Horse profile
Hurricane Darwin (IRE)
by Westerner (GB) out of Poetics Girl (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
47 runs · 15 courses · from Jul 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Oct 2024 — 737 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 12th of 17
7 wins · 7 courses
Headgear returns LTO
Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile
Hurricane Darwin won seven of 47 starts on turf between Jul 2014 and Oct 2024. He gained his biggest success in the Dooley Insurance Group Cross Country Chase at Punchestown over 3m on good ground off a mark of 130 in Apr 2022. All wins came in handicaps or maidens between 1m5f and 3m on good or soft going. The gelding, aged 14 at his last run in Oct 2024, finished 12 of 17 in a handicap hurdle at Limerick when headgear returned.
Based on 47 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 44lb off peak
- 7–47Wins / Runs
- 14.9%Strike rate
- 16 (34%)Placed
- +11.63£1 level staken=47 at SP
- 1.59Fair A/E n=47 · 1.29 incl. margin
- 134Highest OR
- 81dAvg 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.
Official rating90↓ 44lb off peak
90
90–134
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 89
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 133B | 77 | — |
| Heavy | 8 | 114B | 67.5 | — |
| Good | 7 | 110C | 75 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 110B | 40 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 133B | 74 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 114B | 93.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 52B | 29 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 39 runs looked at, 11 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (6) · did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 39 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,835 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 3,407 | 430 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 3 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 2,110 | 252 | 11.9% | −0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 3,780 | 452 | 12% | −0.1 | 3 from 15 |
| Heavy | 2,109 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 14 |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,367 | 395 | 11.7% | −0.4 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,284 | 537 | 12.5% | +0.4 | 3 from 16 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,978 | 375 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 2 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 766 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.6 | 1 from 10 |
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
Poetics Girl (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
7 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Colreevy (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Colreevy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colreevy (IRE) | 15 | 9 | 2m–3m½f | Grade 1 |
| Spider Web (IRE) | 28 | 5 | 2m4f–3m | Class 1 |
| Runfordave (IRE) | 11 | 3 | 2m–2m2½f | — |
| Light Brigade (IRE) | 12 | 3 | 1m7½f–2m | — |
| January Jets (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 2m½f–2m1f | — |
| Fillyoureye (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 1m7½f–2m7f | — |
| Old Ground (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 2m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 3 | 20% | +2.38 |
| Heavy | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Good | 11 | 3 | 27% | +18.25 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 19 | 1 | 5% | +4.00 |
| Navan | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Thurles | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 3 | 19% | +7.25 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 2 | 13% | −5.00 |
| Over 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | +13.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.62 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sexton | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 11 | 3 | 27% | +6.25 |
| Donagh Meyler | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| A P Heskin | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.62 |
| Mr B O Walsh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +20.00 |
| Mr S Cavanagh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Philip Donovan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J M Halford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss S Ahern | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Mr A P Fahey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 25 | 5 | 20% | +29.00 |
