Dark Mandate
Dark Mandate is a 3-year-old horse still searching for its breakthrough after eight races without a win. The horse has managed one placed finish so far—a sign of promise, perhaps, but the results so far have been frustrating. Across its last six outings, the horse has finished between third and twelfth, with a couple of fifth-place efforts most recently. Nothing has quite clicked yet.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
12.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The horse races in the colours of trainer Eve Johnson Houghton's Blewbury yard in Oxfordshire, which has had a productive season with 42 winners already. Houghton is an experienced handler, but Dark Mandate hasn't found form in the Class 5 races it typically contests—zero wins from three attempts at that level. The horse remains active and was last on the track just a day ago, so the yard are still running it regularly in search of that elusive first success. With one place from eight races, Dark Mandate is the kind of horse that needs everything to fall into place: a good draw, a clear run, the right tempo. For now, the wait continues.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
20 Aug
4th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
22 Oct
3rd
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
6 Oct
6th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
28 Aug
12th
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good · 12 runners
15 Aug
5th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
28 Jul
5th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
15 Jun
10th
Salisbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
2 Jun
6th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Windsor Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
28 Jul |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
22 Oct |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Aug |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Oct |
0% |