Down After Dark (IRE)
Down After Dark is a gelding by Wings Of Eagles out of a Marju mare who is yet to win from four starts on turf. He has raced once at each of Clonmel, Listowel, Kilbeggan and Wexford, with three starts over 2m1f to 2m4f and one over 1m5f to 2m, all on good or good to soft going. He finished ninth of 11, having raced prominently, at Clonmel in the Kilmore Maiden Hurdle in Oct 2026.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 11dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 72C | 51 | 2 runs · 72 / 51 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 37C | 33.5 | 2 runs · 37 / 33.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 9 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 from 4 analysed runs since Aug 2026
- Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,012 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses).
Strongest on good going: 13.4% from 291. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.5% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +11.3 | — |
| Good | 291 | 39 | 13.4% | +3.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 253 | 23 | 9.1% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 230 | 20 | 8.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Heavy | 90 | 11 | 12.2% | +2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 134 | 6 | 4.5% | −5.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 91 | 8 | 8.8% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 105 | 9 | 8.6% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 96 | 5 | 5.2% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 330 | 27 | 8.2% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 288 | 37 | 12.8% | +2.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 87 | 12 | 13.8% | +3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | +18.5 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Whatsavailable (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m1f–2m7½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whatsavailable (IRE) | 40 | 3 | 2m4f–2m7½f | — |
| Dympnas Well (FR) | 16 | 3 | 2m1f–2m4½f | — |
| Secrecies Of Stone (IRE) | 20 | 2 | 2m4½f–2m5½f | — |
| Cetta's Hill (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Enright | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aidan Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall Moore | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 26+6d | Clonmel (IRE) | Kilmore Maiden Hurdle prominent early - minor error 7th and slipped back - 9th and fell behind 4 out - never a threat and well adrift at the finish | 9/11 | 25 | 11-10 | 37C | 86C | Phillip Enright | 100/1 |
| 25 Sep 26+22d | Listowel (IRE) | John J. Galvin Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back from the start - no impression made on leaders - well beaten in 12th | 12/15 | 9½ | 11-10 | 30C | 97C | Aidan Kelly | 200/1 |
| 03 Sep 26+6d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Maiden Hurdle (Div I) Held up towards the back - into 8th by the 4th - unable to make headway from there and beaten a long way out | 9/11 | 8 | 11-2 | 72C | 91C | Phillip Enright | 200/1 |
| 28 Aug 26 | Wexford (IRE) | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Sluggish break - settled at the back throughout - hesitant jump 3rd - blundered 4th and outpaced from there - error and unseated rider 2 out | UR/12 | — | 10-11 | — | — | Niall Moore | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Down After Dark won?
- Down After Dark (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Down After Dark?
- Down After Dark (IRE) is trained by S Curling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
- Who is Down After Dark's sire?
- Down After Dark (IRE) is by Wings Of Eagles (FR) out of Melancholy Hill (IRE), whose sire is Marju.
- What is Down After Dark's sire's record?
- Wings Of Eagles (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,012 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 13.4% from 291. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.5% from 134.
- Who are Down After Dark's siblings?
- Out of Melancholy Hill (IRE), Down After Dark (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Whatsavailable (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m1f–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.