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Horse profile

Darsi's Darling (IRE)

8yo mare (at last run, Nov 2024) · Last trainer Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith · Last owner Mrs S Smith
by Darsi (FR) out of The Farmers Sister (IRE) (Beneficial)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Nov 2024 — 715 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2024 New yard Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Darsi's Darling is a maiden who won none of ten starts on turf between Nov 2021 and Nov 2024 and placed twice. Her best effort came when third of eight at Sedgefield in Jan 2023. She raced over trips from 1m5f to 3m on good or softer ground and last ran at Carlisle in Nov 2024 in a Class 5 mares handicap chase. That was her first start for Joel Parkinson and Sue Smith and came off an official rating of 80, 17lb below her highest ever mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Nov 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 17lb off peak
80 80–97

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 111 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sedgefield, 29 Jan 2023

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 7 figures · best 125B · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good4125B90—
Good to Soft3111B108—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3125B108—
2m5f – 3m292C76—
2m1f – 2m4f2111B99.5—

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 23 May 2024 Official rating 80 at the last run, 11 Nov 2024

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 7 figures · best 105A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good4101A85—
Good to Soft3105A78—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3101A78—
2m5f – 3m283C80.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2105A96—

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Darsi (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,116 runs since Jan 2008 (112 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3412.9%−4.2—
Good345288.1%+10 from 5
Good to Soft209157.2%+0.10 from 4
Soft347216.1%−10 from 1
Heavy178147.9%+0.8—
Standard (AW)300%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f200%−7.1—
1m5f – 2m237145.9%−1.20 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f385256.5%−0.60 from 4
2m5f – 3m375297.7%+0.60 from 3
Over 3m117119.4%+2.3—

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
The Farmers Sister (IRE) (Beneficial)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kilrush Lady (IRE)30——
Fairland (IRE)150——
Dubhaille (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Midgley 3 0 0% −3.00
Thomas Willmott 3 0 0% −3.00
Peter Kavanagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Theo Gillard 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Chapman 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Mania 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Chase 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
2024 · 4 runs
11 Nov 24+149d Carlisle John Smithson 75th Birthday Mares' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 8 ran Wide throughout among back markers - blundered 4th - sustained an injury and eased to a halt before 8th PU/8 — 10-1 80—— Peter Kavanagh 16/1
15 Jun 24+23d Uttoxeter Uttoxeter Ladies Day 26th July Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 33 11-3 8460C78C Theo Gillard 40/1
23 May 24+17d Market Rasen Mick And Linda Jackson Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 2¾ 11-3 8888A87A Tom Midgley 66/1
06 May 24+179d Warwick eventmasters.co.uk Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 1¾ 10-13 9392C83C Tom Midgley 100/1
2023 · 2 runs
09 Nov 23+284d Sedgefield Shaun Evans Flooring Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-9 97—— Tom Midgley 66/1
29 Jan 23+34d Sedgefield MW Paving And Groundworks Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1 10-13 —111B105A Thomas Willmott 25/1
2022 · 2 runs
26 Dec 22+324d Wetherby William Hill Epic Value Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 11-0 ——— Ross Chapman 66/1
05 Feb 22+53d Wetherby Wilmot-Smith Memorial Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 7 10-7 —67C76C Thomas Willmott 22/1
2021 · 2 runs
14 Dec 21+20d Catterick Racing Again 28th December Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 10 10-2 —108B78A Thomas Willmott 22/1
24 Nov 21 Wetherby EBF Stallions Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 3¾ 10-12 —125B101A Ryan Mania 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Darsi's Darling won?
Darsi's Darling (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2021 and 2024. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Darsi's Darling?
Darsi's Darling (IRE) was trained by Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 11 November 2024.
Who is Darsi's Darling's sire?
Darsi's Darling (IRE) is by Darsi (FR) out of The Farmers Sister (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
What is Darsi's Darling's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 11 November 2024. The highest on record is 97.
What is Darsi's Darling's sire's record?
Darsi (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,116 runs since Jan 2008 (112 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Darsi's Darling's siblings?
Out of The Farmers Sister (IRE), Darsi's Darling (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2021. 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.