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Horse profile

Dark Eclipse (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2024) · Last trainer Fred Watson · Last owner F Watson
by Slade Power (IRE) out of Many Colours (GB) (Green Desert)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2021
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Aug 2024 — 799 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2024 · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 36
KTB Profile

Dark Eclipse is a gelding by Slade Power out of a Green Desert mare who was yet to win from eight starts. He raced over 6f to 1m1f on turf and all-weather, without placing. His last run, at Ayr in Aug 2024, saw him finish 9 of 9 in a Class 6 race off an official rating of 36, 17lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Aug 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating36↓ 17lb off peak
36 36–53

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 76 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Carlisle, 8 Sep 2021

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 76A · median 33
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good339C27—
Good to Firm376A49—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f449C33—
6f – 7f476A42.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 37C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 12 Aug 2024 Official rating 36 at the last run, 12 Aug 2024

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 57C · median 43
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good357C37—
Good to Firm352A49—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f457C43—
6f – 7f452A43.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Slade Power (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,938 runs since Jan 2008 (208 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.4% from 125.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−9.5—
Good to Firm382389.9%+0.40 from 3
Good633538.4%−1.10 from 3
Good to Soft256207.8%−1.70 from 1
Soft459449.6%+0.1—
Heavy12586.4%−3.1—
Standard (AW)1,07711510.7%+1.20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f364369.9%+0.4—
6f – 7f1,3751359.8%+0.30 from 4
1m – 1m1f576508.7%−0.80 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f387348.8%−0.7—
1m5f – 2m1712112.3%+2.8—
2m1f – 2m4f5723.5%−6—
2m5f – 3m800%−9.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Many Colours (GB) (Green Desert)

9 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Mother Earth (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Mother Earth (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mother Earth (IRE)1846f–1mGroup 1
Ocean Jewel (IRE)1135f–1mGroup 2
Night Colours (IRE)511mClass 5
Albany County (IRE)411m—
Bamburgh (IRE)1311m2fClass 5
Grey Jaguar (IRE)416fClass 5
Colour Catcher (GB)40——
Technicolour (GB)40——
Breton Blues (GB)170——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Cam Hardie 3 0 0% −3.00
Connor Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Harrison Shaw 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Stott 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Phil Dennis 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Visor 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 4 0 0% −4.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
12 Aug 24+355d Ayr Christmas Parties At Western House Hotel Classified Stakes (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Good · 9 ran Held up wide with eager attitude behind the pace - lost touch rapidly under pressure 3f out - dropped away and finished well beaten in 9th 9/9 43 9-9 36-8C37C Cam Hardie 250/1
23 Aug 23+340d Carlisle Bowscale Maiden Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 21 9-0 4527C27C Connor Murtagh 200/1
17 Sep 22+47d Catterick Ian Haworth Is 40 Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 12/12 30 8-9 4525C36C Harrison Shaw 150/1
01 Aug 22+304d Ayr Book Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Classified Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 11 9-9 5039C31C Cam Hardie 100/1
01 Oct 21+23d Newcastle (AW) Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Novice Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 11 9-4 5358C51C Kevin Stott 200/1
08 Sep 21+76d Carlisle Watch Racing TV Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 1¼ 9-9 —76A52A Cam Hardie 200/1
24 Jun 21+16d Hamilton Pdm Buildbase Scotland Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 9f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 21 10-0 —27C57C Andrew Mullen 250/1
08 Jun 21 Ayr Join Racing TV Now Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 9/11 5½ 10-0 —49C49C Phil Dennis 250/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Eclipse (IRE) won?
Dark Eclipse (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2021 and 2024.
Who trained Dark Eclipse (IRE)?
Dark Eclipse (IRE) was trained by Fred Watson on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 12 August 2024.
Who is Dark Eclipse (IRE)'s sire?
Dark Eclipse (IRE) is by Slade Power (IRE) out of Many Colours (GB), whose sire is Green Desert.
What is Dark Eclipse (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 36, from the run on 12 August 2024. The highest on record is 53.
What is Dark Eclipse (IRE)'s sire's record?
Slade Power (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,938 runs since Jan 2008 (208 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.4% from 125.
Who are Dark Eclipse (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Many Colours (GB), Dark Eclipse (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Mother Earth (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Mother Earth (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2021. 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.