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Your Darling: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Your Darling is an 11-year-old gelding by Shirocco, trained by Ben Pauling. He has won 7 of 22 starts and placed in 4 more, for £103,865 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 4f, where 2 wins from 3 is a 67% strike rate against 26% at every other distance. He runs next in the 2:33 at Ascot on 31 October, where the best price is 7.8/1 with Smarkets. His best performance rating is 145, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 22
  • Wins 7
  • Placed 11
  • Strike rate 32%
  • Prize money £103,865
  • Best rating 145
  • Official rating 144

Where Your Darling runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:33 Ascot Sodexo Live! Regal Encore Handicap Steeple Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) 7.8/1 Smarkets SBK

Your Darling form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
2 May 26 Punchestown Palmerstown House Estate Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed) 3m 0.5f Yielding PU - 22/1 Jack Kennedy 144
30 Mar 26 Ludlow Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 3m Good 1 — 9/4F Ben Jones 139
14 Feb 26 Ascot Betfair Swinley Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m Good To Soft 3 5.25 15/2 Ben Jones 139
10 Jan 26 Kempton Coral 'New' Horse Racing Bet Builder Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 3m Good 2 .25 15/2 Ben Jones 138
21 Nov 25 Ascot Join Ladbrokes Bet 5 Get 30 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 5f Good 4 21 9/4 Ben Jones 142
26 May 24 Uttoxeter Clarke Chase (Handicap Chase) (For The Sir Stanley And Lady Clarke Challenge Trophy) (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4f Soft 1 — 12/1 Ben Jones 137
12 Apr 24 Aintree Randox Supports Race Against Dementia Topham Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 5f Soft PU - 12/1 Kielan Woods 137
24 Nov 23 Ascot S.A.F.E. Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 5f Good 1 — 11/4F Kielan Woods 128
4 Aug 23 Galway Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase 2m 6.5f Good 9 24.5 5/1 Lorcan Williams 127
28 Jan 23 Cheltenham Paddy Power Cheltenham Countdown Podcast Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4.5f Soft PU - 6/1 Tom Cannon 132
27 Dec 22 Kempton Ladbrokes Play '1-2-Free' On Football Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 3m Soft 5 9.25 10/3F Kielan Woods 133
18 Nov 22 Ascot Royal Ascot Racing Club Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 5f Good To Soft 1 — 10/3F Kielan Woods 123
1 Apr 22 Newbury Get A Run For Your Money At BetVictor Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 6.5f Good To Soft 4 5.75 9/2 Kevin Brogan 124
29 Jan 22 Cheltenham Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4.5f Good PU - 4/1J Kielan Woods 126
26 Dec 21 Kempton Get Your Ladbrokes 1 Free Bet Today Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 4.5f Good To Soft 3 2.75 9/1 Kevin Brogan 126
6 Nov 21 Aintree Betway Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 4f Good To Soft 5 14.75 4/1J Kielan Woods 127
12 Oct 21 Huntingdon Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4f Good 1 — 10/3 Luca Morgan 119
6 May 21 Huntingdon Racing TV Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good 1 — 15/8F Nico de Boinville 116
8 Nov 20 Sandown Esher Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Soft 4 23 7/4 Nico de Boinville –
13 Oct 20 Huntingdon Covered By MansionBet Faller Insurance Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good 3 9.25 15/8 Nico de Boinville –
8 Mar 20 Warwick Childrens Air Ambulance Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 2m Soft PU - 4/6F Nico de Boinville –
15 Jan 20 Newbury Premier Food Courts Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 2m 0.5f Heavy 1 — 9/2 Nico de Boinville –

Last time out

Finished PU in the Palmerstown House Estate Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed) at Punchestown on 2 May 2026. Settled towards the back of the pack - made no impression - dropped away under pressure before being eased and pulled up.

Your Darling by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
24f 4 1 25% —
21f 4 2 50% —
16f 4 1 25% —
20f 3 2 67% —
20.5f 3 0 0% —
22.5f 2 0 0% —
24.5f 1 0 0% —
16.5f 1 1 100% —

Your Darling by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 9 4 44% —
Soft 6 1 17% —
Good To Soft 5 1 20% —
Yielding 1 0 0% —
Heavy 1 1 100% —

Your Darling by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Ascot 4 2 50% —
Kempton 3 0 0% —
Huntingdon 3 2 67% —
Aintree 2 0 0% —
Cheltenham 2 0 0% —
Newbury 2 1 50% —
Punchestown 1 0 0% —
Ludlow 1 1 100% —
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% —
Galway 1 0 0% —

Your Darling breeding

  • Sire Shirocco (GER)
  • Dam Carries Darling (GB)
  • Damsire Flemensfirth (USA)
  • Breeder William Mangan
  • Foaled 21 April 2015

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