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Horse profile

Darlac (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2021) · Last trainer Colin Tizzard · Last owner Mrs G C Pritchard
by Lucarno (USA) out of Pail Mel (FR) (Sleeping Car)
19 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2018
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Feb 2021 — 2,084 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2021 2 wins · Wincanton & Fontwell Last raced off OR 137
KTB Profile

Darlac (FR) is 2 from 19. Hasn't won since Dec 2020.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating137↓ 2lb off peak
137 127–139

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Haydock, 16 Feb 2019

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 →

Jumps 12 figures · best 124B · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft4105B98—
Good4124B108—
Good to Soft2115B104—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5113A96—
2m5f – 3m4124B108—
Over 3m2105B90.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 136B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 3 Dec 2020 Official rating 137 at the last run, 4 Feb 2021

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 13 figures · best 136B · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft4136B122—
Good4132B125.5—
Good to Firm2122C120.5—
Good to Soft2116A111—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5135B122—
2m5f – 3m4132B125.5—
Over 3m3136B122—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 19 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,189 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 12.9% from 116.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−8.4—
Good to Firm5359.4%+11 from 2
Good424327.5%−0.90 from 5
Good to Soft2212210%+1.60 from 3
Soft328237%−1.41 from 7
Heavy1161512.9%+4.50 from 2
Standard (AW)4436.8%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8112.5%+4.1—
6f – 7f2913.4%−5—
1m – 1m1f1600%−8.4—
1m2f – 1m4f44511.4%+3—
1m5f – 2m450337.3%−1.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f357329%+0.61 from 6
2m5f – 3m229229.6%+1.20 from 6
Over 3m56610.7%+2.31 from 6

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
Pail Mel (FR) (Sleeping Car)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Alcala (FR) (12 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Alcala (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Alcala (FR)36121m4f–3m2½fListed
Gaulois (FR)1032m2½f–2m5½fClass 3
Bon Cheval (FR)312m1½f—
Alcala I (FR)10—Listed
Cavale Indomptable (FR)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% −2.50
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% −0.09

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 7 1 14% −2.50
Class 1 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 1 50% −0.09
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 4 1 25% +0.50
Exeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 3 0 0% −3.00
Fontwell 2 1 50% −0.09
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 6 1 17% −1.50
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −4.09
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Power 7 1 14% −2.50
Harry Cobden 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Johnson 3 1 33% −1.09
Tom Scudamore 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonjo O'Neill Jr 1 0 0% −1.00
A P Heskin 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Wedge 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 2 14% −7.59
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 8 1 13% −3.50
2019 6 0 0% −6.00
2018 4 1 25% −2.09

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 12 1 8% −7.50
Hurdle 6 1 17% −4.09
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
04 Feb 21+39d Wincanton Dick Hunt Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-9 137—— Harry Cobden 14/1
27 Dec 20+24d Kempton Ladbrokes Committed To Safer Gambling Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-5 138—— Robbie Power 6/1
03 Dec 20+30d Wincanton Weatherbys Racing Bank Silver Buck Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-12 127105B136B Robbie Power 7/2
03 Nov 20+21d Exeter Kate Brook Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 1¾ 11-1 127106A132B Robbie Power 15/2
13 Oct 20+24d Hereford Mental Health Awareness Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 25f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 2/3 4½ 11-1 128—122C Robbie Power 8/15F
19 Sep 20+233d Newton Abbot Follow WillHillRacing On Twitter Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 26f · Good · 6 ran F/6 — 11-6 128—— Jonjo O'Neill Jr 8/1
30 Jan 20+19d Wincanton Unique Financial Planning Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 17 11-4 13076C106C A P Heskin 10/1
11 Jan 20+10d Warwick McCoy Contractors Civil Engineering Classic Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 29f · Soft · 13 ran F/13 — 10-10 132—— Robbie Power 8/1
01 Jan 20+26d Exeter Watch On Racing TV Now! Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 19f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 1 11-8 134101C122B Adam Wedge 3/1
06 Dec 19+46d Exeter Tribute Cornwall's Pale Ale Novices' Chase Class 2 · 19f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 2½ 11-0 13495C122B Tom Scudamore 8/1
21 Oct 19+17d Plumpton 'A Spirit Of Love' Memorial Race Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 11-7 134—— Harry Cobden 2/1F
04 Oct 19+203d Fontwell Visit attheraces.com Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 nk 11-4 13484C127C Harry Cobden 6/5
15 Mar 19+27d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-5 137—— Robbie Power 100/1
16 Feb 19+46d Haydock Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24.5f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 2½ 11-4 139110B124A Sean Bowen 14/1
01 Jan 19+25d Cheltenham Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 8 11-0 13993C106C Richard Johnson 8/1
07 Dec 18+21d Sandown Ballymore Winter Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 3½ 11-0 13296C135B Robbie Power 8/1
16 Nov 18+23d Cheltenham Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (grade 2) (registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 2½ 11-0 —124B120A Richard Johnson 5/1
24 Oct 18+185d Fontwell Andy Thesaurus Musselwhite Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 11-2 —113A119B Richard Johnson 10/11F
22 Apr 18 Wincanton SJH Carpets Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7/14 ½ 11-3 —115B116A Tom Scudamore 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Darlac (FR) won?
Darlac (FR) won 2 of 19 archived starts between 2018 and 2021, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 4 times in total (21.1% of starts).
Who trained Darlac (FR)?
Darlac (FR) was trained by Colin Tizzard on the most recent run on record, at Wincanton on 4 February 2021.
Who is Darlac (FR)'s sire?
Darlac (FR) is by Lucarno (USA) out of Pail Mel (FR), whose sire is Sleeping Car.
What going does Darlac (FR) prefer?
Darlac (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Darlac (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 137, from the run on 4 February 2021. The highest on record is 139.
What is Darlac (FR)'s sire's record?
Lucarno (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,189 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.9% from 116.
Who are Darlac (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Pail Mel (FR), Darlac (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Alcala (FR) (12). Highest grade won: Listed (Alcala (FR)). The wins came over 1m4f–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2018. 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.