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Horse profile

Poison Arrow (IRE, 2023)

Dark Angel (IRE) × Silk Bow (GB) (Elusive City (USA))

Sex: colt
Foaled: 2023
Colour: bay

See also: Poison Arrow (IRE) · Nicky Martin · 3 runs · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £2,535 GB
Official rating: Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE): 16 Aug 2026, Southwell (AW) (2/10)
Last win (GB & IRE): Yet to win

Recent form

Poison Arrow has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
16 Aug 26	Southwell (AW)	2/10	2/1J	3	George Wood	Richard Spencer	Grace & Dotty Maiden Stakes (Div I)	Class 4	Flat AW	6f	Standard	9-7	Storm Force (IRE)	£5,400	342	1/6
8 Sep 25	Windsor	5/12	7/2	7½	Saffie Osborne	Richard Spencer	Oktoberfest Comes To Windsor EBF Novice Stakes	Class 5	Flat Turf	6f	Good	9-4	Hilitany (GB)	£3,672	-	2/11

2/1016 Aug 26 · Southwell (AW)2/1J
Grace & Dotty Maiden Stakes (Div I)
Class 46fStandard
All fields
Date
16 Aug 26
Course
Southwell (AW)
Pos
2/10
SP
2/1J
Btn
3
Jockey
George Wood
Trainer
Richard Spencer
Race
Grace & Dotty Maiden Stakes (Div I)
Class
Class 4
Type
Flat AW
Dist
6f
Going
Standard
Wgt
9-7
Winner / 2nd
Storm Force (IRE)
Winner prize
£5,400
Days
342
Future form
1/6
5/128 Sep 25 · Windsor7/2
Oktoberfest Comes To Windsor EBF Novice Stakes
Class 56fGood
All fields
Date
8 Sep 25
Course
Windsor
Pos
5/12
SP
7/2
Btn
7½
Jockey
Saffie Osborne
Trainer
Richard Spencer
Race
Oktoberfest Comes To Windsor EBF Novice Stakes
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Good
Wgt
9-4
Winner / 2nd
Hilitany (GB)
Winner prize
£3,672
Days
-
Future form
2/11

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
16 Aug 26	Southwell (AW)	Grace & Dotty Maiden Stakes (Div I)	2/10	Storm Force (IRE)	1	1 Sep 26	Lingfield (AW)	Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novice Stakes
8 Sep 25	Windsor	Oktoberfest Comes To Windsor EBF Novice Stakes	5/12	Arry Up (GB)	3	7 Oct 25	Leicester	Leicester Racecourse Ideal Self-Hire Wedding Venue Nursery Handicap
8 Sep 25	Windsor	Oktoberfest Comes To Windsor EBF Novice Stakes	5/12	Generous Rascal (GB)	10	1 Oct 25	Kempton (AW)	Unibet Zero% Mission/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes

2/1016 Aug 26 · Southwell (AW)
Grace & Dotty Maiden Stakes (Div I)
All fields
Date
16 Aug 26
Course
Southwell (AW)
Race
Grace & Dotty Maiden Stakes (Div I)
This horse
2/10
Winner next time
Storm Force (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
1 Sep 26
At
Lingfield (AW)
Race won
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novice Stakes
5/128 Sep 25 · Windsor
Oktoberfest Comes To Windsor EBF Novice Stakes
All fields
Date
8 Sep 25
Course
Windsor
Race
Oktoberfest Comes To Windsor EBF Novice Stakes
This horse
5/12
Winner next time
Arry Up (GB)
Their pos
3
Won on
7 Oct 25
At
Leicester
Race won
Leicester Racecourse Ideal Self-Hire Wedding Venue Nursery Handicap
5/128 Sep 25 · Windsor
Oktoberfest Comes To Windsor EBF Novice Stakes
All fields
Date
8 Sep 25
Course
Windsor
Race
Oktoberfest Comes To Windsor EBF Novice Stakes
This horse
5/12
Winner next time
Generous Rascal (GB)
Their pos
10
Won on
1 Oct 25
At
Kempton (AW)
Race won
Unibet Zero% Mission/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Richard Spencer	8 Sep 25	16 Aug 26	5/12	2	0	1	0	0.0%	50.0%	£2,535	€0

Richard Spencer

Trainer: Richard Spencer
First run: 8 Sep 25
Last run: 16 Aug 26
First run for yard: 5/12
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,535
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	2	0	1	0	0.0%	50.0%	£2,535	€0	8 Sep 25	16 Aug 26

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,535
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 8 Sep 25
Last run: 16 Aug 26

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchDark Angel (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireDark Angel (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireAcclamation (GB)
Sire's damMidnight Angel (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchSilk Bow (GB)

Parent · 1

DamSilk Bow (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireElusive City (USA)
Dam's damIshraaqat (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireSingspiel (IRE)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Dark Angel (IRE)

Silk Bow (GB)

Acclamation (GB)

Midnight Angel (GB)

Elusive City (USA)

Ishraaqat (GB)

Not traced

Singspiel (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorsePoison Arrow (IRE)

Sexcolt

Foaled2023

SireDark Angel (IRE)

DamSilk Bow (GB)

DamsireElusive City (USA)

Sire's sireAcclamation (GB)

Sire's damMidnight Angel (GB)

2nd damIshraaqat (GB)

2nd dam's sireSingspiel (IRE)

Dam's own recordBlack-type placed

Dam's produce4 winners from 6 runners

Notable siblingWings Of A Dove (IRE)

