Dark Vocation (IRE)
Dark Vocation (IRE) is 3 from 50. Hasn't won since Aug 2007. All 3 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off 85, 9lb below the career-high mark.
- 3–50Wins / Runs
- 6%Strike rate
- 9 (18%)Placed
- −17.00£1 level staken=50 at SP
- 1.14Fair A/E n=50 · 0.81 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 25dAvg 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
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 5.3% of 169 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +44.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Firm | 27 | 2 | 7.4% | +2.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 33 | 1 | 3% | −2.3 | 1 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | +1.4 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | −2.4 | 1 from 16 |
| Heavy | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | +1.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | −2.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 30 | 3 | 10% | +4.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 54 | 3 | 5.6% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 47 | 2 | 4.3% | −1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −5.3 | 3 from 33 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −5.3 | 0 from 16 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.3 | 0 from 1 |
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 16 | 1 | 6% | −7.00 |
| Good | 15 | 1 | 7% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Down Royal | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Clonmel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Listowel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tralee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 33 | 3 | 9% | +0.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Molloy | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Michael Darcy | 4 | 2 | 50% | +16.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| J P Elliott | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| P A Carberry | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| M O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Paul Carberry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Johnny Farrelly | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew P Thornton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ken Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| D P Fahy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Niall P Madden | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robbie Power | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr M J Scallan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D J Casey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D G Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss A Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J R Barry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roger Loughran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean McDermott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Cullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adrian Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 23 | 1 | 4% | −14.00 |
| Tongue tie | 17 | 1 | 6% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie + visor | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Visor + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2007 | 14 | 2 | 14% | +6.00 |
| 2006 | 23 | 1 | 4% | −10.00 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 Vocation (IRE) won?
- Dark Vocation (IRE) won 3 of 50 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 6%. Placed 9 times in total (18% of starts).
- Who trained Dark Vocation (IRE)?
- Dark Vocation (IRE) was trained by F J Bowles on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 24 August 2008.
- Who is Dark Vocation (IRE)'s sire?
- Dark Vocation (IRE) is by College Chapel (GB) out of Shadia (USA), whose sire is Naskra.
- What going does Dark Vocation (IRE) prefer?
- Dark Vocation (IRE) has the best record on heavy 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 Vocation (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 24 August 2008. The highest on record is 94.
- What is Dark Vocation (IRE)'s sire's record?
- College Chapel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.3% of 169 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.