The Dark Baron (2022) Horse
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About
The Dark Baron, a four-year-old bay gelding sired by Dark Angel out of Baroness, is under the care of trainer Kathy Turner and owned by Mr R J Manning. Out of 25 starts he has secured four victories, placed second two times and third four times, accumulating earnings of $45,162. His most recent outing was at Wolverhampton on 6 October 2026, where he finished 9th out of 11 runners. The latest win was recorded at Wolverhampton on 16 September 2026.
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Bath • Wolverhampton • Lingfield • Kempton • Brighton • Salisbury • Uttoxeter • Bellewstown • Cork • Leopardstown • Roscommon • Naas • Curragh • Gowran ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bath 29-Oct-26 2046m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) R5 Thank You To Our Loyal Annual Members Handicap (GBBPlus Race), SP: 23.00 | Olivia Tubb 4.75L | 5 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 06-Oct-26 1906m SYNTHETIC R6 CL5 Hcp (of $14,240) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:57.210, SP: 6.00 1st Canvas ( K T O'neill 139 ) 2nd Cosmos Raj ( M Winn 137 ) 3.50L 3rd Moonjid ( D Probert 135 ) 4.75L 9th The Dark Baron ( B Ffrench-davis 130 , Cd 125 ) 10.45L See full results | B Ffrench-davis 59kg, Cd 56.7kg 10.45L | 9 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 16-Sep-26 1906m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp $6,142 (of $6,142) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:58.590, SP: 13.00 1st The Dark Baron ( C Tucker 139 , Cd 132 ) 2nd Baloo's Blues ( J Watson 140 ) 1.50L 3rd Have You A Minute ( J Gordon 128 ) 1.00L See full results | C Tucker 63kg, Cd 59.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 31-Jul-26 1739m SYNTHETIC R2 CL6 Hcp $634 (of $7,215) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:50.710, SP: 5.50 1st Between Me And U ( D Keenan 134 ) 2nd Volto Di Medusa ( P Bradley 136 ) 4.50L 3rd R P Mcmurphy ( K Stott 130 ) 0.15L 4th The Dark Baron ( L Coughlan 134 , Cd 131 ) 4.95L See full results | L Coughlan 60.8kg, Cd 59.4kg 4.95L | 4 (13) |
| Lingfield 14-Jul-26 1410m GOOD R4 CL6 Hcp $779 (of $6,646) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.550, SP: 10.00 1st Dannick ( D Probert 135 ) 2nd Majestic Wave ( P Bradley 132 ) 3.25L 3rd Rosemary's Rose ( G Wood 129 ) 0.15L 4th The Dark Baron ( B Ffrench-davis 133 , Cd 128 ) 3.60L See full results | B Ffrench-davis 60.3kg, Cd 58.1kg 3.60L | 4 (14) |
| Bath 26-May-26 1609m FIRM R1 CL6 Hcp $762 (of $6,503) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.160, SP: 4.33 1st Rating ( A Lewis 135 ) 2nd Nammos ( M Paetel 129 ) 0.75L 3rd Bownder ( O Tubb 138 ) 0.50L 4th The Dark Baron ( L Coughlan 137 ) 24.25L See full results | L Coughlan 62.1kg 24.25L | 4 (5) |
| Kempton 04-May-26 1609m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 10/3 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong | Laura Coughlan 56.2kg 1/2 length | 6 (8) |
| Bath 05-Apr-26 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 8/1 Led, pushed along and headed under 2f out, kept on, ridden 1f out, no extra | Laura Coughlan 56.7kg Head | 3 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 03-Mar-26 1441m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 7/2 Prominent, ridden over 1f out, pressed leader near finish, won on the nod | Laura Coughlan 59kg | 1 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 02-Feb-26 1906m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 3/1 Took keen hold, led, ridden over 2f out, diminishing advantage entering final furlong, no extra and headed near finish | Laura Coughlan 58.5kg 3/4 length | 2 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 16-Jan-26 1739m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 10/3 In touch with leaders but pulled hard early, outpaced 2f out, ridden to chase leaders from 1f out, weakened final 110yds | Laura Coughlan 59.9kg 2 3/4l | 3 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 27-Dec-25 1739m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/5 Mid-division, hampered and lost position 2f out, soon pushed along and rallied, ridden disputing third 1f out, kept on final 110yds, nearest finish | Ben Ffrench-Davis 59.4kg Neck | 2 (11) |
| Lingfield 15-Dec-25 1610m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 7/2 Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and pressed leader 110yds out, always just held and lost second close home | Laura Coughlan 59.9kg Short Head | 3 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 01-Dec-25 1906m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 1/2 Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost second close home | Laura Coughlan 60.3kg 2l | 3 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 25-Oct-25 1906m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 6/1 Soon prominent, led over 2f out, clear from over 1f out, ran on well | Laura Coughlan 58.1kg | 1 (13) |
| Brighton 07-Oct-25 2394m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 11/4 Chased leaders, effort on inside when not much room over 2f out, 4th and no extra inside final 100 yards | Laura Coughlan 57.6kg 1 3/4 length | 4 (9) |
| Bath 14-Sep-25 2046m GOOD TO SOFT CL6 Flat, SP: 22/1 Held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, stayed on strongly to lead ove 1f out, pushed out final furlong | Laura Coughlan 57.6kg | 1 (12) |
| Salisbury 29-Aug-25 2857m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 50/1 Tracked leaders, going ok and disputing 2nd when not much room over 3f out, weakened from over 1f out | Laura Coughlan 51.7kg 1 length | 9 (13) |
| Uttoxeter 27-Jul-25 3171m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 100/1 Towards rear, awkward 1st, ridden and struggling 3 out | Harry Kimber 69.9kg 1 1/4 length | 6 (11) |
| Bellewstown 03-Jul-25 1601m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 14/1 Prominent, led after 1f, pushed along from 2f out, soon ridden and headed, no extra and weakened from over 1f out | Ben Coen 60.8kg 4 1/2l | 14 (15) |
| Cork 13-Jun-25 1609m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 33/1 Mid division, pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out | Nathan Crosse 58.1kg Head | 9 (17) |
| Leopardstown 05-Jun-25 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 28/1 Rear of mid-division, 12th over 3f out, headway under 2f out, no impression and weakened closing stages | J M Sheridan 59.4kg Short Head | 12 (18) |
| Roscommon 12-May-25 1510m GOOD Flat, SP: 10/1 A bit slow into stride and raced in rear, ridden and no impression in 14th from 2f out, some late headway past beaten horses | Colin Keane 59.9kg 3l | 9 (15) |
| Naas 13-Oct-24 1193m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 100/1 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 | Colin Keane 59.4kg 3/4 length | 6 (11) |
| Curragh 05-Oct-24 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 100/1 Towards rear, 9th halfway, under pressure and lost place over 1f out, soon weakened | Seamie Heffernan 59.4kg Neck | 13 (14) |
| Gowran Park 14-Aug-24 1408m GOOD TO FIRM Flat, SP: 33/1 Rear of mid division, 13th halfway, no impression from over 2f out | Ronan Whelan 60.8kg Short Head | 11 (16) |