Near Dark (IRE)
Near Dark was a maiden over hurdles with two places from five starts on turf. She recorded her best effort when second of five at Leicester in Dec 2024 and last ran when sixth of nine in a Class 5 mares handicap hurdle at Huntingdon in Jan 2025. The mare, by Westerner out of a Definite Article mare, raced off a career-high official rating of 96 at Huntingdon. She contested races over 1m5f to 2m4f on ground ranging from good to heavy.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (40%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 96Highest OR
- 112dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 112
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 56C | 53 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 5 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
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 | — |
| Good | 3,407 | 430 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,110 | 252 | 11.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 3,780 | 452 | 12% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 2,109 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 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 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,284 | 537 | 12.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,978 | 375 | 12.6% | +0.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 766 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumreagh (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Parker | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Wedge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 02 Jan 25+32d | Huntingdon | Season Tickets On Sale Now Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled towards midfield and wide - fighting for control early - lost touch and dropped away 3 out - well beaten in 6th | 6/9 | 40 | 11-5 | 96 | 56C | 80C | Joshua Parker | 33/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Dec 24+169d | Leicester | Next Meeting Thursday 5th December Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled second early - jumped awkwardly 3rd - hit front after 7th - opened advantage 3 out but caught approaching last - outpaced on run-in to finish second | 2/5 | 13 | 11-7 | 96 | 50C | 104B | Joshua Parker | 16/1 |
| 15 Jun 24+224d | Uttoxeter | Cannock Chemicals Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 3/9 | shd | 10-10 | — | 112A | 113A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 10/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Nov 23+22d | Ascot | GL Events Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/12 | — | 10-7 | — | — | — | Adam Wedge | 300/1 |
| 13 Oct 23 | Chepstow | Chepstow Construction Equipment EBF Mares' 'NH' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/13 | — | 11-0 | — | — | — | Jamie Moore | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Near Dark won?
- Near Dark (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Near Dark?
- Near Dark (IRE) was trained by Michael Wigham on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 2 January 2025.
- Who is Near Dark's sire?
- Near Dark (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Mollyash (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What is Near Dark's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 2 January 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Near Dark'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 Near Dark's siblings?
- Out of Mollyash (IRE), Near Dark (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.