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Horse profile

Dark Willow (IRE)

6yo mare · Trainer Mrs Mary Whelehan · Owner Mrs Mary Whelehan
by Smooth Daddy (USA) out of Darknessintlight (IRE) (Big Bad Bob)
16 runs · 9 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran today · 23rd of 23 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Dark Willow (IRE) is yet to win from 16 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 14 at Roscommon (IRE) (Oct 2026).

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating45↓ 6lb off peak
45 35–51

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 73 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 19 Nov 2025

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 →

Flat 16 figures · best 82C · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good882C751 · —
Soft578C472 · 78 / 55
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1382C662 · 78 / 75.5
1m – 1m1f377C732 · 77 / 54.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 21 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 78A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Roscommon (IRE), 12 Oct 2026 Official rating 45 at the last run, 20 Oct 2026

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 →

Flat 16 figures · best 78A · median 53.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good871A521 · —
Soft578A562 · 78 / 61.5
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1378A552 · 78 / 67
1m – 1m1f354A452 · 54 / 49.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 21 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 11 analysed runs

  • Midfield 5 (45%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (27%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (18%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (9%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Smooth Daddy (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 332 runs since Jan 2008 (26 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+92.5—
Good to Firm20210%+2.5—
Good8789.2%+1.70 from 8
Good to Soft3113.2%−4.30 from 1
Soft5435.6%−1.90 from 5
Heavy23313%+5.50 from 1
Standard (AW)11676%−1.50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f621016.1%+8.6—
6f – 7f11765.1%−2.40 from 13
1m – 1m1f7867.7%+0.20 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f4037.5%0—
1m5f – 2m1900%−7.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1100%−7.5—
2m5f – 3m500%−7.5—

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

Dam
Darknessintlight (IRE) (Big Bad Bob)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 7 0 0% −7.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 13 0 0% −13.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rory Cleary 6 0 0% −6.00
Gary Carroll 3 0 0% −3.00
R. P. Cleary 2 0 0% −2.00
Gary Halpin 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Caffrey 1 0 0% −1.00
Benjamin P Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00
Siobhan Rutledge 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 0 0% −14.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
20 Oct 26+8d Curragh (IRE) Always Gambling Responsibly With 1xBet.ie Handicap 8f · Yielding · 23 ran In the pack's midfield early - under pressure over 2f out and soon floundering - faded tamely over 1f out to finish 23rd 23/23 3¼ 8-7 4532C45C R. P. Cleary 50/1
12 Oct 26+70d Roscommon (IRE) Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (Div I) 7.5f · Soft · 14 ran prominent early and 6th at halfway - improved 2f out - 3rd 1f out and threw down a short bid - second 200 yards out - unable to reel in the winner but stayed on to finish 2nd 2/14 1¼ 8-11 4178C78A R. P. Cleary 40/1
03 Aug 26+257d Naas (IRE) Hurling For Cancer On August 24th Fillies Maiden 8f · Good · 17 ran Settled around midfield - urged for effort entering the straight without gaining ground - held same position to the finish well beaten 11/17 1¾ 9-10 3577C54A Gary Carroll 200/1
19 Nov 25+168d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (0-60) 7f · Standard · 14 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along early and still in 10th with a furlong left - stayed on steadily to the line without threatening 8/14 hd 8-10 4073B56A Rory Cleary 66/1
04 Jun 25+23d Curragh Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap 6.5f · Good · 23 ran Set the pace early - pressed and pushed along at halfway then lost the advantage 2f out - dropped away to finish 14th 14/23 ½ 8-7 4078C55A Rory Cleary 80/1
12 May 25+30d Roscommon Next Meeting At Roscommon On Monday, 19th May Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) 7.5f · Good · 15 ran Handy from the start - up into 2nd shortly after - hit the front 2f out under pressure - overtaken approaching final furlong and gave best late to finish 4th 4/15 ¾ 9-0 4482C71A Gary Carroll 50/1
12 Apr 25+4d Curragh Download The Tote App Handicap 6f · Good · 15 ran Sat close to pace before going in front early - driven on with over 2f to run - lost the advantage soon after and had nothing left to give inside the final furlong - dropped away to finish well beaten 12/15 nk 8-7 4870C48A Rory Cleary 80/1
08 Apr 25+10d Navan Return Of The Flat At Navan Handicap (0-60) 6f · Good · 9 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along still 8th with 2f left - dropped away late to finish 8th 8/9 3¼ 9-9 4835A53A Gary Halpin 40/1
29 Mar 25+158d Curragh Visit The Irish National Stud & Gardens Maiden 6f · Soft · 11 ran Settled with the pack early - 4th at halfway - driven approaching final furlong before fading close home 9/11 1¼ 10-2 4154A64A Gary Carroll 200/1
22 Oct 24+45d Curragh Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap (47-65) 7f · Soft · 24 ran Settled in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away late - finished well beaten in 19th 19/24 1½ 8-9 4721C45C Adam Caffrey 80/1
07 Sep 24+355d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 8f · Good · 11 ran Settled around midpack early - 7th and driven for effort with two furlongs left - failed to close and had nothing more to offer inside the final furlong - finished well held in 8th 8/11 6 9-1 4673C44C Benjamin P Kennedy 150/1
18 Sep 23+29d Fairyhouse Sands Of Mali At Ballyhane Stud Fillies Maiden 7f · Yielding · 13 ran 6/13 1½ 9-3 4647C56A Ronan Whelan 80/1
20 Aug 23+86d Curragh O'Shaughnessy Distilling Company Handicap 6f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 1¼ 8-7 5177C51A Rory Cleary 100/1
26 May 23+215d Curragh Extra Place Races At Novibet Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden 6f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 2½ 8-12 —66C44A Siobhan Rutledge 250/1
23 Oct 22+40d Curragh Tote Guarantee On All Irish And UK Races Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 6f · Heavy · 15 ran 8/15 1¾ 9-2 —30C61A Rory Cleary 80/1
13 Sep 22 Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 7f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 11/14 6 9-2 —23C39A Rory Cleary 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Willow (IRE) won?
Dark Willow (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2022 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (6.3% of starts).
Who trains Dark Willow (IRE)?
Dark Willow (IRE) is trained by Mrs Mary Whelehan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 October 2026.
Who is Dark Willow (IRE)'s sire?
Dark Willow (IRE) is by Smooth Daddy (USA) out of Darknessintlight (IRE), whose sire is Big Bad Bob.
What is Dark Willow (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 20 October 2026. The highest on record is 51.
What is Dark Willow (IRE)'s sire's record?
Smooth Daddy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 332 runs since Jan 2008 (26 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from September 2022. 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.