Dark Sun (2021)

Foal Date

13-Feb-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Dark Angel

Dam

Solar Gold

Prize Money

$9120

Trainer

J Bennett

Owners

Miss J C Blackwell

About

Dark Sun is a 4yo horse trained by J Bennett, who operates out of Wantage. He is by the stallion Dark Angel out of the mare Solar Gold. The colt has not yet secured a maiden win, having failed to win in ten starts. In his latest outing at Wolverhampton on 21 Sep 2025, ridden by Laura Coughlan, Dark Sun finished seventh, trailing the winner Hilltop.

Raced At

Wolverhampton • Chepstow • Brighton • Lingfield • Windsor • Ripon • Haydock

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Wolverhampton 21-Sep-25 1441m SYNTHETIC R5 CL5 Hcp (of $7,478) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:28.470, SP: 15.00	L Coughlan 59.9kg, Cd 61.2kg 5.30L	7 (10)
Lingfield 04-Aug-25 1408m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.980, SP: 13.00	L Coughlan 59.9kg 4.55L	6 (9)
Chepstow 26-Jul-25 1422m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp $405 (of $6,492) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.490, SP: 11.00 Dwelt, held up in rear, ridden when edged toward centre 2f out, chased leaders final furlong, ran on	L Coughlan 61.2kg, Cd 62.6kg 1.20L	4 (7)
Brighton 09-Jul-25 1399m GOOD R3 CL6 Hcp $810 (of $6,492) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.960, SP: 13.00 Raced keenly in mid-division, headway chasing leaders inside final furlong, took modest 3rd towards finish, no chance with leading duo	L Coughlan 63kg 2.75L	3 (8)
Lingfield 22-Jun-25 1408m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp $1,621 (of $6,492) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.200, SP: 12.00 Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, caught close home	L Coughlan 61.2kg 0.30L	2 (6)
Lingfield 11-Jun-25 1408m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $467 (of $7,478) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.730, SP: 67.00 Towards rear, effort on outside from 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong	L Coughlan 59kg, Cd 60.3kg 2.75L	4 (7)
Windsor 26-May-25 1218m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp (of $8,264) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.190, SP: 41.00 Slowly away, behind, headway over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out	L Coughlan 59.9kg, Cd 61.2kg 9.75L	9 (12)
Ripon 06-Jun-24 1207m GOOD R2 Nv $553 (of $4,711), Winning Time: 01:12.440, SP: 10/1 Chased leaders, switched right over 2f out, soon bumped, no extra inside final furlong	A J Farragher 56.7kg, Cd 0 4.00L	4 (8)
Wolverhampton 24-Oct-23 1441m GOOD R2 Md (of $5,373) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:28.050, SP: 9/2 Slow into stride, keen towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish	T Marquand 58.1kg, Cd 0 3.75L	5 (12)
Haydock 29-Sep-23 1207m SOFT R2 Md $634 (of $5,400) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.800, SP: 15/2 Mid-division near side, some headway approaching final furlong, soon outpaced, lost 3rd on line	G Cheyne 58.1kg, Cd 0 5.25L	4 (8)