Dark Rosa (2022) Horse
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About
The four-year-old brown filly Dark Rosa, by Dark Angel out of Rosa Gialla, is under the guidance of G Nicholls and owned by Ms J M D Williams. In 26 starts she has amassed two victories, placed second three times and third five times, earning $48,494 in prize money. Her latest outing was at Brighton on 15 October 2026, where she finished 3rd of 15 runners. She last won at Wolverhampton on 24 November 2025.
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Nottingham • Brighton • Bath • Lingfield • Wolverhampton • Salisbury • Newbury • Wetherby • Kempton • Ffos Las • Doncaster • Newmarket • Windsor • Pontefract • ChesterRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham 04-Nov-26 1678m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) R9 racingtv.com Handicap, SP: 13.00 | Rob Hornby 1.75L | 7 (15) |
| Brighton 15-Oct-26 1606m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $1,864 (of $14,936) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.530, SP: 8.00 1st Gone Rogue ( T P Queally 138 ) 2nd Reader ( A Lewis 135 , Cd 132 ) 0.30L 3rd Dark Rosa ( R Hornby 134 ) 0.45L See full results | R Hornby 60.8kg 0.45L | 3 (15) |
| Bath 13-Sep-26 1609m GOOD R8 CL5 Hcp $3,890 (of $8,290) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:42.010, SP: 7.00 1st Danehill Star ( M Ghiani 134 ) 2nd Dark Rosa ( L Morris 136 ) 5.50L 3rd Chelio ( R Dawes 127 ) 1.00L See full results | L Morris 61.7kg 5.50L | 2 (11) |
| Sandown 28-Aug-26 1609m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp $3,954 (of $8,424) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:46.930, SP: 4.00 1st Poets Praise ( R Ryan 135 ) 2nd Dark Rosa ( B Loughnane 137 ) 3.75L 3rd Post Rider ( L Edmunds 142 ) 1.50L See full results | B Loughnane 62.1kg 3.75L | 2 (8) |
| Lingfield 16-Aug-26 1610m SYNTHETIC R6 CL6 Hcp $1,689 (of $7,207) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.110, SP: 5.00 1st Fallacious Promise ( L Morris 138 ) 2nd Chapman's Peak ( E Greatrex 133 ) 3.25L 3rd Dark Rosa ( R Dawes 141 , Cd 136 ) 3.75L See full results | R Dawes 64kg, Cd 61.7kg 3.75L | 3 (6) |
| Wolverhampton 22-Jul-26 1906m SYNTHETIC R2 CL5 Hcp (of $7,642) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:02.040, SP: 6.50 1st Kaaranah ( J Callan 135 ) 2nd American State ( S D Sousa 134 ) 1.25L 3rd Symphony Of Joy ( J Hart 131 ) 0.30L 6th Dark Rosa ( D Probert 131 ) 2.75L See full results | D Probert 59.4kg 2.75L | 6 (13) |
| Salisbury 14-Jun-26 1609m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 17/2 Slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, headway between horses over 2f out, switched left and ridden over 1f out, plugged on to take third towards finish | Rob Hornby 59.9kg 5l | 3 (13) |
| Newbury 15-May-26 1609m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Towards rear, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong | Matthew Slater 62.6kg 3/4 length | 8 (13) |
| Wetherby 26-Apr-26 1609m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/1 Led, pushed along 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened | Harry Vigors 59.4kg 1/2 length | 9 (12) |
| Bath 05-Apr-26 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 15/2 Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out | Rob Hornby 60.8kg Nose | 7 (11) |
| Lingfield 10-Jan-26 2012m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 11/4 Took keen hold, in touch behind leaders, smooth headway 2f out, soon ridden and disputed lead, no extra and headed close home | Rob Hornby 61.7kg 1/2 length | 5 (10) |
| Lingfield 08-Dec-25 1610m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 6/1 Steadied rear mid-division, pushed along 2f out, no real progress | Rob Hornby 62.1kg 3/4 length | 7 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 24-Nov-25 1739m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 7/2 Midfield, steady headway from 3f out, raced widest home turn, led 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, readily | Rob Hornby 59.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Kempton 22-Oct-25 1609m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 22/1 Led 1f, prominent, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final 100 yards | William Cox 61.2kg 3/4 length | 5 (11) |
| Kempton 10-Oct-25 1408m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 22/1 Slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear, headway when not clear run and switched right inside final 2f, switched right and badly hampered rivals over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge | William Cox 61.2kg Neck | 4 (12) |
| Ffos Las 05-Aug-25 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 15/8 Took keen hold, in touch on outer, weakened from over 1f out | D Egan 61.2kg Neck | 6 (8) |
| Doncaster 24-Jul-25 1209m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 5/2 Slowly away, raced in last, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, nearest finish | P Mulrennan 59kg 3/4 length | 5 (10) |
| Doncaster 10-Jul-25 1137m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 5/2 Towards rear near side of group, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, shared 3rd post, nearest finish, | Billy Loughnane 61.7kg 1 length | 3 (9) |
| Newmarket 21-Jun-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 9/4 Bumped start, led, headed and remained handy after 2 furlongs, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out | Cieren Fallon 60.8kg 1 1/2 length | 7 (10) |
| Windsor 02-Jun-25 1218m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 10/3 Rear of mid-division, ridden off pace when short of room over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms | Jim Crowley 59.9kg Head | 6 (11) |
| Doncaster 17-May-25 1209m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 14/1 Not much room start, held up towards rear, outpaced 2f out, effort 1f out, no impression | Warren Fentiman 56.2kg Short Head | 7 (10) |
| Doncaster 26-Apr-25 1209m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 12/1 Led, pushed along well over 1f out, headed narrowly 110 yards out, no extra and lost 2nd close home | Jim Crowley 56.7kg Neck | 3 (8) |
| Pontefract 07-Oct-24 1207m SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 4/1 Prominent, headway going well over 2f out, soon pushed along, lost touch with leaders over 1f out, ran on gamely final furlong, denied 3rd post | Billy Loughnane 59.9kg Short Head | 4 (11) |
| Pontefract 26-Sep-24 1207m GOOD TO SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 2/1 Pressed leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | P Cosgrave 58.1kg | 1 (11) |
| Chester 13-Sep-24 1223m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 16/1 Prominent, led 4f out, going well and clear 2f out, soon ridden, hung right and idled final 100 yards, headed close home | Grace McEntee 56.7kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (8) |
| Lingfield 05-Sep-24 1208m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 3/1 Off the pace in 5th, plugged on in modest 4th final 2f | P Cosgrave 58.1kg 1 length | 4 (7) |
| Pontefract 18-Aug-24 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 6/1 Mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, no impression | Billy Loughnane 58.1kg 2 1/2l | 4 (7) |