Polly Darling (GB)
Polly Darling won her only start in the Class 4 Paula Edward 50th Birthday Celebration EBF Fillies Novice Stakes at Thirsk in Apr 2025 on good ground over under 6f. The filly, by Showcasing out of a dam who has already produced one winner from one runner to race, scored by finishing 1 of 10 that day. Her sire’s progeny in the archive have won 10.2% of 11,526 runs since Jan 2008.
- 1–1Wins / Runs
- 100%Strike rate
- 1 (100%)Placed
- +0.62£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 69
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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 10.2% of 11,633 runs since Apr 2014 (998 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +0.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,912 | 187 | 9.8% | −0.4 | — |
| Good | 2,277 | 232 | 10.2% | 0 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,141 | 116 | 10.2% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 1,272 | 133 | 10.5% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 329 | 29 | 8.8% | −1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,610 | 475 | 10.3% | +0.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,287 | 271 | 11.8% | +1.6 | 1 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 5,917 | 634 | 10.7% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,176 | 189 | 8.7% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 893 | 60 | 6.7% | −3.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 219 | 15 | 6.8% | −3.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 109 | 6 | 5.5% | −4.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +6.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | +27.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Havana Sprite (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Havana Sprite (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havana Sprite (GB) | 6 | 3 | 5f–6f | Listed |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 25 | Thirsk | Paula Edward 50th Birthday Celebration EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled midpack near the stand rail - squeezed for space and pushed along with 2f left - found a gap and made ground inside the final furlong - hit the front and stayed on strongly to win | 1/10 | 9-2 | 69A | 84A | Clifford Lee | 8/13F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Polly Darling won?
- Polly Darling (GB) won 1 of 1 archived start in 2025, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
- Who trained Polly Darling?
- Polly Darling (GB) was trained by K R Burke on the most recent run on record, at Thirsk on 12 April 2025.
- Who is Polly Darling's sire?
- Polly Darling (GB) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Spright (GB), whose sire is Charm Spirit.
- What is Polly Darling's sire's record?
- Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,633 runs since Apr 2014 (998 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
- Who are Polly Darling's siblings?
- Out of Spright (GB), Polly Darling (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Havana Sprite (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Havana Sprite (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.