Dark Sunset (IRE)
Dark Sunset (IRE) is 3 from 10, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2017. Each win came on a first visit to the course.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Dark Sunset (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacy Macie (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
- 3–10Wins / Runs
- 30%Strike rate
- 3 (30%)Placed
- +5.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 2.07Fair A/E n=10 · 1.86 incl. margin
- 113Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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 137
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 122A | 113 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 98B | 87 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 137A | 117.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 116A | 101.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 122A | 98 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 116A | 96 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 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 9.2% of 6,314 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 142 | 20 | 14.1% | +4.9 | — |
| Good | 2,303 | 239 | 10.4% | +1.2 | 2 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,116 | 100 | 9% | −0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,830 | 139 | 7.6% | −1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 898 | 77 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 25 | 3 | 12% | +2.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 38 | 4 | 10.5% | +1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,853 | 142 | 7.7% | −1.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,297 | 224 | 9.8% | +0.6 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,776 | 182 | 10.2% | +1 | 1 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 333 | 26 | 7.8% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Lough Cuan (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Rockportian (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lough Cuan (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Alexander Seaview (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Rockportian (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Inishargie (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 2 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +7.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Kennedy | 6 | 3 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Harrison Beswick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lorcan Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brendan Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 3 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +9.00 |
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 Sunset won?
- Dark Sunset (IRE) won 3 of 10 archived starts between 2017 and 2018, a strike rate of 30%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Sunset?
- Dark Sunset (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 22 December 2018.
- Who is Dark Sunset's sire?
- Dark Sunset (IRE) is by Scorpion (IRE) out of Wilmott's Fancy (GB), whose sire is Buckley.
- What is Dark Sunset's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 22 December 2018. The highest on record is 113.
- What is Dark Sunset's sire's record?
- Scorpion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,314 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.
- Who are Dark Sunset's siblings?
- Out of Wilmott's Fancy (GB), Dark Sunset (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Lough Cuan (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Rockportian (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Dark Sunset produced winners?
- As a dam, Dark Sunset (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.