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Horse profile

Dark Desire (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2015) · Last trainer Colin Tizzard · Last owner Chasing Gold Racing Club
by Generous (IRE) out of Diletia (GB) (Dilum)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Feb 2013
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Apr 2015 — 4,208 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2015 · 5th of 11 Won at Taunton First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Dark Desire (GB) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2013.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 105A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Plumpton, 20 Oct 2014 Official rating 100 at the last run, 20 Apr 2015

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 112B · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good2105A96.5—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f289C88.5—
1m5f – 2m2112B108.5—

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 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
Generous (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 3,332 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+0.4—
Good to Firm3353410.1%−0.6—
Good1,1511149.9%−0.80 from 2
Good to Soft5667112.5%+1.8—
Soft7407610.3%−0.40 from 3
Heavy2763512.7%+21 from 1
Standard (AW)255249.4%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2328.7%−2—
1m – 1m1f7211.4%−9.3—
1m2f – 1m4f285258.8%−1.9—
1m5f – 2m1,10113212%+1.31 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,01811711.5%+0.80 from 3
2m5f – 3m663578.6%−2.10 from 1
Over 3m1702112.4%+1.7—

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
Diletia (GB) (Dilum)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Jumps Road (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m4½f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Jumps Road (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jumps Road (GB)3451m7½f–2m½fClass 3
Amour D'or (GB)2741m4½f–2m5½fClass 5
Diligent (GB)521m7½f–2m½fClass 5
Man From Mars (GB)812mClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +2.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +0.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +2.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +1.25
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brendan Powell 5 1 20% −1.75
Joe Tizzard 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −1.75
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 2 1 50% +1.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +2.25

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 1 run
20 Apr 15+130d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Race On Twitter Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 7 11-7 10088B Brendan Powell 10/1
2014 · 3 runs
11 Dec 14+36d Warwick 32Red Casino Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-11 104— Brendan Powell 11/1
05 Nov 14+16d Chepstow Go Compare Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 1¼ 11-0 —89C Brendan Powell 11/2
20 Oct 14+362d Plumpton Newsmith Supports Moorcroft Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 1¾ 11-0 —105A Brendan Powell 16/1
2013 · 2 runs
23 Oct 13+246d Fontwell 32red.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-12 —— Joe Tizzard 12/1
19 Feb 13 Taunton Ladies Day 24th April Standard NH Flat Race (Conditionals And Amateurs) Class 5 · 16.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 10-6 —112B Brendan Powell 9/4

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Desire won?
Dark Desire (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2013 and 2015, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Dark Desire?
Dark Desire (GB) was trained by Colin Tizzard on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 20 April 2015.
Who is Dark Desire's sire?
Dark Desire (GB) is by Generous (IRE) out of Diletia (GB), whose sire is Dilum.
What is Dark Desire's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 20 April 2015. The highest on record is 104.
What is Dark Desire's sire's record?
Generous (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 3,332 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Dark Desire's siblings?
Out of Diletia (GB), Dark Desire (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Jumps Road (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Jumps Road (GB)). The wins came over 1m4½f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2013. 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.