Female line

Silk Bow (GB) · by Elusive City (USA) · 4 winners from 6 runners · Black-type placed
Ishraaqat (GB) · by Singspiel (IRE) · 1 winners from 1 runners
Elshamms (GB) · by Zafonic (USA) · 9 winners from 12 runners · Black-type placed
Gharam (USA) · by Green Dancer (USA) · 11 winners from 14 runners · Black-type placed

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Dark Angel (IRE)	Silk Bow (GB)	Elusive City (USA)	Yeomanstown Stud	27 Feb 23	bay	colt	Flat 7.3f · NH 2m½f	Flat 6.9f · NH 2m1½f

Dark Angel (IRE)

Sire: Dark Angel (IRE)
Dam: Silk Bow (GB)
Damsire: Elusive City (USA)
Breeder: Yeomanstown Stud
Foaled: 27 Feb 23
Colour: bay
Sex: colt
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.3f · NH 2m½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.9f · NH 2m1½f

Progeny of Dark Angel (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	19,190	2,219	5,895	11.6%	30.7%	2
At 5f to 6f	6,547	846	2,097	12.9%	32.0%	2
On AW going	6,835	870	2,316	12.7%	33.9%	1
At 5f to 6f on AW going	1,972	282	701	14.3%	35.5%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 19,190
Wins: 2,219
Placed: 5,895
Win %: 11.6%
Place %: 30.7%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f

Condition: At 5f to 6f
Runs: 6,547
Wins: 846
Placed: 2,097
Win %: 12.9%
Place %: 32.0%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On AW going

Condition: On AW going
Runs: 6,835
Wins: 870
Placed: 2,316
Win %: 12.7%
Place %: 33.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f on AW going

Condition: At 5f to 6f on AW going
Runs: 1,972
Wins: 282
Placed: 701
Win %: 14.3%
Place %: 35.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Dark Angel (IRE) × Elusive City (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	9	6	66.7%	0	156	20	38	12.8%	£233,938	€2,566

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 9
Winners: 6
Winners %: 66.7%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 156
Wins: 20
2nd/3rd: 38
Win %: 12.8%
Prize GB (£): £233,938
Prize IRE (€): €2,566

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Split Down South (GB)	28	6	£33,721	€766
End Zone (GB)	66	6	£48,373	€0
Binhareer (IRE)	14	3	£102,626	€0
Sharadd (IRE)	2	2	£19,905	€0
Wings Of A Dove (IRE)	23	2	£19,425	€0
Limelite (IRE)	10	1	£6,583	€0
Trevanion (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0
Poison Arrow (IRE)	2	0	£2,535	€0
Lady Andaz (IRE)	9	0	£770	€1,800

Split Down South (GB)

Horse: Split Down South (GB)
Runs: 28
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £33,721
Prize IRE (€): €766

End Zone (GB)

Horse: End Zone (GB)
Runs: 66
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £48,373
Prize IRE (€): €0

Binhareer (IRE)

Horse: Binhareer (IRE)
Runs: 14
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £102,626
Prize IRE (€): €0

Sharadd (IRE)

Horse: Sharadd (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £19,905
Prize IRE (€): €0

Wings Of A Dove (IRE)

Horse: Wings Of A Dove (IRE)
Runs: 23
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £19,425
Prize IRE (€): €0

Limelite (IRE)

Horse: Limelite (IRE)
Runs: 10
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £6,583
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trevanion (IRE)

Horse: Trevanion (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Poison Arrow (IRE)

Horse: Poison Arrow (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,535
Prize IRE (€): €0

Lady Andaz (IRE)

Horse: Lady Andaz (IRE)
Runs: 9
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £770
Prize IRE (€): €1,800

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Silk Bow (GB)

Record: Black-type placed
G1 winners: 0
Produce: 4 winners from 6 runners

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Invincible Army (IRE)

Trefor (IRE)7W · 25R

Female line

1Silk Bow (GB) · by Elusive City (USA)
2Ishraaqat (GB) · by Singspiel (IRE)
3Elshamms (GB) · by Zafonic (USA)
4Gharam (USA) · by Green Dancer (USA)

Notable relatives

First cousin twice removed

Mammas Girl (GB)2W · 14R · 1 black-type
Master Of War (GB)2W · 11R · 1 black-type

Great-uncle (out of 3rd dam)

Flaming Spear (IRE)6W · 38R · 1 black-type

First cousin once removed

Duneflower (IRE)3W · 8R · 1 black-type

Second cousin

Cerro Blanco (GB)3W · 4R · 1 black-type

View full Water Lily family

In brief

How old is Poison Arrow?

Poison Arrow (IRE) is a 3-year-old bay colt, foaled on 27 February 2023.

Who are the sire and dam of Poison Arrow?

Poison Arrow (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Silk Bow (GB), a daughter of Elusive City (USA), and was bred by Yeomanstown Stud.

Who trains Poison Arrow?

Poison Arrow (IRE) is trained by Richard Spencer and owned by Phil Cunningham, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Poison Arrow's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Poison Arrow (IRE) has run 2 times and is yet to win.

When did Poison Arrow last run?

Poison Arrow (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 16 August 2026 at Southwell (AW) in the Grace & Dotty Maiden Stakes, finishing 2nd of 10.

Is Poison Arrow related to any top horses?

Poison Arrow (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Mammas Girl (GB) (first cousin twice removed, Group 3 winner), Flaming Spear (IRE) (great-uncle, Listed winner) and Duneflower (IRE) (first cousin once removed, Listed winner), from the Water Lily (FR) family.