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Horse profile

The Dark Horse (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer Sarah Humphrey · Last owner K Robins
by Grand Lodge (USA) out of Ares Vallis (IRE) (Caerleon)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Jan 2008
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Jul 2009 — 6,315 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 New yard
KTB Profile

The Dark Horse (GB) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 80C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Musselburgh, 3 Feb 2008

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 80C · median 71.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft280C71.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 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
Grand Lodge (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,359 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.6% from 250. Weakest on soft going: 4.4% from 182.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1317.7%−0.6—
Good to Firm2502911.6%+3.3—
Good377297.7%−0.6—
Good to Soft16995.3%−30 from 2
Soft18284.4%−3.90 from 1
Heavy6223.2%−5.1—
Standard (AW)3063511.4%+3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1815.6%−2.7—
6f – 7f9866.1%−2.2—
1m – 1m1f2062110.2%+1.9—
1m2f – 1m4f326288.6%+0.30 from 1
1m5f – 2m378318.2%−0.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f212219.9%+1.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m9955.1%−3.2—
Over 3m2200%−8.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ares Vallis (IRE) (Caerleon)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Emerald Star (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Emerald Star (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Emerald Star (GB)217fGroup 3
Ares Choix (GB)716fClass 5
Riviera Romance (GB)90——
Flying Nellie (GB)30——
Fongares (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Matthew Smith 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2009 · 1 run
22 Jul 09+535d Worcester Try Lunch In The Severn Restaurant Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-5 — Mr Matthew Smith 66/1
2008 · 2 runs
03 Feb 08+33d Musselburgh East Lothian News Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 ½ 10-8 80C Graham Lee 12/1
01 Jan 08 Cheltenham E.B.F. 'High Sheriff' Millenium Junior NH Flat Race (Listed) Class 1 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 13/15 2½ 10-12 63C A P McCoy 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has The Dark Horse won?
The Dark Horse (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2008 and 2009.
Who trained The Dark Horse?
The Dark Horse (GB) was trained by Sarah Humphrey on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 22 July 2009.
Who is The Dark Horse's sire?
The Dark Horse (GB) is by Grand Lodge (USA) out of Ares Vallis (IRE), whose sire is Caerleon.
What is The Dark Horse's sire's record?
Grand Lodge (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,359 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.6% from 250. Weakest on soft going: 4.4% from 182.
Who are The Dark Horse's siblings?
Out of Ares Vallis (IRE), The Dark Horse (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Emerald Star (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Emerald Star (GB)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2008. 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.