Dark Quest (GB)
Dark Quest (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Pontefract (Jul 2009). Last raced off 74, 11lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Dark Quest (GB) has 6 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Gerolamo Cardano (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Gerolamo Cardano (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerolamo Cardano (GB) | 20 | 2 | 2m–2m4½f | Class 5 |
| Queen Marcia (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kaylyn (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jormungandr (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Dark Avenue (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Majestic Ace (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 28dAvg 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 10% of 1,384 runs since Jan 2008 (113 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 6.1% from 230.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 236 | 23 | 9.7% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 369 | 37 | 10% | 0 | — |
| Good to Soft | 191 | 22 | 11.5% | +1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 230 | 14 | 6.1% | −3.9 | — |
| Heavy | 81 | 8 | 9.9% | −0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 270 | 34 | 12.6% | +2.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 4 | 10.3% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 165 | 16 | 9.7% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 394 | 35 | 8.9% | −1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 380 | 44 | 11.6% | +1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 222 | 18 | 8.1% | −1.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 148 | 16 | 10.8% | +0.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 35 | 5 | 14.3% | +4.3 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Grain of Truth (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Grain of Truth (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grain of Truth (GB) | 9 | 2 | 1m2f | Class 3 |
| Pure Song (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Pure Line (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Durcan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Aug 09+31d | Lingfield | Singapore Turf Club Maiden Stakes | 3/4 | 23 | 8-9 | 74 | 55C | Richard Hughes | 4/1 |
| 07 Jul 09+25d | Pontefract | Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival Maiden Stakes | 2/8 | 3 | 8-10 | 85 | 73B | Eddie Ahern | 11/4 |
| 12 Jun 09+28d | Chepstow | Totequadpot Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 5/11 | shd | 8-12 | 74 | 62A | Ted Durcan | 9/2 |
| 15 May 09+28d | Newmarket | Mill Reef Club (antigua) Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 4/9 | nk | 9-0 | — | 70A | Ted Durcan | 3/1 |
| 17 Apr 09 | Newbury | Robert Sangster Memorial Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 7/14 | 3¼ | 9-0 | — | 62A | Ted Durcan | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Quest (GB) won?
- Dark Quest (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2009. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Quest (GB)?
- Dark Quest (GB) was trained by John Dunlop on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield on 7 August 2009.
- Who is Dark Quest (GB)'s sire?
- Dark Quest (GB) is by Rainbow Quest (USA) out of Pure Grain (GB), whose sire is Polish Precedent.
- What is Dark Quest (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 7 August 2009. The highest on record is 85.
- What is Dark Quest (GB)'s sire's record?
- Rainbow Quest (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 1,384 runs since Jan 2008 (113 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.1% from 230.
- Who are Dark Quest (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Pure Grain (GB), Dark Quest (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Grain of Truth (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Grain of Truth (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Dark Quest (GB) produced winners?
- As a dam, Dark Quest (GB) has 6 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Gerolamo Cardano (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Gerolamo Cardano (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.