Dark Enigma (2021) Horse
About
Dark Enigma is a 4yo trained by J G Murray of Offaly. The horse is by Equiano out of Generously Gifted. It has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in 19 starts. In its latest outing at Dundalk on 11 Dec 2025, Seamie Heffernan rode Dark Enigma to an 8th‑place finish, behind the winner Heaven's Wish.
Raced At
Dundalk
• Bellewstown
• Down Royal
• Naas
• Limerick
• Navan
• Listowel
• Cork
• Sligo
• WolverhamptonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 11-Dec-25 1010m SYNTHETIC R1 Md (of $12,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:00.950, SP: 151.00 1st Heaven's Wish ( C Keane 129 ) 2nd Woolridge ( B Lee 134 ) 1.25L 3rd Star Allure ( S Tormey 129 ) 1.75L 8th Dark Enigma ( S Heffernan 129 ) 14.55L See full results | S Heffernan 58.5kg 14.55L | 8 (8) |
| Dundalk 01-Nov-25 1010m SYNTHETIC R2 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 00:58.880, SP: 81.00 1st Prairie Girl ( S Foley 136 ) 2nd Whatswrongnow ( R Mulligan 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Hasiyna ( C Hayes 126 ) 0.50L 13th Dark Enigma ( W Joyce 122 , Cd 125 ) 17.30L See full results | W Joyce 55.3kg, Cd 56.7kg 17.30L | 13 (14) |
| Bellewstown 02-Oct-25 1010m SOFT R5 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:03.950, SP: 41.00 1st Art Of Unity ( N Burns 133 ) 2nd Steel Magnolia ( B Lee 131 ) 0.20L 3rd Only Spoofing ( C T Hayes 142 ) 1.25L 9th Dark Enigma ( W Joyce 128 , Cd 131 ) 7.55L See full results | W Joyce 58.1kg, Cd 59.4kg 7.55L | 9 (13) |
| Down Royal 06-Sep-25 1010m GOOD R2 Md (of $14,501) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.450, SP: 126.00 1st Shadow Of The Moon ( L Mcateer 129 ) 2nd Arklow Lad ( D Mcdonogh 134 ) 3.25L 3rd Hot To Foxtrot ( A Caffrey 130 ) 0.20L 9th Dark Enigma ( J M Sheridan 130 ) 6.95L See full results | J M Sheridan 59kg 6.95L | 9 (10) |
| Naas 24-Aug-25 1010m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.640, SP: 51.00 1st Pinmoney ( S Foley 129 ) 2nd Lismacbryan ( D B Mcmonagle 128 ) 1.75L 3rd Rift Valley ( N Burns 141 ) 0.30L 18th Dark Enigma ( W Joyce 123 , Cd 126 ) 9.05L See full results | W Joyce 55.8kg, Cd 57.2kg 9.05L | 18 (21) |
| Limerick 12-Jul-25 1340m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.130, SP: 51.00 1st She's Smart ( S Coen 140 ) 2nd Miqdaad ( R Coakley 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Tynamite ( R Parsons 130 ) 0.20L 11th Dark Enigma ( T Casey 124 , Cd 134 ) 13.70L See full results | T Casey 56.2kg, Cd 60.8kg 13.70L | 11 (13) |
| Bellewstown 05-Jul-25 1010m GOOD R5 Hcp $200 (of $9,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:00.130, SP: 26.00 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, no extra closing stages 1st My Girl Sioux ( A J Slattery 142 ) 2nd Hero Of The Hour ( J Ryan 135 ) 1.00L 3rd Lismacbryan Hill ( J Kearney 132 ) 2.25L 6th Dark Enigma ( T Casey 124 , Cd 134 ) 4.15L See full results | T Casey 56.2kg, Cd 60.8kg 4.15L | 6 (10) |
| Down Royal 21-Jun-25 1010m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $11,499) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:59.660, SP: 67.00 Rear of mid-division early, 6th on outer halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra final furlong 1st Surpass And Shine ( W J Lee 138 ) 2nd Cuban Grey ( R Mulligan 142 ) 1.00L 3rd Mint Man ( M W Hassett 140 ) 0.75L 11th Dark Enigma ( R Cleary 119 ) 7.75L See full results | R Cleary 54kg 7.75L | 11 (11) |
| Navan 07-Jun-25 1010m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $11,499) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:00.870, SP: 101.00 Slowly into stride, tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, weakened 1st Step Back In Time ( R P Cleary 119 ) 2nd Whatswrongnow ( R Mulligan 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Asdana ( N Crosse 133 ) 1.50L 10th Dark Enigma ( W Joyce 119 , Cd 122 ) 6.90L See full results | W Joyce 54kg, Cd 55.3kg 6.90L | 10 (13) |
| Listowel 01-Jun-25 1410m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:30.320, SP: 29.00 Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, faded over 1f out 1st Liamo ( M W Hassett 122 , Cd 117 ) 2nd Dinamine ( W Joyce 129 , Cd 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Are You In Or Out ( W J Lee 135 ) 1.25L 13th Dark Enigma ( T Casey 126 , Cd 136 ) 13.40L See full results | T Casey 57.2kg, Cd 61.7kg 13.40L | 13 (14) |
