Darling Challenge (FR)
Darling Challenge is a maiden who has run six times without a win and placed once. All her racing has been in France at Saint-Cloud, Deauville and Longchamp, with four starts over 1m2f – 1m4f and two over 1m – 1m1f on ground ranging from heavy to good to soft and standard. Her best effort came when she finished fourth of 16 in the Prix du Plateau de Saclay at Saint-Cloud in Nov 2025. That last run, at Saint-Cloud in Nov 2025, was her first for the yard.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 257dAvg 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 8.4% of 1,208 runs since Jan 2008 (146 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 3.8% from 105. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.9% from 101.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 58 | 7 | 12.1% | +3.7 | — |
| Good | 209 | 22 | 10.5% | +2.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 182 | 16 | 8.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 246 | 17 | 6.9% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 105 | 4 | 3.8% | −4.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 406 | 35 | 8.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +16.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 178 | 13 | 7.3% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 258 | 15 | 5.8% | −2.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 384 | 31 | 8.1% | −0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 215 | 21 | 9.8% | +1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 101 | 13 | 12.9% | +4.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 59 | 6 | 10.2% | +1.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +2.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 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) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Besnier | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thomas Trullier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Theo Bachelot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Francesco Satalia | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | |||||||
| 20 Nov 25+763d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix du Plateau de Saclay (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) | 4/16 | hd | 9-5 | Thomas Trullier | 12/1 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | |||||||
| 19 Oct 23+41d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de la Foret de Cinglais (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 7/15 | 2 | 9-5 | Theo Bachelot | 34/1 |
| 08 Sep 23+29d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Jean-Claude Desaint (Championnat Paris-Turf des Apprentices & Young Jockeys) (Handicap) (4yo+) | 11/12 | ¾ | 8-13 | Francesco Satalia | 15/1 |
| 10 Aug 23+336d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Deauville Yacht Club (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 10/15 | ¾ | 9-5 | Maxime Guyon | 14/1 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | |||||||
| 08 Sep 22+116d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix d'Enghien (Handicap) (3yo) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 12/13 | 3 | 8-11 | Hugo Besnier | 25/1 |
| 15 May 22 | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de la Muette (Handicap) (3yo Fillies) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 5/13 | ½ | 9-2 | Hugo Besnier | 87/10 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Darling Challenge won?
- Darling Challenge (FR) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2022 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trains Darling Challenge?
- Darling Challenge (FR) is trained by Mme Y Vollmer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 November 2025.
- Who is Darling Challenge's sire?
- Darling Challenge (FR) is by Reliable Man (GB) out of Swedish Challenge (USA), whose sire is Hat Trick.
- What is Darling Challenge's sire's record?
- Reliable Man (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,208 runs since Jan 2008 (146 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.8% from 105. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.9% from 101.