Never Dark
8-year-old gelding with a 11% win rate who thrives on soft, spongy ground.
Owner
Alison Walker Sarah Cousins
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
29.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%)
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 2 wins from 9 starts (22%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 163-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Ayr in 8 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at York in 5 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Newcastle in 5 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Ok
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
7th
Haydock Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
29 Sep
8th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
22 Sep
3rd
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Soft · 8 runners
18 Sep
9th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 18 runners
6 Sep
4th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
2 Aug
3rd
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 4 runners
22 Jul
10th
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
12 Jul
7th
Chester
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
11 Jul
5th
Chester
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
18 Jun
7th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
11 |
2 wins, 3 thirds, 6 other |
29 Sep |
18.2% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
9 |
1 win, 1 third, 7 other |
17 Oct |
11.1% |
| Ayr Galloping |
8 |
8 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
5 |
2 wins, 1 second, 2 other |
6 Sep |
40% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
5 |
1 win, 4 other |
22 Jul |
20% |
| York Galloping |
5 |
5 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
5 |
2 thirds, 3 other |
28 Jun |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
3 |
3 other |
12 Jul |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
13 Sep |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
16 Oct |
50% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Oct |
0% |