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Ireland 9yo

Never Dark (GB)

T: Iain Jardine · J: Saffie Osborne · O: Alison Walker Sarah Cousins
By No Nay Never (USA) out of Dark Missile (GB)
Form 87-66726370
  1. 0
  2. 7
  3. 3
  4. 6
  5. 2
  6. 7
16/1 Current odds
9/85 W/R
64 RPR
67 TS
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Active
  • 85 runs
  • 9 wins
  • placed
  • 11% strike
  • 5 d off
  • 69 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 87-66726370 5 days off
0 17 Sep 2026 Brandinghub For Signs & Graphics Ha… Ayr 7 9 Sep 2026 Deanta Fire Door Handicap Stakes Carlisle 3 27 Aug 2026 Ladies Night 2027 On Sale Now Handi… Carlisle 6 21 Aug 2026 Hemmings Homes 10th Anniversary Han… Hamilton 2 11 Aug 2026 Hamilton Park "Hands And Heels" App… Hamilton 7 1 Aug 2026 Blitz Cleaning Commercial Cleaning … Hamilton
At Ayr 0/10 0 wins · 1 placed
On Good to Soft 1/16 1 win · 4 placed
Over 5f 2/35 2 wins · 9 placed
Best RPR 69 Career peak
Best TS 70 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100
3 Aug 2024 · Hamilton · 6th/6 (btn .5) 21 Aug 2024 · York · 17th/22 (btn 0.3) 6 Sep 2024 · Haydock · 11th/13 (btn 1.5) 21 Sep 2024 · Ayr · 11th/22 (btn 1.5) 28 Sep 2024 · Haydock · 7th/10 (btn .75) 30 Sep 2024 · Hamilton · 1st/8 (won 0) 16 Oct 2024 · Nottingham · 5th/9 (btn .75) 18 Oct 2024 · Haydock · 3rd/8 (btn .75) 29 May 2025 · Carlisle · 9th/10 (btn 0.1) 15 Jun 2025 · Hamilton · 12th/12 (btn 1.75) 18 Jun 2025 · Hamilton · 7th/7 (btn 1.75) 11 Jul 2025 · Chester · 5th/8 (btn .75) 12 Jul 2025 · Chester · 7th/11 (btn .5) 22 Jul 2025 · Musselburgh · 10th/10 (btn 2.75) 2 Aug 2025 · Hamilton · 3rd/4 (btn 1.75) 6 Sep 2025 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 4th/8 (btn 0.05) 18 Sep 2025 · Ayr · 9th/18 (btn 0.1) 22 Sep 2025 · Hamilton · 3rd/8 (btn 1.5) 29 Sep 2025 · Hamilton · 8th/8 (btn 2) 17 Oct 2025 · Haydock · 7th/10 (btn 2.5) 5 Jul 2026 · Ayr · 6th/7 (btn 0.3) 21 Jul 2026 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 6th/11 (btn 1) 1 Aug 2026 · Hamilton · 7th/11 (btn .5) 11 Aug 2026 · Hamilton · 2nd/7 (btn 3.5) 21 Aug 2026 · Hamilton · 6th/10 (btn 0.3) 27 Aug 2026 · Carlisle · 3rd/11 (btn 1.5) 9 Sep 2026 · Carlisle · 7th/12 (btn .5) 17 Sep 2026 · Ayr · 17th/20 (btn .5)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
30
Win %
11%
Placed %
35%
Trend
Steady

Course Record

18 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Musselburgh, Wolverhampton (AW), Newcastle (AW), Carlisle — well clear of the 35% career baseline.

