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Horse profile

Dark Enemy (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2017) · Last trainer Brendan Powell · Last owner Miss K Thacker
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Headborough Lass (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2016
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Sep 2017 — 3,333 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2017 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Dark Enemy (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 84.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 55C · median 31
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m355C31—
Flat 2 figures · best 39C · median 39
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 95C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 7 Jan 2017 Official rating 84 at the last jumps run, 11 Sep 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 49C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Epsom Downs, 25 Sep 2016

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 95C · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m395C95—
Flat 3 figures · best 49C · median 45
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good249C47—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f245C42.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 8 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 · 6 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1071615%+3.7—
Good to Firm3,69445212.2%+0.90 from 1
Good4,84251010.5%−0.80 from 3
Good to Soft2,40925110.4%−0.90 from 3
Soft2,7312549.3%−20 from 1
Heavy828718.6%−2.7—
Standard (AW)7,28691712.6%+1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,06427813.5%+2.2—
6f – 7f10,7121,25311.7%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f4,99754610.9%−0.40 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,4712379.6%−1.70 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,09010910%−1.30 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f474428.9%−2.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m8678.1%−3.2—
Over 3m400%−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

Dam
Headborough Lass (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Global Leader (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Global Leader (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Global Leader (IRE)1347f–1mClass 5
Enchanted One (IRE)2511m—
The Galla Girl (IRE)616fClass 6
Adsup (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brendan Powell 2 0 0% −2.00
Thomas Garner 2 0 0% −2.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
Edward Greatrex 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00

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

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2017 · 2 runs
11 Sep 17+247d Newton Abbot Sis Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-11 84—— Brendan Powell 22/1
07 Jan 17+7d Sandown 32Red Casino Juvenile Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 4½ 10-12 —31C95C Brendan Powell 125/1
2016 · 6 runs
31 Dec 16+4d Newbury Betfred '5k Bto Cash Draw Today' Juvenile Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran UR/11 — 10-9 ——— Thomas Garner 200/1
27 Dec 16+19d Kempton 32red Casino Introductory Juvenile Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 13 10-12 —55C95C Thomas Garner 66/1
08 Dec 16+59d Warwick Eventmasters.co.uk Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 8/14 26 10-12 —5C81C Richie McLernon 100/1
10 Oct 16+15d Windsor Windsor Vehicle Leasing Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 1¼ 9-2 —39C40C Edward Greatrex 66/1
25 Sep 16+42d Epsom Downs Totepool Betting At Totesport.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 2 9-5 —39C49C Martin Dwyer 66/1
14 Aug 16 Pontefract Totepoolliveinfo.com Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 42 9-5 ——45C Dougie Costello 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Enemy won?
Dark Enemy (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2016 and 2017.
Who trained Dark Enemy?
Dark Enemy (IRE) was trained by Brendan Powell on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 11 September 2017.
Who is Dark Enemy's sire?
Dark Enemy (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Headborough Lass (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
What is Dark Enemy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 11 September 2017. That is also the highest on record.
What is Dark Enemy'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 Enemy's siblings?
Out of Headborough Lass (IRE), Dark Enemy (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Global Leader (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Global Leader (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2016. 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.