The Dark Baron (2022) Horse
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The Dark Baron is a 4yo gelding trained by Kathy Turner. He is by Dark Angel out of Baroness and has recorded three wins to date. His most notable victory came on 4 Mar 2026 at Wolverhampton, where he collected the $8853.00 Cl6 Hcp. The horse has proved profitable for bettors, delivering a 92% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Raced At
Wolverhampton • Lingfield • Brighton • Bath • Salisbury • Uttoxeter • Bellewstown • Cork • Leopardstown • Roscommon • Naas • Curragh • Gowran ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton 04-Mar-26 1441m SYNTHETIC R5 CL6 Hcp $4,711 (of $8,853) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:28.990, SP: 4.50 1st The Dark Baron ( L Coughlan 130 , Cd 127 ) 2nd Al Hofzan ( W Cox 133 ) 0.10L 3rd Good Karma ( S Kirrane 128 ) 1.10L See full results | L Coughlan 59kg, Cd 57.6kg | 1 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 03-Feb-26 1906m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp $1,474 (of $5,902) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:00.490, SP: 4.00 1st Law Supreme ( R Kavanagh 131 ) 2nd The Dark Baron ( L Coughlan 129 ) 0.75L 3rd Stipulation ( L Morris 135 ) 0.50L See full results | L Coughlan 58.5kg 0.75L | 2 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 17-Jan-26 1739m SYNTHETIC R2 CL6 Hcp $1,104 (of $8,853) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:51.000, SP: 4.33 1st Latin ( P Bradley 139 ) 2nd Imola ( L Edmunds 131 ) 0.15L 3rd The Dark Baron ( L Coughlan 132 ) 2.90L See full results | L Coughlan 59.9kg 2.90L | 3 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 28-Dec-25 1739m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp $1,474 (of $5,902) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:49.710, SP: 3.20 1st Charlatan ( C Shepherd 126 ) 2nd The Dark Baron ( B Ffrench-davis 131 ) 0.30L 3rd R P Mcmurphy ( E Greatrex 128 ) 0.30L See full results | B Ffrench-davis 59.4kg 0.30L | 2 (11) |
| Lingfield 15-Dec-25 1610m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp $736 (of $5,902) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.580, SP: 4.50 1st Nebula Stars ( G Dobie 124 ) 2nd Gladiadora ( K Shoemark 135 ) 0.30L 3rd The Dark Baron ( L Coughlan 132 ) 0.45L See full results | L Coughlan 59.9kg 0.45L | 3 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 02-Dec-25 1910m GOOD R8 CL6 Hcp $736 (of $5,902) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:59.980, SP: 1.50 1st Magic Runner ( J P Sullivan 132 ) 2nd Token Love ( A Brookes 135 ) 0.50L 3rd The Dark Baron ( L Coughlan 133 ) 2.50L See full results | L Coughlan 60.3kg 2.50L | 3 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 26-Oct-25 1910m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp $3,140 (of $5,902) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:59.230, SP: 7.00 1st The Dark Baron ( L Coughlan 128 ) 2nd Little She ( D Muscutt 128 ) 2.50L 3rd Beta Reader ( J Fanning 135 ) 0.30L See full results | L Coughlan 58.1kg | 1 (13) |
| Brighton 08-Oct-25 2390m SOFT R4 CL6 Hcp $405 (of $6,492) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:34.150, SP: 3.75 1st Silk And Steel ( A Lewis 123 ) 2nd Steely Dan ( J Watson 124 ) 4.50L 3rd Honour Whim ( J Doughty 127 ) 0.75L 4th The Dark Baron ( L Coughlan 127 , Cd 130 ) 7.00L See full results | L Coughlan 57.6kg, Cd 59kg 7.00L | 4 (9) |
| Bath 14-Sep-25 2050m SOFT R1 CL6 Hcp $3,454 (of $6,492) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:13.330, SP: 23.00 1st The Dark Baron ( L Coughlan 127 ) 2nd My Brother Mike ( J Callan 133 ) 3.00L 3rd Bobby Dassler ( E Gale 133 ) 0.30L See full results | L Coughlan 57.6kg | 1 (12) |
