Darius Dark (IRE)
Darius Dark (IRE) is 3 from 9. All 3 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f.
- 3–9Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 3 (33.3%)Placed
- +6.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 3.69Fair A/E n=9 · 3.00 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 88
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 91A | 88 | 3 · 91 / 88 |
| Soft | 2 | 75C | 70 | 2 · 75 / 70 |
| Heavy | 2 | 63C | 45 | 2 · 63 / 45 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 101C | 79 | 5 · 101 / 79 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 65C | 63 | 3 · 65 / 63 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 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
- Held up 3 (43%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (29%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,863 runs since Jan 2008 (1,593 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 4,838 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,406 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,722 | 253 | 9.3% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 822 | 69 | 8.4% | −2.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 7,273 | 916 | 12.6% | +1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,694 | 1,251 | 11.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,990 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,464 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | 3 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,089 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 472 | 41 | 8.7% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Floresta (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Floresta (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floresta (IRE) | 10 | 3 | 1m3½f–1m6f | Group 3 |
| Draco Pulchrac (IRE) | 23 | 2 | 1m2½f–1m4f | — |
| Angels Wrath (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Dalliances (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Sky God (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 3 | 60% | +10.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Rory Mulligan | 2 | 2 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +8.00 |
| 2025 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 26+21d | Doncaster | Pertemps Network Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Sat handy behind pace - pushed along approaching final furlong and a half - lost ground close home - finished seventh | 7/11 | nk | 8-3 | 81 | 79A | 74A | Luke Morris | 50/1 |
| 20 Aug 26+24d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Money Back Daily Specials With Tote.ie Handicap Settled midpack early - pushed along with 2f left but couldn't find more in 5th with a furlong to run - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-7 | 82 | 88A | 79A | Ben Coen | 4/1 |
| 27 Jul 26+31d | Galway (IRE) | Grá Chocolates Handicap Sat just behind the front-runner in 2nd before slipping to 3rd at halfway - driven 2f out - faded | 12/15 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 82 | 75C | 62A | Ben Coen | 11/1 |
| 26 Jun 26+47d | Curragh | Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Apprentice Derby Handicap Sat just off the front group early - moved through to hit the front over 2f out - driven along with a furlong and a half left - opened a gap approaching the final furlong - stayed on to the line despite edging in late | 1/14 | 8-6 | 74 | 101C | 79A | Rory Mulligan | 3/1F | |
| 10 May 26+16d | Leopardstown | Breast Cancer Ireland Handicap Handy early - up with the pack after a furlong - third at halfway - urged into second turning for home - hit the front with a furlong and a half left - driven out to hold on and win | 1/8 | 9-0 | 68 | 77A | 75A | Ben Coen | 7/2 | |
| 24 Apr 26+40d | Cork | Buy Tickets Online And Save Handicap Held up towards the back early - still only 6th at halfway - driven into contention approaching final 2f before going ahead close home - stayed on strongly to score | 1/8 | 8-6 | 63 | 91A | 61A | Rory Mulligan | 11/2 | |
| 15 Mar 26+133d | Curragh | Final Furlong Podcast With 1xBet.ie (C & G) Maiden Held up early - never a factor - well held in 17th | 17/23 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 27C | 53C | Jamie Powell | 33/1 |
| 02 Nov 25+15d | Curragh | Irish EBF Maiden (Smullen Series) Sat close to the front early - dropped into midfield and pressed for effort 3f out - stayed on same gait to finish ninth | 9/20 | 4½ | 9-7 | — | 63C | 64C | Ross Coakley | 125/1 |
| 18 Oct 25 | Leopardstown | Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Smullen Series) Settled midfield early - 6th at halfway then driven with no gain into the straight - flat from 2f out to finish tenth | 10/11 | hd | 9-5 | — | 65C | 53C | N G McCullagh | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Darius Dark (IRE) won?
- Darius Dark (IRE) won 3 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Darius Dark (IRE)?
- Darius Dark (IRE) is trained by J P Murtagh, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 September 2026.
- Who is Darius Dark (IRE)'s sire?
- Darius Dark (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Cailini Alainn (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
- What going does Darius Dark (IRE) prefer?
- Darius Dark (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Darius Dark (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 10 September 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Darius Dark (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,863 runs since Jan 2008 (1,593 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Darius Dark (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Cailini Alainn (IRE), Darius Dark (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Floresta (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Floresta (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.