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Horse profile

Cyrus Darius (GB)

10yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2019) · Last trainer Colin Tizzard · Last owner Mr Mrs G Calder P M Warren
by Overbury (IRE) out of Barton Belle (GB) (Barathea)
18 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2014
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Mar 2019 — 2,796 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2019 · 8th of 11 7 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 140
KTB Profile

Cyrus Darius (GB) is 7 from 18, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the E-Lites Top Novices' Hurdle at Aintree (Apr 2015). Hasn't won since Feb 2018. Last raced off 140, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating140↓ 9lb off peak
140 137–149

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 127 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Haydock, 24 Nov 2018

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 135C · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft399A95—
Soft3117A87—
Heavy3135C110—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5135C117—
1m5f – 2m499A86.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 122A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 2 Mar 2019 Official rating 140 at the last run, 2 Mar 2019

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 18 figures · best 154A · median 127.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft8154A124—
Soft4128B119.5—
Heavy4144B136—
Good2139A135—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m10154A125—
2m1f – 2m4f7144B131—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Overbury (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 4,657 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm17211.8%+1.1—
Good to Firm385379.6%−1.1—
Good1,45815010.3%−0.41 from 2
Good to Soft898899.9%−0.83 from 8
Soft1,14412611%+0.30 from 4
Heavy6908712.6%+1.93 from 4
Standard (AW)6569.2%−1.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1000%−10.7—
6f – 7f20210%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1616.3%−4.4—
1m2f – 1m4f29517.2%+6.5—
1m5f – 2m1,32113510.2%−0.53 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f1,64717610.7%04 from 7
2m5f – 3m1,25813610.8%+0.10 from 1
Over 3m3564211.8%+1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 8 3 38% +3.46
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 4 3 75% +6.50
Good 2 1 50% +2.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 6 1 17% +3.00
Class 2 5 2 40% +2.00
Class 3 3 2 67% +1.67
Class 4 2 2 100% +3.79
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 2 1 50% +7.00
Kelso 2 2 100% +5.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 1 50% +1.50
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 1 100% +0.17
Hexham 1 1 100% +0.29
Newcastle 1 1 100% +3.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 3 30% +4.79
2m1f – 2m4f 7 4 57% +4.67
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 14 7 50% +12.46
Robbie Power 2 0 0% −2.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Cook 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 7 44% +10.46
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 4 1 25% −0.50
2017 6 2 33% +1.00
2015 4 4 100% +11.96
2014 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 5 42% +9.79
Chase 4 2 50% +0.67
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 2 runs
02 Mar 19+60d Newbury In Memory Of The Late Michael Yeadon Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 ½ 11-12 14099A122A Robbie Power 16/1
01 Jan 19+10d Cheltenham Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 33 11-0 14295C104C Robbie Power 14/1
2018 · 4 runs
22 Dec 18+28d Ascot Betfair Exchange Trophy (Handicap Hurdle) (Grade 3) Class 1 · 15.5f · Soft · 21 ran 19/21 13 11-11 14664C112C Barry Geraghty 16/1
24 Nov 18+226d Haydock Betfair Best Odds On Itv Races Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 ¾ 11-12 148127B131A Brian Hughes 4/1J
12 Apr 18+56d Aintree Betway Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 9 11-7 148117A127B Brian Hughes 12/1
15 Feb 18+50d Kelso Timeform Morebattle Hurdle Class 2 · 18f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 11-8 142110C144B Brian Hughes 5/2
2017 · 6 runs
27 Dec 17+32d Wetherby 188bet Castleford Handicap Chase Class 2 · 15f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 8 11-12 143—128B Brian Hughes 2/1F
25 Nov 17+21d Haydock Cash Out In-Play With Betfair Graduation Chase Class 2 · 21.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 21 11-8 13734C117C Brian Hughes 5/1
04 Nov 17+235d Ayr Guinness Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-11 137—138A Brian Hughes 5/2F
14 Mar 17+26d Cheltenham Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 14 11-10 14686C114C Brian Hughes 50/1
16 Feb 17+26d Kelso Timeform Morebattle Hurdle Class 2 · 18f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 11-2 145135C134C Brian Hughes 5/2
21 Jan 17+485d Haydock stanjames.com Champion Hurdle Trial Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 15.5f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 21 11-4 14987C108B Brian Hughes 16/1
2015 · 4 runs
24 Sep 15+167d Perth Timothy Hardie Jewellers Novices' Chase (For The Centenary Silver Plate) Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 1/3 11-2 ——126C Brian Hughes 1/6F
10 Apr 15+17d Aintree E-Lites Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-4 141—154A Brian Hughes 8/1
24 Mar 15+21d Hexham SIS Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-6 ——148A Brian Hughes 2/7F
03 Mar 15+111d Newcastle R F Henderson 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-1 ——139A Brian Hughes 7/2
2014 · 2 runs
12 Nov 14+204d Ayr Play Live Casino At BetVictor.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 1¼ 11-0 ——129A Brian Hughes 9/4
22 Apr 14 Wetherby Watch On 3 Devices racinguk.com/anywhere Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 6 11-4 ——119A Danny Cook 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cyrus Darius won?
Cyrus Darius (GB) won 7 of 18 archived starts between 2014 and 2019, a strike rate of 38.9%. Placed 8 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Cyrus Darius?
Cyrus Darius (GB) was trained by Colin Tizzard on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 2 March 2019.
Who is Cyrus Darius's sire?
Cyrus Darius (GB) is by Overbury (IRE) out of Barton Belle (GB), whose sire is Barathea.
What going does Cyrus Darius prefer?
Cyrus Darius (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Cyrus Darius's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 140, from the run on 2 March 2019. The highest on record is 149.
What is Cyrus Darius's sire's record?
Overbury (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 4,657 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.