Horse profile
The Dark Baron (IRE)
26 runs · 14 courses · from Aug 2024
As at 3 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Wolverhampton (AW) & Bath
Last run 29 Oct 2026 · 5th of 12
Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile
The Dark Baron (IRE) is 4 from 26, all wins coming at Class 6 level. Last raced off a career-high mark of 66.
Based on 26 archived runs · run-style from 23 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 3 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 6
OR at career high
- 4–26Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 10 (38.5%)Placed
- +21.50£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 1.28Fair A/E n=26 · 1.05 incl. margin
- 66Highest OR
- 23dBetween runs (median)longest 211 d
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 rating66At career-high mark
66
48–66
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 101
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 3 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 101A | 93.5 | 11 runs · 101 / 93 |
| Good | 5 | 102A | 62 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 126C | 98 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 94A | 63 | 1 run · — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 3 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 102A | 92 | 11 runs · 102 / 93 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 94A | 68 | 2 runs · 94 / 90 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 110A | 94 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 26 runs · as at 3 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 23 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 8 (35%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 8 (35%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 4 (17%) · 2 wins
- Led 3 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,925 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 4,844 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 2,414 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,733 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 828 | 71 | 8.6% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 7,304 | 919 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 3 from 12 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,723 | 1,255 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5,008 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 2 from 15 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,473 | 237 | 9.6% | −1.7 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,092 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 475 | 42 | 8.8% | −2.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 2 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them The Bitter Moose (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (The Bitter Moose (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bitter Moose (IRE) | 35 | 3 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Desfondado (IRE) | 22 | 3 | 1m–1m½f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 3 | 25% | +12.50 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +19.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 13 | 4 | 31% | +34.50 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 9 | 3 | 33% | +15.50 |
| Bath | 4 | 1 | 25% | +19.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 2 | 13% | +5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +20.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Coughlan | 13 | 3 | 23% | +21.50 |
| Ben Ffrench Davis | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Olivia Tubb | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Tucker | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Harry Kimber | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 4 | 20% | +27.50 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +6.50 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +18.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 25 | 4 | 16% | +22.50 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Oct 26+24d | Bath | Thank You To Our Loyal Annual Members Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Settled at the rear of the pack early - moved up to challenge for the front 3f out before being overtaken over 2f out - faded over 1f out to finish 5th | 5/12 | 4¾ | 8-4 | 66 | 94A | 63A | Olivia Tubb | 22/1 |
| 05 Oct 26+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Stakes (Div I) Raced at rear early - pushed along over 2f out - faded over 1f out to finish 9th | 9/11 | ¾ | 8-13 | 66 | 99A | 55A | Ben Ffrench Davis | 5/1 |
| 15 Sep 26+47d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cavani Style & Speed Handicap Stakes Settled off the pace early - moved through to challenge over 2f out before going on 1f out - kept up the effort to score | 1/12 | 9-6 | 62 | 101A | 83A | Charlie Tucker | 12/1 | |
| 30 Jul 26+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Stakes Held a handy position early - asked for effort with 3f remaining - stayed on into third and driven over 1f out - held finishing position for fourth beaten 5 lengths | 4/11 | dht | 9-5 | 63 | 75A | 76A | Laura Coughlan | 9/2 |
| 13 Jul 26+48d | Lingfield (AW) | Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap Took a strong hold early - tracked the front group and came under pressure over 2f out - held the gear inside the final furlong | 4/10 | hd | 9-2 | 63 | 94A | 76A | Ben Ffrench Davis | 9/1 |
| 26 May 26+22d | Bath | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Apprentice Handicap Held up rear throughout - never landed a threat - finished fourth well beaten | 4/4 | 23 | 9-11 | 64 | 47C | 42C | Laura Coughlan | 10/3 |
| 04 May 26+29d | Kempton (AW) | Brooke Handicap Went straight to front - pressed for effort inside final two furlongs and lost command - unable to find more up the straight - beaten into 6th | 6/8 | ½ | 8-9 | 64 | 92A | 62A | Laura Coughlan | 10/3 |
| 05 Apr 26+33d | Bath | R.J. King & Sons Handicap Set the pace early - driven and lost front spot approaching 2f out - continued finding a bit - unable to quicken final furlong finishing third | 3/11 | hd | 8-10 | 64 | 102A | 83A | Laura Coughlan | 8/1 |
