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Never Dark
Profile overview with recent form, pace, and pedigree anchors for smarter selections.
Total races
80
Win rate
11.3%
Place rate
35.0%
Sex: gelding Age: 8 Colour: Bay Born 28/04/2017
Snapshot Best speed: 98 @ 5f Avg position (last 3): 6.0 Average class: Class 5
Performance Pulse Win and place momentum
Form tunedWins
9
Places (1-3)
28
Win rate
11.3%
Place rate
35.0%
Best speed
98 @ 5f
Avg pos last 3
6.0
Class & pace Average class: Class 5 Place pace: 35.0% Win conversion: 11.3%
Pedigree Breeding anchors
Sire
No Nay Never
Dam
Dark Missile
Damsire
Night Shift
Breeder: Littleton Stud
Profile Details
Region Unknown
Foaled 28/04/2017
Colour Bay
Age 8
Distance Expertise Pace by distance
Distance Expertise
Specialist (20/100) Best: 5-7f (Sprint)
Race Distribution by Distance
5-7f Sprint
47 races (100.0%) • Avg pos: 6.1
5-7f (Sprint)
StrongestRaces: 47
Avg Position: 6.1
Win Rate: 12.8%
Place Rate: 31.9%
Best Finish: 🏆 1
| Distance Range | Races | Avg Position | Win Rate | Place Rate | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-7f (Sprint) Strongest | 47 | 6.1 | 12.8% | 31.9% | 🏆 1 |
Upcoming Races Next opportunities
Upcoming Races
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Past Performances Recent race log
Haydock
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Result: Pressed leader - weakened over 1f out(op 18/1)
1:3.08
SP: 33/1
Trainer:
Speed: 81
Hamilton
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Headgear:
Result: Reared in stalls before start - soon pressed winner - weakened quickly 2f out (jockey said gelding weakened quickly in final 2f)(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
1:2.52
SP: 13/2
Trainer:
Speed: 84
Hamilton
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Headgear:
Result: Led but pestered - headed over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1)
1:1.38
SP: 17/2
Trainer:
Speed: 87
Ayr
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 5
Headgear: •
Result: Raced centre - disputed lead - weakened over 1f out - 6th of 7 in group(op 11/1)
1:2.17
SP: 12/1
Trainer:
Speed: 84
Wolverhampton (AW)
5f
Surface: AW
Going: Standard
Class: Class 5
Headgear: •
Result: Midfield - good headway and in touch with leaders 2f out - kept on final furlong - not reach leaders(tchd 8/1)
1:1.93
SP: 15/2
Trainer:
Speed: 85
Hamilton
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Result: Slightly awkward start - soon recovered and in touch with leaders - went second and pressed leader after 1f - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/2)
0:58.77
SP: 4/1
Trainer:
Speed: 90
Musselburgh
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
1:1.77
SP: 25/1
Trainer:
Speed: 85
Chester
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
1:0.60
SP: 16/1
Trainer:
Speed: 89
Chester
5.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
1:6.39
SP: 9/1
Trainer:
Speed: 89
Hamilton
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Result: Prominent - briefly led over 2f out - weakened from 2f out(op 10/1)
0:59.86
SP: 20/1
Trainer:
Speed: 90
Hamilton
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 3
Result: Took keen hold - pressed leader - weakening when bit short of room 1f out(op 20/1)
1:1.05
SP: 25/1
Trainer:
Speed: 90
Carlisle
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Result: Led - headed but in touch with leaders over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 18/1)
1:3.59
SP: 25/1
Trainer:
Speed: 83
Haydock
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 4
Result: Led - lost two places from over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(tchd 15/2)
1:4.45
SP: 17/2
Trainer:
Speed: 84
Nottingham
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 3
Result: Pressed leader - led over 3f out - headed under 2f out - soon lost position - rallied and kept on final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
1:3.60
SP: 16/1
Trainer:
Speed: 87
Hamilton
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Result: Made all - ridden over 1f out - faced challenge inside final 110yds - kept on(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)
1:1.23
SP: 11/4F
Trainer:
Speed: 90
Haydock
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft
Class: Class 2
Result: Took keen hold - led narrowly - headed 2f out - lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 9/1)
1:3.86
SP: 10/1
Trainer:
Speed: 86
Ayr
6f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 2
Result: Towards near side - led group - headed in group over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong - 4th of 10 in group(op 66/1)
1:9.47
SP: 80/1
Trainer:
Speed: 97
Haydock
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Result: Disputed lead towards near side - weakened quickly under 3f out - 3rd of 5 in group
1:0.30
SP: 14/1
Trainer:
Speed: 90
York
5.5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 2
Result: Raced far side - in touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out - 10th of 11 in group(op 80/1)
1:3.36
SP: 100/1
Trainer:
Speed: 97
Hamilton
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 2
Result: Led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1)
0:57.46
SP: 8/1
Trainer:
Speed: 98
Wolverhampton (AW)
6f
Surface: AW
Going: Standard
Class: Class 4
Result: Led early - headed and raced in second after 1f - raced in second but outpaced 2f out - rallied inside final furlong - ran on final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 16/1)
