Dark Desire (GB)
Dark Desire won one of five starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 4 maiden over 6f-7f on good to soft at Haydock in Jul 2023. The filly, by Dark Angel out of an Shamardal mare, also placed once. She last ran at Ayr in Sep 2023, finishing 9 of 12 in a Class 5 handicap off an official rating of 73.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- −2.12£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.02Fair A/E n=5 · 0.89 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 117dAvg 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 100
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 100A | 89.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 100A | 87.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 91C | 85 | — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,409 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 1 from 3 |
| 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 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,712 | 1,253 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,997 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 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
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Troia (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Troia (GB)).
Family form: Accademia (GB) finished 2nd of 9 at Yarmouth, 5 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troia (GB) | 7 | 3 | 6f–1m | Listed |
| Accademia (GB) | 8 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Honest Desire (GB) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Nawras (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.12 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydock | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam James | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Elliott | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.12 |
| 2022 | 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 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Sep 23+23d | Ayr | Simply Asset Finance Scottish Handicap | 9/12 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 73 | 100A | 73A | Sam James | 5/1 |
| 29 Aug 23+24d | Newbury | Bet In Play On Racing At BetVictor Handicap | 4/13 | 2½ | 9-3 | 74 | 91C | 80A | William Buick | 6/1 |
| 05 Aug 23+15d | Thirsk | Happy Birthday Jessica Todd EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/7 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 75B | 66A | Sam James | 3/1 |
| 21 Jul 23+407d | Haydock | Barry Wilson Senior Remembrance Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 9-2 | — | 79B | 82B | Andrew Elliott | 15/8 | |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 09 Jun 22 | Haydock | Broad Oak Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | PU/11 | — | 9-2 | — | — | — | Andrea Atzeni | 7/2C |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Desire won?
- Dark Desire (GB) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Desire?
- Dark Desire (GB) was trained by K R Burke on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 21 September 2023.
- Who is Dark Desire's sire?
- Dark Desire (GB) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Umniyah (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What going does Dark Desire prefer?
- Dark Desire (GB) has the best record on good to 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 Desire's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 21 September 2023. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Dark Desire'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 Desire's siblings?
- Out of Umniyah (IRE), Dark Desire (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Troia (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Troia (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.