Alright Darling (IRE)
Alright Darling is a mare who has won two of 16 starts, both in handicaps over 2m5f – 3m on turf. She gained those wins at Tramore on soft ground in Nov 2025 off an official rating of 80 and at Thurles on good to soft in Oct 2025 off 77. She has raced eight times over 2m5f – 3m for both successes and eight times over 2m1f – 2m4f without winning. Her last run, at Fairyhouse in Jan 2026, was a 16 of 24 finish in a handicap hurdle off an official rating of 88.
- 2–16Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 4 (25%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 2.33Fair A/E n=16 · 1.73 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 39dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 105
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 112B | 81 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 105B | 97 | — |
| Good | 2 | 111B | 102 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 112B | 89 | 2 runs · 78 / 77.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 105B | 86.5 | — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 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 from 15 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Held up 8 (53%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 4 (27%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (13%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 50 | 11 | 22% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,870 | 255 | 13.6% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,558 | 213 | 13.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,452 | 318 | 13% | −0.3 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 991 | 128 | 12.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −10.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 9 | 12% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,220 | 310 | 14% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,794 | 399 | 14.3% | +1 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,535 | 171 | 11.1% | −2.2 | 2 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 289 | 36 | 12.5% | −0.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Talk To The Man (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Talk To The Man (IRE)).
Family form: Talk To The Man (IRE) won at Worcester, 21 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talk To The Man (IRE) | 6 | 3 | 2m3f–2m4½f | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +6.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hayes | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Philip Donovan | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.50 |
| John Shinnick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Carl Millar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 10 | 2 | 20% | +4.50 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +2.50 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 01 Jan 26+37d | Fairyhouse | TheTravelShop.ie Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back of the pack - failed to land a blow - dropped away steadily approaching 3 out - well beaten at the finish | 16/24 | 3¾ | 10-5 | 88 | 77C | 84C | Brian Hayes | 12/1 |
| 2025 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Nov 25+17d | Tramore | Karl Casey Outstanding Contribution Award 2025 Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled towards the back early - moved into contention entering the straight - hit the front just over a furlong out - driven along and challenged inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to win | 1/16 | 10-6 | 80 | — | 115A | Philip Donovan | 9/2F | |
| 08 Nov 25+23d | Gowran Park | Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up at the back - shaken up to improve 3 out and into 7th turning in - third at the last but unable to close on the front pair after a small error there - stayed on same tempo to finish third | 3/19 | 11 | 10-5 | 80 | 78B | 102A | Philip Donovan | 9/1 |
| 16 Oct 25+14d | Thurles | Premier County Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Handy early and went in front before the opener - overtaken after that and untidy through a couple of fences - second by the midpoint - shared the running four out - clumsy two out and soon behind again - pushed along in third and struggling to close - handed the advantage after being bumped at the final fence - stayed on strongly to prevail | 1/18 | 10-2 | 77 | 105B | 102A | Philip Donovan | 8/1 | |
| 02 Oct 25+8d | Clonmel | Ravens Rock Novice Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Went straight to front before being passed after the 1st - settled midfield around 5th - improved into contention by 5 out - pushed along in 3rd turning for home - couldn't quicken from 5th before 2 out - held on for same effort to finish 5th | 5/16 | hd | 10-7 | 79 | 93B | 97A | Philip Donovan | 10/1 |
| 24 Sep 25+41d | Listowel | Brandon Hotel Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up near back - blundered 4 out and driven into contention still 12th turning in - stayed on same gait late but never a factor - finished 7th | 7/15 | nk | 10-9 | 80 | 71B | 94A | Brian Hayes | 6/1 |
| 14 Aug 25+21d | Tramore | Waterford Castle Resort Style Evening Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up at the back - improved into 9th after 4 out and again before 3 out - briefly involved with the pace 2 out - dropped away before the last and beaten well into 6th | 6/15 | 2 | 10-10 | 82 | 111B | 97A | Brian Hayes | 20/1 |
| 24 Jul 25+21d | Wexford | Fleadh Cheoil Wexford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Settled around midfield - lying 8th three out before fading - eased and pulled up before the following fence | PU/14 | — | 11-0 | 85 | — | — | Brian Hayes | 14/1 |
| 03 Jul 25+33d | Tipperary | Cappawhite CE Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat close to the front group early - 8th at halfway - pushed along after 3 out but unable to close - eventually well held in 11th | 11/16 | ½ | 10-13 | 88 | 80B | 93A | Philip Donovan | 16/1 |
| 31 May 25+58d | Listowel | Cnoc An Oir Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up early - still back in 17th after 6th - closed ground before 2 out - stayed on late without threatening the front | 6/18 | 10 | 11-1 | 90 | 93B | 98A | Carl Millar | 16/1 |
| 03 Apr 25+31d | Naas | Mulvaney Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Held around midfield - pushed along in 11th before the final two furlongs but unable to close - well held at the finish | 12/18 | ½ | 10-4 | 93 | 97B | 89A | John Shinnick | 14/1 |
| 03 Mar 25+49d | Leopardstown | QuinnBet Mares Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - improved into 6th before the last two furlongs - promoted to 4th at the final fence but held no more in the finish | 4/18 | 3½ | 10-9 | 95 | 85B | 95A | Carl Millar | 22/1 |
| 13 Jan 25+17d | Punchestown | Join The Punchestown Members Club Handicap Hurdle Settled around midfield - slipped towards the rear before finding a bit of an edge into 7th but made no real headway - lost touch entering the straight and beaten a long way home | 12/13 | 18 | 10-13 | 97 | 76C | 86C | John Shinnick | 16/1 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 24+31d | Limerick | Earl Of Harrington Mares Maiden Hurdle Settled in the middle group early - driven for effort after 3 out but unable to close - stayed on at same tempo to finish well held | 8/17 | 2¼ | 10-8 | — | 112B | 100A | John Shinnick | 150/1 |
| 26 Nov 24+179d | Tramore | New Years Day Discount Tickets Online Mares Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along into 6th after the last but unable to threaten - stayed on at one speed to the line | 5/13 | 1¼ | 10-8 | — | — | 91A | John Shinnick | 200/1 |
| 31 May 24 | Tramore | Kilmeaden Mares Maiden Hurdle | 7/15 | 21 | 11-7 | — | — | 92C | Brian Hayes | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Alright Darling won?
- Alright Darling (IRE) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Alright Darling?
- Alright Darling (IRE) is trained by Daniel G Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 January 2026.
- Who is Alright Darling's sire?
- Alright Darling (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Windermere Sky (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
- What going does Alright Darling prefer?
- Alright Darling (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Alright Darling's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 1 January 2026. The highest on record is 97.
- What is Alright Darling's sire's record?
- Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Alright Darling's siblings?
- Out of Windermere Sky (IRE), Alright Darling (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Talk To The Man (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Talk To The Man (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.