Horse profile
Charles Darwin (IRE)
8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2011) · Last trainer Michael Blanshard · Last owner The Breeze In Partnership
by Tagula (IRE) out of Seymour (IRE) (Eagle Eyed)
76 runs · 21 courses · from May 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Mar 2011 — 5,683 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2011 · 10th of 10
6 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 54
KTB Profile
Charles Darwin (IRE) is 6 from 76. Hasn't won since Apr 2010. Last raced off 54, 37lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 76 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 37lb off peak
- 6–76Wins / Runs
- 7.9%Strike rate
- 22 (28.9%)Placed
- −10.25£1 level staken=76 at SP
- 1.03Fair A/E n=76 · 0.88 incl. margin
- 91Highest OR
- 29dAvg 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.
Official rating54↓ 37lb off peak
54
54–91
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Tagula (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,558 runs since Jan 2008 (382 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 909.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 62 | 10 | 16.1% | +7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 1,039 | 100 | 9.6% | +0.5 | 3 from 25 |
| Good | 1,094 | 87 | 8% | −1.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 563 | 47 | 8.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 12 |
| Soft | 719 | 56 | 7.8% | −1.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 242 | 18 | 7.4% | −1.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,839 | 186 | 10.1% | +1 | 2 from 22 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,154 | 128 | 11.1% | +2 | 1 from 11 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,309 | 217 | 9.4% | +0.3 | 5 from 64 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 909 | 55 | 6.1% | −3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 528 | 50 | 9.5% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 406 | 33 | 8.1% | −1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 188 | 20 | 10.6% | +1.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 57 | 1 | 1.8% | −7.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Seymour (IRE) (Eagle Eyed)
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad's Luck (IRE) | 23 | 0 | — | — |
| Mount Seymour (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Perfect Style (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | −8.25 |
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 2 | 9% | +12.00 |
| Good to Soft | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 22 | 1 | 5% | −17.00 |
| Class 6 | 18 | 1 | 6% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 17 | 3 | 18% | +17.75 |
| Class 2 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | +8.00 |
| Haydock | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | +9.00 |
| Newmarket | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Doncaster | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.75 |
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ascot | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Lingfield | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Nottingham | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Warwick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 64 | 5 | 8% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franny Norton | 20 | 2 | 10% | +14.00 |
| Fergus Sweeney | 15 | 2 | 13% | +2.75 |
| Liam Keniry | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Steve Drowne | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Neil Callan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| James Doyle | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| George Baker | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Eddery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Manning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 65 | 5 | 8% | −4.25 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2010 | 14 | 1 | 7% | +3.00 |
