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What's Up Darling (IRE)

8yo b g · Form & record 2025-04-04 to 2025-10-02 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Gordon Elliott.

Pedigree Shirocco (GER) × Carries Darling (GB) (by Flemensfirth)

OwnerGigginstown House Stud

BreederWilliam Mangan

Ratings Official 130 · best RPR 141 · best TS 125

Runs

Wins

40.0%

Strike rate

60.0%

Place rate

1.84

Actual / Expected

12.6%

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Full form — last 5 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.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2025-10-02	42d	Clonmel	24f	Soft	–	1/6	0	Jack Kennedy p	161	130	141	115	11/8
Chase Turf Irish Stallion Farms EBF Captain Christy Rated Novice Chase Raced in second - led 4 out - pushed along and went clear omitted 2 out - awkward jump last - ran on well run-in - comfortably(op 2/1 tchd 9/4)
2025-08-21	20d	Killarney	23.5f	Good	–	1/5	0	Jack Kennedy	166	130	136	125	9/4
Chase Turf Peadar's Pub Glenbeigh Beginners Chase Led narrowly or disputed lead - prominent when pushed along briefly 5 out - not fluent 3 out - led 2 out - soon ridden and went clear - ran on well run-in(op 7/4 tchd 5/2)
2025-08-01	92d	Galway	22.5f	Good	–	4/16	1.5	Jack Kennedy	166	131	127	84	14/1
Chase Turf Guinness Beginners Chase Towards rear - in touch with leaders halfway - headway and went fourth after last - no extra final 110yds(tchd 20/1)
2025-05-01	27d	Punchestown	16.5f	Soft	1	15/23	1	Danny Gilligan	155	135	90	68	16/1
Listed Chase Frontline Security Handicap Chase ()
2025-04-04	DEB	Wexford	16f	Soft	–	3/8	–	Jordan Gainford	166	137	124	85	10/3
Chase Visit Wexford Beginners Chase

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 run	Runs	Wins	SR
Normal (2-4wk)	2	1	50.0%
Freshened (1-2m)	1	1	100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	1	0	0.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Staying (13f+)	5	2	40.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Soft	3	1	33.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2025-04-04–2025-10-02. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.