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Horse profile

Keep It Dark (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2017) · Last trainer William Knight · Last owner A Hetherton
by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Tarneem (USA) (Zilzal)
71 runs · 21 courses · from Aug 2012
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Jun 2017 — 3,400 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2017 · 7th of 9 7 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 58
KTB Profile

Keep It Dark (GB) is 7 from 71. Hasn't won since Nov 2015. Last raced off 58, 25lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 71 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 25lb off peak
Official rating58↓ 25lb off peak
58 57–83

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield (AW), 19 Nov 2016

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.

Flat 7 figures · best 96C · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)494A72—
Good1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
6f – 7f494A70.5—
Under 6f396C94—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 66A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 5 Dec 2016 Official rating 58 at the last run, 22 Jun 2017

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.

Flat 71 figures · best 106A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft16106A78—
Standard (AW)1491A66—
Good1499A74—
Good to Soft13103A78—
Good to Firm1296A72—
Heavy275A64.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Under 6f42106A76.5—
6f – 7f2496A75.5—
1m – 1m1f587A64—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 71 figures from 71 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
Invincible Spirit (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,805 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1612616.1%+4.2—
Good to Firm3,58146312.9%+10 from 12
Good4,52648610.7%−1.23 from 14
Good to Soft2,13125411.9%02 from 13
Soft2,75630311%−0.91 from 16
Heavy787759.5%−2.40 from 2
Standard (AW)6,86286612.6%+0.71 from 14
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,04539713%+1.15 from 42
6f – 7f9,8251,17812%+0.12 from 24
1m – 1m1f4,49954212%+0.10 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f2,13724911.7%−0.2—
1m5f – 2m843667.8%−4.1—
2m1f – 2m4f360339.2%−2.7—
2m5f – 3m8989%−2.9—
Over 3m7114.3%+2.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tarneem (USA) (Zilzal)

11 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Uncle Brit (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Enforcer (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Uncle Brit (GB)4661m–1m1fClass 5
Enforcer (GB)2141m1f–1m2fGroup 3
Zalzilah (GB)1235fClass 5
Taffetta (GB)2225fClass 5
Freckles (GB)1021m–1m2fClass 5
Canaveral (GB)521m2fClass 5
Benchmark (GB)60——
Pouliche (GB)50——
Quail Landing (GB)40——
Motion Lass (GB)50——
Innstyle (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 16 1 6% −10.50
Standard (AW) 14 1 7% +1.00
Good 14 3 21% +0.83
Good to Soft 13 2 15% +6.00
Good to Firm 12 0 0% −12.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 31 3 10% −16.17
Class 4 24 3 13% +4.50
Class 6 11 1 9% +0.00
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 9 2 22% +7.50
Southwell (AW) 8 1 13% +7.00
Redcar 6 1 17% +2.00
Thirsk 6 0 0% −6.00
Nottingham 5 0 0% −5.00
Goodwood 4 0 0% −4.00
Pontefract 4 0 0% −4.00
Doncaster 4 0 0% −4.00
Lingfield (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Sandown 3 0 0% −3.00
Catterick 3 1 33% +1.33
Musselburgh 3 0 0% −3.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Ripon 2 1 50% +3.50
Beverley 2 1 50% +3.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 42 5 12% −4.17
6f – 7f 24 2 8% −7.50
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry McHugh 36 4 11% −12.67
D M Simmonson 7 1 14% +4.00
Martin Harley 4 0 0% −4.00
Graham Lee 4 0 0% −4.00
Abbie Wibrew 3 0 0% −3.00
Jim Crowley 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Mathers 2 1 50% +3.00
Jacob Butterfield 2 0 0% −2.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Edward Greatrex 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
George Baker 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 1 100% +14.00
Mr P Collington 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00
David Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00
David Bergin 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 64 7 11% −9.67
Visor 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
E/S 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 13 0 0% −13.00
2015 17 3 18% +8.50
2014 15 2 13% −2.67
2013 17 2 12% −0.50
2012 7 0 0% −7.00