| 2009 | 12 | 1 | 8% | +5.00 |
| 2008 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2006 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −4.00 |
| 2005 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +5.75 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 11+9d | Lingfield (AW) | L & M Body Repairs Legendary Handicap (Div 1) | 10/10 | 8 | 9-1 | 54 | 21C | Liam Keniry | 11/2 |
| 21 Mar 11+3d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Wolverhampton Hospitality - A Pleasure Handicap | 6/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 55 | 64A | Liam Keniry | 20/1 |
| 18 Mar 11+28d | Wolverhampton (AW) | FreeBets.co.uk Cheltenham 2011 Free Betting Handicap | 5/12 | nk | 9-2 | 55 | 71A | Liam Keniry | 14/1 |
| 18 Feb 11+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Lingfield Marriott Hotel & Country Club Handicap | 11/12 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 55 | 54A | Liam Keniry | 8/1 |
| 09 Feb 11+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Play Roulette At Bluesq.com Handicap | 2/10 | ¾ | 8-11 | 55 | 69A | Liam Keniry | 12/1 |
| 26 Jan 11+57d | Lingfield (AW) | Hollow Lane Handicap | 7/7 | 4½ | 8-13 | 57 | 47A | Steve Drowne | 12/1 |
| 30 Nov 10+10d | Lingfield (AW) | Felbridge Handicap (Div 1) | 7/10 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 58 | 59A | Franny Norton | 9/2 |
| 20 Nov 10+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Ladbrokes Arena Handicap (Div 1) | 5/12 | hd | 9-3 | 58 | 71A | Franny Norton | 14/1 |
| 13 Nov 10+51d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet Test Match Rugby - Betdaq Handicap (Div 2) | 9/12 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 60 | 57A | Dane O'Neill | 12/1 |
| 23 Sep 10+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Best Odds Guaranteed At williamhill.com Handicap | 10/11 | 2 | 8-10 | 62 | 42A | Franny Norton | 9/1 |
| 04 Sep 10+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Betting With freebetting.co.uk Handicap | 6/11 | 1 | 9-6 | 63 | 67A | Paul Mulrennan | 10/1 |
| 14 Aug 10+6d | Lingfield | coral.co.uk Handicap | 6/8 | ¾ | 9-1 | 64 | 68A | George Baker | 9/2 |
| 08 Aug 10+6d | Windsor | Kick It Out Handicap | 6/10 | ½ | 9-7 | 65 | 78A | George Baker | 8/1 |
| 02 Aug 10+32d | Windsor | A C Beck Handicap | 6/11 | nk | 9-1 | 65 | 66A | Steve Drowne | 14/1 |
| 01 Jul 10+7d | Haydock | Vista Panels Handicap | 13/13 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 65 | 45A | Franny Norton | 20/1 |
| 24 Jun 10+14d | Warwick | Sterling Solutions Handicap | 3/11 | 1 | 8-13 | 65 | 72A | Franny Norton | 33/1 |
| 10 Jun 10+44d | Nottingham | Ladies Night On Saturday 3rd July Handicap | 7/12 | nk | 10-0 | 65 | 69A | Franny Norton | 18/1 |
| 27 Apr 10+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Blue Square Supporting Marie Curie Cancer Care Handicap (Div 1) | 1/12 | 9-1 | 62 | 84A | Franny Norton | 16/1 | |
| 14 Apr 10+23d | Kempton (AW) | kempton.co.uk Handicap | 8/12 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 62 | 62A | Fergus Sweeney | 10/1 |
| 22 Mar 10+131d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sponsor A Race By Calling 01902 390000 Handicap (Div 1) | 2/12 | ½ | 9-4 | 60 | 86A | Franny Norton | 16/1 |
| 11 Nov 09+13d | Kempton (AW) | Bistro Prices From 37 Handicap (Div 2) | 9/12 | 9 | 9-0 | 61 | 37C | Franny Norton | 11/1 |
| 29 Oct 09+48d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Back & Lay At Betdaq Handicap | 5/12 | nk | 9-1 | 61 | 72A | Franny Norton | 9/1 |
