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Optima RacingHorses › Dark Kestrel (IRE)

Dark Kestrel (IRE)

6yo b g · Form & record 2022-08-10 to 2026-07-06 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Antony Brittain.
Pedigree Dark Angel (IRE) × Goodnight And Joy (IRE) (by Rip Van Winkle)
OwnerAntony Brittain
BreederPaul McCartan
Ratings Official 70 · best RPR 85 · best TS 73
58
Runs
6
Wins
10.3%
Strike rate
31.0%
Place rate
0.9
Actual / Expected
-3.7%
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Full form — last 30 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-07-06 21d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 5 8/11 0.75 Harry Russell tv 135 70 63 70 20/1
Flat AW Race & Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Slowly away - in rear - some headway from over 1f out(op 16/1)
2026-06-15 17d Wetherby 5.5f Firm 6 3/9 0.3 Cam Hardie tv 135 55 61 42 7/2
Flat Turf William Hill Extra Places Every Day Handicap (Div 2) Missed the break - keen but at the back - angled left 3f out - moving well and finding room 2f out - driven over 1f out - had every chance inside the final furlong - stayed on
2026-05-29 17d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 5 7/10 0.75 Harry Russell tv 132 72 61 73 25/1
Flat AW Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap Slowly away - in rear - some headway over 1f out - no impression (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 22/1)
2026-05-12 21d Beverley 5f Firm 5 6/10 1.25 Cam Hardie t 123 58 55 40 20/1
Flat Turf Annie Oxtoby Memorial Handicap Slowly away - held up in rear - ran on inside final furlong - never dangerous(tchd 18/1)
2026-04-21 14d Pontefract 5f Good 5 4/6 1.5 Cam Hardie t 125 60 58 53 9/2
Flat Turf Constant Security Serving Yorkshire Racecourses Handicap Slowly away - in rear - headway over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/2)
2026-04-07 18d Southwell (AW) 5f Standard 5 4/8 0.3 Harry Russell t 135 75 72 21 8/1
Flat AW Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Slowly away - in rear - headway from 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 10/1)
2026-03-20 15d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 5 6/10 0.3 Harry Russell t 135 75 75 37 8/1
Flat AW Tipping Tom On SBK Bet Feed Handicap (Div I) Slowly away - in rear - some headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
2026-03-05 14d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 5 1/12 0 Harry Russell t 130 70 81 65 22/1
Flat AW Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Dwelt start - in rear - headway from over 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - led towards finish(op 25/1 tchd 20/1)
2026-02-19 13d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 5 8/9 0.3 Ethan Tindall t 125 70 70 36 11/2
Flat AW Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Dwelt start - towards rear - not clear run and no impression from over 1f out(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
2026-02-06 17d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 5 1/10 0 Ethan Tindall t 126 68 75 56 6/1
Flat AW SBK: Dont Settle For Less Handicap (Div I) Held up in rear - headway over 1f out - ridden to lead towards finish - ran on(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
2026-01-20 19d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 5 6/11 0.2 Cam Hardie t 135 70 70 61 12/1
Flat AW Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Slowly away - in rear on far side of group - headway against far rail over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
2026-01-01 27d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 4 9/12 0.2 Cam Hardie t 127 72 63 33 22/1
Flat AW Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Dwelt start - in rear - steady headway over 2f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 25/1 tchd 20/1)
2025-12-05 9d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 5 8/9 0.75 Cam Hardie t 133 73 62 54 9/2
Flat AW Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap (Div II) Dwelt start - towards rear throughout
2025-11-26 8d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 5 4/7 0.5 Cam Hardie t 134 74 75 28 11/2
Flat AW Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Raced in last - headway 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 8/1)
2025-11-18 22d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 4 12/12 0.2 Alex Jary t 126 74 50 33 6/1
Flat AW Join The Midnite Movement Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Slowly away - in rear throughout(op 15/2)
2025-10-27 18d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 4 4/9 1 Alex Jary t 128 74 71 48 15/2
Flat AW Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Taken down early - slowly away - in rear - headway final 110yds - never dangerous(op 17/2)
2025-10-09 6d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 5 1/9 0 Cam Hardie t 130 70 78 58 4/1
Flat AW At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap In touch with leaders - headway to lead 1f out - ridden out(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
2025-10-03 12d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 5 9/13 2 Cam Hardie t 134 71 63 33 18/1
Flat AW Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Slowly into stride - in rear - took keen hold after 1f - some headway home straight - not pace to challenge(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
2025-09-21 96d Southwell (AW) 5f Standard 5 4/14 0.2 Cam Hardie t 134 71 65 57 33/1
Flat AW Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap (Div II) Slowly away - raced in last - still plenty to do halfway - good headway inside final furlong - kept on and went fourth final 110yds - nearest finish - did well in the circumstances
2025-06-17 13d Thirsk 6f Firm 5 7/8 0.1 Alex Jary t 129 62 43 39 28/1
Flat Turf Theakston Nowt Peculier 0.0% Handicap Slowly into stride - always behind(op 22/1)
2025-06-04 38d Ripon 5f Good 5 8/8 0.3 Cam Hardie t 133 65 49 45 17/2
Flat Turf Ripon Green-Scheme Discounts For Greener Travel Handicap Slowly away - always behind (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1)
2025-04-27 18d Wetherby 5.5f Firm 5 7/10 0.05 Cam Hardie t 133 67 57 48 15/2
Flat Its Ladies Night On 2nd June Handicap
2025-04-09 18d Nottingham 5f Good 4 4/7 Cam Hardie t 121 68 64 49 15/2
Flat Join Racing TV Now Handicap
2025-03-22 9d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 5 3/11 Alex Jary t 130 74 76 59 9/2
Flat Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap
2025-03-13 9d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 2/8 Cam Hardie t 131 74 78 72 15/2
£30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap
2025-03-04 5d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 4/8 Cam Hardie t 132 75 71 50 5/1
Flat AW Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap
2025-02-27 7d Newcastle (AW) Standard 5/10 Cam Hardie t 135 75 77 7/2
Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap
2025-02-20 5d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 3 4/10 Warren Fentiman t 112 76 75 62 11/2
Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap (Rider Restricted Race)
2025-02-15 7d Newcastle (AW) 6f Standard 4 5/10 Cam Hardie t 133 76 74 26 11/2
Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap
2025-02-08 4d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 3 3/9 Cam Hardie t 119 76 81 54 7/1
BetUK: Its Where The UK Bets Handicap

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)27311.1%
Normal (2-4wk)2229.1%
Freshened (1-2m)200.0%
Layoff (2-6m)500.0%
Long break (6m+)11100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 3400.0%
Class 41900.0%
Class 530620.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)55610.9%
Mile (7-9f)200.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard42511.9%
Good7114.3%
Firm600.0%
Soft300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Newcastle (AW)28414.3%
Southwell (AW)600.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)6116.7%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2022-08-10–2026-07-06. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.