| None | 22 | 2 | 9% | −17.37 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +34.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +9.00 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.37 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 23 | 4 | 17% | +15.25 |
| Hurdle | 22 | 3 | 14% | −1.62 |
| NH Flat | 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 | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Oct 24+23d | Limerick | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Held up towards the back of the pack - lost touch with rivals after 3 out - no response late to finish well beaten | 12/17 | ¾ | 10-13 | 90 | 89B | 87A | Mr J M Halford | 20/1 |
| 27 Sep 24+77d | Listowel | Guinness Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Settled at the back - made ground and driven approaching 2 out - faded before the last to finish eighth | 8/14 | 1¼ | 11-7 | 93 | 53B | 100A | Philip Donovan | 16/1 |
| 12 Jul 24+387d | Kilbeggan | Kilbeggan Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | F/14 | — | 11-2 | 95 | — | — | Philip Donovan | 25/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Jun 23+53d | Wexford | Racing Again July 7th Ladies Handicap Hurdle | 7/10 | 4¾ | 11-8 | 106 | 75C | 102C | Miss S Ahern | 7/1 |
| 29 Apr 23+40d | Punchestown | Donohue Solutions Cross Country Chase | 4/14 | 6½ | 11-10 | 116 | 23B | 124A | Mr B O Walsh | 9/2 |
| 20 Mar 23+30d | Navan | Webster Cup Chase (grade 2) | 3/5 | 11 | 11-3 | 115 | 36C | 117B | Mr S Cavanagh | 40/1 |
| 18 Feb 23+90d | Gowran Park | Careys Cottage Cup Handicap Chase | 2/10 | 2¾ | 10-8 | 112 | 114B | 123B | Mr S Cavanagh | 20/1 |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Nov 22+43d | Punchestown | Pigsback.com Risk Of Thunder Chase | 6/17 | 4½ | 11-7 | 112 | -18B | 124A | Mr B O Walsh | 14/1 |
| 08 Oct 22+14d | Fairyhouse | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-123) | 1/11 | 10-11 | 105 | 78B | 126A | P J O'Hanlon | 3/1F | |
| 24 Sep 22+147d | Listowel | Kathleen Walsh Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) | 1/18 | 11-7 | 102 | 110B | 122A | Mr S Cavanagh | 11/1 | |
| 30 Apr 22+103d | Punchestown | Dooley Insurance Group Cross Country Chase | 1/17 | 11-0 | 130 | 52B | 121A | Mr B O Walsh | 22/1 | |
| 17 Jan 22+17d | Punchestown | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle | 8/15 | 2¾ | 11-7 | 104 | — | 107A | Mr A P Fahey | 18/1 |
| 2021 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 21+26d | Punchestown | Tote Supporting Punchestown Handicap Hurdle | 8/15 | shd | 10-0 | 106 | 96B | 99A | L P Dempsey | 22/1 |
| 05 Dec 21+21d | Punchestown | Old House, Kill Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 8/16 | 2¼ | 11-3 | 109 | — | 115A | Donagh Meyler | 33/1 |
| 14 Nov 21+32d | Punchestown | Pigsback.com Risk Of Thunder Chase | 3/15 | 4½ | 11-6 | 130 | -30B | 122A | Kevin Sexton | 16/1 |
| 13 Oct 21+146d | Punchestown | Punchestown Annual Membership Handicap Hurdle | 10/10 | 40 | 10-8 | 112 | 110C | 92C | Kevin Sexton | 20/1 |
| 20 May 21+19d | Tipperary | Junction Handicap Hurdle | 8/13 | 6½ | 11-1 | 114 | 91C | 100C | Kevin Sexton | 25/1 |
| 01 May 21+121d | Punchestown | Dooley Insurance Group Cross Country Chase | 4/13 | 4 | 11-9 | 130 | 35B | 123A | Kevin Sexton | 18/1 |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 20+23d | Punchestown | Tote Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle | 2/10 | 4¼ | 10-8 | 112 | 61B | 116A | Kevin Sexton | 28/1 |
| 08 Dec 20+14d | Punchestown | Buy Irish Love Green Handicap Hurdle | 9/18 | 2¾ | 11-2 | 115 | — | 104A | Kevin Sexton | 33/1 |
| 24 Nov 20+33d | Punchestown | Ballymore Group Risk Of Thunder Chase | UR/17 | — | 11-6 | 130 | — | — | Kevin Sexton | 20/1 |
| 22 Oct 20+247d | Thurles | He'llberemembered Hurdle | 8/9 | 14 | 11-2 | 116 | 99A | 102A | Kevin Sexton | 150/1 |
| 18 Feb 20+67d | Punchestown | P.P. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase | 5/14 | 4½ | 11-4 | 130 | 38B | 118A | Kevin Sexton | 16/1 |
| 2019 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 19+26d | Cheltenham | Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase | 9/15 | 3¼ | 10-8 | 130 | — | 103C | Kevin Sexton | 25/1 |
| 17 Nov 19+197d | Punchestown | Ems Copiers Risk Of Thunder Chase | 4/17 | 11 | 11-4 | 132 | -9B | 121A | Kevin Sexton | 8/1 |
