Dark Venture (IRE)
Dark Venture is a gelding by Dark Angel out of Last Bid who has yet to win from three starts and has placed twice. His best effort came when second of five at Wolverhampton over 6f-7f on standard ground in Sep 2024. He finished fifth of nine at Redcar on good ground the following month in a Class 5 novice. All three runs have been over 6f-7f.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 98dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 99
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 106C | 88.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 106C | 99 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,878 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 | — |
| Good | 4,842 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,409 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 2,725 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | — |
| Heavy | 822 | 69 | 8.4% | −2.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 7,278 | 917 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,700 | 1,253 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,994 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,469 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,089 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 472 | 41 | 8.7% | −2.6 | — |
| 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 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them San Andreas (IRE) (10 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Maggies Angel (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Andreas (IRE) | 72 | 10 | 6f–1m4f | — |
| Maggies Angel (IRE) | 18 | 2 | 5f–7f | Class 4 |
| Sistine Madonna (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Lost Angel (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 24+20d | Redcar | weatherbysshop.co.uk Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - drifted off a true line and dropped away with 1f to run - finished 5th | 5/9 | 2½ | 9-4 | 99A | 67A | Silvestre De Sousa | 8/1 |
| 05 Sep 24+175d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Jinked left at the break - settled handy with the group - made ground smartly from over 2f out - asked for effort inside final 2f and edged right then drifted left in the closing stages - unable to peg back the winner - finished second | 2/5 | 2 | 9-4 | 106C | 79B | Sean D Bowen | 13/8 |
| 14 Mar 24 | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/12 | 1½ | 9-0 | 71A | 74A | Hollie Doyle | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Venture (IRE) won?
- Dark Venture (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2024. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Venture (IRE)?
- Dark Venture (IRE) was trained by Charles Hills on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 25 September 2024.
- Who is Dark Venture (IRE)'s sire?
- Dark Venture (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Last Bid (GB), whose sire is Vital Equine.
- What is Dark Venture (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,878 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Dark Venture (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Last Bid (GB), Dark Venture (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: San Andreas (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Maggies Angel (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.