How many races has Darcy's Friend won?

Darcy's Friend (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).

Who trains Darcy's Friend?

Darcy's Friend (IRE) is trained by Emmet Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 January 2026.

Who is Darcy's Friend's sire?

Darcy's Friend (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Strike Three (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.

What going does Darcy's Friend prefer?

Darcy's Friend (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Darcy's Friend's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 14 January 2026. The highest on record is 121.

What is Darcy's Friend's sire's record?

Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,145 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 382.

Who are Darcy's Friend's siblings?

Out of Strike Three (IRE), Darcy's Friend (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Youngoconnor (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Youngoconnor (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7½f. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Darcy's Friend (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Emmet Mullins · Owner Alan Hughes

by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Strike Three (IRE) (Presenting)

12 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2024

As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

Won at Leopardstown Last run 14 Jan 2026 Last raced off OR 117

KTB Profile

Darcy's Friend won the Cancer Fund For Children Charity Handicap Hurdle at Leopardstown in Mar 2025 off an official rating of 87 on soft ground over 1m5f to 2m. The gelding has one win and three places from 12 starts on turf, with his sole success coming in that 1m5f to 2m range on soft. He last ran at Fairyhouse in Jan 2026 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase, where he was held off an official rating of 117. He has raced at ten different courses.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Mar 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Typically prominent

1–12Wins / Runs
8.3%Strike rate
3 (25%)Placed
−10.17£1 level staken=12 at SP
0.54Fair A/E n=12 · 0.43 incl. margin
121Highest OR
41dBetween runs (median)longest 277 d

Official rating117↓ 4lb off peak

117 87–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 138 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Killarney, 5 Oct 2025

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 9 figures · best 143^C · median 86

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Soft	5	138^A	91	1 run · —
Heavy	2	143^C	74.5	—
Good	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m	4	143^C	92.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	3	91^A	71	—
2m5f – 3m	2	138^A	93.5	1 run · —

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 129^B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 5 Oct 2025 Official rating 117 at the last run, 14 Jan 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 129^B · median 118

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Soft	5	129^B	124	1 run · —
Heavy	2	102^C	96.5	—
Good	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m	4	124^A	111.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	3	125^A	112	—
2m5f – 3m	2	129^B	123.5	1 run · —

Of 12 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 · 9 figures from 12 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 from 7 analysed runs since Mar 2025

