Dark Ace
4yo · Trainer Adrian McGuinness · Recent form 300160
Dark Ace
Ideal conditions, worked out from its 23 runs on record.
- Best goingStandard5 wins, 2 placed from 13High confidence
- Best trip5–6f6 wins, 3 placed from 19High confidence
- Best courseNavan1 win from 2Low confidence
- Best directionNot enough data yetNot enough data
- Best classClass 41 win from 2Low confidence
- Best gap between runs2 months+2 wins from 3Low confidence
High 6+ runs · Medium 4–5 · Low 2–3 · faded = not enough data
Built from its own race record (positions, going, trip, course, class, gaps between runs). A guide to conditions, not a prediction.
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Form & profile
- Age / sex
- 4yo b gelding
- Breeding
- Soldier's Call – Likewise
- Owner
- J Fairhurst Damian Mccann Cyril Mcmullan
- Trainer
- Adrian McGuinness
- Jockey
- Adam Caffrey
- Official rating
- 85
- Headgear
- None
- Trainer, last 14 days
- 4 wins from 30 runs
Career
Race record UK & Ireland runs: 23
Runs abroad (e.g. in France) are not included.
| Date | Course | Type | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 26 | Curragh (IRE) | Flat | 5f | Yielding | – | 14th/20 | 7¾l | Adam Caffrey | 11/4F |
| 13 Sept 26 | Curragh (IRE) | Flat | 6f | Yielding | – | 6th/24 | 3½l | Adam Caffrey | 15/2 |
| 15 Aug 26 | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | Flat | 6f | Standard | – | 1st/12 | Won | Adam Caffrey | 7/2F |
| 2 Aug 26 | Galway (IRE) | Flat | 7f | Yielding | – | 12th/14 | 7¾l | J M Sheridan | 25/1 |
| 18 Jul 26 | Curragh (IRE) | Flat | 6½f | Good To Firm | – | 10th/20 | 6l | Adam Caffrey | 17/2 |
| 28 Jun 26 | Curragh | Flat | 5f | Good | – | 3rd/16 | ¾l | Adam Caffrey | 9/2 |
| 16 May 26 | Newbury | Flat | 6f | Good | 2 | 3rd/14 | 1l | Shane Foley | 16/1 |
| 3 Apr 26 | Lingfield (AW) | Flat | 6f | Standard | 3 | 1st/12 | Won | Oisin Orr | 7/2 |
| 20 Mar 26 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Flat | 6f | Standard | 4 | 1st/11 | Won | Oisin Orr | 8/1 |
| 17 Dec 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 7f | Standard | – | 3rd/10 | 1¼l | Rory Cleary | 7/2 |
| 12 Dec 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 6f | Standard | – | 4th/13 | 1¾l | Adam Caffrey | 7/2J |
| 26 Nov 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 6f | Standard | – | 2nd/9 | 4l | Rory Cleary | 14/1 |
| 22 Oct 25 | Navan | Flat | 5f | Soft | – | 1st/11 | Won | Adam Caffrey | 18/1 |
| 15 Aug 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 6f | Standard | – | 6th/9 | 4¼l | Chris Hayes | 14/1 |
| 31 Jul 25 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Flat | 6f | Standard | 4 | 10th/10 | dist | Cieren Fallon | 9/1 |
| 12 Jul 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 5f | Standard | – | 4th/11 | 3¾l | Wayne Hassett | 12/1 |
| 4 Jun 25 | Curragh | Flat | 5f | Good | – | 8th/14 | 4¾l | Adam Caffrey | 25/1 |
| 18 Apr 25 | Newcastle (AW) | Flat | 6f | Standard | 2 | 11th/14 | 4½l | Adam Caffrey | 66/1 |
| 14 Mar 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 6f | Standard | – | 5th/6 | 8l | Colin Keane | 7/1 |
| 15 Nov 24 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 6f | Standard | – | 1st/11 | Won | Adam Caffrey | 6/1 |
| 30 Oct 24 | Dundalk (AW) | Flat | 6f | Standard | – | 1st/12 | Won | Adam Caffrey | 11/1 |
| 9 Oct 24 | Navan | Flat | 6f | Good To Yielding | – | 9th/19 | 9l | Adam Caffrey | 22/1 |
| 19 Sept 24 | Naas | Flat | 7f | Good | – | 8th/14 | 10¼l | Ronan Whelan | 11/1 |
By going
| Standard | 13 | 5-2 | 38% |
| Good | 4 | 0-2 | 0% |
| Yielding | 3 | 0-0 | 0% |
| Good To Firm | 1 | 0-0 | 0% |
| Soft | 1 | 1-0 | 100% |
By distance
| 6f | 14 | 5-2 | 36% |
| 5f | 5 | 1-1 | 20% |
| 7f | 3 | 0-1 | 0% |
| 6½f | 1 | 0-0 | 0% |
By course
| Dundalk (AW) | 8 | 2-2 | 25% |
| Curragh (IRE) | 3 | 0-0 | 0% |
| Curragh | 2 | 0-1 | 0% |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 1-0 | 50% |
| Navan | 2 | 1-0 | 50% |
By class
| Class null | 18 | 4-3 | 22% |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1-0 | 50% |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1-0 | 100% |
Splits show runs, wins-places and win %.
Likely targets Our view, not confirmed plans
- JuneRoyal AscotWokingham / sprint handicapsflat form around 6f, rated 85
- late JulyGlorious GoodwoodKing George / Stewards' Cupflat form around 6f, rated 85
- AugustYork Ebor Festivalhandicaps over 6f–1mflat form around 6f, rated 85
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