Horse Details

Never Dark (GB)

63 Runs 7 Wins (11.1%) 13 Places (20.6%)
8 years old b GB
Sire: No Nay Never
Dam: Dark Missile
Damsire: Night Shift
Past Runs (63 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
17/10/25
17:25
Haydock 5f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 7 1:3.08 2.5 64 8-13 33/1
Pressed leader - weakened over 1f out(op 18/1)
29/09/25
16:45
Hamilton 5f Alex Jary Iain Jardine 8 1:2.52 2 66 9-6 13/2
Reared in stalls before start - soon pressed winner - weakened quickly 2f out (jockey said gelding weakened quickly in final 2f)(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
22/09/25
16:08
Hamilton 5f Alex Jary Iain Jardine 3rd 1:1.38 1.5 68 9-3 17/2
Led but pestered - headed over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1)
18/09/25
14:15
Ayr 5f Tom Marquand Iain Jardine 9 1:2.17 0.1 68 9-10 12/1
Raced centre - disputed lead - weakened over 1f out - 6th of 7 in group(op 11/1)
06/09/25
18:42
Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 4 1:1.93 0.05 69 9-11 15/2
Midfield - good headway and in touch with leaders 2f out - kept on final furlong - not reach leaders(tchd 8/1)
02/08/25
20:00
Hamilton 5f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 3rd 0:58.77 1.75 71 9-5 4/1
Slightly awkward start - soon recovered and in touch with leaders - went second and pressed leader after 1f - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/2)
22/07/25
16:00
Musselburgh 5f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 10 1:1.77 2.75 73 9-13 25/1
Towards rear throughout(op 18/1)
12/07/25
16:55
Chester 5f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 7 - - 76 10-0 16/1
Towards rear - headway over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
11/07/25
20:25
Chester 5½f Callum Rodriguez Iain Jardine 5 - - 76 9-1 9/1
Briefly led early - soon prominent - hit on nose by rival's whip when weakening inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed inside final furlong; vet reported that gelding had lost both his hind shoes)(op 11/1)
18/06/25
15:23
Hamilton 5f Tom Eaves Iain Jardine 7 - - 79 9-10 20/1
Prominent - briefly led over 2f out - weakened from 2f out(op 10/1)
15/06/25
17:15
Hamilton 5f Billy Garritty Iain Jardine 12 - - 79 9-2 25/1
Took keen hold - pressed leader - weakening when bit short of room 1f out(op 20/1)
29/05/25
19:20
Carlisle 5f Alex Jary Iain Jardine 9 1:3.59 0.1 81 9-9 25/1
Led - headed but in touch with leaders over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 18/1)
18/10/24
15:30
Haydock 5f Tom Marquand Iain Jardine 3rd - - 82 9-11 17/2
Led - lost two places from over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(tchd 15/2)
16/10/24
16:50
Nottingham 5f Alex Jary Iain Jardine 5 1:3.60 .75 82 8-10 16/1
Pressed leader - led over 3f out - headed under 2f out - soon lost position - rallied and kept on final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
30/09/24
16:10
Hamilton 5f Alex Jary Iain Jardine 1st - Won 78 8-9 11/4F
Made all - ridden over 1f out - faced challenge inside final 110yds - kept on(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)
28/09/24
15:15
Haydock 5f Alex Jary Iain Jardine 7 - - 78 7-12 10/1
Took keen hold - led narrowly - headed 2f out - lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 9/1)
21/09/24
14:25
Ayr 6f Billy Loughnane Iain Jardine 11 1:9.47 1.5 82 9-3 80/1
Towards near side - led group - headed in group over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong - 4th of 10 in group(op 66/1)
06/09/24
14:00
Haydock 5f Billy Garritty Iain Jardine 11 1:0.30 1.5 80 9-12 14/1
Disputed lead towards near side - weakened quickly under 3f out - 3rd of 5 in group
21/08/24
13:50
York 5½f Alex Jary Iain Jardine 17 1:3.36 0.3 82 7-13 100/1
Raced far side - in touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out - 10th of 11 in group(op 80/1)
03/08/24
19:40
Hamilton 5f Alex Jary Iain Jardine 6 0:57.46 .5 79 8-4 8/1
Led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1)
01/08/24
17:45
Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 2nd 1:13.53 .5 80 9-9 14/1
Led early - headed and raced in second after 1f - raced in second but outpaced 2f out - rallied inside final furlong - ran on final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 16/1)
27/07/24
14:05
York 5f Danny McMenamin Iain Jardine 9 1:0.15 0.05 80 11-11 28/1
