Dark Ocean (IRE)
Dark Ocean (IRE) is 4 from 37. Hasn't won since Sep 2015. 3 of 6 starts at Pontefract have ended in wins. All 4 wins have come on turf — 0 from 6 on the all-weather. All 4 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f.
- 4–37Wins / Runs
- 10.8%Strike rate
- 13 (35.1%)Placed
- −6.50£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 0.99Fair A/E n=37 · 0.85 incl. margin
- 84Highest OR
- 44dAvg 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 98
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 10.5% of 7,487 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 50 | 6 | 12% | +1.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 646 | 79 | 12.2% | +1.7 | — |
| Good | 2,072 | 239 | 11.5% | +1 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 1,138 | 111 | 9.8% | −0.7 | 2 from 12 |
| Soft | 1,711 | 154 | 9% | −1.5 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 649 | 65 | 10% | −0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,220 | 132 | 10.8% | +0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 192 | 34 | 17.7% | +7.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 691 | 60 | 8.7% | −1.8 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,214 | 125 | 10.3% | −0.2 | 4 from 30 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,248 | 127 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,811 | 182 | 10% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,551 | 171 | 11% | +0.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 646 | 66 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 134 | 21 | 15.7% | +5.2 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Play The Game (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Lord Halifax (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play The Game (IRE) | 47 | 5 | 7f–2m1f | — |
| Gambe Veloci (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 1m | — |
| Cj Cregg (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 1m3½f | — |
| Lord Halifax (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Gudrid (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 12 | 2 | 17% | +4.00 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 19 | 2 | 11% | −4.50 |
| Class 5 | 15 | 2 | 13% | +1.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontefract | 6 | 3 | 50% | +18.00 |
| Ayr | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Redcar | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 30 | 4 | 13% | +0.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Lee | 15 | 4 | 27% | +15.50 |
| P J McDonald | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Michael O'Connell | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Andrew Elliott | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Queally | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Russ Kennemore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2015 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +7.50 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +4.00 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Ocean (IRE) won?
- Dark Ocean (IRE) won 4 of 37 archived starts between 2012 and 2016, a strike rate of 10.8%. Placed 13 times in total (35.1% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Ocean (IRE)?
- Dark Ocean (IRE) was trained by Jedd O'Keeffe on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 18 October 2016.
- Who is Dark Ocean (IRE)'s sire?
- Dark Ocean (IRE) is by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Neutral (GB), whose sire is Beat Hollow.
- What going does Dark Ocean (IRE) prefer?
- Dark Ocean (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 12 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dark Ocean (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 18 October 2016. The highest on record is 84.
- What is Dark Ocean (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dylan Thomas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,487 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
- Who are Dark Ocean (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Neutral (GB), Dark Ocean (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Play The Game (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Lord Halifax (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.