Thomas Darby (IRE)
Thomas Darby won seven of 27 starts on turf between May 2018 and Jan 2024. His biggest success came in the Grade 2 Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury in Nov 2021 when he won off an official rating of 155 over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft. He also took a Class 2 handicap chase at Warwick in Nov 2023 off 147 over 2m5f – 3m on soft. The gelding, aged 11 at his last run in Jan 2024 at Warwick, last raced off an official rating of 151.
- 7–27Wins / Runs
- 25.9%Strike rate
- 12 (44.4%)Placed
- +13.20£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 1.42Fair A/E n=27 · 1.24 incl. margin
- 158Highest OR
- 80dAvg 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 163
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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 14 | 163A | 114 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 158C | 127 | — |
| Good | 4 | 133B | 104 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 163A | 123 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 133B | 103 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 158C | 131.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 27 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 27 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.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 17,043 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | −2.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 939 | 107 | 11.4% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 5,295 | 549 | 10.4% | −0.1 | 2 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 2,466 | 267 | 10.8% | +0.3 | 2 from 14 |
| Soft | 5,057 | 519 | 10.3% | −0.2 | 2 from 7 |
| Heavy | 3,159 | 328 | 10.4% | −0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 61 | 6 | 9.8% | −0.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 64 | 5 | 7.8% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,890 | 502 | 10.3% | −0.2 | 3 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,355 | 661 | 10.4% | −0.1 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,700 | 522 | 11.1% | +0.6 | 3 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 1,022 | 90 | 8.8% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Muirhead (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Muirhead (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muirhead (IRE) | 42 | 7 | 2m–3m | Grade 1 |
| Letherbelucky (IRE) | 10 | 3 | 2m–2m4f | — |
| Hawkhurst (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| She's Our Darby (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wall Of Silence (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 14 | 2 | 14% | −4.80 |
| Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.00 |
| Good | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 14 | 2 | 14% | +3.00 |
| Class 2 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +12.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.80 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheltenham | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Warwick | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Ascot | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Kempton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.20 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 3 | 20% | +6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 3 | 43% | +3.20 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bowen | 8 | 3 | 38% | +13.00 |
| Aidan Coleman | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.80 |
| Richard Johnson | 7 | 2 | 29% | +8.50 |
| Fergus Gregory | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Harry Skelton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 4 | 29% | +5.20 |
| Tongue tie | 12 | 3 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.80 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 19 | 4 | 21% | +5.70 |
| Chase | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Thomas Darby (IRE) won?
- Thomas Darby (IRE) won 7 of 27 archived starts between 2018 and 2024, a strike rate of 25.9%. Placed 12 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trained Thomas Darby (IRE)?
- Thomas Darby (IRE) was trained by Olly Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 13 January 2024.
- Who is Thomas Darby (IRE)'s sire?
- Thomas Darby (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Silaoce (FR), whose sire is Nikos.
- What going does Thomas Darby (IRE) prefer?
- Thomas Darby (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Thomas Darby (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 151, from the run on 13 January 2024. The highest on record is 158.
- What is Thomas Darby (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Beneficial (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 17,043 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Thomas Darby (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Silaoce (FR), Thomas Darby (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Muirhead (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Muirhead (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.