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Dark Side Thunder: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Dark Side Thunder is a 7-year-old gelding by Night Of Thunder, trained by Jessica Macey. He has won 9 of 49 starts and placed in 13 more, for £69,697 in prize money. His best trip is 6f, where 8 wins from 42 is a 19% strike rate against 14% at every other distance. He runs next in the 1:56 at Yarmouth on 16 September. His best performance rating is 93, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 49
  • Wins 9
  • Placed 22
  • Strike rate 18%
  • Prize money £69,697
  • Best rating 93
  • Official rating 65

Where Dark Side Thunder runs next

Time Course Race Best price
1:56 Yarmouth Sea Deer Handicap Stakes —

Dark Side Thunder form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
15 Jul 26 Yarmouth Bazuka Handicap Stakes Class 6 6f Good To Firm 2 1.25 11/4 Lewis Edmunds 65
20 Jun 26 Doncaster Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Firm 8 8.75 13/2 Darragh Keenan 67
25 May 26 Leicester Smooth Radio Ladies' Day Saturday 4th July Book Now Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Firm 3 1.5 10/1 Lewis Edmunds 67
9 May 26 Leicester Smooth Radio Ladies' Day 4th July Book Now Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Firm 5 7.75 6/1 Oliver Stammers 69
21 Apr 26 Yarmouth Infobond Technical Manpower Services Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Firm 2 3.25 13/2 Lewis Edmunds 69
10 Mar 26 Southwell (AW) Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 9 6.75 10/1 Lewis Edmunds 70
11 Feb 26 Southwell (AW) Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 8 5.25 14/1 George Wood 72
2 Jan 26 Chelmsford City (AW) Chelmsford Mile Series Qualifying Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 4 3 9/1 Lewis Edmunds 73
18 Dec 25 Chelmsford City (AW) 'Timeform Sprint Series Final' Handicap Class 2 6f Standard 12 6.75 16/1 Lewis Edmunds 73
4 Dec 25 Chelmsford City (AW) 'Timeform Sprint Series Qualifier' Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 6f Standard 1 — 11/4F Lewis Edmunds 70
23 Oct 25 Southwell (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 7 2 10/1 Hollie Doyle 71
3 Oct 25 Southwell (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 5 2.5 14/1 Harrison Shaw 72
17 Sep 25 Yarmouth Sea Deer Handicap Class 4 6f Soft 5 3.25 10/3 Lewis Edmunds 73
8 Aug 25 Newmarket Maritime Cargo Services Outperforming The Opposition Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 4 1 9/1 Lewis Edmunds 73
18 Jul 25 Haydock Lancashire DAF Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 6f Good 3 2.5 10/3 Silvestre De Sousa 73
27 Jun 25 Yarmouth QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Class 5 6f Good 3 3.5 11/8 Lewis Edmunds 73
29 May 25 Yarmouth Infobond Technical Mainpower Services Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Soft 1 — 5/2F George Wood 71
14 May 25 Yarmouth everytip.com Betting Tips Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 3 2 9/2 Hollie Doyle 72
28 Mar 25 Southwell (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 6 8 5/1 Lewis Edmunds 74
28 Feb 25 Southwell (AW) Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 4 2 9/1 Lewis Edmunds 75
24 Oct 24 Southwell (AW) Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 4 1.75 8/1 Lewis Edmunds 75
12 Oct 24 Chelmsford City (AW) Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 6f Standard 6 2.75 7/4F Richard Kingscote 76
18 Sep 24 Yarmouth Sea Deer Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 3 1 11/2 Lewis Edmunds 76
29 Jul 24 Southwell (AW) Starsports.Bet Handicap Class 4 7f Standard To Slow 10 21.75 8/1 Harrison Shaw 77
13 Jul 24 York John Smith's Sprint Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Soft 7 4.25 4/1F Harrison Shaw 78
