Darkest (IRE)
Darkest (IRE) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Sep 2020. Last raced off a career-high mark of 89.
- 1–13Wins / Runs
- 7.7%Strike rate
- 4 (30.8%)Placed
- −7.50£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 0.89Fair A/E n=13 · 0.74 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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 93
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 | 5 | 98C | 87 | — |
| Good | 4 | 89C | 69 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 87C | 84 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 98C | 71 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 11.3% of 21,878 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 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 2,409 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 2,725 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 822 | 69 | 8.4% | −2.9 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 7,278 | 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 | 10,700 | 1,253 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,994 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,469 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,089 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 472 | 41 | 8.7% | −2.6 | — |
| 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 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
At least 12 siblings in the archive, 9 winners — best of them Sovereign Debt (IRE) (14 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Sovereign Debt (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign Debt (IRE) | 62 | 14 | 6f–1m½f | Group 2 |
| With Approval (IRE) | 75 | 7 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Lyndon B (IRE) | 45 | 5 | 7f–1m | Class 3 |
| Puff (IRE) | 11 | 3 | 6f–7f | Group 3 |
| Sorelle Delle Rose (IRE) | 14 | 3 | 6f–7f | — |
| Sweetest Rose (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 6½f–1m | — |
| Marked Card (IRE) | 4 | 2 | 7f | Class 3 |
| Mackenzie Rose (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Golden Rosie (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Fly Fisher (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Angel Rose (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Adenium (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
The twelve with most wins are shown; the family holds more.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Lordan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Michael Hussey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 (IRE) won?
- Darkest (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2019 and 2020, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
- Who trained Darkest (IRE)?
- Darkest (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 1 November 2020.
- Who is Darkest (IRE)'s sire?
- Darkest (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Kelsey Rose (GB), whose sire is Most Welcome.
- What going does Darkest (IRE) prefer?
- Darkest (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 Darkest (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 1 November 2020. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Darkest (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,878 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Darkest (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Kelsey Rose (GB), Darkest (IRE) has at least 12 other produce in our archive, 9 of them winners. Most wins: Sovereign Debt (IRE) (14). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Sovereign Debt (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.