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Horse profile

Dark Elegance (GB)

3yo filly (at last run, Sep 2015) · Last trainer Philip McBride · Last owner P J Mcbride
by Observatory (USA) out of Fairy Slipper (GB) (Singspiel)
7 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Sep 2015 — 4,039 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2015 · 5th of 10 Last raced off OR 51
KTB Profile

Dark Elegance (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 4th of 15 at Chelmsford City (AW) (Sep 2015).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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 62A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 29 Sep 2015 Official rating 51 at the last run, 29 Sep 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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 62A · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)562A53—
Good to Firm249C45.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f562A53—
1m – 1m1f249A45—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Observatory (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2600%−8.4—
Good to Firm417327.7%−0.70 from 2
Good5625810.3%+1.9—
Good to Soft281207.1%−1.3—
Soft3303811.5%+3.1—
Heavy11697.8%−0.6—
Standard (AW)544356.4%−20 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5423.7%−4.7—
6f – 7f464408.6%+0.2—
1m – 1m1f421419.7%+1.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f530489.1%+0.70 from 5
1m5f – 2m418317.4%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f273248.8%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m10665.7%−2.7—
Over 3m1000%−8.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fairy Slipper (GB) (Singspiel)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Princess T (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Princess T (GB)).

Family form: Lucky Sevens (GB) finished 2nd of 7 at Stratford, 17 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Princess T (GB)4151m7f–2mClass 4
Arch My Boy (GB)931m6f–2mClass 4
Lucky Sevens (GB)1531m–2m½fClass 4
Break The Rules (GB)1921m4f–2m4½fClass 4
Girlofmydreams (GB)622m1½fClass 4
Daring Knight (GB)180——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J F Egan 2 0 0% −2.00
Georgia Cox 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Mahon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
29 Sep 15+5d Wolverhampton (AW) ITF And Victaulic 10th Anniversary Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 8-9 5162A J F Egan 11/2
24 Sep 15+14d Chelmsford City (AW) totetrifecta Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 15 ran 4/15 1¼ 8-6 5162A J F Egan 25/1
10 Sep 15+5d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet Toteplacepot Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 2½ 8-12 5353A Georgia Cox 6/1
05 Sep 15+54d Wolverhampton (AW) BettingGods.com Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 4 8-13 5349A Gary Mahon 25/1
13 Jul 15+49d Wolverhampton (AW) Combine Conferencing With Racing At Wolverhampton Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 4½ 8-9 —41B Cam Hardie 20/1
25 May 15+38d Leicester Toteexacta Breeders Backing Racing Ebf Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 4 · 12f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 8 8-3 —42C Tom Marquand 50/1
17 Apr 15 Newbury Whitley Stud Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 2 9-0 —49C Silvestre De Sousa 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Elegance (GB) won?
Dark Elegance (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts in 2015.
Who trained Dark Elegance (GB)?
Dark Elegance (GB) was trained by Philip McBride on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 29 September 2015.
Who is Dark Elegance (GB)'s sire?
Dark Elegance (GB) is by Observatory (USA) out of Fairy Slipper (GB), whose sire is Singspiel.
What is Dark Elegance (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 29 September 2015. The highest on record is 53.
What is Dark Elegance (GB)'s sire's record?
Observatory (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.
Who are Dark Elegance (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Fairy Slipper (GB), Dark Elegance (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Princess T (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Princess T (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2015. 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.