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Horse profile

Dark Force (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2018) · Last trainer Venetia Williams · Last owner Janet Bromet Andrew Brooks
by Gris De Gris (IRE) out of Maciga (FR) (Gunboat Diplomacy)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Mar 2017
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 May 2018 — 3,090 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2018 · 9th of 11
KTB Profile

Dark Force (FR) is yet to win from 3 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 12 at Exeter (Apr 2018).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 69 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Warwick, 30 Mar 2017

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 69A · median 41
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m269A55—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

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 95C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 17 Apr 2018

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 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m294C94—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

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.

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

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Gris De Gris (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,068 runs since Jan 2008 (142 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3133.3%+23.1—
Good2152310.7%+0.50 from 1
Good to Soft185147.6%−2.6—
Soft4084410.8%+0.60 from 1
Heavy2082512%+1.80 from 1
Standard (AW)4824.2%−6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−10.2—
6f – 7f1000%−10.2—
1m – 1m1f59610.2%0—
1m2f – 1m4f8144.9%−5.3—
1m5f – 2m2522811.1%+0.90 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f494499.9%−0.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m129129.3%−0.9—
Over 3m421023.8%+13.6—

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
Maciga (FR) (Gunboat Diplomacy)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Iltone (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Iltone (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Iltone (FR)1232m1f–2m2fClass 5
Filovent (FR)1212m6f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daryl Jacob 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Treadwell 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 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
05 May 18+18d Uttoxeter bet365 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 43 11-2 41C94C Daryl Jacob 25/1
17 Apr 18+383d Exeter Bet & Watch At 188bet.co.uk Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Heavy · 12 ran 3/12 19 10-12 21C95C Aidan Coleman 9/1
30 Mar 17 Warwick Live Casino At 188Bet Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 19 10-9 69A94A Liam Treadwell 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Force (FR) won?
Dark Force (FR) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2017 and 2018. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Dark Force (FR)?
Dark Force (FR) was trained by Venetia Williams on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 5 May 2018.
Who is Dark Force (FR)'s sire?
Dark Force (FR) is by Gris De Gris (IRE) out of Maciga (FR), whose sire is Gunboat Diplomacy.
What is Dark Force (FR)'s sire's record?
Gris De Gris (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,068 runs since Jan 2008 (142 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Dark Force (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Maciga (FR), Dark Force (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Iltone (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Iltone (FR)). The wins came over 2m1f–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2017. 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.