15 Jun 24 York Fordy Marshall Land And Property Consultants Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Soft 2 1 8/1 Harrison Shaw 77
11 May 24 Ascot Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Blue Ribbon Handicap Class 4 6f Good 4 1.75 12/1 Silvestre De Sousa 77
14 Mar 24 Southwell (AW) BetUK. Home Of The Acca Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 1 — 5/1 Lewis Edmunds 74
13 Feb 24 Newcastle (AW) Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 5 4 15/2 Lewis Edmunds 75
23 Jan 24 Southwell (AW) Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 6f Standard 3 1.5 11/4 Lewis Edmunds 76
29 Dec 23 Southwell (AW) Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 5 3.25 7/2J Lewis Edmunds 77
13 Dec 23 Kempton (AW) Alexander Bienz Kindred Spirit Handicap Class 4 7f Standard To Slow 5 2.25 3/1F Lewis Edmunds 77
6 Nov 23 Kempton (AW) Join Racing TV Now Handicap Class 5 7f Standard To Slow 1 — 11/4F Lewis Edmunds 74
11 Oct 23 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap Class 5 6f Standard To Slow 3 .5 4/1 Oliver Stammers 74
20 Sep 23 Yarmouth Sea Deer Handicap Class 4 6f Good 2 .75 6/1 Lewis Edmunds 74
9 Jun 23 Haydock GPW Recruitment Internal Recruiter Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Firm 5 3.75 7/2 Lewis Edmunds 75
24 May 23 Yarmouth QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 3 .75 8/1 Lewis Edmunds 75
9 Apr 23 Southwell (AW) Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 1 — 3/1 Lewis Edmunds 72
8 Mar 23 Kempton (AW) Unibet Proudly Supporting Women In Racing Handicap Class 5 6f Standard To Slow 1 — 6/1 Lewis Edmunds 70
23 Feb 23 Newcastle (AW) Betuk Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 7 3.25 6/1 Lewis Edmunds 71
20 Oct 22 Southwell (AW) Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 6f Standard 6 2.25 3/1F Lewis Edmunds 72
14 Sep 22 Yarmouth Sea Deer Handicap Class 4 6f Good 5 3.25 6/1 Lewis Edmunds 73
2 Sep 22 Kempton (AW) eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Class 5 6f Standard To Slow 1 — 11/4F Lewis Edmunds 71
14 Aug 22 Southwell (AW) Porsche Centre Nottingham Harnessing The Horsepower Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 1 — 10/11F Lewis Edmunds 65
29 Jul 22 Southwell (AW) Sky Sports Racing 415 Handicap Class 6 6f Standard To Slow 1 — 11/2 Lewis Edmunds 60
31 May 22 Thirsk constant-services.com Handicap Class 6 6f Good 2 .75 11/2 Lewis Edmunds 60
22 Apr 22 Doncaster Download The At The Races App Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Good To Firm 5 9.25 50/1 Lewis Edmunds –
27 Mar 22 Doncaster SBK Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 7f Good 7 13.25 40/1 Lewis Edmunds –
10 Mar 22 Newcastle (AW) Betway Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Standard To Slow 6 4.5 14/1 Lewis Edmunds –

Last time out

Finished 2 in the Bazuka Handicap Stakes at Yarmouth on 15 July 2026. Settled behind the pace early - pushed along over 2f out and made ground on the winner 1f out - kept on through the final furlong.

Dark Side Thunder by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
6f 42 8 19% —
7f 7 1 14% —

Dark Side Thunder by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 19 4 21% —
Good To Firm 11 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 8 4 50% —
Good 7 0 0% —
Good To Soft 3 1 33% —
Soft 1 0 0% —

Dark Side Thunder by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Southwell (AW) 15 4 27% —
Yarmouth 10 1 10% —
Kempton (AW) 5 3 60% —
Chelmsford City (AW) 4 1 25% —
Doncaster 3 0 0% —
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% —
Leicester 2 0 0% —
Haydock 2 0 0% —
York 2 0 0% —
Newmarket 1 0 0% —

Dark Side Thunder breeding

  • Sire Night Of Thunder (IRE)
  • Dam Dark Side Princess (GB)
  • Damsire Strategic Prince (GB)
  • Breeder M M Foulger
  • Foaled 26 March 2019

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