| Cork 21-May-25 1010m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:59.800, SP: 51.00 Prominent, under pressure over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong 1st Nezeeh ( J M Sheridan 140 ) 2nd Carrigans Grove ( G F Carroll 133 ) 2.75L 3rd Whatswrongnow ( A Browne-souza 128 , Cd 118 ) 2.90L 13th Dark Enigma ( J A Heffernan 134 ) 9.50L See full results | J A Heffernan 60.8kg 9.50L | 13 (15) |
| Naas 10-May-25 1010m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $11,499) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.590, SP: 34.00 Tracked leader on far side, ridden under 2f out and 4th over 1f out, soon no extra, weakened 1st Surpass And Shine ( W J Lee 139 ) 2nd Irish Rumour ( C T Keane 140 ) 0.20L 3rd My Girl Sioux ( A J Slattery 128 ) 0.40L 18th Dark Enigma ( W Joyce 129 , Cd 134 ) 8.75L See full results | W Joyce 58.5kg, Cd 60.8kg 8.75L | 18 (20) |
| Sligo 04-May-25 1200m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.500, SP: 15.00 Led, 2 lengths clear from 2f out and ridden over 1f out, headed inside final 200 yards, no extra and weakened 1st Gegenpressing ( C D Hayes 136 ) 2nd My Kurkum ( A Caffrey 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Hezahunk ( P Mcgettigan 127 , Cd 120 ) 0.70L 10th Dark Enigma ( W Joyce 139 , Cd 144 ) 5.60L See full results | W Joyce 63kg, Cd 65.3kg 5.60L | 10 (14) |
| Down Royal 01-Jun-24 1010m GOOD R1 Hcp $2,100 (of $6,629), Winning Time: 01:01.050, SP: 3/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along and headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final 100 yards, no impression on winner 1st She's Smart ( A Caffrey 132 ) 2nd Dark Enigma ( S Foley 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Mary Shoelaces ( M W Hassett 134 ) 1.75L See full results | S Foley 58.1kg 1.25L | 2 (12) |
| Sligo 16-May-24 1190m GOOD R2 Hcp $1,050 (of $6,629), Winning Time: 01:16.850, SP: 9/1 Led, soon headed, challenged leader halfway, led narrowly over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner final 50 yards, dropped to 3rd close home 1st Land Lover ( J M Sheridan 138 ) 2nd Layoftheland ( S P Davis 131 ) 0.75L 3rd Dark Enigma ( B M Coen 132 ) 1.25L See full results | B M Coen 59.9kg 1.25L | 3 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 07-Feb-24 1030m GOOD R2 CL6 Hcp $1,227 (of $9,837) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:01.620, SP: 2.50 Chased winner, pushed along halfway, soon no impression, weakened and lost 2nd towards finiah 1st Jungle Dance ( L Morris 121 ) 2nd Smooth Silesie ( A Jary 126 ) 4.25L 3rd Dark Enigma ( C Lee 130 ) 4.50L See full results | C Lee 59kg 4.50L | 3 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 23-Dec-23 1030m GOOD R2 CL5 Md $837 (of $6,492) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.700, SP: 81.00 Edged right start, mid-division, headway into 3rd over 1f out, not able to get on terms, kept on 1st El Bufalo ( K T O'neill 133 ) 2nd Quercine ( H Davies 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Dark Enigma ( C Lee 126 ) 5.75L See full results | C Lee 57.2kg 5.75L | 3 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 07-Nov-23 1230m GOOD R4 CL5 Md (of $6,492) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:13.890, SP: 126.00 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong 1st Bella Bisbee ( B Loughnane 128 ) 2nd Cervaro Della Sala ( J Hart 128 ) 1.75L 3rd Berrygate ( P J Mcdonald 128 ) 3.50L 8th Dark Enigma ( D C Costello 126 ) 8.75L See full results | D C Costello 57.2kg 8.75L | 8 (11) |
| Dundalk 30-Sep-23 1410m SYNTHETIC R3 Md (of $14,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.570, SP: 151.00 Mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, weakened 1st Milliat ( A J Slattery 128 ) 2nd Grand Job ( D Mcmonagle 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Whispersinthewind ( G M Ryan 128 ) 1.25L 12th Dark Enigma ( L F Roche 128 ) 14.25L See full results | L F Roche 58.1kg 14.25L | 12 (13) |
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