  • Hamilton 43% 2-4-14
  • Musselburgh SPEC 50% 2-3-10
  • Haydock 20% 1-1-10
  • Ayr 10% 0-1-10
  • Wolverhampton (AW) SPEC 62% 2-3-8
  • Newcastle (AW) SPEC 50% 0-3-6
  • York 0% 0-0-6
  • Carlisle SPEC 50% 0-2-4
  • Southwell (AW) 33% 0-1-3
  • Chester 0% 0-0-3
  • Kempton (AW) 100% 1-1-2
  • Nottingham 50% 1-0-2
  • Chelmsford City (AW) 0% 0-0-2
  • Doncaster 100% 0-1-1
  • Pontefract 100% 0-1-1
  • Ascot 0% 0-0-1
  • Catterick 0% 0-0-1
  • Lingfield 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

27 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

  • Jonny Peate 42% 2-6-19
  • Andrew Mullen 47% 2-5-15
  • Alex Jary(3) 27% 2-2-15
  • David Probert 50% 1-2-6
  • Billy Garritty 25% 1-0-4
  • Billy Loughnane 50% 0-1-2
  • Tom Marquand 50% 0-1-2
  • Clifford Lee 0% 0-0-2
  • Tom Eaves 0% 0-0-2
  • Graham Lee 100% 0-1-1
  • Mohammed Tabti 100% 0-1-1
  • Mr Jude Fernandes 100% 0-1-1
  • Oisin Murphy 100% 0-1-1
  • William Pyle 100% 1-0-1
  • Brandon Wilkie 0% 0-0-1
  • Callum Rodriguez 0% 0-0-1
  • Daniel Tudhope 0% 0-0-1
  • Danny McMenamin 0% 0-0-1
  • Gina Mangan 0% 0-0-1
  • Hayley Turner 0% 0-0-1
  • Jack Nicholls(3) 0% 0-0-1
  • Marie Perrault 0% 0-0-1
  • Mr Freddie Robson 0% 0-0-1
  • Paddy Mathers 0% 0-0-1
  • Saffie Osborne NOW 0% 0-0-1
  • William Carver 0% 0-0-1
  • Zak Wheatley 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • Iain Jardine NOW 33% 8-17-75
  • Andrew Balding 50% 1-4-10

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
17 Sep 2026 Brandinghub For Signs & Graphics Handicap Stakes Ayr Class 5 P 17th/20 .5 Good To Soft 5f Saffie Osborne OR 54 14/1
9 Sep 2026 Deanta Fire Door Handicap Stakes Carlisle Class 6 P 7th/12 .5 Good 5f Jack Nicholls OR 54 100/30F
27 Aug 2026 Ladies Night 2027 On Sale Now Handicap Stakes Carlisle Class 6 3rd/11 1.5 Good 5f Alex Jary OR 55 6/1
21 Aug 2026 Hemmings Homes 10th Anniversary Handicap Stakes Hamilton Class 6 6th/10 0.3 Good To Soft 5f Alex Jary OR 56 12/1
11 Aug 2026 Hamilton Park "Hands And Heels" Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series) Hamilton Class 6 2nd/7 3.5 Good 5f Jude Fernandes OR 56 9/2
1 Aug 2026 Blitz Cleaning Commercial Cleaning Handicap Stakes Hamilton Class 5 7th/11 .5 Good 5f Gina Mangan OR 58 25/1
21 Jul 2026 Call 01902 390016 To Name A Race Handicap Stakes Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 6th/11 1 Standard 6f Clifford Lee OR 60 6/1
5 Jul 2026 Hadley's 'Hello My Wee China' Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Ayr Class 5 6th/7 0.3 Good 5f Mr Freddie Robson OR 62 25/1
17 Oct 2025 BOG Today For Tomorrow With CopyBet Handicap Haydock Class 5 7th/10 2.5 Good 5f Jonny Peate OR 64 33/1
29 Sep 2025 Annual Members Of Hamilton Park Racecourse Handicap Hamilton Class 5 T 8th/8 2 Soft 5f7y Alex Jary OR 66 13/2

Connections

Trainer
Iain Jardine 12%
Jockey
Saffie Osborne 14%
Owner
Alison Walker Sarah Cousins
Sire
No Nay Never (USA)
Dam
Dark Missile (GB)
Dam sire
Night Shift
Country
Ireland
Age
9yo

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