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Horse profile

Dark Flame (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2021) · Last trainer Richard Rowe · Last owner The Encore Partnership Iii
by Gold Well (GB) out of Glorys Flame (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
19 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Dec 2021 — 1,782 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2021 2 wins · Sandown & Ascot Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Dark Flame (IRE) is 2 from 19. Hasn't won since Nov 2016. Last raced off 110, 25lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 25lb off peak
Official rating110↓ 25lb off peak
110 110–135

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chepstow, 3 Nov 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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 109B · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4101A49—
Good4107C86.5—
Heavy2109B83.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m7101A58—
2m1f – 2m4f3109B107—
Over 3m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 3 Nov 2021 Official rating 110 at the last run, 3 Dec 2021

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 18 figures · best 132A · median 116.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5132A112—
Good5127B124—
Soft5130A118—
Heavy3116B107—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m10130A114.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7132A119—
Over 3m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 19 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
Gold Well (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2008 (363 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1241411.3%−0.9—
Good1,75222012.6%+0.41 from 5
Good to Soft98012112.3%+0.11 from 6
Soft1,79219410.8%−1.40 from 5
Heavy96713714.2%+20 from 3
Standard (AW)3313%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.2—
1m – 1m1f1900%−12.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−12.2—
1m5f – 2m1,21314612%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f1,89824312.8%+0.62 from 7
2m5f – 3m1,96722911.6%−0.60 from 10
Over 3m5356912.9%+0.70 from 2

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
Glorys Flame (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dark Valley (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 1 17% +3.00
Good 5 1 20% +3.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 8 1 13% +0.00
Class 4 4 1 25% +5.00
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sandown 6 1 17% +2.00
Ascot 4 1 25% +5.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 0 0% −10.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 2 29% +10.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Glassonbury 7 2 29% +10.00
Niall Houlihan 4 0 0% −4.00
Leighton Aspell 3 0 0% −3.00
James Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
Noel Fehily 2 0 0% −2.00
Tabitha Worsley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 18 2 11% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 5 2 40% +12.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 14 1 7% −6.00
Hurdle 5 1 20% +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
03 Dec 21+30d Exeter Visit betting.bet Handicap Chase Class 3 · 30.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-6 110—— Tabitha Worsley 28/1
03 Nov 21+182d Chepstow Aspen Waite In Wales Trusted Advisors Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 3¾ 11-8 111101A112A Niall Houlihan 22/1
05 May 21+39d Fontwell Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 nk 11-0 11078C102B Niall Houlihan 5/2
27 Mar 21+37d Newbury BetVictor Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 5½ 10-8 11253A112A Niall Houlihan 15/2
18 Feb 21+69d Sandown Littleworth Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 33 10-9 11758C90C James Davies 22/1
11 Dec 20+342d Doncaster attheraces.com Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 1¼ 11-9 12125C106C Niall Houlihan 9/2
04 Jan 20+55d Sandown Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase (In Memory Of Houblon Des Obeaux) Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 4½ 10-7 125—118A James Davies 11/2
10 Nov 19+736d Sandown Casino At Virgin Bet Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3 10-5 124—130A Leighton Aspell 6/1
04 Nov 17+216d Ascot Sodexo Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 3 10-5 13394B124A Andrew Glassonbury 10/1
02 Apr 17+45d Ascot Geotech Soil Stabilisation Novices' Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 1¾ 11-3 13379C127B Andrew Glassonbury 9/2
16 Feb 17+19d Leicester Sis Cavalry Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Heavy · 6 ran 6/6 14 11-9 135109B107B Andrew Glassonbury 6/1
28 Jan 17+42d Cheltenham Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 21f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 11 11-1 13553C107C Andrew Glassonbury 12/1
17 Dec 16+41d Ascot Bgc Partners Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 1¼ 11-7 13545C132A Andrew Glassonbury 7/1F
06 Nov 16+217d Sandown Racing UK Winter Season Ticket Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 10-12 125107C125C Andrew Glassonbury 7/1
03 Apr 16+22d Ascot David Brownlow Charitable Foundation Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-2 125—123A Andrew Glassonbury 8/1
12 Mar 16+69d Sandown 30th European Breeders' Fund Greenall's Gin 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20f · Soft · 18 ran 7/18 7 11-5 128—119A Noel Fehily 33/1
03 Jan 16+30d Plumpton At The Races App On Android/ebf Stallions 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 20.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 15 11-2 ——116B Leighton Aspell 3/1
04 Dec 15+47d Sandown Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Winter Novices' Hurdle) Class 1 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 nk 11-0 ——116A Leighton Aspell 100/1
18 Oct 15 Kempton William Hill 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 1¾ 10-12 ——117A Noel Fehily 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Flame (IRE) won?
Dark Flame (IRE) won 2 of 19 archived starts between 2015 and 2021, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 7 times in total (36.8% of starts).
Who trained Dark Flame (IRE)?
Dark Flame (IRE) was trained by Richard Rowe on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 3 December 2021.
Who is Dark Flame (IRE)'s sire?
Dark Flame (IRE) is by Gold Well (GB) out of Glorys Flame (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What going does Dark Flame (IRE) prefer?
Dark Flame (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Dark Flame (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 3 December 2021. The highest on record is 135.
What is Dark Flame (IRE)'s sire's record?
Gold Well (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2008 (363 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Dark Flame (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Glorys Flame (IRE), Dark Flame (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 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.