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
22 Jun 17+28d Lingfield (AW) Komfort Partitioning Limited And AMF Ceilings Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 4½ 9-7 5864A43A David Probert 8/1
25 May 17+171d Goodwood Wright Joinery Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 29 8-5 5827C18C Abbie Wibrew 28/1
05 Dec 16+16d Lingfield (AW) 100% Deposit Bonus At Betway Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 ½ 9-2 5877A66A Luke Morris 5/1
19 Nov 16+14d Lingfield (AW) Betway Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 2¼ 8-13 5794A76A Martin Harley 12/1
05 Nov 16+24d Chelmsford City (AW) Breeders' Cup Exclusively Tonight On At The Races Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 8/8 2½ 8-4 6067A37A Abbie Wibrew 10/1
12 Oct 16+21d Nottingham Kier Central With The Ear Foundation Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 1 9-5 6396C76A Martin Harley 14/1
21 Sep 16+24d Goodwood Hildon Apprentice Stakes (Handicap) Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 10/10 5 8-6 6594A33A Abbie Wibrew 16/1
28 Aug 16+9d Goodwood Molecomb Blue Stakes (Handicap) Class 5 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 10 9-4 67—23C Edward Greatrex 8/1
19 Aug 16+58d Sandown Uae National Archive Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 nk 9-4 69—66A James Doyle 14/1
22 Jun 16+11d Salisbury Inspire Foundation Veterans' Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 1½ 9-3 71—78B Martin Harley 6/1
11 Jun 16+21d Sandown BetStars.uk Money Back If England Lose Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Flat Sprint Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 12/12 3¼ 9-3 74—47A Martin Harley 14/1
21 May 16+19d Goodwood Al Basti Equiworld Supporting British Racing Stakes (Veterans' Handicap) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 1 9-4 77—67A Jim Crowley 16/1
02 May 16+14d Windsor totejackpot Pick 6 Winners Today Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 1¼ 9-1 79—64A Jim Crowley 28/1
18 Apr 16+108d Windsor Royal Windsor Horse Show Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 12 ran 12/12 2¼ 9-2 80—47A George Baker 10/1
01 Jan 16+20d Southwell (AW) Bet&Watch Every Race At Unibet Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 2½ 8-13 82—63A Barry McHugh 20/1
12 Dec 15+30d Southwell (AW) Unibet Offer Daily Jockey/Trainer Specials Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 shd 8-9 83—67A Barry McHugh 10/1
12 Nov 15+8d Southwell (AW) Unibet Offer Daily Jockey Trainer Specials Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-0 78—91A Dougie Costello 14/1
04 Nov 15+16d Nottingham B&M Installations Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 ¾ 9-0 78—85A Barry McHugh 28/1
19 Oct 15+23d Pontefract Bet totetrifecta Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 13/13 1 9-0 78—45A Barry McHugh 6/1
26 Sep 15+3d Ripon Sis Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 8-10 74—87A Barry McHugh 9/2F
23 Sep 15+7d Redcar Weatherbys Bank Foreign Exchange Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 2/17 1¾ 9-12 69—103A Barry McHugh 13/2F
16 Sep 15+4d Beverley mytotepool.com Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-1 69—94A Paddy Mathers 4/1
12 Sep 15+14d Chester Betfair Supports Racing Welfare Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2½ 8-10 69—76A Paddy Mathers 12/1
29 Aug 15+3d Beverley totequadpot Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 ½ 9-7 72—77A Barry McHugh 9/1
26 Aug 15+9d Catterick Book Now For Saturday 19th September Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 1 9-10 74—74A Barry McHugh 13/2
17 Aug 15+12d Thirsk Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 shd 9-1 74—76A Barry McHugh 16/1
05 Aug 15+15d Newcastle Esh Group Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 6 9-2 75—54A Barry McHugh 7/1
21 Jul 15+52d Chelmsford City (AW) Get Social With totepool On Facebook Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 shd 9-4 77—77A Barry McHugh 16/1
30 May 15+12d York John Wright Electrical Gentleman Amateur Riders' Stakes (Handicap) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 7 11-6 78—61C Mr P Collington 20/1
18 May 15+24d Redcar Eaglescliffe Railway Station Car Park Open Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 ½ 9-3 80—68A Barry McHugh 11/1
24 Apr 15+21d Doncaster Betdaq 50% Comm Back First 3 Months Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 1¾ 9-4 80—79A Barry McHugh 16/1
03 Apr 15+141d Musselburgh toteexacta Pick 1st And 2nd Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 hd 8-13 77—94A Barry McHugh 20/1
13 Nov 14+8d Southwell (AW) Unibet Offer Daily Jockey Trainer Specials Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 1¾ 9-1 79—53A Barry McHugh 12/1
05 Nov 14+16d Nottingham B&M Installations Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 nk 9-1 79—86A Barry McHugh 20/1
20 Oct 14+5d Pontefract totequadpot Four Places In Four Races Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 1½ 9-3 81—85A Barry McHugh 20/1
15 Oct 14+46d Nottingham 32Red.com Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 4½ 9-3 81—53A Barry McHugh 12/1
30 Aug 14+92d Sandown National Youth Music Theatre Charity Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Soft · 17 ran 11/17 hd 8-11 82—73A Joe Fanning 20/1
30 May 14+3d Catterick Anne And Tony's 30th Wedding Anniversary Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 1 10-2 78—69A Barry McHugh 2/1F
27 May 14+8d Redcar Follow Redcarracing On Facebook & Twitter Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-0 78—96A Barry McHugh 7/1
