Darkest Flyer (IRE)
Darkest Flyer (IRE) is 2 from 13. Hasn't won since Aug 2017. Last raced off a career-high mark of 108.
- 2–13Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 5 (38.5%)Placed
- −6.40£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 1.44Fair A/E n=13 · 1.08 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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 157
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 2 | 145C | 124.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 157B | 113.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 157B | 130.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 145C | 107.5 | — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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.
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 11% of 743 runs since Jan 2008 (68 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| Good to Firm | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −6.2 | — |
| Good | 220 | 28 | 12.7% | +1.7 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 110 | 15 | 13.6% | +2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 220 | 23 | 10.5% | −0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 143 | 14 | 9.8% | −1.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 201 | 21 | 10.4% | −0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 276 | 30 | 10.9% | −0.1 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 205 | 24 | 11.7% | +0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 59 | 7 | 11.9% | +0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Ragin Cajun (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Libby T Valance (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragin Cajun (IRE) | 26 | 3 | 2m4½f–3m | — |
| Libby T Valance (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 2m | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.90 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Flanagan | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| A E Lynch | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| E O'Connell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| B M Cash | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.60 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
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 Darkest Flyer (IRE) won?
- Darkest Flyer (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 5 times in total (38.5% of starts).
- Who trained Darkest Flyer (IRE)?
- Darkest Flyer (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 29 December 2017.
- Who is Darkest Flyer (IRE)'s sire?
- Darkest Flyer (IRE) is by Broadway Flyer (USA) out of Dipp In The Dark (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Darkest Flyer (IRE) prefer?
- Darkest Flyer (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Darkest Flyer (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 29 December 2017. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Darkest Flyer (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Broadway Flyer (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 743 runs since Jan 2008 (68 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Darkest Flyer (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Dipp In The Dark (IRE), Darkest Flyer (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Ragin Cajun (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Libby T Valance (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.