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Darc Leader (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2007) · Last trainer A J McNamara · Last owner Davin Arms Racing Club
by Clerkenwell (USA) out of Double Buck (IRE) (Buckskin)
28 runs · 16 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Oct 2007 — 6,942 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2007 · 8th of 18 2 wins · Cork & Tramore Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Darc Leader (IRE) is 2 from 28. Hasn't won since Apr 2007. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 17 on softer).

Based on 28 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating96↓ 4lb off peak
96 85–100

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 18 Sep 2007 Official rating 96 at the last run, 25 Oct 2007

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 25 figures · best 119C · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft7113C91—
Good596C83—
Good to Soft4109C101—
Firm4102C69—
Heavy3110C96—
Good to Firm2119C109—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m10112C94.5—
2m1f – 2m4f9119C89—
1m5f – 2m5113C98—
Over 3m1———

Of 28 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 28 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
Clerkenwell (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 316 runs since Jan 2008 (44 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 2.6% from 116.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−5.71 from 4
Good to Firm2813.6%−2.11 from 2
Good10487.7%+20 from 5
Good to Soft7456.8%+1.10 from 4
Soft6411.6%−4.10 from 10
Heavy3538.6%+2.90 from 3
Standard (AW)600%−5.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−5.7—
6f – 7f400%−5.7—
1m – 1m1f700%−5.7—
1m2f – 1m4f400%−5.7—
1m5f – 2m6957.2%+1.50 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f11632.6%−3.12 from 9
2m5f – 3m8889.1%+3.40 from 13
Over 3m2727.4%+1.70 from 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
Double Buck (IRE) (Buckskin)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Charm Your Way (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 0 0% −10.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Firm 4 1 25% +13.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +7.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 1 50% +7.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 1 50% +15.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 13 0 0% −13.00
2m1f – 2m4f 9 2 22% +17.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew J McNamara 14 1 7% −5.00
Robert Molloy 5 1 20% +12.00
Robbie McNamara 2 0 0% −2.00
P W Flood 1 0 0% −1.00
Niki O'Shea 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr B S Carey 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
D G Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 12 1 8% +5.00
2006 12 1 8% −3.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 18 1 6% −1.00
Hurdle 8 1 13% +1.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 12 runs
25 Oct 07+37d Thurles www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase (0-109) 22f · Good · 18 ran 8/18 16 11-2 9683C Andrew J McNamara 10/1
18 Sep 07+23d Listowel Kerry Petroleum Handicap Chase (0-109) 24f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 8/18 1¾ 11-1 10099C Andrew J McNamara 16/1
26 Aug 07+7d Ballinrobe (IRE) E.P.S. Pumps Handicap Chase 22f · Yielding · 16 ran 12/16 9 11-6 9791C Andrew J McNamara 5/1
19 Aug 07+15d Tramore Irish Daily Star Handicap Chase (0-123) 22f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1 10-8 8993C Andrew J McNamara 9/2J
04 Aug 07+17d Galway Low Low Galway Blazers Handicap Chase (0-116) 22.5f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 3/20 2 10-2 92104C P W Flood 16/1
18 Jul 07+41d Killarney Ladbrokes Handicap Chase (0-102) 20f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 10-13 8998C Andrew J McNamara 14/1
07 Jun 07+11d Tipperary John Harney Bookmaker Handicap Chase (0-102) 20f · Good · 18 ran 12/18 8 11-4 9481C Andrew J McNamara 20/1
27 May 07+29d Tralee Denny Handicap Chase (0-116) 24f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 8/15 5 10-2 9370C Niki O'Shea 11/1
28 Apr 07+6d Punchestown Punchestown Three Day Event Handicap Chase (0-116) 25f · Good · 19 ran 8/19 10 10-11 8583C Robert Molloy 12/1
22 Apr 07+13d Cork Coolagown Stud Novice Handicap Chase (0-116) 20f · Firm · 11 ran 1/11 9-12 8689C Robert Molloy 16/1
09 Apr 07+8d Fairyhouse Cawley Furniture Ltd Novice Handicap Chase (0-116) 20f · Good · 16 ran 7/16 5 9-11 8878C Robert Molloy 25/1
01 Apr 07+115d Limerick Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-116) 22f · Yielding · 16 ran 12/16 9 9-13 9182C Mr B S Carey 20/1
2006 · 12 runs
07 Dec 06+36d Clonmel B.D.B.C. Building Contractors Handicap Chase (0-109) 20f · Heavy · 18 ran 11/18 ½ 10-8 9491C Robert Molloy 16/1
01 Nov 06+36d Punchestown Annual Membership Handicap Chase (0-102) 21f · Soft · 22 ran F/22 — 11-3 93— Andrew J McNamara 12/1
26 Sep 06+7d Ballinrobe John McMahon Handicap Chase (0-109) 22f · Soft · 16 ran 3/16 12 10-10 93112C Andrew J McNamara 14/1
19 Sep 06+59d Listowel Kerry Petroleum Handicap Chase (0-109) 24f · Good · 18 ran 5/18 2 10-8 9796C Robert Molloy 16/1
22 Jul 06+3d Tipperary Davin Arms Racing Club Beginners Chase 20f · Firm · 13 ran 8/13 shd 11-5 9745C Andrew J McNamara 6/1
19 Jul 06+32d Killarney Cellar One At The Ross Beginners Chase 22f · Firm · 14 ran 5/14 1½ 11-5 —102C Niall P Madden 12/1
17 Jun 06+15d Limerick Braddish Builders Handicap Hurdle (0-135) 19f · Firm · 8 ran 5/8 2½ 9-3 10049C D G Hogan 7/1
02 Jun 06+27d Tramore Kilbarry Lodge Stud Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 11-4 95119C Andrew J McNamara 8/1
06 May 06+17d Kilbeggan Sean Hughes Memorial Mullingar Park Handicap Hurdle (74-116) 24f · Yielding · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-11 97— Andrew J McNamara 12/1
19 Apr 06+48d Fairyhouse Ashbourne Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 4/25 1½ 11-12 97109C Andrew J McNamara 10/1
02 Mar 06+12d Limerick Ladbrokes.ie Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 22f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-8 99— D J Casey 10/1
18 Feb 06+73d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 20 ran 3/20 1½ 11-12 99113C Andrew J McNamara 5/2F
2005 · 4 runs
07 Dec 05+18d Clonmel Cashel Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Heavy · 20 ran 4/20 5 11-2 —110C Andrew J McNamara 16/1
19 Nov 05+9d Cork Newmarket Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 8 11-2 —96C Davy Russell 14/1
10 Nov 05+21d Thurles Toboradora INH Flat Race 16f · Soft · 18 ran 9/18 13 11-0 —73C Robbie McNamara 12/1
20 Oct 05 Punchestown Blackhills INH Flat Race 16f · Good To Yielding · 24 ran 6/24 2½ 11-2 —98C Robbie McNamara 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Darc Leader won?
Darc Leader (IRE) won 2 of 28 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 7 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Darc Leader?
Darc Leader (IRE) was trained by A J McNamara on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 25 October 2007.
Who is Darc Leader's sire?
Darc Leader (IRE) is by Clerkenwell (USA) out of Double Buck (IRE), whose sire is Buckskin.
What going does Darc Leader prefer?
Darc Leader (IRE) has the best record on firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Darc Leader's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 25 October 2007. The highest on record is 100.
What is Darc Leader's sire's record?
Clerkenwell (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 316 runs since Jan 2008 (44 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 2.6% from 116.
Who are Darc Leader's siblings?
Out of Double Buck (IRE), Darc Leader (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2005. 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.