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Horse profile

Dark Eagle (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Robin McNeilly · Owner Robin Mcneilly Mrs Dorothy Mcneilly
by Wings Of Eagles (FR) out of Minoras Return (IRE) (Bob's Return)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Dec 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 157 days · 8th of 13
KTB Profile

Dark Eagle is a gelding by Wings Of Eagles out of a Bob's Return mare and has yet to win from three starts on turf. He ran twice at Punchestown and once at Down Royal, racing over 1m5f to 2m and 2m1f to 2m4f on good to soft and soft ground. His last run, at Punchestown in May 2026, saw him finish eighth of 13 in the Ladbrokes Flat Race. He is trained by Robin McNeilly.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 83 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Down Royal, 26 Dec 2025

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 83B · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft283B81.52 · 83 / 81.5
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f283B81.52 · 83 / 81.5
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 106C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 1 May 2026

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 3 figures · best 106C · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft2106C1062 · 106 / 106
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2106C1062 · 106 / 106
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,006 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses).

Strongest on good going: 13.5% from 289. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.5% from 134.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm14321.4%+11.3—
Good2893913.5%+3.4—
Good to Soft250239.2%−0.90 from 1
Soft230208.7%−1.40 from 2
Heavy891112.4%+2.3—
Standard (AW)13464.5%−5.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−10.1—
6f – 7f9188.8%−1.3—
1m – 1m1f10598.6%−1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f9655.2%−4.9—
1m5f – 2m328278.2%−1.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2843713%+2.90 from 2
2m5f – 3m871213.8%+3.7—
Over 3m14428.6%+18.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Minoras Return (IRE) (Bob's Return)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Ballymountain Boy (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ballymountain Boy (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ballymountain Boy (IRE)1532m–2m5fClass 4
Ballyvango (IRE)711m7½fClass 4
Big Mike (IRE)50——
Peak Of Beauty (IRE)50——
Del Amitir (IRE)40——
Bobby Mac (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Eoghan Finegan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr S Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
13 May 26+12d Punchestown Ladbrokes (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - slipped back before fading three furlongs out - well held at the finish 8/13 18 11-0 42C95C Eoghan Finegan 33/1
01 May 26+126d Punchestown Stables Restaurant Naas Flat Race 19f · Yielding · 21 ran Held up in the pack from the start - made no impression through the race - well held at the finish 14/21 nse 11-7 80C106C Mr S Connor 100/1
26 Dec 25 Down Royal BAR 1 Betting (Pro/Am) Flat Race 17f · Yielding · 15 ran Held up in the pack - pushed for effort with over 2f left - made no impression - finished ninth well beaten 9/15 3¾ 11-7 83B106A Eoghan Finegan 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Eagle (IRE) won?
Dark Eagle (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Dark Eagle (IRE)?
Dark Eagle (IRE) is trained by Robin McNeilly, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 May 2026.
Who is Dark Eagle (IRE)'s sire?
Dark Eagle (IRE) is by Wings Of Eagles (FR) out of Minoras Return (IRE), whose sire is Bob's Return.
What is Dark Eagle (IRE)'s sire's record?
Wings Of Eagles (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,006 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 13.5% from 289. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.5% from 134.
Who are Dark Eagle (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Minoras Return (IRE), Dark Eagle (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Ballymountain Boy (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ballymountain Boy (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2025. 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.