Dark Illusion (GB)
Dark Illusion (GB) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2020. Last raced off a career-high mark of 80.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 4 (57.1%)Placed
- −4.38£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.71Fair A/E n=7 · 0.63 incl. margin
- 80Highest OR
- 15dAvg 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 104
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 121C | 104 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 125A | 104 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 82A | 78 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · 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 9.1% of 7,538 runs since Jan 2008 (549 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 75 | 9 | 12% | +2.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,316 | 133 | 10.1% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,402 | 123 | 8.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 740 | 67 | 9.1% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 859 | 85 | 9.9% | +0.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 197 | 18 | 9.1% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,949 | 250 | 8.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,351 | 247 | 10.5% | +1.4 | 1 from 5 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,907 | 334 | 8.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 942 | 81 | 8.6% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 199 | 18 | 9% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 96 | 5 | 5.2% | −3.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 39 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Graceful Magic (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Graceful Magic (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graceful Magic (GB) | 13 | 3 | 5f–6½f | Class 2 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Bishop | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Georgia Dobie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 20+12d | Leicester | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 3/6 | 1 | 9-5 | 80 | 82A | 79B | Charles Bishop | 11/4 |
| 14 Oct 20+5d | Nottingham | Play 3-2-Win At MansionBet Nursery | 2/5 | 1 | 9-2 | 78 | 121C | 86B | Charles Bishop | 13/8F |
| 09 Oct 20+27d | York | Langleys Solicitors Nursery | 3/10 | ½ | 8-2 | 78 | 98A | 76A | Georgia Dobie | 9/2 |
| 12 Sep 20+24d | Chester | Racingtoschool Celebrating 20 Years In 2021 Nursery | 3/5 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 79 | 91C | 79B | Rob Hornby | 13/2 |
| 19 Aug 20+12d | Bath | British Stallion Studs EBF Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 1/9 | 9-5 | — | 104A | 103A | Charles Bishop | 13/8F | |
| 07 Aug 20+11d | Sandown | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/8 | 2¼ | 9-5 | — | 125A | 86A | William Buick | 9/2 |
| 27 Jul 20 | Windsor | British EBF Novice Stakes | 7/11 | hd | 9-2 | — | 74A | 70A | Charles Bishop | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Illusion (GB) won?
- Dark Illusion (GB) won 1 of 7 archived starts in 2020, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Illusion (GB)?
- Dark Illusion (GB) was trained by Eve Johnson Houghton on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 26 October 2020.
- Who is Dark Illusion (GB)'s sire?
- Dark Illusion (GB) is by Equiano (FR) out of Magic Escapade (IRE), whose sire is Azamour.
- What going does Dark Illusion (GB) prefer?
- Dark Illusion (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dark Illusion (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 26 October 2020. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Dark Illusion (GB)'s sire's record?
- Equiano (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 7,538 runs since Jan 2008 (549 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Dark Illusion (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Magic Escapade (IRE), Dark Illusion (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Graceful Magic (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Graceful Magic (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6½f. As at Oct 2026.