The Dark Baron

Two of those three victories have come at Wolverhampton, making it the horse's clear happy hunting ground. Winning 2 from 6 races at the same track — that's 1 in every 3 — is the kind of consistency that trainers notice and plan around. Wolverhampton's all-weather surface and tight, turning track suits certain horses perfectly, and The Dark Baron is evidently one of them. The most recent win there came on 3 March 2026, just three months ago, so this is no fading love affair.

The partnership with jockey Laura Coughlan is arguably the most striking number in the whole profile. Together they have won 3 from 11 races — roughly 1 in every 4 — which is a strong return at any level. For context, many top jockey-horse partnerships at this level would be happy with that ratio. When Coughlan is in the saddle, The Dark Baron tends to deliver.

Trainer Kathy Turner runs a small, tidy operation out of Sigwells in Somerset, and has sent out 6 winners this season already. Six winners from a yard of that size is a solid return, and The Dark Baron accounts for half of the career wins that have made Turner's season tick. The horse does its best work on normal ground — winning 2 from 8 races in those conditions, or 1 in 4 — and is best suited over a mile and three to a mile and four furlongs, winning 1 from 3 at those trips. That combination of distance and ground preference gives the team a clear map for where to aim next.

Recent form reads 4-6-3-1-2 in the last five completed runs, which shows a horse that has been knocking on the door consistently. It raced just yesterday and is clearly being kept busy. At Class 6 level — the entry level of British racing — The Dark Baron wins 3 from 10, or 30%, which means it is genuinely competitive at its natural grade. This is a horse that knows its job, knows its track, and in the right conditions with the right jockey, wins its share.