Dark Sovereign (IRE)
Dark Sovereign is a gelding by Dark Angel out of Mulkeyya who has yet to win from five starts on turf, with one placing. His best effort came when third of 11 at Carlisle in May 2026. He finished fourth of six in a Class 5 handicap at Salisbury in Jun 2026 when beaten favourite and last raced off an official rating of 73. He has raced over 6f to 7f and 1m to 1m1f.
- 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
- 74Highest OR
- 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
Best recent Speed 94
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 70A | 67 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 2 | 96B | 88 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 96B | 87 | 2 runs · 94 / 87 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 from 5 analysed runs since Aug 2025
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,890 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 4,842 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,409 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 2,728 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 826 | 70 | 8.5% | −2.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 7,283 | 917 | 12.6% | +1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,705 | 1,253 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,997 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,470 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,090 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 474 | 42 | 8.9% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mutasarref (GB) (10 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Mutasarref (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutasarref (GB) | 31 | 10 | 7f–1m | Group 3 |
| Shuthoor (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Mustaffiz (GB) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Crouch | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Jun 26+18d | Salisbury | Molson Coors Handicap Sat close to pace early - pushed along with 3f left then dropped back approaching 2f out - kept responding but never able to threaten the front | 4/6 | 3 | 9-7 | 73 | 70A | 71B | Hector Crouch | 11/8F |
| 12 Jun 26+25d | Sandown | Ladies Day At Sandown Park 3 July Handicap Towards the back early - swept wide into contention approaching the final furlong - plugged on without matching the front group to finish 4th | 4/10 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 74 | 94A | 84A | Rossa Ryan | 9/2 |
| 18 May 26+262d | Carlisle | racingtv.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - closed steadily approaching final furlong to move up into third - lacked the speed to get closer late | 3/11 | 3¼ | 9-4 | — | 80A | 83A | Callum Rodriguez | 10/3 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Aug 25+13d | Sandown | Chasemore Farm EBF Maiden Stakes Sat close to the pace early - urged forward with two furlongs left and again inside the final furlong - dropped a place and faded near the line finishing 5th | 5/10 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 96B | 84A | Hector Crouch | 7/2 |
| 16 Aug 25 | Doncaster | George Prior Memorial EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sluggish start - unfurnished and towards the back - urged forward around halfway - kept plugging on through the closing stages to finish fourth | 4/7 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 64A | 71B | P J McDonald | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Sovereign won?
- Dark Sovereign (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains Dark Sovereign?
- Dark Sovereign (IRE) is trained by Ralph Beckett, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 June 2026.
- Who is Dark Sovereign's sire?
- Dark Sovereign (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Mulkeyya (IRE), whose sire is Mawatheeq.
- What is Dark Sovereign's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 30 June 2026. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Dark Sovereign's sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,890 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Dark Sovereign's siblings?
- Out of Mulkeyya (IRE), Dark Sovereign (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mutasarref (GB) (10). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Mutasarref (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.