Dark Shadows (GB)
Dark Shadows (GB) is yet to win from 11 starts. Last raced off 77, 22lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–11Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −11.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=11 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)longest 633 d
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 8% of 1,598 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +7.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 292 | 21 | 7.2% | −0.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 370 | 24 | 6.5% | −1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 170 | 12 | 7.1% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 221 | 18 | 8.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 68 | 9 | 13.2% | +5.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 464 | 42 | 9.1% | +1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 63 | 4 | 6.3% | −1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 368 | 34 | 9.2% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 264 | 15 | 5.7% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 310 | 28 | 9% | +1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 337 | 28 | 8.3% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 206 | 16 | 7.8% | −0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 46 | 3 | 6.5% | −1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kelso | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr J A Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Keith Mercer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gary Berridge | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Adam Pogson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Swarbrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Harding | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Henry Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Flat | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Shadows won?
- Dark Shadows (GB) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
- Who trained Dark Shadows?
- Dark Shadows (GB) was trained by William Young on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 6 June 2007.
- Who is Dark Shadows's sire?
- Dark Shadows (GB) is by Machiavellian (USA) out of Instant Desire (USA), whose sire is Northern Dancer.
- What is Dark Shadows's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 6 June 2007. The highest on record is 99.
- What is Dark Shadows's sire's record?
- Machiavellian (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,598 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together.