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Horse profile

Dark Heather (IRE)

7yo mare (at last run, Nov 2024) · Last trainer Ben Lund · Last owner Ben Lund Racing Club
by Laverock (IRE) out of Grainne Delight (IRE) (Oscar)
16 runs · 11 courses · from May 2021
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Nov 2024 — 694 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2024 · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 67
KTB Profile

Dark Heather is a maiden who was yet to win from 16 starts on turf. She showed her best effort when fourth of six at Plumpton in Oct 2022. The mare raced over 2m5f to 3m on seven occasions without success and was last seen when ninth of nine in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Ludlow in Nov 2024. She raced off an official rating of 67 that day.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating67↓ 6lb off peak
67 67–73

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 129 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Plumpton, 17 Oct 2022

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 129A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good5113C93—
Good to Soft3129A95—
Soft383B69—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m595C90—
1m5f – 2m383B69—
Over 3m2129A121—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 7 Nov 2024 Official rating 67 at the last run, 25 Nov 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 →

Jumps 12 figures · best 91C · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good691C82—
Good to Soft371C69—
Soft385A83—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m591C71—
1m5f – 2m485A75—
Over 3m279B73.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 16 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
Laverock (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 523 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 18.3% from 104. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 240.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2150%+38.5—
Good1231613%+1.50 from 8
Good to Soft7667.9%−3.60 from 3
Soft2192712.3%+0.80 from 4
Heavy101109.9%−1.60 from 1
Standard (AW)200%−11.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−11.5—
6f – 7f100%−11.5—
1m – 1m1f3133.3%+21.8—
1m2f – 1m4f10110%−1.5—
1m5f – 2m1421913.4%+1.90 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f240177.1%−4.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m1041918.3%+6.80 from 7
Over 3m21314.3%+2.80 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
Grainne Delight (IRE) (Oscar)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Black Heather (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Danzini (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Black Heather (IRE)1721m7½f–2m—
Danzini (IRE)2623m½f–3m2fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Poste 8 0 0% −8.00
Rex Dingle 3 0 0% −3.00
Ellis Collier 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Godfrey 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomasina Eyston 1 0 0% −1.00
Donal McInerney 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall Prendergast 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Hood 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 10 0 0% −10.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 0 0% −15.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
25 Nov 24+18d Ludlow Join RacingTV Now Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward on the home turn - fell out of contention 3 out - eventually well held in 9th 9/9 10 10-2 6795C69C Ben Poste 100/1
07 Nov 24+672d Ludlow Angela Hems Happy 65th Birthday Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good · 7 ran Held up at the back - lost touch by home turn - well held throughout - finished a distant seventh 7/7 10 11-6 6793C91C Ben Poste 200/1
05 Jan 23+46d Ffos Las Welsh Cottage Cakes Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-2 67—— Rex Dingle 33/1
20 Nov 22+34d Exeter Watch On Racing Tv Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 9/13 8½ 9-9 6765C71C Ellis Collier 11/1
17 Oct 22+108d Plumpton SIS & Josh Gifford Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 18 10-2 67129A68B Rex Dingle 15/2
01 Jul 22+22d Newton Abbot Thank You Georgie Robarts Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 2 10-2 7190C69C Ben Poste 25/1
09 Jun 22+36d Uttoxeter Cazoo Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 9 ran F/9 — 10-2 71—— Ben Poste 13/2
04 May 22+20d Fontwell At The Races App Market Movers Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 26f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 9½ 10-2 71113C79B Ben Poste 11/1
14 Apr 22+21d Exeter Henrys Bar Mount Pleasant Exeter Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 18 ran 6/18 2¼ 10-2 7287B89A Ben Poste 22/1
24 Mar 22+22d Chepstow Ashcroft Services Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 4½ 10-0 72113B85A Rex Dingle 66/1
02 Mar 22+20d Wincanton Watch Racing Tv On Sky 426 Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 15f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 shd 10-0 7269A85A Ben Poste 33/1
10 Feb 22+33d Ffos Las Fedwen Tentage Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 hd 10-0 7383B83A Ben Poste 100/1
08 Jan 22+23d Wincanton Jack Barber 'Racing Dreams' Syndicate Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 15f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 26 10-8 —50C67C Ben Godfrey 250/1
16 Dec 21+186d Exeter Exeter Racecourse Believes RacingIsEveryonesSport Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 18.5f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-5 ——— Thomasina Eyston 250/1
13 Jun 21+30d Downpatrick Ballyduggan Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-2 ——— Donal McInerney 50/1
14 May 21 Kilbeggan Racing Again June 6th (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 14 10-10 ——67A Niall Prendergast 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Heather (IRE) won?
Dark Heather (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2021 and 2024.
Who trained Dark Heather (IRE)?
Dark Heather (IRE) was trained by Ben Lund on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 25 November 2024.
Who is Dark Heather (IRE)'s sire?
Dark Heather (IRE) is by Laverock (IRE) out of Grainne Delight (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What is Dark Heather (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 25 November 2024. The highest on record is 73.
What is Dark Heather (IRE)'s sire's record?
Laverock (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 523 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 18.3% from 104. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 240.
Who are Dark Heather (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Grainne Delight (IRE), Dark Heather (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Black Heather (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Danzini (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 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.