Dark Bolero (IRE)
Dark Bolero (IRE) is 2 from 14. Hasn't won since Sep 2007. Each win came on a first visit to the course.
- 2–14Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 6 (42.9%)Placed
- +9.00£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.85Fair A/E n=14 · 1.42 incl. margin
- 131Highest OR
- 66dAvg 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 Oct 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 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +7.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 236 | 24 | 10.2% | +0.5 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 941 | 97 | 10.3% | +0.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 627 | 56 | 8.9% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 892 | 70 | 7.8% | −1.9 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 558 | 68 | 12.2% | +2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | −0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 762 | 67 | 8.8% | −0.9 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,180 | 122 | 10.3% | +0.6 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 979 | 95 | 9.7% | 0 | — |
| Over 3m | 361 | 35 | 9.7% | 0 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Begin The Luck (IRE) (10 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Swansbrook (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Begin The Luck (IRE) | 66 | 10 | 2m–2m5f | Class 4 |
| Swansbrook (IRE) | 21 | 3 | 2m–2m4f | Class 3 |
| Rationale Thinking (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kantara Star (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 2 | 22% | +14.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Jackson | 8 | 2 | 25% | +15.00 |
| Mr D G Porter | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew J McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D J Casey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2007 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +15.00 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 10 | 2 | 20% | +13.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chase | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 26 May 08+73d | Ballinrobe | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase | F/11 | — | 11-9 | — | — | Shane Jackson | 11/4J |
| 14 Mar 08+119d | Cheltenham | Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) | 10/22 | 2 | 10-7 | 131 | 111A | Shane Jackson | 50/1 |
| 2007 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 07+40d | Cheltenham | Anglo Irish Bank Private Banking Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) | 3/9 | 10 | 11-7 | 131 | 127C | Shane Jackson | 12/1 |
| 07 Oct 07+17d | Tipperary (IRE) | Ballykisteen Hotel & Golf Resort Joe Mac Novice Hurdle | 3/9 | 3 | 11-0 | 121 | 121C | Shane Jackson | 6/1 |
| 20 Sep 07+11d | Listowel | Guinness Handicap Hurdle | 1/17 | 9-13 | 94 | 123C | Shane Jackson | 11/1 | |
| 09 Sep 07+10d | Galway (IRE) | Cunningham Higgins Specialist Cars Handicap Hurdle | 2/9 | 1 | 10-8 | 102 | 115C | Davy Russell | 4/1F |
| 30 Aug 07+25d | Bellewstown | Murphy Environmental Handicap Hurdle (81-130) | 5/12 | hd | 10-4 | 102 | 98C | Shane Jackson | 13/2 |
| 05 Aug 07+42d | Galway | Cork International Airport Hotel Handicap Hurdle (81-116) | 7/15 | 4½ | 10-9 | 103 | 100C | Shane Jackson | 20/1 |
| 24 Jun 07+30d | Gowran Park | Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle (88-130) | 4/13 | 1 | 10-13 | 102 | 113C | Andrew J McNamara | 9/1 |
| 25 May 07+150d | Tipperary | Templetuohy Farm Machinery Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 1/20 | 10-10 | — | 122C | Shane Jackson | 10/1 | |
| 2006 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 06+116d | Leopardstown | Irish Foal Levy (c&g) Inh Flat Race | 15/21 | 1 | 11-2 | — | 100C | Mr D G Porter | 33/1 |
| 01 Sep 06+50d | Down Royal | Www.downroyal.com Inh Flat Race | 6/16 | 15 | 11-2 | — | 80C | Mr D G Porter | 8/1 |
| 13 Jul 06+179d | Gowran Park | Thomastown Maiden Hurdle | 2/15 | 2 | 11-6 | — | 100C | D J Casey | 16/1 |
| 15 Jan 06 | Leopardstown | Pierse Engineering (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race | 11/15 | 30 | 11-0 | — | 102C | Mr D G Porter | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Bolero won?
- Dark Bolero (IRE) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2006 and 2008, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Bolero?
- Dark Bolero (IRE) was trained by P J Rothwell on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 26 May 2008.
- Who is Dark Bolero's sire?
- Dark Bolero (IRE) is by Alderbrook (GB) out of Bobsyourdad (IRE), whose sire is Bob's Return.
- What going does Dark Bolero prefer?
- Dark Bolero (IRE) has the best record on 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 Dark Bolero's official rating?
- Dark Bolero (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 131.
- What is Dark Bolero's sire's record?
- Alderbrook (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Dark Bolero's siblings?
- Out of Bobsyourdad (IRE), Dark Bolero (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Begin The Luck (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Swansbrook (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.