Ireland 5yo

Dark Sun (GB)

T: James Bennett · J: Laura Coughlan · O: Miss J C Blackwell

By Dark Angel (IRE) out of Solar Gold (IRE)

Form 5744143410

12/1 Current odds

2/24 W/R

67 RPR

65 TS

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24 runs
2 wins
placed
8% strike
9 d off
73 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 5744143410 9 days off

0 1 4 3 4 1

At Bath 1/2 1 win · 1 placed

On Good 1/6 1 win · 1 placed

Best RPR 73 Career peak

Best TS 65 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 24 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 44
Win %: 8%
Placed %: 29%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

12 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Lingfield, Brighton — well clear of the 29% career baseline.

Lingfield SPEC 50% 0-2-4
Wolverhampton (AW) 25% 0-1-4
Brighton SPEC 67% 1-1-3
Lingfield (AW) 33% 0-1-3
Bath 50% 1-0-2
Windsor 0% 0-0-2
Chepstow 0% 0-0-1
Ffos Las 0% 0-0-1
Haydock 0% 0-0-1
Leicester 0% 0-0-1
Ripon 0% 0-0-1
Salisbury 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

6 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Laura Coughlan NOW 28% 1-4-18
Millie Wonnacott 100% 1-1-2
Adam Farragher 0% 0-0-1
G Cheyne 0% 0-0-1
Matthew Lloyd Slater 0% 0-0-1
Tom Marquand 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

James Bennett NOW 33% 2-5-21
William Haggas 0% 0-0-3

Going Record

24 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 44% on Good to Firm, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 44% 1-3-9
Good 23% 1-2-13
Good to Soft 0% 0-0-1
Soft 0% 0-0-1
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

24 classifiable runs

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

Sprint ≤ 6f 33% 2-4-18
Seven 6½ – 7f 17% 0-1-6
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

13 Sep 2026 Loud Hire Production Services Bath Summer Sprint Series Final Handicap Stakes (Series Final - Qualified Horses Only) Bath Class 2 P 12th/17 .5 Good To Soft 5½f Laura Coughlan OR 62 9/1

24 Aug 2026 Ian Carnaby Handicap Stakes Brighton Class 6 P 1st/5 +0 Good To Firm 6f Laura Coughlan OR 58 5/1

12 Aug 2026 Birthday Boy Leighton Happy 80th Handicap Stakes Ffos Las Class 6 P 4th/8 0.3 Good 5f Laura Coughlan OR 59 13/2

25 Jul 2026 Indigo Lifts Group Fillies' Handicap Stakes Lingfield Class 5 P 3rd/7 0.3 Good To Firm 6f Millie Wonnacott OR 59 13/2

11 Jul 2026 Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Apprentice Handicap Salisbury Class 6 P 4th/5 1.5 Good To Firm 6f Matthew Lloyd Slater OR 59 15/2

13 Jun 2026 Pockets Townhouse Bath Handicap Bath Class 6 P 1st/14 +0 Good 5f10y Millie Wonnacott OR 54 9/1

29 May 2026 fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Get 20 Free Bets Handicap Brighton Class 6 P 4th/13 2 Good To Firm 6f Laura Coughlan OR 55 7/1

7 May 2026 attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Windsor Class 6 4th/8 .75 Good To Firm 6f12y Laura Coughlan OR 57 9/1

25 Apr 2026 Alpacalypse Session IPA Handicap Leicester Class 6 7th/10 0.1 Good To Firm 6f Laura Coughlan OR 59 12/1

25 Feb 2026 Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Lingfield (AW) Class 6 5th/7 0.3 Standard 6f1y Laura Coughlan OR 58 8/1

Connections

Trainer: James Bennett 6%
Jockey: Laura Coughlan 7%
Owner: Miss J C Blackwell
Sire: Dark Angel (IRE)
Dam: Solar Gold (IRE)
Dam sire: Sea The Stars
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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