Prominent 4 (57%) · 0 wins
Mid-division 2 (29%) · 1 win
Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Elusive Pimpernel (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,145 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 382.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	2	0	0%	−7.7	—
Good to Firm	118	9	7.6%	−0.1	—
Good	967	88	9.1%	+1.4	0 from 1
Good to Soft	513	34	6.6%	−1.1	0 from 1
Soft	899	66	7.3%	−0.4	1 from 7
Heavy	397	24	6%	−1.7	0 from 3
Standard (AW)	249	20	8%	+0.3	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	21	0	0%	−7.7	—
6f – 7f	208	20	9.6%	+1.9	—
1m – 1m1f	316	28	8.9%	+1.2	—
1m2f – 1m4f	303	15	5%	−2.7	—
1m5f – 2m	986	71	7.2%	−0.5	1 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f	859	60	7%	−0.7	0 from 4
2m5f – 3m	382	41	10.7%	+3	0 from 3
Over 3m	70	6	8.6%	+0.9	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Strike Three (IRE) (Presenting)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Youngoconnor (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Youngoconnor (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Youngoconnor (IRE)	10	1	2m7½f	Class 4
Dawn Light Cave (IRE)	16	0	—	—
Lockdown Daisy (IRE)	8	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Soft	7	1	14%	−5.17
Heavy	3	0	0%	−3.00
Good	1	0	0%	−1.00
Good to Soft	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 3	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Fairyhouse	3	0	0%	−3.00
Cork	1	0	0%	−1.00
Cheltenham	1	0	0%	−1.00
Killarney	1	0	0%	−1.00
Gowran Park	1	0	0%	−1.00
Tipperary	1	0	0%	−1.00
Leopardstown	1	1	100%	+0.83
Wexford	1	0	0%	−1.00
Clonmel	1	0	0%	−1.00
Naas	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m5f – 2m	5	1	20%	−3.17
2m1f – 2m4f	4	0	0%	−4.00
2m5f – 3m	3	0	0%	−3.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Donagh Meyler	6	1	17%	−4.17
Jody McGarvey	4	0	0%	−4.00
Keith Donoghue	1	0	0%	−1.00
Aidan Kelly	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	11	1	9%	−9.17
Hood	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	1	0	0%	−1.00
2025	6	1	17%	−4.17
2024	5	0	0%	−5.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	9	1	11%	−7.17
Chase	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
14 Jan 26+52d	Fairyhouse	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase 2m5½f · Yielding · 9 ran Settled just behind the front early - went in front by a whisker next then quickly overtaken - shared the advantage before the 6th before being passed again - up into 3rd approaching the 4th out - dropped away 3 out - faded and eased down before 2 out	PU/9	—	11-11	117	—	—	Donagh Meyler	11/2
2025 · 6 runs
23 Nov 25+29d	Cork	Brenda Sheedy Memorial Handicap Hurdle 3m · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran Sat close to the front pair - 5th at halfway - stumbled 4 out then pushed along and dropped back before the straight - blundered again 3 out - clipped heels 2 out in 5th - unable to close late	5/15	4	11-10	108	49^B	118^A	Donagh Meyler	3/1F
25 Oct 25+20d	Cheltenham	William Hill Each Way Extra Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 14 ran Held a forward position - blundered two out - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish	6/14	dht	10-10	121	71^B	112^A	Donagh Meyler	9/1
05 Oct 25+2d	Killarney	Devil's Punchbowl Beginners Chase 2m7½f · Yielding · 6 ran Sat handy in behind the front group early - hit the front approaching two out looking in fine shape - blundered there and lost the advantage - required urging back into second - rallied to close the gap by the final furlong - driven out but couldn't find more up the straight - held on for second without further response	2/6	2½	11-12	—	138^A	129^B	Keith Donoghue	11/8F
03 Oct 25+92d	Gowran Park	Thomastown Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 9 ran Held up towards the back - improved into 6th after 4 out - moved through on the outside to third by 2 out - pushed into second close home but couldn't reel in the winner	2/9	6	11-7	105	91^A	125^A	Donagh Meyler	11/10F
03 Jul 25+123d	Tipperary	Donovan Transport Handicap Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Settled midpack early - urged into 8th after 3 out then improved to 5th at the second-last - up to 4th but blundered at the final fence - stayed on at one gait through the closing stages while edging left - finished 5th beaten 5 lengths	5/16	nk	11-7	105	86^B	121^A	Donagh Meyler	2/1J
02 Mar 25+277d	Leopardstown	Cancer Fund For Children Charity Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) 2m · Yielding · 17 ran Settled in midfield early - improved into 4th before 3 out - made smooth headway to lead at the last - kept up the effort to prevail	1/17		10-4	87	99^B	124^A	Donagh Meyler	5/6F
2024 · 5 runs
29 May 24+41d	Wexford	Fleadh Cheoil Wexford August 4th - 11th Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 2m1f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran	PU/14	—	11-8	89	—	—	Jody McGarvey	25/1
18 Apr 24+18d	Clonmel	Fourmilewater Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran	9/18	9½	11-4	—	143^C	91^C	Jody McGarvey	200/1
31 Mar 24+21d	Fairyhouse	Ryan's Cleaning Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 20 ran	14/20	¾	11-12	—	6^C	102^C	Jody McGarvey	500/1
10 Mar 24+46d	Naas	Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Multiples All Shops' Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Soft · 21 ran	16/21	2	11-12	—	54^C	106^C	Jody McGarvey	200/1
24 Jan 24	Fairyhouse	Easter Festival Early Bird Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 15 ran	PU/15	—	10-13	—	—	—	Aidan Kelly	100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Darcy's Friend won?: Darcy's Friend (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Darcy's Friend?: Darcy's Friend (IRE) is trained by Emmet Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 January 2026.
Who is Darcy's Friend's sire?: Darcy's Friend (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Strike Three (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Darcy's Friend prefer?: Darcy's Friend (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Darcy's Friend's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 14 January 2026. The highest on record is 121.
What is Darcy's Friend's sire's record?: Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,145 runs since Apr 2015 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.7% from 382.
Who are Darcy's Friend's siblings?: Out of Strike Three (IRE), Darcy's Friend (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Youngoconnor (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Youngoconnor (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7½f. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 7 analysed runs since Mar 2025

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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▾Class 1 of 12 runs

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▾Distance

▾Jockey

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