| 03 Mar 26+29d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Handy in the front rank - pushed along inside final furlong and closed on pace-setter - got up right on the line | 1/11 | 9-1 | 60 | 86A | 81A | Laura Coughlan | 7/2F | |
| 02 Feb 26+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Fought for control early - went clear up front - pressed for effort with 2f left - lead shrinking into final furlong before caught close home for second | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-0 | 59 | 100A | 75A | Laura Coughlan | 3/1 |
| 16 Jan 26+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Close up early but fighting for control - lost place under pressure 2f out - unable to sustain effort inside final furlong | 3/8 | 2¾ | 9-3 | 59 | 76A | 74A | Laura Coughlan | 10/3 |
| 2025 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Settled in the pack early - hampered and dropped back 2f out - driven on and responded quickly - fighting for third with a furlong left - stayed on strongly to finish closest at the line | 2/11 | nk | 9-0 | 58 | 81A | 71A | Ben Ffrench Davis | 11/5F |
| 15 Dec 25+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Tracked front pack - asked for effort with two furlongs left and closed on the front-runner inside final 110yds - couldn't quite get there and edged out for second right at the line | 3/10 | shd | 9-3 | 58 | 97A | 71A | Laura Coughlan | 7/2 |
| 01 Dec 25+37d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Went straight to front - pressed for effort and overtaken 2f out then held on at one gear inside final furlong - edged out of second right at the line | 3/12 | 2 | 9-4 | 58 | 93A | 76A | Laura Coughlan | 1/2F |
| 25 Oct 25+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie Handicap Settled handy early - hit the front more than two furlongs out and opened daylight approaching the final furlong - stayed on strongly to score | 1/13 | 8-13 | 53 | 95B | 77A | Laura Coughlan | 6/1 | |
| 07 Oct 25+23d | Brighton | JenningsBet In Basingstoke Handicap Tracked the pace - pushed along inside but boxed in with tight space over 2f out - held 4th and unable to find more in the closing stages | 4/9 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 53 | 61A | 58A | Laura Coughlan | 11/4F |
| 14 Sep 25+16d | Bath | BetWright Bet The Wright Way Apprentice Handicap Settled midfield early - asked for effort with 3f left - powered clear inside final furlong and kept on to the line | 1/12 | 9-1 | 48 | 110A | 71A | Laura Coughlan | 22/1 | |
| 29 Aug 25+33d | Salisbury | Kingsclere 'Sally Hits 90' Handicap Sat close to the front group early - shared 2nd but squeezed for space with 3f left - dropped away from over 1f out - finished 9th | 9/13 | 1 | 7-13 | 50 | 126C | 40C | Laura Coughlan | 50/1 |
| 27 Jul 25+24d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) towards the back early - hit first fence then under pressure and losing touch 3 out - eventually finished sixth well beaten | 6/11 | 1¼ | 11-0 | — | 61A | 93A | Harry Kimber | 100/1 |
| 03 Jul 25+20d | Bellewstown | Champion Lettings Handicap (0-60) Race up with pace early - hit front after a furlong - driven to stay there from 2f out but soon overtaken - had nothing more to offer and dropped away over a furlong out finishing well beaten | 14/15 | 4½ | 9-8 | 54 | 29C | 39C | Ben Coen | 14/1 |
| 13 Jun 25+8d | Cork | Racing Again Friday 11th July Handicap Settled in the pack - urged forward turning for home - stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong - finished ninth | 9/17 | hd | 9-2 | 58 | 86C | 62A | Nathan Crosse | 33/1 |
| 05 Jun 25+24d | Leopardstown | AwardsandGifts.ie Handicap Held up towards back of pack - still 12th with 3f left - found a bit of late progress inside final 2f but couldn't threaten and dropped away late finishing 12th | 12/18 | shd | 9-5 | 61 | 62C | 64A | J M Sheridan | 28/1 |
| 12 May 25+211d | Roscommon | Athlone Handicap Sluggish start settling towards the back - pushed along in 14th with no progress from 2f out - crept past tired rivals late finishing 9th | 9/15 | 3 | 9-6 | 64 | 79C | 61A | Colin Keane | 10/1 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 24+8d | Naas | Tifrums Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden Raced wide early before switching across towards the far rail - held towards the back and under pressure with no headway 2f out - stayed on at one speed through the last furlong to finish sixth | 6/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 32A | 73A | Colin Keane | 100/1 |
| 05 Oct 24+52d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - driven and slipped further down the field inside the final two furlongs then dropped away | 13/14 | nk | 9-5 | — | 57C | 60A | Seamie Heffernan | 100/1 |
| 14 Aug 24 | Gowran Park | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden Settled towards the back of the pack - still down in 13th at halfway - unable to close from over 2f out - well held at the finish | 11/16 | shd | 9-8 | — | 51C | 55A | Ronan Whelan | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Dark Baron won?
- The Dark Baron (IRE) won 4 of 26 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 10 times in total (38.5% of starts).
- Who trains The Dark Baron?
- The Dark Baron (IRE) is trained by Kathy Turner, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 October 2026.
- Who is The Dark Baron's sire?
- The Dark Baron (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Baroness (IRE), whose sire is Declaration Of War.
- What going does The Dark Baron prefer?
- The Dark Baron (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Dark Baron's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 29 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Dark Baron's sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,925 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are The Dark Baron's siblings?
- Out of Baroness (IRE), The Dark Baron (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: The Bitter Moose (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (The Bitter Moose (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.