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Dark Cloud Rising: profile, stats, records and next races

4yo, gelding, by Dark Angel, out of Aristocratic, trained by David O'Meara.

  • Runs 24
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 21%
  • Prize money £69,198
  • Best rating 98
  • Official rating 94

Where Dark Cloud Rising runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:50 Thirsk Rudding Park Harrogate Handicap Stakes 6.4 Smarkets Bet

Dark Cloud Rising form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
15 Aug 26 Ripon William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handicap Stakes Class 2 6f Good 6 5 5/1 Daniel Tudhope 94
3 Aug 26 Ripon Wilmot-smith Memorial Handicap Stakes Class 3 6f Good 2 1.75 15/8F Daniel Tudhope 94
7 Jul 26 Pontefract Pontefract Park Silver Sprint Trophy Handicap Class 2 6f Good 3 5.5 2/1F Daniel Tudhope 94
18 Jun 26 Ripon Ripon Races Ladies' Day Handicap Class 2 6f Good 1 — 13/2 Mark Winn 88
30 May 26 Carlisle Betway Reverence Handicap Class 3 6f Good To Firm UR - 12/1 Daniel Tudhope 88
13 May 26 York Churchill Tyres Handicap Class 2 6f Good 16 12.5 40/1 Daniel Tudhope 90
25 Apr 26 Leicester Caffreys Black Stout King Richard III Cup Handicap Class 2 6f Good To Firm 9 3.75 18/1 Jason Hart 92
7 Apr 26 Pontefract Ponte Premiership New For 2026 Handicap Class 2 5f Good To Soft 10 7 6/1 Daniel Tudhope 92
9 Dec 25 Newcastle (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Class 3 5f Standard 5 .75 6/1 Mark Winn 92
20 Nov 25 Newcastle (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Class 3 5f Standard 1 — 4/1 Mark Winn 89
31 Oct 25 Southwell (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Class 3 6f Standard 5 4.25 11/2 David Nolan 90
11 Oct 25 York Coral Sprint Trophy Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 6f Good 17 12.75 16/1 Daniel Tudhope 92
6 Sep 25 Thirsk Rudding Park Handicap Class 3 6f Good 8 3.75 17/2 David Nolan 93
29 Aug 25 Thirsk Ruby Lodge Care Home In Thirsk Handicap Class 3 6f Good 2 .5 9/2 Daniel Tudhope 90
10 Aug 25 Leicester Aspects Group Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 1 — 9/2 Daniel Tudhope 87
11 Jul 25 Ascot Long Harbour Derek Lucie-Smith Handicap Class 3 6f Good To Firm 9 7.25 9/1 Jamie Spencer 88
20 Jun 25 Ascot Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 5f Good To Firm 13 6 10/1 Daniel Tudhope 90
18 May 25 Newmarket Sky Bet Proud To Support RoR Handicap Class 2 6f Good To Firm 3 3.25 9/1 Tom Marquand 91
3 May 25 Newmarket TrustATrader Handicap Class 2 6f Good 4 5.5 8/1 Oisin Murphy 92
8 Apr 25 Pontefract Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap Class 3 6f Good 1 — 10/3F Daniel Tudhope 85
12 Oct 24 York Coral Rockingham Stakes (Listed) Class 1 6f Soft 7 10.75 14/1 Daniel Tudhope 85
5 Sep 24 Haydock Join Racing Tv Now Ebf Novice Stakes Class 3 6f Good To Soft 3 1.5 5/1 Daniel Tudhope –
16 Aug 24 Thirsk Best Prices Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 6f Good 1 — 3/1 David Nolan –
25 May 24 York Reg Bond 'Always And Forever' EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 6f Good To Soft 8 12 8/1 David Nolan –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handicap Stakes at Ripon on 15 August 2026. Sluggish start on the near flank - settled at the back of the field - squeezed for space when pressed 2f out - pushed along a furlong out - unable to threaten the leaders - well held in 6th.

Dark Cloud Rising by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
6f 20 4 20%
5f 4 1 25%

Dark Cloud Rising by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 11 3 27%
Good To Firm 6 1 17%
Good To Soft 3 0 0%
Standard 3 1 33%
Soft 1 0 0%

Dark Cloud Rising by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
York 4 0 0%
Ripon 3 1 33%
Pontefract 3 1 33%
Thirsk 3 1 33%
Leicester 2 1 50%
Newcastle (AW) 2 1 50%
Ascot 2 0 0%
Newmarket 2 0 0%
Carlisle 1 0 0%
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0%

Dark Cloud Rising breeding

  • Sire Dark Angel (IRE)
  • Dam Aristocratic (GB)
  • Damsire Exceed And Excel (AUS)
  • Breeder Cheveley Park Stud Limited
  • Foaled 26 March 2022

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