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Horse profile

Dark Thunder (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2007) · Last trainer Karen Tutty · Last owner N D Tutty
by Religiously (USA) out of Culkeern (GB) (Master Buck)
17 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Mar 2007 — 7,168 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2007 2 wins · Sedgefield New yard Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Dark Thunder (IRE) is 2 from 17. Hasn't won since May 2005. Last raced off 78, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating78↓ 13lb off peak
78 65–91

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

Best recent KTB Rating 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 25 Oct 2006 Official rating 78 at the last run, 13 Mar 2007

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 92C · median 60.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good392C61—
Heavy362C60—
Soft361C59—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Over 3m792C61—
2m5f – 3m361C60—

Of 17 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 17 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Religiously (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 236 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1000%−10.60 from 1
Good44715.9%+5.30 from 5
Good to Soft44613.6%+31 from 2
Soft78810.3%−0.31 from 5
Heavy6046.7%−3.90 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m2528%−2.6—
2m1f – 2m4f6646.1%−4.5—
2m5f – 3m1071413.1%+2.50 from 4
Over 3m38513.2%+2.62 from 13

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
Culkeern (GB) (Master Buck)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ilikehimmac (IRE)150——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 5 1 20% −1.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +0.75
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 13 1 8% −10.25
Class 5 3 1 33% +1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 13 2 15% −6.25
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 13 2 15% −6.25
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P J McDonald 8 2 25% −1.25
Brian Harding 3 0 0% −3.00
T J Dreaper 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr N Tutty 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Scott Marshall 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr N J Terry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 13 2 15% −6.25
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 12 2 17% −5.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 1 11% −5.00
Chase 8 1 13% −5.25

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 1 run
13 Mar 07+139d Sedgefield Paddy Power 08000 565 265 Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 26.5f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 12-7 78— Mr N Tutty 8/1
2006 · 4 runs
25 Oct 06+211d Sedgefield John Wade Selling Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 3 11-8 7892C Graham Lee 3/1
28 Mar 06+31d Sedgefield Happy Mothers Day Angela Cowley Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 27f · Heavy · 7 ran 7/7 13 9-7 8040C P J McDonald 4/1
25 Feb 06+4d Newcastle toteexacta Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 30 11-1 8460C Scott Marshall 6/1
21 Feb 06+57d Sedgefield Racecourse Video Services Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 27f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 2½ 9-9 8462C P J McDonald 11/2
2005 · 12 runs
26 Dec 05+34d Sedgefield 32red Online Casino Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26.5f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-4 78— T J Dreaper 4/1F
22 Nov 05+41d Sedgefield Betfred 0800 7311210 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26.5f · Good · 15 ran UR/15 — 10-2 78— P J McDonald 13/2
12 Oct 05+141d Uttoxeter Ace European Group Ltd Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 14 ran UR/14 — 10-8 78— P J McDonald 10/1
24 May 05+6d Sedgefield Gosforth Decorating & Building Services Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-4 65— P J McDonald 7/4F
18 May 05+11d Sedgefield Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 27f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 3½ 10-1 8568C P J McDonald 8/1
07 May 05+17d Hexham Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 18 9-13 8757C T J Dreaper 25/1
20 Apr 05+15d Perth Amateurs' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 16 ran 11/16 3 10-2 9061C Mr N J Terry 9/1
05 Apr 05+8d Sedgefield Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 27f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 4 9-4 9161C P J McDonald 11/2
28 Mar 05+13d Sedgefield Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 13 10-1 65— Brian Harding 5/2F
15 Mar 05+49d Sedgefield Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 27f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-6 75— P J McDonald 3/1F
25 Jan 05+14d Sedgefield Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 27f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 16 10-0 7959C Brian Harding 33/1
11 Jan 05 Sedgefield Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26.5f · Soft · 10 ran 9/10 28 10-0 7328C Brian Harding 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Thunder won?
Dark Thunder (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 7 times in total (41.2% of starts).
Who trained Dark Thunder?
Dark Thunder (IRE) was trained by Karen Tutty on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 13 March 2007.
Who is Dark Thunder's sire?
Dark Thunder (IRE) is by Religiously (USA) out of Culkeern (GB), whose sire is Master Buck.
What going does Dark Thunder prefer?
Dark Thunder (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Dark Thunder's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 13 March 2007. The highest on record is 91.
What is Dark Thunder's sire's record?
Religiously (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 236 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Dark Thunder's siblings?
Out of Culkeern (GB), Dark Thunder (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.