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Darkest Red: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Darkest Red is a 3-year-old gelding by Lope Y Fernandez, trained by Jim Boyle. He has won 0 of 11 starts and placed in 3 more, for £6,756 in prize money. He runs next in the 4:17 at Epsom on 10 September. His best performance rating is 67, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 11
  • Wins 0
  • Placed 3
  • Strike rate 0%
  • Prize money £6,756
  • Best rating 67
  • Official rating 61

Where Darkest Red runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:17 Epsom Under Starters Orders For Fit Show 2027 Handicap Stakes —

Darkest Red form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
8 Aug 26 Lingfield (AW) Bay Gardens Handicap Stakes Class 6 1m 5f Standard 4 9.25 7/2 Pat Cosgrave 61
9 Jul 26 Epsom Downs Betfred 'Follow Us On X' Handicap Class 5 1m 4f Good To Firm 4 2 7/2 Callum Hutchinson 62
11 Jun 26 Yarmouth quinnbet.com Handicap Class 6 1m 3.5f Soft 2 .75 15/8F Pat Cosgrave 61
23 May 26 Windsor Bodhi Solutions - Commercial Fit-Out Challenge Handicap Class 6 1m 3.5f Good To Firm 2 — 11/2 Paddy Bradley 57
28 Apr 26 Yarmouth Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Good 2 .75 5/1 Pat Cosgrave 55
14 Apr 26 Lingfield (AW) Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap Class 6 1m Standard 6 5.25 9/2 Pat Cosgrave 57
15 Sep 25 Kempton (AW) Unibet Zero% Mission Nursery Class 6 1m Standard To Slow 7 15.25 5/1 Paddy Bradley 59
28 Aug 25 Newbury Pump Technology Nursery Class 5 7f Good 7 5.5 12/1 Hector Crouch 61
13 Aug 25 Salisbury Michael Brunton Memorial British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Good To Firm 6 12 80/1 Luke Catton –
23 Jul 25 Salisbury 1945 Larasian British EBF Novice Stakes Class 4 6f Good To Firm 4 9.25 125/1 Paddy Bradley –
25 Jun 25 Kempton (AW) Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling/EBF 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Standard To Slow 6 10.5 125/1 Paddy Bradley –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the Bay Gardens Handicap Stakes at Lingfield (AW) on 8 August 2026. Held up handy on the outside - nudged into action with 3f remaining - lost ground steadily inside the final furlong and a half - finished 4th.

Darkest Red by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
6f 3 0 0%
11.5f 2 0 0%
8f 2 0 0%
13f 1 0 0%
12f 1 0 0%
10f 1 0 0%
7f 1 0 0%

Darkest Red by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good To Firm 4 0 0%
Standard 2 0 0%
Good 2 0 0%
Standard To Slow 2 0 0%
Soft 1 0 0%

Darkest Red by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0%
Yarmouth 2 0 0%
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0%
Salisbury 2 0 0%
Epsom Downs 1 0 0%
Windsor 1 0 0%
Newbury 1 0 0%

Darkest Red breeding

  • Sire Lope Y Fernandez (IRE)
  • Dam Accede (GB)
  • Damsire Acclamation (GB)
  • Breeder Mrs D O Joly
  • Foaled 13 April 2023

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