Dark Desire (GER)
Dark Desire (GER) is 3 from 21. Won last time out at Saint-Cloud (FR).
- 3–21Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 7 (33.3%)Placed
- −5.10£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 1.26Fair A/E n=21 · 1.06 incl. margin
- 84dAvg 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 13.8% of 12,180 runs since Jan 2008 (1,104 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 957.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 2,753 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,556 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,874 | 252 | 13.4% | −0.4 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 717 | 84 | 11.7% | −2.1 | 2 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,701 | 532 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 477 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,597 | 511 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,594 | 515 | 14.3% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,277 | 466 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 2 from 16 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 957 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Der Graue (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 4f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Enjoy The Moment (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Der Graue (IRE) | 42 | 7 | 4f–1m | — |
| Enjoy The Moment (GB) | 20 | 2 | 1m4f–2m5½f | Class 2 |
| Della Valle (GER) | 13 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 4 |
| Enjoy The Moment I (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | Class 2 |
| Balletto (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.30 |
| Heavy | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.20 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 9 | 2 | 22% | +3.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.10 |
| Deauville (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontainebleau (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 2 | 13% | −7.80 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.70 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronan Thomas | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.10 |
| Gerald Mosse | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Antoine Hamelin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Alexis Badel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rosario Mangione | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.30 |
| Fabien Lefebvre | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Delphine Santiago | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thierry Jarnet | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.70 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.30 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.10 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.70 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Desire won?
- Dark Desire (GER) won 3 of 21 archived starts between 2015 and 2019, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 7 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Desire?
- Dark Desire (GER) was trained by J E Hammond on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 30 October 2019.
- Who is Dark Desire's sire?
- Dark Desire (GER) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Denial (GB), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What going does Dark Desire prefer?
- Dark Desire (GER) has the best record on heavy 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 Desire's sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,180 runs since Jan 2008 (1,104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 957.
- Who are Dark Desire's siblings?
- Out of Denial (GB), Dark Desire (GER) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Der Graue (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Enjoy The Moment (GB)). The wins came over 4f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.