In touch with leaders - weakened final furlong(tchd 33/1)
12/07/24
16:55
York 5f Billy Garritty Iain Jardine 8 1:1.05 1.25 79 9-8 15/2
Pressed leader - lost position gradually over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 8/1)
06/07/24
18:40
Nottingham 5f Billy Garritty Iain Jardine 1st 0:59.75 Won 75 9-4 11/2
Made all - ridden and edged right over 1f out - ran on
28/06/24
16:55
Newcastle (AW) 5f Billy Loughnane Iain Jardine 3rd 1:0.13 0.3 75 9-9 9/1
Led - headed but challenging from 2f out - kept on (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)
27/06/24
19:15
Hamilton 5f Mohammed Tabti Iain Jardine 3rd 1:0.23 3 75 8-13 10/1
In touch with leaders - took keen hold and prominent over 3f out - lost second 1f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1)
15/06/24
14:10
Chester 5f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 4 1:2.99 0.1 76 9-1 40/1
Soon led - headed inside final furlong - soon lost position - lost third final stride(op 28/1)
02/06/24
17:10
Hamilton 5f Alex Jary Iain Jardine 12 0:59.17 1.75 79 8-6 80/1
Led - headed and weakened over 1f out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
25/05/24
14:45
York 5f Alex Jary Iain Jardine 12 1:1.24 4 82 7-12 100/1
Prominent - weakened over 2f out(op 50/1)
23/11/23
20:00
Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 7 1:1.12 1 83 9-1 9/1
Took keen hold - midfield - headway on outer over 3f out - raced wide home turn - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1)
21/10/23
15:40
Catterick 5f Alex Jary Iain Jardine 9 1:5.40 3 84 8-8 9/1
Took keen hold - raced in second - weakened over 1f out(op 10/1)
13/10/23
17:00
York 5f Alex Jary Iain Jardine 5 1:2.78 1 84 8-5 6/1
Led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout)
30/09/23
14:40
Haydock 5f Alex Jary Iain Jardine 1st 1:1.47 Won 82 7-10 8/1
Took keen hold - made all - ridden 1f out - kept on well(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
23/09/23
14:25
Ayr 6f Brandon Wilkie Iain Jardine 7 1:11.44 1.5 81 8-10 100/1
Raced centre - led overall - edged left over 4f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds - 5th of 8 in group
13/09/23
20:15
Southwell (AW) 5f David Probert Iain Jardine 9 0:58.05 .75 80 8-11 18/1
In touch with leaders - not clear run over 2f out - outpaced from over 1f out(op 14/1)
25/08/23
19:30
Hamilton 5f William Pyle Iain Jardine 1st 1:0.59 Won 78 9-1 12/1
Took keen hold - made all - kept on well(op 16/1)
04/08/23
20:20
Musselburgh 5f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 7 1:0.95 1.25 80 8-12 22/1
Midfield on outer - weakened final furlong(op 25/1)
20/12/22
13:10
Southwell (AW) 5f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 5 0:58.36 .5 76 9-5 9/2
Midfield - headway from over 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - ridden and weakened inside final furlong(op 6/1)
29/11/22
15:50
Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 1st 1:0.50 Won 69 9-0 7/2
Prominent - shaken up to lead over 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong - always doing enough
15/11/22
18:15
Newcastle (AW) 5f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 6 0:59.52 0.3 71 9-0 5/1
Raced in second on near side of group - led over 3f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(tchd 4/1)
24/10/22
20:00
Newcastle (AW) 5f Paddy Mathers Iain Jardine 9 1:0.13 .5 71 9-5 7/1
Led narrowly or disputed lead on near side of group - ridden when edged right and headed over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final 110yds(op 8/1)
17/10/22
16:55
Pontefract 5f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 3rd 1:4.21 .75 73 8-7 10/1
Led narrowly - pushed along 2f out - ridden 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
10/10/22
16:45
Musselburgh 5f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 7 1:2.26 1.25 73 9-3 6/1
Blindfold off late and slowly into stride - towards rear of midfield on outer - pushed along and headway 2f out - ridden 1f out - edged left inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 4/1 tchd 13/2)
30/09/22
20:15
Newcastle (AW) 5f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 3rd 0:59.26 1 74 9-4 18/1
In touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - ridden and every chance over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds
15/09/22