| Salisbury 30-Aug-25 2860m SOFT R6 CL5 Hcp (of $8,608), Winning Time: 03:12.340, SP: 51.00 1st As Fast As Wind ( M Wonnacott 132 ) 2nd Solar Pass ( J Watson 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Sawgrass ( H Doyle 138 ) 0.20L 9th The Dark Baron ( L Coughlan 114 , Cd 117 ) 16.95L See full results | L Coughlan 51.7kg, Cd 53.1kg 16.95L | 9 (13) |
| Uttoxeter 27-Jul-25 3170m GOOD R1 CL4 H (of $7,575), Winning Time: 03:56.790, SP: 101.00 1st Dignam ( J J Slevin 161 ) 2nd Manyana Blue ( S Twiston-davies 147 ) 7.50L 3rd Genbu ( B Jones 154 ) 1.25L 6th The Dark Baron ( H Kimber 154 ) 17.25L See full results | H Kimber 69.9kg 17.25L | 6 (11) |
| Bellewstown 04-Jul-25 1600m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:44.360, SP: 15.00 Prominent, led after 1f, pushed along from 2f out, soon ridden and headed, no extra and weakened from over 1f out 1st Oiche Rua ( R Whelan 134 ) 2nd Eric Lock ( C Hayes 135 ) 0.50L 3rd Shahada Ace ( A J Slattery 132 ) 3.25L 14th The Dark Baron ( B Coen 134 ) 20.15L See full results | B Coen 60.8kg 20.15L | 14 (15) |
| Cork 14-Jun-25 1610m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $11,499) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:41.310, SP: 34.00 Mid division, pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out 1st Refreshment ( G M Ryan 141 ) 2nd You Are Mine ( D S O'sullivan 136 ) 2.00L 3rd Vlhova ( J Kearney 135 ) 0.30L 9th The Dark Baron ( N Crosse 128 ) 8.50L See full results | N Crosse 58.1kg 8.50L | 9 (17) |
| Leopardstown 06-Jun-25 1610m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $15,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:42.850, SP: 29.00 Rear of mid-division, 12th over 3f out, headway under 2f out, no impression and weakened closing stages 1st Refreshment ( G M Ryan 136 ) 2nd Faoladh ( A Browne-souza 133 ) 0.15L 3rd Vega's Muse ( S Foley 132 ) 0.50L 12th The Dark Baron ( J M Sheridan 131 ) 8.25L See full results | J M Sheridan 59.4kg 8.25L | 12 (18) |
| Roscommon 13-May-25 1510m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $11,499) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:32.770, SP: 11.00 A bit slow into stride and raced in rear, ridden and no impression in 14th from 2f out, some late headway past beaten horses 1st Gangsta Man ( W Joyce 137 , Cd 132 ) 2nd Northern Attitude ( C Geerdharry 129 ) 0.50L 3rd Moonhall Lass ( R Whearty 135 , Cd 132 ) 1.75L 9th The Dark Baron ( C Keane 132 ) 9.75L See full results | C Keane 59.9kg 9.75L | 9 (15) |
| Naas 13-Oct-24 1190m SOFT R2 Md $360 (of $18,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.740, SP: 101.00 Far side early, crossed over to stand\'s side after 1 1/2f and towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong 1st Bounty ( W M Lordan 131 ) 2nd Iceford ( B M Coen 131 ) 4.50L 3rd Tam Lin ( R P Whelan 131 ) 8.00L 6th The Dark Baron ( C Keane 131 ) 10.90L See full results | C Keane 59.4kg 10.90L | 6 (11) |
| Curragh 05-Oct-24 1410m GOOD R1 Md (of $20,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:29.090, SP: 101.00 Towards rear, 9th halfway, under pressure and lost place over 1f out, soon weakened 1st Expanded ( W M Lordan 131 ) 2nd First Wave ( J Cleary 131 , Cd 124 ) 0.30L 3rd Wild Sapphire ( A Caffrey 131 , Cd 128 ) 0.60L 13th The Dark Baron ( S Heffernan 131 ) 10.25L See full results | S Heffernan 59.4kg 10.25L | 13 (14) |
| Gowran Park 15-Aug-24 1410m GOOD R2 Md (of $15,783), Winning Time: 01:27.210, SP: 33/1 Rear of mid division, 13th halfway, no impression from over 2f out 1st Nancy J ( S Foley 127 ) 2nd Dignam ( D Mcmonagle 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Think About It ( B M Coen 127 ) 3.00L 11th The Dark Baron ( R Whelan 134 , Cd 0 ) 14.25L See full results | R Whelan 60.8kg, Cd 0 14.25L | 11 (16) |