Darkest Night (IRE)
Darkest Night (IRE) is 2 from 18, both wins coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2013.
- 2–18Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 5 (27.8%)Placed
- −8.50£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=18 · 1.24 incl. margin
- 64Highest OR
- 28dAvg 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 11.3% of 21,898 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 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 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2,409 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,731 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | — |
| Heavy | 828 | 71 | 8.6% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 7,286 | 917 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 2 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,712 | 1,253 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,997 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 2 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,471 | 237 | 9.6% | −1.7 | — |
| 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 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 2 | 13% | −5.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −1.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 2 | 20% | −0.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus Sweeney | 11 | 2 | 18% | −1.50 |
| Louis-Philippe Beuzelin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Vincent Vion | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thomas Messina | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −1.50 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 · 11 runs | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 13+48d | Deauville (FR) | Prix De Crennes (Claimer) (3yo) (Fibresand) | 11/16 | ½ | 8-11 | — | — | Thomas Messina | 57/1 |
| 31 Oct 13+23d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Du Carrefour Saint-Remy (Claimer) (3yo) (Polytrack) | 11/17 | ¾ | 8-11 | — | — | Louis-Philippe Beuzelin | 70/1 |
| 08 Oct 13+19d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix du Moulin de Maisons-Laffitte (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) | 15/17 | 1½ | 8-11 | — | — | Louis-Philippe Beuzelin | 75/1 |
| 19 Sep 13+82d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix De La Croix Verte (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) | 12/14 | 6 | 9-4 | — | — | Vincent Vion | 42/1 |
| 29 Jun 13+103d | Deauville (FR) | Prix d'Orbec (Claimer) (3yo) (Fibresand) | 5/16 | hd | 9-6 | — | — | Vincent Vion | 54/1 |
| 18 Mar 13+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32 Bonus At 32Red.com Handicap | 7/8 | 5 | 9-7 | 64 | 50A | Fergus Sweeney | 6/1 |
| 01 Mar 13+19d | Lingfield (AW) | lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap | 2/7 | 2 | 9-5 | 63 | 65A | Fergus Sweeney | 8/1 |
| 10 Feb 13+7d | Southwell (AW) | Coral.co.uk Handicap | 3/3 | 7 | 10-0 | 61 | 55C | Fergus Sweeney | 2/1 |
| 03 Feb 13+12d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet On Your Tablet At Bluesq.com Handicap | 1/4 | 9-1 | 59 | 65B | Fergus Sweeney | 5/2 | |
| 22 Jan 13+18d | Lingfield (AW) | Follow Us On Twitter At LingfieldPark Handicap | 1/8 | 9-2 | 55 | 73A | Fergus Sweeney | 5/1 | |
| 04 Jan 13+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Free Bets With Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap | 3/9 | ½ | 9-7 | 55 | 64A | Fergus Sweeney | 9/2 |
| 2012 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 12+18d | Lingfield (AW) | Find Us On Facebook Lingfield Park Nursery | 6/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | 55 | 55A | Fergus Sweeney | 14/1 |
| 03 Dec 12+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Racecourse Nursery | 3/12 | hd | 9-1 | 54 | 68A | Shane Kelly | 22/1 |
| 21 Nov 12+48d | Kempton (AW) | Betdaq Casino Games Nursery | 5/12 | hd | 8-11 | 54 | 56A | Fergus Sweeney | 10/1 |
| 04 Oct 12+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | SIS Ltd Nursery | 7/13 | hd | 9-2 | 55 | 54A | Fergus Sweeney | 18/1 |
| 22 Sep 12+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 12/13 | hd | 9-3 | — | 43C | Fergus Sweeney | 80/1 |
| 14 Sep 12+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Like Us On Facebook Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 11/13 | 1¾ | 9-3 | — | 56A | Sean Quinlan | 50/1 |
| 02 Sep 12 | Folkestone | Dave Kenneth Gisby Memorial Maiden Stakes (Str) | 9/10 | 4½ | 9-3 | — | 50A | Fergus Sweeney | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Darkest Night won?
- Darkest Night (IRE) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2012 and 2013, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 5 times in total (27.8% of starts).
- Who trained Darkest Night?
- Darkest Night (IRE) was trained by R Schoof on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 18 December 2013.
- Who is Darkest Night's sire?
- Darkest Night (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Vadarousse (GER), whose sire is Numerous.
- What going does Darkest Night prefer?
- Darkest Night (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Darkest Night's official rating?
- Darkest Night (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 64.
- What is Darkest Night's sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,898 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.