Dark Raven (IRE)
Dark Raven won three of six starts between Mar 2021 and Apr 2023. All three wins came over 1m5f – 2m on soft ground, two of them at Leopardstown and one at Fairyhouse. The gelding was last seen in the Turners Mersey Novices Hurdle at Aintree in Apr 2023 where he raced off his career-high mark of 145.
- 3–6Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- +1.07£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.09Fair A/E n=6 · 1.66 incl. margin
- 145Highest OR
- 154dAvg 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 123
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 123B | 119 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 123B | 119 | — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 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 14.1% of 3,946 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 37 | 6 | 16.2% | +2.1 | — |
| Good | 1,185 | 169 | 14.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 917 | 141 | 15.4% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,237 | 166 | 13.4% | −0.7 | 3 from 5 |
| Heavy | 534 | 74 | 13.9% | −0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | −11.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −5.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 50 | 5 | 10% | −4.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,099 | 152 | 13.8% | −0.3 | 3 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,369 | 182 | 13.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,082 | 177 | 16.4% | +2.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 332 | 41 | 12.3% | −1.8 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Majestic Horizon (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majestic Horizon (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 2m6f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 3 | 60% | +2.07 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.50 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 3 | 60% | +2.07 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Daryl Jacob | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.07 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.07 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.07 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Apr 23+32d | Aintree | Turners Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | F/14 | — | 11-7 | 145 | — | — | Paul Townend | 10/3 |
| 14 Mar 23+37d | Cheltenham | Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 6/14 | ½ | 11-7 | 145 | 107B | 144A | Daryl Jacob | 11/1 |
| 05 Feb 23+41d | Leopardstown | Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle (grade 1) | 3/6 | nk | 11-12 | — | — | 150B | Daryl Jacob | 14/1 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 22+631d | Leopardstown | Thorntons Recycling Maiden Hurdle | 1/21 | 11-12 | — | — | 149A | Paul Townend | EvensF | |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Apr 21+28d | Fairyhouse | Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper | 1/12 | 11-6 | — | 119A | 150A | Mr P W Mullins | 4/7F | |
| 07 Mar 21 | Leopardstown | Tri Equestrian Superstore & Cafe (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 1/13 | 11-7 | — | 123B | 141A | Mr P W Mullins | 5/2 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Raven won?
- Dark Raven (IRE) won 3 of 6 archived starts between 2021 and 2023, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Raven?
- Dark Raven (IRE) was trained by W P Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 15 April 2023.
- Who is Dark Raven's sire?
- Dark Raven (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Mary Wilkie (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
- What going does Dark Raven prefer?
- Dark Raven (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dark Raven's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 145, from the run on 15 April 2023. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Dark Raven's sire's record?
- Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,946 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Dark Raven's siblings?
- Out of Mary Wilkie (IRE), Dark Raven (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Majestic Horizon (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m6f. As at Oct 2026.