Dark Hero (IRE)
Dark Hero (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 10 at Chepstow (Sep 2016). Last raced off a career-high mark of 63.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 63Highest OR
- 30dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 61
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,539 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,208 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 5,159 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 2,367 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | — |
| Soft | 2,462 | 218 | 8.9% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 679 | 68 | 10% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 8,517 | 871 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,120 | 591 | 11.5% | +1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 11,589 | 1,187 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,884 | 392 | 10.1% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,927 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 696 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 252 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J M Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Darryll Holland | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 16+8d | Kempton (AW) | racinguk.com Nursery | 10/13 | 5 | 9-5 | 63 | 61B | 40A | Michael J M Murphy | 12/1 |
| 13 Sep 16+19d | Chepstow | Dribuild Dash Nursery | 3/10 | 2¾ | 9-1 | 63 | — | 69A | Oisin Murphy | 5/1 |
| 25 Aug 16+85d | Wolverhampton (AW) | TRP Halesowen Nursery | 3/9 | ¾ | 9-6 | 63 | — | 63A | Michael J M Murphy | 8/1 |
| 01 Jun 16+10d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet toteplacepot At betfred.com EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 4/6 | 2¾ | 9-2 | — | — | 63B | William Buick | 20/1 |
| 22 May 16+29d | Nottingham | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes | 4/5 | 2¼ | 9-2 | — | — | 43B | Darryll Holland | 12/1 |
| 23 Apr 16 | Doncaster | Morrison Utility Services Champion Cup Newcomers' Maiden Stakes | 9/9 | 3¾ | 9-5 | — | — | 29A | Darryll Holland | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Hero (IRE) won?
- Dark Hero (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2016. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Hero (IRE)?
- Dark Hero (IRE) was trained by Charles Hills on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 21 September 2016.
- Who is Dark Hero (IRE)'s sire?
- Dark Hero (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Mistress Marina (AUS), whose sire is Galileo.
- What is Dark Hero (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 21 September 2016. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Dark Hero (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,539 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.