0% —
Good To Firm 2 0 0% —
Standard / Slow 1 0 0% —

Black Cab by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Wolverhampton (AW) 8 2 25% —
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% —
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% —
Hamilton 1 0 0% —
Leicester 1 0 0% —
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% —

Black Cab breeding

  • Sire Showcasing (GB)
  • Dam Swiss Affair (GB)
  • Damsire Pivotal (GB)
  • Breeder Ecurie Des Monceaux & Lordship Stud
  • Foaled 1 April 2021

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