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Horse profile

Daarkom (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Jul 2024) · Last trainer William Haggas · Last owner Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum
by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Tazffin (IRE) (Iffraaj)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jul 2024 — 829 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2024 · 8th of 13 Won at Newcastle (AW) First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Daarkom won one of four starts, the success coming in a Class 5 novice at Newcastle over 6f-7f on standard AW in Nov 2023. The colt, by Exceed and Excel out of a daughter of Iffraaj, has never won on turf. He finished eighth of 13 in a Class 2 handicap at Newmarket in Jul 2024 on his first run in first-time headgear, racing off a mark of 84 which equalled his highest official rating.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 17 Nov 2023

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 105A · median 84.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f285A84.5—
6f – 7f2105A86—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 17 Nov 2023 Official rating 84 at the last run, 13 Jul 2024

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 94A · median 84.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f286A84.5—
6f – 7f294A76.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Exceed and Excel (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1984120.7%+8.8—
Good to Firm3,25139912.3%+0.40 from 1
Good3,14632810.4%−1.50 from 1
Good to Soft1,3101309.9%−2—
Soft1,194947.9%−40 from 1
Heavy273259.2%−2.7—
Standard (AW)6,65388213.3%+1.41 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,86052113.5%+1.6—
6f – 7f8,00495011.9%01 from 2
1m – 1m1f2,75228910.5%−1.40 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,02510210%−1.9—
1m5f – 2m273269.5%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f102109.8%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−0.8—

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
Tazffin (IRE) (Iffraaj)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Labeebb (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Labeebb (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Labeebb (IRE)1021m3½f–1m4fClass 4
Ameynah (IRE)617fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +12.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 1 50% +11.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 1 100% +12.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +11.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Marquand 2 0 0% −2.00
Billy Loughnane 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Farragher 1 1 100% +12.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 1 33% +10.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 2 1 50% +11.00

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
13 Jul 24+33d Newmarket Bet365 Mile Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 ½ 8-8 8484C83A Billy Loughnane 25/1
10 Jun 24+206d Windsor Support Target Ovarian Cancer And Save Lives Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 4¼ 9-11 —85A86A Tom Marquand 10/3
17 Nov 23+23d Newcastle (AW) BetMGM: Stay Golden With Responsible Play EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-1 —105A94A Adam Farragher 12/1
25 Oct 23 Newmarket Join Racing TV Now Novice Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 1 9-2 —67C59C Tom Marquand 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Daarkom (GB) won?
Daarkom (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Daarkom (GB)?
Daarkom (GB) was trained by William Haggas on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 13 July 2024.
Who is Daarkom (GB)'s sire?
Daarkom (GB) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Tazffin (IRE), whose sire is Iffraaj.
What is Daarkom (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 13 July 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is Daarkom (GB)'s sire's record?
Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
Who are Daarkom (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Tazffin (IRE), Daarkom (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Labeebb (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Labeebb (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2023. 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.