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Horse profile

Darkness (GB)

13yo gelding (at last run, May 2012) · Last trainer Simon Sherwood · Last owner The Hon Mrs S Sherwood
by Accordion (IRE) out of Winnowing (IRE) (Strong Gale)
17 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 May 2012 — 5,267 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2012 · 4th of 7 7 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Darkness (GB) is 7 from 17, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Stan James Feltham Novices' Chase at Sandown (Dec 2005). Hasn't won since Feb 2009. Last raced off 104, 50lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 50lb off peak
Official rating104↓ 50lb off peak
104 104–154

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 4 Mar 2011 Official rating 104 at the last run, 19 May 2012

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 →

Jumps 15 figures · best 138A · median 123
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good7136B116—
Good to Soft4138A127—
Soft4133C127—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m8138A118—
Over 3m3136B134—
2m1f – 2m4f3133C131—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 17 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 17 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Accordion (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 3,309 runs since Jan 2008 (327 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2015%−5.8—
Good to Firm2642710.2%−0.6—
Good9379910.6%−0.24 from 8
Good to Soft576549.4%−1.41 from 4
Soft89011012.4%+1.62 from 5
Heavy5916511%+0.2—
Standard (AW)3113.2%−7.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−10.8—
1m – 1m1f300%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f4648.7%−2.1—
1m5f – 2m7919011.4%+0.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,23214011.4%+0.62 from 3
2m5f – 3m9399610.2%−0.63 from 8
Over 3m293279.2%−1.62 from 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
Winnowing (IRE) (Strong Gale)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Cantlow (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Cantlow (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cantlow (IRE)4872m1f–3m6fClass 2
Man of The Moment (GB)1323m½fClass 5
Hurricane Milly (IRE)512mClass 5
On The Off Chance (GB)90——
Grey Mistral (GB)20——
Big Lugs (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 4 50% +16.12
Soft 5 2 40% −1.89
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −1.38

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 7 2 29% +10.62
Class 2 3 2 67% +2.87
Class 3 3 1 33% −1.33
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 2 100% +2.69

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 3 2 67% +15.25
Cheltenham 3 1 33% −0.38
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% +1.25
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 2 1 50% −0.33
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 1 100% +1.62
Towcester 1 1 100% +0.44

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 3 38% +12.87
Over 3m 5 2 40% +0.87
2m1f – 2m4f 3 2 67% +0.11
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P McCoy 7 6 86% +7.85
Jimmy McCarthy 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Sherwood 2 0 0% −2.00
Barry Fenton 2 1 50% +13.00
Wayne Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Tinkler 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 7 47% +14.85
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 2 1 50% +1.25
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 9 6 67% +17.60

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 13 5 38% +13.74
Hurdle 4 2 50% −0.89

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
19 May 12+442d Uttoxeter Mount Argus Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 6 11-5 10499C Jack Sherwood 5/1
04 Mar 11+699d Newbury Rickety Bridge Hunters' Chase (In Aid Of West Berkshire Mencap) Class 6 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 12 11-13 135120B Jack Sherwood 7/2
04 Apr 09+35d Aintree John Smith's Grand National Chase (Handicap) Grade 3 Class 1 · 36f · Good To Soft · 40 ran 13/40 3½ 10-9 143106C Wayne Hutchinson 16/1
28 Feb 09+63d Newbury Totescoop6 Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 26f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-12 143136B A P McCoy 9/4F
27 Dec 08+35d Chepstow Coral Welsh National Handicap Chase Class 1 · 29f · Soft · 20 ran PU/20 — 10-5 143— Jimmy McCarthy 14/1
22 Nov 08+945d Haydock Timeform Betfair Racing Club Handicap Chase Class 2 · 23f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 8 11-12 142138A Jimmy McCarthy 18/1
22 Apr 06+38d Ayr Scottish National Handicap Chase (Grd2) Class 1 · 33f · Good · 30 ran PU/30 — 11-5 152— A P McCoy 12/1
15 Mar 06+79d Cheltenham Royal & SunAlliance Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 11 11-4 152116C Paddy Brennan 11/2
26 Dec 05+17d Sandown Stan James Feltham Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 154130C A P McCoy 13/8F
09 Dec 05+14d Cheltenham December Novices' Chase Class 2 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-8 149134C A P McCoy 13/8F
25 Nov 05+19d Newbury Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 23.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-2 136132C Barry Fenton 14/1
06 Nov 05+35d Ayr Famous Grouse Novices' Chase Class 3 · 15.5f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 9 11-9 136123C Barry Fenton 11/4
02 Oct 05+200d Uttoxeter P M Harris Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-7 —115C A P McCoy 9/4
16 Mar 05+41d Cheltenham SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle Class 1 · 21f · Good · 20 ran 18/20 2 11-7 120100C Jimmy McCarthy 66/1
03 Feb 05+17d Towcester Gg.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-11 120131C A P McCoy 4/9F
17 Jan 05+15d Plumpton NH Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 11-12 —133C Andrew Tinkler 7/4F
02 Jan 05 Plumpton NH Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-6 —108C A P McCoy 4/6F

Quick answers

How many races has Darkness (GB) won?
Darkness (GB) won 7 of 17 archived starts between 2005 and 2012, a strike rate of 41.2%. Placed 11 times in total (64.7% of starts).
Who trained Darkness (GB)?
Darkness (GB) was trained by Simon Sherwood on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 19 May 2012.
Who is Darkness (GB)'s sire?
Darkness (GB) is by Accordion (IRE) out of Winnowing (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What going does Darkness (GB) prefer?
Darkness (GB) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 8 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Darkness (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 19 May 2012. The highest on record is 154.
What is Darkness (GB)'s sire's record?
Accordion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 3,309 runs since Jan 2008 (327 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Darkness (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Winnowing (IRE), Darkness (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Cantlow (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Cantlow (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.