| 11 Sep 09+27d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Williamhill.com/bonus25 - Poker Tournaments Handicap | 1/12 | 8-7 | 57 | 82A | Franny Norton | 16/1 | |
| 15 Aug 09+14d | Lingfield | Dormans Park Handicap | 7/12 | 3½ | 9-4 | 64 | 53A | Steve Drowne | 12/1 |
| 01 Aug 09+22d | Lingfield | toteplacepot Apprentice Handicap | 12/16 | 3 | 10-0 | 65 | 57C | Charles Eddery | 16/1 |
| 10 Jul 09+20d | Chepstow | 'Waitrose Caldicot Is Now Open' Handicap | 9/12 | 4½ | 10-0 | 67 | 55A | Steve Drowne | 12/1 |
| 20 Jun 09+11d | Lingfield | Mid-summer Handicap | 3/13 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 67 | 85A | Steve Drowne | 16/1 |
| 09 Jun 09+17d | Salisbury | Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap | 6/9 | hd | 9-5 | 69 | 72A | P Nolan | 14/1 |
| 23 May 09+28d | Haydock | Betfredbingo Handicap | 15/17 | 2 | 8-10 | 72 | 51C | Ted Durcan | 20/1 |
| 25 Apr 09+31d | Leicester | Toteplacepot Handicap | 8/13 | ¾ | 8-10 | 77 | 69A | Ted Durcan | 33/1 |
| 25 Mar 09+11d | Kempton (AW) | Panoramic Bar & Restaurant Handicap | 6/8 | ½ | 8-7 | 69 | 61A | Liam Keniry | 20/1 |
| 14 Mar 09+120d | Lingfield (AW) | freebets.co.uk Free Bets Handicap | 4/8 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 70 | 67A | Liam Keniry | 20/1 |
| 14 Nov 08+38d | Kempton (AW) | Back Or Lay At Betdaq Handicap | 9/11 | 2 | 9-3 | 74 | 55A | Liam Keniry | 16/1 |
| 07 Oct 08+13d | Folkestone | Sellinge Handicap | 4/8 | nse | 9-4 | 78 | 90A | Liam Keniry | 6/1 |
| 24 Sep 08+8d | Goodwood | 3663 First For Foodservice Handicap | 14/15 | 3½ | 9-5 | 79 | 43C | Liam Keniry | 12/1 |
| 16 Sep 08+12d | Haydock | Halliwells Challenge Handicap | 2/12 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 79 | 91A | Liam Keniry | 12/1 |
| 04 Sep 08+27d | Warwick | Warwick Racecourse For Conferences Handicap | 2/13 | ¾ | 9-0 | 78 | 84A | Neil Callan | 20/1 |
| 08 Aug 08+15d | Newmarket | Jet Airways (India) Handicap | 9/13 | ½ | 9-8 | 80 | 65A | Steve Drowne | 20/1 |
| 24 Jul 08+13d | Kempton (AW) | Enjoy The Guinness Next Wednesday Handicap | 10/11 | 5 | 9-7 | 80 | 48C | James Doyle | 20/1 |
| 11 Jul 08+13d | Ascot | Ruffler Bank Handicap | 8/11 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 82 | 62A | James Doyle | 25/1 |
| 28 Jun 08+27d | Doncaster | mosspm.co.uk Handicap | 9/9 | 5 | 9-7 | 83 | 46C | Franny Norton | 7/1 |
| 01 Jun 08+15d | Bath | Bet totepool At totesport.com Handicap | 5/10 | 3¾ | 9-13 | 84 | 79A | James Doyle | 9/1 |
| 17 May 08+36d | Doncaster | Doncaster Racecourse Sponsorship Club Handicap | 1/8 | 9-2 | 78 | 91A | James Doyle | 4/1 | |
| 11 Apr 08+211d | Doncaster | First Transpennine Express Handicap | 16/18 | 3½ | 8-4 | 80 | 37A | Hayley Turner | 14/1 |
| 13 Sep 07+70d | Doncaster | Miller Homes Yorkshire Handicap | 16/20 | shd | 9-0 | 83 | 61C | Ryan Moore | 11/1 |
| 05 Jul 07+30d | Warwick | Compair Compressors Handicap | 8/8 | 30 | 9-5 | 85 | 45C | Ted Durcan | 11/2 |
| 05 Jun 07+9d | Ripon | Nick Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap | 7/9 | nk | 9-13 | 87 | 69C | Franny Norton | 5/1 |
| 27 May 07+15d | Newmarket | Connaught Square Squirrel Hunt Handicap | 4/12 | 1½ | 8-7 | 87 | 78C | Franny Norton | 22/1 |
| 12 May 07+7d | Ascot | Alfred Franks & Bartlett Sunglasses Handicap | 12/21 | 1½ | 8-12 | 89 | 70C | Kevin Manning | 12/1 |
| 05 May 07+31d | Newmarket | stanjamesuk.com Heritage Handicap | 26/29 | ½ | 8-10 | 90 | 47C | Franny Norton | 50/1 |
| 04 Apr 07+157d | Nottingham | Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Conditions Stakes | 5/8 | 1 | 9-1 | 89 | 66C | Ted Durcan | 7/1 |
| 29 Oct 06+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | I'm Going To Be A Grandpa Payne Handicap | 4/13 | nk | 8-7 | 90 | 68C | Paul Hanagan | 10/1 |
| 07 Oct 06+15d | Ascot | Mitsubishi Electric Handicap | 3/12 | ½ | 8-9 | 89 | 76C | Paul Hanagan | 5/1 |
