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Horse profile

Darko Karim (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2006) · Last trainer Ron Hodges · Last owner P E Axon
by Groom Dancer (USA) out of Russian Rose (IRE) (Soviet Lad)
17 runs · 14 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Apr 2006 — 7,500 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2006 Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Darko Karim (GB) is yet to win from 17 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Chepstow (Mar 2006). Last raced off a career-high mark of 90.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating90At career-high mark
90 60–90

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 (jumps) 119C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 11 Mar 2006 Official rating 90 at the last jumps run, 15 Apr 2006

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 52C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 20 Jun 2005 Official rating 60 at the last flat run, 7 Nov 2005

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 5 figures · best 119C · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy2119C100.5—
Good to Soft270C63.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m384C82—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 5 figures · best 76C · median 37
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good236C28—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f376C52—
6f – 7f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 17 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (4) · did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 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
Groom Dancer (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7% of 1,020 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2414.2%−2.8—
Good to Firm149117.4%+0.40 from 5
Good276196.9%−0.10 from 2
Good to Soft16295.6%−1.40 from 3
Soft166159%+20 from 2
Heavy6657.6%+0.60 from 3
Standard (AW)177116.2%−0.80 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4249.5%+2.5—
6f – 7f7500%−70 from 1
1m – 1m1f8578.2%+1.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f146117.5%+0.50 from 4
1m5f – 2m301196.3%−0.70 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f211146.6%−0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m126118.7%+1.70 from 3
Over 3m34514.7%+7.7—

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

Dam
Russian Rose (IRE) (Soviet Lad)

7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Red Anthem (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m½f–1m7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Red Anthem (GB)2031m4f–1m7f—
Soho Rose (IRE)621m½f–1m2f—
Seanscoil (GB)40——
Desert Joy (GB)20——
Hanazakari (GB)30——
Kong Moon (FR)10——
Dubai Rose (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James White 3 0 0% −3.00
Jay Harris 2 0 0% −2.00
T Quinn 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss C Tizzard 1 0 0% −1.00
Rodi Greene 1 0 0% −1.00
Christian Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Simon Walker 1 0 0% −1.00
J-P Guillambert 1 0 0% −1.00
Matthew Henry 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie Dettori 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 7 0 0% −7.00
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Visor 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 12 0 0% −12.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00
Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 5 runs
15 Apr 06+35d Newton Abbot Hot Cross Bun Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-7 90— Tom Scudamore 5/1
11 Mar 06+21d Chepstow Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 3½ 11-6 90119C Jim Crowley 10/1
18 Feb 06+23d Uttoxeter Peter J Douglas Engineering Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 17 ran F/17 — 10-0 90— James White 11/2
26 Jan 06+24d Warwick Entertain Clients At Warwick Racecourse Classified Hurdle Class 5 · 21f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 3½ 10-2 9084C Jay Harris 20/1
02 Jan 06+25d Folkestone Paddock Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 1½ 9-9 8682C Jay Harris 9/2
2005 · 12 runs
08 Dec 05+14d Ludlow Coseley Christmas Craic Amateurs' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 3 9-12 9057C Miss C Tizzard 14/1
24 Nov 05+10d Taunton Juvenile Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 3½ 10-10 —— Rodi Greene 10/1
14 Nov 05+7d Leicester Ladbrokes.com Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 6 10-5 —70C Christian Williams 9/1
07 Nov 05+9d Wolverhampton (AW) Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 4 10-8 60— Mr Simon Walker 20/1
29 Oct 05+9d Southwell (AW) Maiden Claiming Stakes Class 7 · 11f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 2 9-0 64— J-P Guillambert 6/1
20 Oct 05+50d Ludlow Alfa Aggregates Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-5 —— James White 25/1
31 Aug 05+72d Newton Abbot Smirnoff Vodka Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 30 10-5 —— James White 7/1
20 Jun 05+21d Windsor Thoroughbred Owner And Breeder Magazine Handicap Class 5 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 1 9-3 6652C Matthew Henry 33/1
30 May 05+26d Sandown Bonusprint.com Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 7 8-7 6820C T Quinn 16/1
04 May 05+8d Chepstow Aardvarc Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 5 9-3 6837C T Quinn 7/1
26 Apr 05+29d Bath Claverton Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 3 9-2 6876C Frankie Dettori 6/1
28 Mar 05 Kempton JSC Angels Handicap Class 4 · 9f · Good · 17 ran 12/17 4 7-13 7036C Frankie McDonald 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Darko Karim won?
Darko Karim (GB) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 4 times in total (23.5% of starts).
Who trained Darko Karim?
Darko Karim (GB) was trained by Ron Hodges on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 15 April 2006.
Who is Darko Karim's sire?
Darko Karim (GB) is by Groom Dancer (USA) out of Russian Rose (IRE), whose sire is Soviet Lad.
What is Darko Karim's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 15 April 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Darko Karim's sire's record?
Groom Dancer (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7% of 1,020 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Darko Karim's siblings?
Out of Russian Rose (IRE), Darko Karim (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Red Anthem (GB) (3). The wins came over 1m½f–1m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 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.