Dark Rosa

The most telling number in Dark Rosa's record is what happens when she races over a mile and one or two furlongs. At that trip she has won 1 from 3 races — a win rate of 33%, or roughly 1 in every 3 outings. That stands out sharply against her overall record and suggests that distance is genuinely where she belongs. Most of her career has been spent at Class 5, the bread-and-butter level of British racing, where she has won 2 from 13 — so she is competitive at that level, even if wins remain hard to come by.

Her two wins came at different tracks and different times of year. The first arrived at Pontefract in September 2024, and the second — and most recent — came at Wolverhampton in November 2025, around four months ago. That Wolverhampton win is worth noting because the all-weather track there suits horses who stay relaxed and travel smoothly through a race. It was also her latest win, which means she heads into whatever comes next on the back of a positive result rather than a losing run. Her recent form reads 5-7-1-5-4-6, so that win sits third from last — a moment of form surrounded by modest efforts either side.

She hasn't raced for 78 days, which is a deliberate short break rather than a long spell on the sidelines. Nicholls has had 12 winners from her yard this season, which shows the stable is in decent health and horses are coming out ready to perform. Dark Rosa isn't a headline act, but she is a horse with a clear profile — get her over the right trip, at the right level, and she is capable of making her presence felt. The task is simply repeating that combination.