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Horse profile

Dark Acclaim (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Apr 2018) · Last trainer Marco Botti · Last owner Middleham Park Racing Cxxi Partners
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Sistine (GB) (Dubai Destination)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2017
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Apr 2018 — 3,115 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2018 · 4th of 8 Won at Doncaster Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Dark Acclaim (IRE) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2017. Last raced off a career-high mark of 100.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 30 Mar 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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 113A · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft2113C100.5—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f4113A89.5—
6f – 7f2113C84—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 102A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 30 Mar 2018 Official rating 100 at the last run, 17 Apr 2018

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 6 figures · best 102A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft295A94—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f4102A91—
6f – 7f293B84—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,898 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1071615%+3.7—
Good to Firm3,69445212.2%+0.90 from 1
Good4,84251010.5%−0.8—
Good to Soft2,40925110.4%−0.90 from 1
Soft2,7312549.3%−21 from 2
Heavy828718.6%−2.70 from 1
Standard (AW)7,28691712.6%+1.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,06427813.5%+2.2—
6f – 7f10,7121,25311.7%+0.41 from 2
1m – 1m1f4,99754610.9%−0.40 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f2,4712379.6%−1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,09010910%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f474428.9%−2.4—
2m5f – 3m8678.1%−3.2—
Over 3m400%−11.3—

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
Sistine (GB) (Dubai Destination)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Glenister (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Viola (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Glenister (IRE)1651m2f–1m4½fClass 4
Mon Frere (IRE)1341m5f–2m3fClass 4
Viola (IRE)2141m3f–1m4fClass 2
Lady Chapel (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 1 50% +5.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +5.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 1 100% +6.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +5.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daniel Muscutt 4 1 25% +3.50
Andrea Atzeni 1 0 0% −1.00
David Egan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 4 1 25% +3.50

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
2018 · 2 runs
17 Apr 18+18d Newmarket bet365 Feilden Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 9f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 4 9-0 10091A84A Andrea Atzeni 8/1
30 Mar 18+158d Newcastle (AW) 32Red Burradon Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 shd 9-2 95113A102A David Egan 14/1
2017 · 4 runs
23 Oct 17+44d Pontefract totepool ebfstallions.com Silver Tankard Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 hd 9-3 9588A95A Daniel Muscutt 7/1
09 Sep 17+44d Haydock 32Red Casino Ascendant Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 ½ 9-2 —68A87A Daniel Muscutt 9/2
27 Jul 17+33d Doncaster Terry Bellas Memorial Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 9-2 —113C93B Daniel Muscutt 13/2
24 Jun 17 Haydock Betfred 'Watch Sky Sports In Our Shops' Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 ½ 9-2 —55B75B Daniel Muscutt 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Acclaim won?
Dark Acclaim (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2017 and 2018, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Dark Acclaim?
Dark Acclaim (IRE) was trained by Marco Botti on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 17 April 2018.
Who is Dark Acclaim's sire?
Dark Acclaim (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Sistine (GB), whose sire is Dubai Destination.
What is Dark Acclaim's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 17 April 2018. That is also the highest on record.
What is Dark Acclaim's sire's record?
Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,898 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
Who are Dark Acclaim's siblings?
Out of Sistine (GB), Dark Acclaim (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Glenister (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Viola (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2017. 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.