| 04 May 19+83d | Punchestown | Dooley Insurance Group Cross Country Chase | F/6 | — | 11-12 | 132 | — | — | Donagh Meyler | 10/3 |
| 10 Feb 19+84d | Punchestown | P.P. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase | 2/16 | 2 | 11-11 | 132 | 0B | 135A | Donagh Meyler | 8/1 |
| 2018 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Nov 18+204d | Punchestown | EMS Copiers Risk Of Thunder Chase | F/10 | — | 11-9 | 132 | — | — | Donagh Meyler | 5/2 |
| 28 Apr 18+45d | Punchestown | Dooley Insurances Cross Country Chase | 2/14 | 8½ | 12-3 | 132 | -10B | 130A | Denis O'Regan | 7/1 |
| 14 Mar 18+31d | Cheltenham | Glenfarclas Chase (Cross Country Chase) | PU/16 | — | 11-4 | 134 | — | — | Denis O'Regan | 25/1 |
| 11 Feb 18+77d | Punchestown | P.P. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase | 4/11 | 4¾ | 12-0 | 132 | 11B | 121A | Denis O'Regan | 4/1 |
| 2017 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Nov 17+24d | Navan | Ladbrokes Troytown Handicap Chase (0-150) (grade B) | 13/21 | 7 | 10-8 | 133 | 74C | 111C | Denis O'Regan | 12/1 |
| 02 Nov 17+40d | Clonmel | www.grahamnorris.com Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 11-10 | 118 | 101A | 138A | Denis O'Regan | 5/1 | |
| 23 Sep 17+121d | Navan | At The Races Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 11-2 | 127 | 63B | 126A | Denis O'Regan | 8/1 | |
| 25 May 17+10d | Tipperary | Buy Tickets Online At TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap Hurdle | 10/16 | 2 | 11-4 | 119 | — | 104C | Donagh Meyler | 7/1 |
| 15 May 17+44d | Killarney | Killarney Racecourse Handicap Hurdle | 4/14 | 1½ | 10-11 | 119 | 133B | 123A | Denis O'Regan | 12/1 |
| 01 Apr 17+104d | Navan | Follow Navan On Facebook Handicap Chase | F/17 | — | 11-9 | 128 | — | — | Denis O'Regan | 12/1 |
| 2016 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 16+16d | Navan | Tara Handicap Hurdle (grade B) | 8/12 | 13 | 10-3 | 120 | 99C | 104C | Denis O'Regan | 8/1 |
| 02 Dec 16+214d | Limerick | Shannon Airport Christmas Racing Festival 26th-29th December Handicap Hurdle (80-123) | 3/11 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 120 | 94A | 131A | Denis O'Regan | 5/1 |
| 02 May 16+39d | Down Royal | Monty's Pass Beginners Chase | 1/8 | 11-12 | — | — | 123A | Denis O'Regan | 5/4F | |
| 24 Mar 16+28d | Thurles | Jimmy Neville Memorial Beginners Chase | F/8 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | A P Heskin | 11/4 |
| 25 Feb 16+26d | Thurles | Killinan Maiden Hurdle | 1/17 | 11-4 | — | — | 137A | A P Heskin | 11/8F | |
| 30 Jan 16+27d | Fairyhouse | Promote Your Business At Fairyhouse In 2016 Maiden Hurdle | 2/22 | 4 | 11-12 | — | — | 139A | A P Heskin | 9/2 |
| 03 Jan 16+46d | Naas | Annual Membership At Naas Maiden Hurdle | 5/20 | 5½ | 11-12 | — | — | 121A | A P Heskin | 9/2 |
| 2015 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 18 Nov 15+391d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Membership 2016 Now Available Maiden Hurdle | 5/16 | 2 | 11-4 | — | — | 108C | A P Heskin | 20/1 |
| 2014 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 14+98d | Thurles | Munster Flat Race | 3/8 | 5½ | 11-10 | — | — | 119A | Mr P W Mullins | 4/1 |
| 17 Jul 14 | Killarney | Christy Lucey Transport Ltd. Flat Race | 2/12 | 7½ | 11-7 | — | — | 121A | Mr P W Mullins | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hurricane Darwin won?
- Hurricane Darwin (IRE) won 7 of 47 archived starts between 2014 and 2024, a strike rate of 14.9%. Placed 16 times in total (34% of starts).
- Who trained Hurricane Darwin?
- Hurricane Darwin (IRE) was trained by C W J Farrell on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 20 October 2024.
- Who is Hurricane Darwin's sire?
- Hurricane Darwin (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Poetics Girl (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
- What going does Hurricane Darwin prefer?
- Hurricane Darwin (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 11 starts (27.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hurricane Darwin's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 20 October 2024. The highest on record is 134.
- What is Hurricane Darwin's sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,835 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
- Who are Hurricane Darwin's siblings?
- Out of Poetics Girl (IRE), Hurricane Darwin (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Colreevy (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Colreevy (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.