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Dark Viper

4-year-old gelding with a 7% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions over 1m1f – 1m2f.
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Dark Angel
Mother
Grande Bleue
Owner
Dan Kiely
Rating
87

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
28
Career races
2
Wins
7.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
147 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 7 starts (14%)
Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 29% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Returning from a 147-day absence
Yet to win at The Curragh in 8 attempts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 15 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M1F – 1M2F
Loves
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
5F – 6½F
Avoids
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Nov
20th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 23 runners
19 Oct
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 9 runners
16 Sep
2nd
Punchestown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
29 Jul
7th
Galway
7f – 1m · Yielding · 18 runners
23 Jul
2nd
Naas
7f – 1m · Yielding · 11 runners
27 Jun
DNF
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good · 16 runners
5 Jun
5th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good · 12 runners
20 May
3rd
Cork
7f – 1m · Good · 6 runners
30 Mar
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 22 runners
16 Mar
2nd
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Soft · 15 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Shane Foley Current Jockey
6.2%
Win rate
1/16
Won / Rode
Keithen Kennedy
20%
Win rate
1/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Conor Smithers
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
The Curragh
Galloping
8 3 seconds, 1 third, 4 other 2 Nov 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
3 2 wins, 1 other 19 Oct 66.7%
Kempton Park
Galloping
3 3 other 1 Nov 0%
Naas
Galloping
2 2 seconds 23 Jul 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 16 Sep 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Nov 0%
Newmarket
Galloping
1 1 other 7 Oct 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 second 7 Aug 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 third 20 May 0%
Dundalk
Galloping
1 1 second 30 Oct 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 second 2 Sep 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 29 Jul 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 16 Jun 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 24 Sep 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
1 1 second 2 Oct 0%