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Horse profile

Dark Lover (GER)

11yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2016) · Last trainer Jamie Snowden · Last owner The Dark Lovers
by Zinaad (GB) out of Dark Lady (GER) (Lagunas)
22 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Nov 2016 — 3,621 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2016 · 4th of 13 7 wins · Market Rasen, Taunton & Cheltenham Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Dark Lover (GER) is 7 from 22. Hasn't won since Feb 2016. 6 of 15 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 1 from 6 on quicker. Last raced off 115, 35lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 35lb off peak
Official rating115↓ 35lb off peak
115 115–150

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Exeter, 20 Nov 2016

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 2 figures · best 110B · median 108.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 129A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 20 Nov 2016 Official rating 115 at the last run, 20 Nov 2016

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 20 figures · best 153A · median 130
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft7151A131—
Good6134A125.5—
Heavy4153A131—
Good to Soft2148B145.5—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m11151A134—
2m5f – 3m4136B127.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4153A129—
Over 3m1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 22 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
Zinaad (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 84 runs since Jan 2008 (11 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm8225%+10.7—
Good28310.7%−3.61 from 6
Good to Soft9222.2%+7.92 from 3
Soft2229.1%−5.21 from 7
Heavy12325%+10.73 from 5
Standard (AW)500%−14.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−14.3—
1m2f – 1m4f6233.3%+19—
1m5f – 2m32618.8%+4.54 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f2727.4%−6.91 from 5
2m5f – 3m16212.5%−1.82 from 5
Over 3m200%−14.30 from 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

Dam
Dark Lady (GER) (Lagunas)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Darrias (GER) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1f; the highest grade won is Listed (Darrias (GER)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Darrias (GER)1572m–2m5½fListed
Dawn Commander (GER)2872m2f–3m1fClass 2
Dark Sunshine (GER)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% −5.56
Good 6 1 17% −4.50
Heavy 5 3 60% +11.94
Good to Soft 3 2 67% +5.25
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 1 17% −4.56
Class 3 5 3 60% +7.50
Class 2 4 1 25% −1.25
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 3 2 67% +8.44

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 7 3 43% +6.75
Taunton 3 3 100% +9.94
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +0.44
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 11 4 36% +0.19
2m5f – 3m 5 2 40% +6.44
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +0.50
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Mahon 5 2 40% +1.94
Daryl Jacob 4 1 25% −1.25
Page Fuller 3 2 67% +8.44
Brendan Powell 2 0 0% −2.00
R Walsh 2 1 50% +3.50
Noel Fehily 2 1 50% −0.50
Jonathan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Gina Andrews 1 0 0% −1.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Popham 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 20 7 35% +8.13
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 6 2 33% +5.44
2014 4 0 0% −4.00
2013 4 1 25% −1.25
2012 3 2 67% +8.00
2011 1 1 100% +0.44
2010 4 1 25% −2.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 3 30% +4.19
Hurdle 9 4 44% +4.94
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
20 Nov 16+48d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Barnstaple Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 2¼ 11-9 115110B129A Jonathan Moore 20/1
03 Oct 16+171d Southwell At The Races Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 3½ 11-12 119107B107B Brendan Powell 16/1
15 Apr 16+28d Fontwell Neil Madgwick Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Heavy · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-8 125—— Page Fuller 9/1
18 Mar 16+38d Cheltenham St. James's Place Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Class 2 · 26.5f · Good · 24 ran 18/24 8 12-0 130—107C Miss Gina Andrews 25/1
09 Feb 16+27d Market Rasen Market Rasen 2016 Annual Badgeholders Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-11 130—126B Page Fuller 4/9F
13 Jan 16+632d Taunton Geoffrey Bosley 'Tally Ho' Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 23f · Heavy · 14 ran 1/14 11-5 130—136B Page Fuller 9/1
21 Apr 14+58d Huntingdon Boongate Kia 7 Year Warranty Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 7 11-7 139—123C Brendan Powell 4/6F
22 Feb 14+28d Kempton Betbright Mobile Pendil Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 18 11-7 140—121B Daryl Jacob 10/1
25 Jan 14+10d Cheltenham Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 21f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 12 11-10 142—116C Daryl Jacob 8/1
15 Jan 14+71d Newbury Betfred Goals Galore Novices' Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 nk 11-9 143—135B Daryl Jacob 5/6F
05 Nov 13+17d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Novices' Chase Class 2 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran F/5 — 11-9 ——— Nick Scholfield 2/1
19 Oct 13+237d Cheltenham Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices' Chase Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-2 ——148B Daryl Jacob 7/4J
24 Feb 13+15d Fontwell totepool National Spirit Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 19f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 1¾ 11-3 150—137B Ryan Mahon 7/4F
09 Feb 13+57d Newbury Betfair Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 21 ran 4/21 2¼ 10-12 148—151A Ryan Mahon 16/1
14 Dec 12+26d Cheltenham Cf Roberts Electrical + Mechanical Services Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Heavy · 17 ran 1/17 11-8 131—153A R Walsh 9/2F
18 Nov 12+30d Cheltenham Racing Post Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 18 ran 7/18 2½ 10-3 131—126A Ryan Mahon 7/1
19 Oct 12+605d Cheltenham Piper-heidsieck National Racecourse Catering Awards Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 22 ran 1/22 10-7 120—143A Ryan Mahon 9/2F
22 Feb 11+63d Taunton Aspen Waite Chartered Accountants 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-4 ——131A Ryan Mahon 4/9F
21 Dec 10+40d Kempton (AW) boxingdayraces.co.uk 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 2/11 hd 11-0 ——122A Noel Fehily 11/8F
11 Nov 10+26d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 ——134A Noel Fehily 1/2F
16 Oct 10+189d Cheltenham Champagne Lanson Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 2½ 11-0 ——128A R Walsh 2/1J
10 Apr 10 Chepstow John Smith's Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 10-13 ——134A Ian Popham 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Lover (GER) won?
Dark Lover (GER) won 7 of 22 archived starts between 2010 and 2016, a strike rate of 31.8%. Placed 12 times in total (54.5% of starts).
Who trained Dark Lover (GER)?
Dark Lover (GER) was trained by Jamie Snowden on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 20 November 2016.
Who is Dark Lover (GER)'s sire?
Dark Lover (GER) is by Zinaad (GB) out of Dark Lady (GER), whose sire is Lagunas.
What going does Dark Lover (GER) prefer?
Dark Lover (GER) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Dark Lover (GER)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 20 November 2016. The highest on record is 150.
What is Dark Lover (GER)'s sire's record?
Zinaad (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 84 runs since Jan 2008 (11 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Dark Lover (GER)'s siblings?
Out of Dark Lady (GER), Dark Lover (GER) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Darrias (GER) (7). Highest grade won: Listed (Darrias (GER)). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2010. 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.