| 22 Sep 06+21d | Ascot | Jean Bryant Memorial Handicap | 3/16 | 1¾ | 8-7 | 89 | 89C | Paul Hanagan | 14/1 |
| 01 Sep 06+13d | Haydock | Vale UK E.B.F. Classified Stakes | 2/9 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 89 | 72C | Neil Callan | 9/1 |
| 19 Aug 06+20d | Newmarket | NGK Spark Plugs Handicap | 5/12 | nk | 8-8 | 89 | 83C | Franny Norton | 12/1 |
| 30 Jul 06+8d | Ascot | Woodcote Stud Handicap | 1/10 | 8-8 | 86 | 88C | Neil Callan | 8/1 | |
| 22 Jul 06+10d | Haydock | Browns Mitsubishi Handicap | 2/11 | 1½ | 9-7 | 84 | 79C | Franny Norton | 10/1 |
| 12 Jul 06+18d | Newmarket | totesport.com Heritage Handicap | 19/20 | ¾ | 8-6 | 85 | 55C | Franny Norton | 33/1 |
| 24 Jun 06+16d | Newmarket | VC Casino.com Handicap | 3/12 | ½ | 9-6 | 84 | 80C | Franny Norton | 20/1 |
| 08 Jun 06+7d | Haydock | E.B.F. Brannigan's Bars Handicap | 3/12 | 4 | 9-4 | 87 | 87C | Franny Norton | 25/1 |
| 01 Jun 06+25d | Nottingham | Robin Hood Sprint Handicap | 7/9 | ¾ | 9-1 | 87 | 66C | Fergus Sweeney | 16/1 |
| 07 May 06+31d | Salisbury | Totesport.com Handicap | 9/11 | ½ | 8-8 | 90 | 58C | Fergus Sweeney | 28/1 |
| 06 Apr 06+180d | Leicester | Ladbrokes.Com Conditions Stakes | 4/6 | 5 | 8-10 | 90 | 54C | Fergus Sweeney | 11/2 |
| 08 Oct 05+15d | York | Newton Investment Management Rockingham Stakes (Listed) | 5/8 | 2½ | 8-11 | 91 | 69C | Fergus Sweeney | 14/1 |
| 23 Sep 05+13d | Haydock | Vale UK Nursery Handicap | 4/13 | nk | 9-7 | 89 | 86C | Fergus Sweeney | 6/1 |
| 10 Sep 05+14d | Doncaster | GNER Conditions Stakes | 2/5 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 85 | 64C | Fergus Sweeney | 11/4 |
| 27 Aug 05+12d | Newmarket | Home Of Horse Racing Nursery Handicap | 3/12 | ¾ | 9-3 | 83 | 87C | Fergus Sweeney | 14/1 |
| 15 Aug 05+10d | Nottingham | Trent Nursery Handicap | 1/12 | 9-7 | 78 | 79C | Fergus Sweeney | 14/1 | |
| 05 Aug 05+15d | Haydock | Countrywide Freight Nursery Handicap | 10/14 | hd | 9-1 | 79 | 53C | Fergus Sweeney | 11/2 |
| 21 Jul 05+13d | Doncaster | Doncaster Discover The Spirit Nursery Handicap | 1/5 | 9-4 | 75 | 93C | Fergus Sweeney | 7/4F | |
| 08 Jul 05+18d | Chester | Astbury Wren Nursery Handicap | 6/9 | ½ | 9-1 | 75 | 71C | Fergus Sweeney | 9/1 |
| 20 Jun 05+8d | Ripon | Leyburn Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 2/12 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | 79C | Fergus Sweeney | 10/3F |
| 12 Jun 05+23d | Doncaster | Spinal Injuries Assoc Charity E.B.F Median Auction Maiden St | 2/13 | 2½ | 9-0 | — | 79C | Fergus Sweeney | 25/1 |
| 20 May 05+18d | Haydock | Bet365 Maiden Auction Stakes | 6/16 | 3 | 8-9 | — | 53C | Neil Callan | 33/1 |
| 02 May 05 | Kempton | Maiden Stakes | 7/8 | 7 | 9-0 | — | 50C | Fergus Sweeney | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Charles Darwin (IRE) won?
- Charles Darwin (IRE) won 6 of 76 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 7.9%. Placed 22 times in total (28.9% of starts).
- Who trained Charles Darwin (IRE)?
- Charles Darwin (IRE) was trained by Michael Blanshard on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 30 March 2011.
- Who is Charles Darwin (IRE)'s sire?
- Charles Darwin (IRE) is by Tagula (IRE) out of Seymour (IRE), whose sire is Eagle Eyed.
- What going does Charles Darwin (IRE) prefer?
- Charles Darwin (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Charles Darwin (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 30 March 2011. The highest on record is 91.
- What is Charles Darwin (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Tagula (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,558 runs since Jan 2008 (382 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 909.
- Who are Charles Darwin (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Seymour (IRE), Charles Darwin (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.