Dark Promise (GB)
Dark Promise (GB) is 5 from 10, including a Listed win. Won last time out in the Mawatheeq Rosemary Stakes at Newmarket — a first Listed win in our archive. Last raced off a career-high mark of 102.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Dark Promise (GB) has 8 produce in the archive, 6 winners — most wins Dark Magic (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Carolina Reaper (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Magic (GB) | 49 | 5 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Gobi Sunset (GB) | 55 | 4 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| Carolina Reaper (GB) | 9 | 1 | 7f | Class 2 |
| High Season (GB) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Mystical Air (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Date Line (GB) | 5 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Alaskan Point (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Magic Show (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
- 5–10Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 7 (70%)Placed
- +6.74£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.66Fair A/E n=10 · 1.43 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 45dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 57 | 11 | 19.3% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,981 | 306 | 15.4% | +0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 2,387 | 335 | 14% | −0.8 | 2 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,013 | 124 | 12.2% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,288 | 151 | 11.7% | −3.1 | — |
| Heavy | 370 | 45 | 12.2% | −2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,315 | 564 | 17% | +2.2 | 2 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 583 | 87 | 14.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,073 | 593 | 14.6% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,985 | 476 | 15.9% | +1.1 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,074 | 313 | 15.1% | +0.3 | 3 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 475 | 44 | 9.3% | −5.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 180 | 21 | 11.7% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −9.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −14.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Solar Sky (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Solar Sky (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Sky (GB) | 12 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Moonshadow (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Lacrosse (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Air Commodore (USA) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 2 | 50% | +3.62 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.12 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.12 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.12 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 3 | 50% | −0.26 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Callan | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Philip Robinson | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.38 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.12 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.00 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 | 50% | −0.26 |
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 Promise won?
- Dark Promise (GB) won 5 of 10 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 7 times in total (70% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Promise?
- Dark Promise (GB) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 23 September 2011.
- Who is Dark Promise's sire?
- Dark Promise (GB) is by Shamardal (USA) out of La Sky (IRE), whose sire is Law Society.
- What going does Dark Promise prefer?
- Dark Promise (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dark Promise's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 23 September 2011. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Dark Promise's sire's record?
- Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
- Who are Dark Promise's siblings?
- Out of La Sky (IRE), Dark Promise (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Solar Sky (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Solar Sky (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Dark Promise produced winners?
- As a dam, Dark Promise (GB) has 8 produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Dark Magic (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Carolina Reaper (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.