Dark Whisper (FR)
Dark Whisper won a Class 4 maiden at Ffos Las in Jun 2026 over 1m – 1m1f on good ground. The gelding has one win and two places from five turf starts, all at Class 4, with the success coming from four runs at 1m – 1m1f. He last ran when fifth of nine in a Class 4 handicap at Nottingham in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 85.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 2 (40%)Placed
- −2.25£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=5 · 1.24 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 44dAvg 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 87
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 | 3 | 77B | 75 | 3 runs · 77 / 75 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 87A | 76 | 4 runs · 87 / 76 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 15 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 Apr 2026
- Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 1 win
- 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 1 |
| Good | 4,842 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 2,409 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,728 | 254 | 9.3% | −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 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,997 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,470 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond International (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.25 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.25 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.25 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saffie Osborne | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Sean Levey | 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 | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Oct 26+69d | Nottingham | Jeremy Bradbeer Memorial Handicap Stakes Held up in last group - pushed along over 2f out - drifted left over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong without threatening - finished 5th | 5/9 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 85 | 87A | 80A | Saffie Osborne | 10/1 |
| 30 Jul 26+30d | Goodwood | Coral Kincsem Heritage Handicap Settled with the pack early - pushed for effort before fading over 2f out - well held at the finish | 12/14 | 9½ | 8-10 | 87 | 58C | 58A | Jamie Spencer | 25/1 |
| 30 Jun 26+30d | Ffos Las | West Wales Properties Pembrokeshire Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled just behind the pace - pushed along and closed inside final two furlongs - battled to the front in the last strides to score | 1/8 | 9-6 | — | 77B | 76A | Billy Loughnane | 7/4F | |
| 31 May 26+45d | Nottingham | When You Wish Upon A Star Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Dwelt at the break - dropped to the back of the field - roused to make ground from 2f out - plugged on into 3rd without threatening to get to the front pair | 3/7 | 3¼ | 9-4 | — | 75A | 72A | Saffie Osborne | 5/2 |
| 16 Apr 26 | Newmarket | Betway Wood Ditton Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort and moved into second with 2f left - kept going in the closing stages but unable to trouble the winner in the last furlong - finished second | 2/10 | 5½ | 9-7 | — | 66A | 79A | Sean Levey | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dark Whisper won?
- Dark Whisper (FR) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trains Dark Whisper?
- Dark Whisper (FR) is trained by David Menuisier, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
- Who is Dark Whisper's sire?
- Dark Whisper (FR) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Birch Grove (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What going does Dark Whisper prefer?
- Dark Whisper (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dark Whisper's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 7 October 2026. The highest on record is 87.
- What is Dark Whisper'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 Whisper's siblings?
- Out of Birch Grove (IRE), Dark Whisper (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.