Dark Road (IRE)
Dark Road (IRE) is 2 from 24. Hasn't won since Dec 2016. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 10 on turf.
- 2–24Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 8 (33.3%)Placed
- −7.40£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 1.05Fair A/E n=24 · 0.88 incl. margin
- 80dAvg 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 7% of 985 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 133 | 10 | 7.5% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 244 | 14 | 5.7% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 104 | 5 | 4.8% | −2.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 154 | 15 | 9.7% | +2.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 66 | 2 | 3% | −4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 278 | 23 | 8.3% | +1.3 | 2 from 14 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 40 | 4 | 10% | +3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 459 | 36 | 7.8% | +0.8 | 2 from 14 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 195 | 11 | 5.6% | −1.4 | 0 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 100 | 5 | 5% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 109 | 6 | 5.5% | −1.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 46 | 2 | 4.3% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 25 | 4 | 16% | +9 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | +2.1 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Celtic Ava (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Celtic Ava (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic Ava (IRE) | 22 | 3 | 7f–1m2f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 2 | 14% | +2.60 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deauville (FR) | 10 | 2 | 20% | +6.60 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lyon Parilly (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 2 | 14% | +2.60 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickael Barzalona | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.10 |
| Fabien Lefebvre | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Julien Auge | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jeremy Crocquevieille | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Franck Blondel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Theo Bachelot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mme Marie Waldhauser | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fabrice Veron | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jerome Moutard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yoann Rousset | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddy Hardouin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aurelien Lemaitre | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 2 | 14% | +2.60 |
| Blinkers | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +8.60 |
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 Road (IRE) won?
- Dark Road (IRE) won 2 of 24 archived starts between 2016 and 2021, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 8 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Road (IRE)?
- Dark Road (IRE) was trained by A Floryn on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 20 April 2021.
- Who is Dark Road (IRE)'s sire?
- Dark Road (IRE) is by Alfred Nobel (IRE) out of Denices Desert (GB), whose sire is Green Desert.
- What going does Dark Road (IRE) prefer?
- Dark Road (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 14 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dark Road (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Alfred Nobel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7% of 985 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Dark Road (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Denices Desert (GB), Dark Road (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Celtic Ava (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Celtic Ava (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.