Dark Before Dawn (IRE)
Dark Before Dawn (IRE) is a gelding who was yet to win from six starts on turf and all-weather. His best effort came when fourth of nine at Catterick in Sep 2023. He raced on good ground, soft ground and standard going, as well as over trips from under 6f to 1m1f, and reached an official rating of 69. Aged 2 at his last run in Oct 2023, he finished fifth of 11 in a Class 6 nursery at Wolverhampton (AW) off a mark of 67.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 69Highest OR
- 29dAvg 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 83
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 75A | 72 | — |
| Good | 2 | 88C | 79.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 88C | 79 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
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
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 21,898 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 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 | — |
| Good | 4,842 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 2,409 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 2,731 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 828 | 71 | 8.6% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 7,286 | 917 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 10,712 | 1,253 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,997 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,471 | 237 | 9.6% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,090 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 474 | 42 | 8.9% | −2.4 | — |
| 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 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Sapphire Valley (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 5½f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Sapphire Valley (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapphire Valley (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Aurorian Clouds (FR) | 2 | 1 | 5½f | — |
| Hola Flaca (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Planas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Oct 23+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | bet365 Nursery | 5/11 | ¾ | 9-11 | 67 | 72A | 69A | Billy Loughnane | 7/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+68d | Catterick | Pennine Brewing Company Nursery | 4/9 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 69 | 83A | 69A | Callum Rodriguez | 8/1 |
| 17 Jul 23+41d | Windsor | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 6/13 | ½ | 9-4 | — | 88C | 65A | Kieran Shoemark | 80/1 |
| 06 Jun 23+12d | Lingfield (AW) | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/10 | 1½ | 9-2 | — | 52A | 53A | Connor Planas | 100/1 |
| 25 May 23+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races Form Study Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/6 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 75A | 59B | Connor Planas | 8/1 |
| 16 May 23 | Wetherby | racingtv.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/9 | 3 | 9-7 | — | 71A | 60A | Ben Curtis | 17/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Before Dawn won?
- Dark Before Dawn (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2023.
- Who trained Dark Before Dawn?
- Dark Before Dawn (IRE) was trained by George Boughey on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 7 October 2023.
- Who is Dark Before Dawn's sire?
- Dark Before Dawn (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Mystic Dawn (IRE), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
- What is Dark Before Dawn's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 7 October 2023. The highest on record is 69.
- What is Dark Before Dawn'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 Before Dawn's siblings?
- Out of Mystic Dawn (IRE), Dark Before Dawn (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sapphire Valley (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Sapphire Valley (IRE)). The wins came over 5½f–7f. As at Oct 2026.