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My Friend Charles (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2025) · Last trainer Joseph Parr · Last owner Trevor And Ruth Milner
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Star Quality (GB) (Champs Elysees)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Jul 2025 — 477 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 11th of 12 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

My Friend Charles is a gelding by Dark Angel out of a Champs Elysees mare who has yet to win from five starts. He raced over 6f to 7f on three occasions, over 1m to 1m1f once and over 1m2f to 1m4f once, on good ground and on the all-weather. His last run, at Thirsk in Jul 2025, was his first in first-time headgear when he finished 11 of 12 in a Class 6 race off an official rating of 45. He has never placed.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 64 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 27 Dec 2024

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 82C · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)364A59—
Good282C64.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f364A59—
1m – 1m1f1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 32C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Yarmouth, 27 Jun 2025 Official rating 45 at the last run, 15 Jul 2025

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 56A · median 32
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)356A36—
Good232C30—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f356A36—
1m – 1m1f1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 from 5 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dark Angel (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,935 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1071615%+3.7—
Good to Firm3,69445212.2%+0.9—
Good4,84551010.5%−0.80 from 2
Good to Soft2,41425110.4%−0.9—
Soft2,7362549.3%−2—
Heavy828718.6%−2.7—
Standard (AW)7,31092012.6%+1.30 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,06427813.5%+2.2—
6f – 7f10,7291,25611.7%+0.40 from 3
1m – 1m1f5,00954610.9%−0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,4752379.6%−1.70 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,09310910%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f475428.8%−2.5—
2m5f – 3m8678.1%−3.2—
Over 3m400%−11.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Star Quality (GB) (Champs Elysees)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Benoit De La Sayette 3 0 0% −3.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 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
2025 · 4 runs
15 Jul 25+18d Thirsk Don't Miss Summer Family Days At thirskraces Classified Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 1m · Good · 12 ran Checked and eased across early - settled at the back of the field without threatening - dropped away well beaten late on 11/12 14 9-0 4547C28C Benoit De La Sayette 80/1
27 Jun 25+140d Yarmouth QuinnBet Classified Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Good · 10 ran Went straight to front early - pushed along and lost command 3f out - dropped away quickly - well held in 10th 10/10 10 8-11 4882C32C Jason Watson 16/1
07 Feb 25+22d Lingfield (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran Settled midpack early - urged forward around halfway then lost touch shortly after - well beaten at the finish 8/8 21 8-13 —18C27C David Probert 50/1
16 Jan 25+20d Chelmsford City (AW) Racing Welfare Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran Sluggish start - never a factor and towed along at the back throughout - finished 8th 8/8 nse 8-12 —59A36A Benoit De La Sayette 28/1
2024 · 1 run
27 Dec 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Gamble Responsibly With BetMGM EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran Settled at the back in poor conditions - made no real progress - finished well beaten in 9th 9/12 nk 9-7 —64A56A Benoit De La Sayette 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has My Friend Charles won?
My Friend Charles (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trained My Friend Charles?
My Friend Charles (IRE) was trained by Joseph Parr on the most recent run on record, at Thirsk on 15 July 2025.
Who is My Friend Charles's sire?
My Friend Charles (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Star Quality (GB), whose sire is Champs Elysees.
What is My Friend Charles's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 15 July 2025. The highest on record is 48.
What is My Friend Charles's sire's record?
Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,935 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.

Record shown from December 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.