Ireland 8yo

Darkness (FR)

T: David O'Meara · O: Akela Thoroughbreds Limited

By Siyouni (FR) out of Kerila (FR)

Form 6000663429

Current odds

7/61 W/R

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Running today

61 runs
7 wins
placed
11% strike
0 d off
105 best RPR

Running today

M6Toll Road To Victory Handicap Stakes (Div I)

14:12 · Haydock · 0m7f212y · Heavy · Class 3

#0 No.

9-8 Weight

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Recent form

Form figures 6000663429 0 days off

9 2 4 3 6 6

At Haydock 0/4 0 wins · 2 placed

On Heavy 0/2 0 wins · 0 placed

Best RPR 105 Career peak

Best TS 96 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 39
Win %: 11%
Placed %: 28%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

20 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Haydock — well clear of the 28% career baseline.

Newmarket 23% 2-1-13
Goodwood 30% 1-2-10
Haydock SPEC 50% 0-2-4
Epsom Downs 25% 0-1-4
York 0% 0-0-4
Longchamp (FR) 33% 0-1-3
Thirsk 33% 1-0-3
Ascot 0% 0-0-3
Nottingham 50% 0-1-2
Redcar 50% 0-1-2
Saint-Cloud (FR) 50% 1-0-2
Sandown 50% 1-0-2
Doncaster 0% 0-0-2
Clairefontaine (FR) 100% 0-1-1
Lyon Parilly (FR) 100% 1-0-1
Ayr 0% 0-0-1
Chantilly (FR) 0% 0-0-1
Chelmsford City (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Leopardstown 0% 0-0-1
Ripon 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

20 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Jason Watson 23% 1-2-13
Daniel Tudhope 45% 1-4-11
Cristian Demuro 43% 1-2-7
Mark Winn 33% 1-1-6
Neil Callan 25% 1-0-4
Hollie Doyle 50% 0-1-2
Hector Crouch 0% 0-0-2
Rossa Ryan NOW 0% 0-0-2
Saffie Osborne 0% 0-0-2
Tom Marquand 0% 0-0-2
Jean-Bernard Eyquem 100% 1-0-1
Kieran Shoemark 100% 1-0-1
Andrea Atzeni 0% 0-0-1
Ben Robinson 0% 0-0-1
Daniel Muscutt 0% 0-0-1
David Egan 0% 0-0-1
James Doyle 0% 0-0-1
Martin Harley 0% 0-0-1
Oisin Orr 0% 0-0-1
Sean Levey 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

David O'Meara NOW 25% 5-8-53
J-C Rouget 50% 2-2-8

Going Record

59 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 47% on Good to Firm, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 47% 4-4-17
Good 6% 0-1-18
Good to Soft 17% 1-1-12
Soft 40% 1-3-10
Heavy 0% 0-0-2

Distance Record

61 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f 32% 5-8-41
Mile 7f – 1m1f 21% 2-2-19
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 0% 0-0-1
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

16 Oct 2026 M6Toll Road To Victory Handicap Stakes (Div II) Haydock Class 3 V 9th/10 .75 Heavy 1m Rossa Ryan OR 84 12/1

7 Oct 2026 Jeremy Bradbeer Memorial Handicap Stakes Nottingham Class 4 V 2nd/9 1 Good To Soft 1m½f Daniel Tudhope OR 84 13/2

23 Sep 2026 Heineken Handicap Stakes Goodwood Class 2 V 4th/7 1.25 Good 1m Saffie Osborne OR 85 9/1

5 Sep 2026 HKJC World Pool Handicap Stakes Haydock Class 3 V 3rd/11 0.1 Soft 7f Mark Winn OR 85 14/1

29 Aug 2026 Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Stakes Goodwood Class 2 V 6th/11 0.05 Good To Soft 7f Mark Winn OR 87 22/1

31 Jul 2026 Coral Golden Mile (Class 2 Heritage Handicap) Goodwood Class 2 V 6th/18 .75 Good To Firm 1m Saffie Osborne OR 90 40/1

27 Jun 2026 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Mile Handicap York Class 3 V 12th/14 6.5 Good 7f192y Mark Winn OR 90 22/1

13 Jun 2026 Sky Bet Supporting Macmillan Handicap York Class 3 11th/19 .5 Good 7f Rossa Ryan OR 92 50/1

16 May 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Newmarket Class 3 V 10th/11 4.75 Good 7f Neil Callan OR 93 22/1

25 Apr 2026 William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Haydock Class 2 6th/12 0.3 Good To Firm 7f37y Ben Robinson OR 94 33/1

Connections

Trainer: David O'Meara 13%
Owner: Akela Thoroughbreds Limited
Sire: Siyouni (FR)
Dam: Kerila (FR)
Dam sire: Makfi
Country: Ireland
Age: 8yo

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