1:13.53
SP: 14/1
Trainer:
Speed: 88
York
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 4
Result: In touch with leaders - weakened final furlong(tchd 33/1)
1:0.15
SP: 28/1
Trainer:
Speed: 90
York
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Result: Pressed leader - lost position gradually over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 8/1)
1:1.05
SP: 15/2
Trainer:
Speed: 88
Nottingham
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Result: Made all - ridden and edged right over 1f out - ran on
0:59.75
SP: 11/2
Trainer:
Speed: 90
Newcastle (AW)
5f
Surface: AW
Going: Standard To Slow
Class: Class 5
Result: Led - headed but challenging from 2f out - kept on (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)
1:0.13
SP: 9/1
Trainer:
Speed: 89
Hamilton
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class: Class 3
Result: In touch with leaders - took keen hold and prominent over 3f out - lost second 1f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1)
1:0.23
SP: 10/1
Trainer:
Speed: 91
Chester
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Result: Soon led - headed inside final furlong - soon lost position - lost third final stride(op 28/1)
1:2.99
SP: 40/1
Trainer:
Speed: 87
Hamilton
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Result: Led - headed and weakened over 1f out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
0:59.17
SP: 80/1
Trainer:
Speed: 94
York
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Result: Prominent - weakened over 2f out(op 50/1)
1:1.24
SP: 100/1
Trainer:
Speed: 91
Wolverhampton (AW)
5f
Surface: AW
Going: Standard
Class: Class 3
Result: Took keen hold - midfield - headway on outer over 3f out - raced wide home turn - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1)
1:1.12
SP: 9/1
Trainer:
Speed: 89
Catterick
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 2
Result: Took keen hold - raced in second - weakened over 1f out(op 10/1)
1:5.40
SP: 9/1
Trainer:
Speed: 85
York
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Result: Led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout)
1:2.78
SP: 6/1
Trainer:
Speed: 87
Haydock
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft
Class: Class 2
Result: Took keen hold - made all - ridden 1f out - kept on well(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
1:1.47
SP: 8/1
Trainer:
Speed: 90
Ayr
6f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 2
Result: Raced centre - led overall - edged left over 4f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds - 5th of 8 in group
1:11.44
SP: 100/1
Trainer:
Speed: 94
Southwell (AW)
5f
Surface: AW
Going: Standard
Class: Class 3
Result: In touch with leaders - not clear run over 2f out - outpaced from over 1f out(op 14/1)
0:58.05
SP: 18/1
Trainer:
Speed: 95
Hamilton
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 3
Result: Took keen hold - made all - kept on well(op 16/1)
1:0.59
SP: 12/1
Trainer:
Speed: 91
Hamilton
6f
Surface: Turf
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Result: In touch with leaders towards near side - headway over 2f out - no impression and lost position over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong - eased final 110yds
1:14.64
SP: 20/1
Trainer:
Speed: 87
Musselburgh
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good
Class: Class 3
Result: Midfield on outer - weakened final furlong(op 25/1)
1:0.95
SP: 22/1
Trainer:
Speed: 90
Wolverhampton (AW)
5f
Surface: AW
Going: Standard
Class: Class 5
Result: Took keen hold - prominent - going easily 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - ridden and made challenge final 110yds - led towards finish(op 3/1 tchd 11/4)
1:0.68
SP: 7/2
Trainer:
Speed: 86
Southwell (AW)
5f
Surface: AW
Going: Standard
Class: Class 5
Result: Midfield - headway from over 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - ridden and weakened inside final furlong(op 6/1)
0:58.36
SP: 9/2
Trainer:
Speed: 91
Southwell (AW)
5f
Surface: AW
Going: Standard
Class: Class 5
Result: Prominent - shaken up 2f out - went second 1f out - ridden and ran on inside final 110yds(op 5/1)
0:57.33
SP: 4/1
Trainer:
Speed: 93
Wolverhampton (AW)
5f
Surface: AW
Going: Standard
Class: Class 5
Result: Prominent - shaken up to lead over 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong - always doing enough
1:0.50
SP: 7/2
Trainer:
Speed: 86
Newcastle (AW)
5f
Surface: AW
Going: Standard To Slow
Class: Class 5
Result: Raced in second on near side of group - led over 3f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(tchd 4/1)
0:59.52
SP: 5/1
Trainer:
Speed: 89
Newcastle (AW)
5f
Surface: AW
Going: Standard To Slow
Class: Class 5
Result: Led narrowly or disputed lead on near side of group - ridden when edged right and headed over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final 110yds(op 8/1)
1:0.13
SP: 7/1
Trainer:
Speed: 88
Pontefract
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Result: Led narrowly - pushed along 2f out - ridden 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
1:4.21
SP: 10/1
Trainer:
Speed: 81
Musselburgh
5f
Surface: Turf
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 5
Headgear:
Result: Blindfold off late and slowly into stride - towards rear of midfield on outer - pushed along and headway 2f out - ridden 1f out - edged left inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 4/1 tchd 13/2)
1:2.26
SP: 6/1
Trainer:
Speed: 84