Dark Ages (IRE)
Dark Ages (IRE) is 4 from 24. Hasn't won since Jun 2012. Last raced off 65, 10lb below the career-high mark.
- 4–24Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 9 (37.5%)Placed
- −11.70£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 1.22Fair A/E n=23 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,838 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 | 2 from 5 |
| Good | 4,828 | 507 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 2,405 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,718 | 253 | 9.3% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 821 | 69 | 8.4% | −2.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 7,264 | 912 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 1 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,063 | 277 | 13.4% | +2.1 | 1 from 10 |
| 6f – 7f | 10,679 | 1,249 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 3 from 13 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,986 | 545 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,461 | 234 | 9.5% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,087 | 108 | 9.9% | −1.4 | — |
| 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 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Sea Cliff (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sea Cliff (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Cliff (IRE) | 54 | 4 | 2m½f–3m | Class 4 |
| Folsomprisonblues (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 6f | Class 6 |
| Kapelad Junior (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 6f | Class 6 |
| Starlight Choice (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Gulf To Bay (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Starlight River (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.90 |
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.87 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −3.42 |
| Class 6 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.28 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 13 | 3 | 23% | −3.95 |
| Under 6f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Kenny | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thierry Jarnet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 12 | 3 | 25% | −2.95 |
| None | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.75 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +0.05 |
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Ages (IRE) won?
- Dark Ages (IRE) won 4 of 24 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 9 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Ages (IRE)?
- Dark Ages (IRE) was trained by Paul Burgoyne on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 2 October 2013.
- Who is Dark Ages (IRE)'s sire?
- Dark Ages (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Prosaic Star (IRE), whose sire is Common Grounds.
- What going does Dark Ages (IRE) prefer?
- Dark Ages (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dark Ages (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 2 October 2013. The highest on record is 75.
- What is Dark Ages (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,838 runs since Jan 2008 (1,593 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Dark Ages (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Prosaic Star (IRE), Dark Ages (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Sea Cliff (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sea Cliff (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–3m. As at Oct 2026.