14:25
Ayr 5f Daniel Tudhope Iain Jardine 4 0:59.77 0.1 71 9-13 4/1F
Towards far side - prominent on far side of group - ridden and disputed lead over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - 4th of 12 in group(tchd 18/5)
08/09/22
16:55
Doncaster 5½f Jonny Peate Iain Jardine 2nd 1:7.58 0.1 73 9-5 11/1
Led - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - hard pressed and kept on well inside final furlong - headed final strides - just denied(op 9/1)
02/09/22
15:38
Haydock 5f Zak Wheatley Iain Jardine 9 0:58.75 1.25 74 9-1 14/1
Dwelt start - prominent up the centre - pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden and beaten(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
25/08/22
20:45
Newcastle (AW) 5f Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine 10 1:0.89 1 74 8-11 28/1
Towards rear - pushed along 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - soon ridden and weakened(op 25/1)
09/08/22
18:50
Carlisle 5f Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine 2nd 1:0.74 0.1 73 9-5 18/1
Raced wide - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and went second over 3f out - led narrowly over 2f out - ridden and edged right inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - headed final stride (trainer was informed gelding could not run until day after passing a stalls test)(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
18/07/22
16:10
Ayr 6f Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine 9 1:11.66 2.5 76 9-2 33/1
Led - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
18/06/22
13:14
Ayr 5f Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine 10 1:2.91 0.3 79 9-10 20/1
Took keen hold - bumped start - tracked leaders on inner - pushed along from over 2f out - soon ridden and struggling - weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 22/1)
04/06/22
15:21
Musselburgh 5f Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine 13 1:0.51 0.05 81 8-6 33/1
Dwelt start - never better than mid-division(op 40/1)
15/10/21
14:20
Haydock 6f Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine 8 1:15.11 2.25 84 8-13 12/1
Raced centre - chased leaders - niggled along over 1f out - soon ridden - weakened final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)
11/10/21
15:35
Musselburgh 5f Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine 1st 1:1.91 Won 79 9-7 100/30F
Made all - faced challenge and ridden under 2f out - kept on well against rail final furlong - comfortably(op 4/1)
25/09/21
15:15
Haydock 6f Tom Eaves Iain Jardine 5 1:11.96 0.3 79 9-3 9/2
Led - pushed along 2f out - headed and ridden over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 4/1)
17/09/21
15:20
Ayr 6f Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine 4 1:9.99 0.1 79 9-3 33/1
Close up on far side of group - ridden and every chance over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 50/1)
25/07/21
17:15
Musselburgh 5f Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine 17 0:59.81 1.25 77 9-7 12/1
Towards rear of midfield - took keen hold - ridden and found little 2f out - dropped to rear 1f out - eased towards finish(op 16/1)
22/06/21
15:10
Ayr 5f Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine 3rd 0:58.04 1.25 78 9-9 15/2
Chased leader - ridden and every chance over 1f out - no extra and outpaced final 110yds(op 7/1 tchd 17/2)
22/08/20
17:10
York 5f Marie Perrault Andrew Balding 5 1:0.54 1.25 84 7-7 12/1
Prominent - ridden 2f out - held from over 1f out
19/06/20
13:15
Ascot 5f Hayley Turner Andrew Balding 11 1:2.16 .5 83 8-0 14/1
Led on far side of group - ridden and headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 11/1)
03/06/20
13:00
Kempton (AW) 5f David Probert Andrew Balding 1st 0:59.67 Won 74 9-4 2/1F
Made all - ridden 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - always doing enough(op 7/4)
05/02/20
17:40
Wolverhampton (AW) 6f David Probert Andrew Balding 2nd 1:14.25 3.25 8-13 9/4F
Tracked leaders until switched right and left chasing winner over 2f out - soon ridden and pressing winner - unable to match pace of winner 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 5/4 tchd 5/2)
04/12/19
16:10
Kempton (AW) 6f David Probert Andrew Balding 3rd 1:13.41 2.5 9-5 9/4
Tracked leaders on inner - effort 2f out - 3rd and kept on same pace inside final furlong(op 4/1)