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Horse profile

Dark Shadow (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer G Cherel · Last owner M L Bloodstock Ltd
by Al Namix (FR) out of Princesse Nouba (FR) (Cadoudal)
2 runs · 1 course · from Apr 2017
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 May 2017 — 3,446 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2017
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Apr 2017 and May 2017, the last of them as a 4yo gelding. By Al Namix (FR), whose progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,206 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire
Al Namix (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,206 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm27622.2%+10.5—
Good4856613.6%+1.9—
Good to Soft3524913.9%+2.2—
Soft8729611%−0.70 from 2
Heavy432409.3%−2.4—
Standard (AW)3600%−11.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.7—
6f – 7f300%−11.7—
1m – 1m1f10110%−1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f861011.6%−0.1—
1m5f – 2m6167812.7%+1—
2m1f – 2m4f1,05111811.2%−0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m3684111.1%−0.6—
Over 3m69913%+1.3—

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

Dam
Princesse Nouba (FR) (Cadoudal)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Dame Tara (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dame Tara (FR)212m½f—
Blouge (FR)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2017 · 2 runs
21 May 17+30d Auteuil (FR) Prix Ex Voto (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-8 Kevin Nabet 40/1
21 Apr 17 Auteuil (FR) Prix Alcide (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 13 ran 5/13 15 10-6 Geoffrey Re 21/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Shadow won?
Dark Shadow (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2017.
Who trained Dark Shadow?
Dark Shadow (FR) was trained by G Cherel on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 21 May 2017.
Who is Dark Shadow's sire?
Dark Shadow (FR) is by Al Namix (FR) out of Princesse Nouba (FR), whose sire is Cadoudal.
What is Dark Shadow's sire's record?
Al Namix (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,206 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Dark Shadow's siblings?
Out of Princesse Nouba (FR), Dark Shadow (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Dame Tara (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.