19 May 14+2d Redcar Happy 10th Birthday Racing UK Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 ½ 9-4 79—79A Barry McHugh 4/1F
17 May 14+11d Thirsk Happy Birthday Mike Wood Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 hd 9-1 79—72A Barry McHugh 9/1
06 May 14+7d Catterick Don't Miss Saturday 24th May Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 9-2 70—99A Barry McHugh 10/3J
29 Apr 14+4d Newcastle James Burrell Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 nk 9-6 69—106A Barry McHugh 7/2F
25 Apr 14+13d Doncaster rhinorecruitment.com Construction Specialists Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 hd 8-7 69—83A Barry McHugh 9/1
12 Apr 14+10d Thirsk Jack Berry House Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 7/15 1¼ 9-2 70—78A Barry McHugh 11/1
02 Apr 14+6d Southwell (AW) Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 ¾ 9-2 69—57A Barry McHugh 5/2F
27 Mar 14+148d Southwell (AW) Best Odds At Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 1 9-6 69—78A Barry McHugh 5/2F
30 Oct 13+15d Nottingham 32 Bonus At 32Red.com Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 hd 9-1 69—86A Barry McHugh 3/1F
15 Oct 13+10d Newcastle Betfred 'Call Centre Cash Back Offers' Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 8-10 64—92A Barry McHugh 9/2
05 Oct 13+3d Redcar Racing Replay, All Today's Racing Sky432 Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 2/13 4 8-11 60—88A Barry McHugh 10/3
02 Oct 13+26d Newcastle Booker Cash & Carry Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 2/13 nse 9-7 60—96A Barry McHugh 3/1F
06 Sep 13+19d Newcastle WaterAid Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 3½ 9-1 61—78A David Nolan 8/1
18 Aug 13+11d Pontefract Nova Display Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 3 9-0 63—65A Graham Lee 9/2F
07 Aug 13+5d Newcastle R F Henderson Ltd Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 hd 9-4 64—74A Jacob Butterfield 11/4F
02 Aug 13+8d Thirsk Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 4½ 9-8 64—92A Jacob Butterfield 9/2
25 Jul 13+24d Doncaster Esquires Coffee Partnered With Doncaster Knights Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 ¾ 9-1 64—90A Graham Lee 6/1
01 Jul 13+13d Pontefract Micky Hammond Proudly Sponsored By Quoteline Direct Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 2½ 9-3 64—69A Graham Lee 10/1
18 Jun 13+17d Thirsk Remember John Hubbard Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 1 9-3 65—68A D M Simmonson 5/1
01 Jun 13+27d Newcastle Betfred 'don't Miss Fred's Pushes' Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 nk 8-10 66—82A D M Simmonson 14/1
05 May 13+9d Hamilton totepool Mobile Text Tote To 89660 Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 nk 9-0 67—76A D M Simmonson 9/4F
26 Apr 13+20d Doncaster 32Red On The App Store Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 8-12 67—76A D M Simmonson 7/2F
06 Apr 13+6d Newcastle Collingwood Insurance Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 9-1 63—96A D M Simmonson 10/1
31 Mar 13+5d Musselburgh Bet Toteexacta On All Races At Totepool.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 3¼ 9-0 64—89A D M Simmonson 14/1
26 Mar 13+131d Southwell (AW) 32 Bonus At 32red.com Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 3½ 8-13 64—64A D M Simmonson 14/1
15 Nov 12+10d Southwell (AW) Play Golf At Southwell Golf Club Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 5 9-3 64—66A Graham Lee 3/1
05 Nov 12+7d Wolverhampton (AW) Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 ¾ 9-7 65—80A Barry McHugh 8/1
29 Oct 12+26d Redcar Follow RedcarRacing On Facebook & Twitter Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Heavy · 17 ran 6/17 2 9-3 65—75A David Bergin 25/1
03 Oct 12+15d Newcastle S.V. Rutter Handicap (Str) Class 5 · 8f · Heavy · 13 ran 12/13 31 9-2 65—54C Barry McHugh 12/1
18 Sep 12+14d Thirsk Thirsk Racecourse Conference Centre Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 hd 9-3 ——87A Barry McHugh 20/1
04 Sep 12+8d Musselburgh visiteastlothian.org Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 1½ 9-3 ——43C Barry McHugh 20/1
27 Aug 12 Ripon Sis Live Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 nk 9-3 ——53C P J McDonald 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Keep It Dark (GB) won?
Keep It Dark (GB) won 7 of 71 archived starts between 2012 and 2017, a strike rate of 9.9%. Placed 21 times in total (29.6% of starts).
Who trained Keep It Dark (GB)?
Keep It Dark (GB) was trained by William Knight on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 22 June 2017.
Who is Keep It Dark (GB)'s sire?
Keep It Dark (GB) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Tarneem (USA), whose sire is Zilzal.
What going does Keep It Dark (GB) prefer?
Keep It Dark (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 14 starts (21.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Keep It Dark (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 22 June 2017. The highest on record is 83.
What is Keep It Dark (GB)'s sire's record?
Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,805 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
Who are Keep It Dark (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Tarneem (USA), Keep It Dark (GB) has 11 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Uncle Brit (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Enforcer (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2012. 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.