Dark Lion (IRE)
Owner: H H Shaikh Nasser Al Khalifa & F Nas Trainer: R Varian Sex: colt Age: 6
Breeding: Dark Angel / Graciously (Shamardal)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Round Course: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Standard | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2021 | Windsor | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 31y | 3 | Dark Lion | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 9 | J Mitchell | 7/2 |
| wore hood to post, held up off the pace in last pair, good headway near side rail edging left from over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, hung badly left and led towards finish | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2021 | Sandown | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 1f | 3 | Dejame Paso | 9st 9lbs | 5 of 9 | David Egan | 22/1 |
| soon tracking leader until settled 3rd 8f out, went 2nd again 5f out, led over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 May 2021 | Haydock | Heavy | 1m 37y | 2 | Raadobarg | 9st 7lbs | 7 of 10 | David Egan | 33/1 |
| mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2021 | Goodwood | Good to Firm | 1m | 2 | Qaader | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 4 | David Egan | 6/1 |
| wore hood to post, steadied start, raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, ridden and switched out over 1f out, plugged on in 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2021 | Newmarket | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 1 | Tactical | 8st 12lbs | 7 of 7 | David Egan | 10/1 |
| wore hood to post, slowly into stride, held up in last pair, never on terms | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2020 | Chantilly | 6f 211y | 0 | Erasmo | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 8 | O Peslier | 2/1 | |
| 24 Sep 2020 | Newmarket | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f | 1 | La Barrosa | 9st | 2 of 6 | David Egan | 16/1 |
| raced keenly, led over 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner entering final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2020 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6f 111y | 2 | Line Of Departure | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 15 | L Dettori | 10/1 |
| prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2020 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f | 1 | Etonian | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 7 | R L Moore | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2020 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f | 1 | Battleground | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 10 | David Egan | 9/1 |
| in touch, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leader | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2020 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 36y | 5 | Dark Lion | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 6 | David Egan | 8/15 |
| tracked leader, led over 1f out, pushed out | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2020 | Royal Ascot | Good (Round Course: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 6f | 1 | Nando Parrado | 9st 1lbs | 4 of 16 | David Egan | 7/1 |
| mid-division, headway near side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on in 4th inside final furlong, never going pace pace to threaten | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2020 | Newmarket | Good to Firm | 6f | 5 | Creative Force | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 11 | David Egan | 2/1 |
| soon towards rear, pushed along 2f out, headway when not handle dip over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||