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Horse profile

Polly Darling

Showcasing (GB) × Spright (GB) (Charm Spirit (IRE))

TrainerKarl Burke
OwnerMrs Polly Gibson & Miss Pollyanne Gibson
FamilyCampagna

Sex: filly
Foaled: 2023
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 1 run (100%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £4,711 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 12 Apr 2025, Thirsk (1/10)

Recent form

Polly Darling 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	Future form
12 Apr 25	Thirsk	1/10	8/13F	won 1½	Clifford Lee	Karl Burke	Paula Edward 50th Birthday Celebration EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes	Class 4	Flat Turf	5f	Good	9-2	Filly Foden (IRE)	£4,711	1/9

1/1012 Apr 25 · Thirsk8/13F
Paula Edward 50th Birthday Celebration EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes
Class 45fGood
All fields
Date
12 Apr 25
Course
Thirsk
Pos
1/10
SP
8/13F
Btn
won 1½
Jockey
Clifford Lee
Trainer
Karl Burke
Race
Paula Edward 50th Birthday Celebration EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes
Class
Class 4
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
5f
Going
Good
Wgt
9-2
Winner / 2nd
Filly Foden (IRE)
Winner prize
£4,711
Future form
1/9

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
12 Apr 25	Thirsk	Paula Edward 50th Birthday Celebration EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes	1/10	Courageous Sioux (GB)	5	4 Jul 26	Nottingham	Ivor Thirst Sprint Novice Stakes

1/1012 Apr 25 · Thirsk
Paula Edward 50th Birthday Celebration EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes
All fields
Date
12 Apr 25
Course
Thirsk
Race
Paula Edward 50th Birthday Celebration EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes
This horse
1/10
Winner next time
Courageous Sioux (GB)
Their pos
5
Won on
4 Jul 26
At
Nottingham
Race won
Ivor Thirst Sprint 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 (€)
Karl Burke	12 Apr 25	12 Apr 25	1/10	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£4,711	€0

Karl Burke

Trainer: Karl Burke
First run: 12 Apr 25
Last run: 12 Apr 25
First run for yard: 1/10
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £4,711
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	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£4,711	€0	12 Apr 25	12 Apr 25

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £4,711
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 12 Apr 25
Last run: 12 Apr 25

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

Pedigree

Sire branchShowcasing (GB)

Parent · 1

SireShowcasing (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireOasis Dream (GB)
Sire's damArabesque (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 branchSpright (GB)

Parent · 1

DamSpright (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireCharm Spirit (IRE)
Dam's damThankful (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireDiesis (GB)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Showcasing (GB)

Spright (GB)

Oasis Dream (GB)

Arabesque (GB)

Charm Spirit (IRE)

Thankful (GB)

Not traced

Diesis (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorsePolly Darling (GB)

Sexfilly

Foaled2023

SireShowcasing (GB)

DamSpright (GB)

DamsireCharm Spirit (IRE)

Sire's sireOasis Dream (GB)

Sire's damArabesque (GB)

2nd damThankful (GB)

2nd dam's sireDiesis (GB)

Dam's produce2 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingHavana Sprite (GB)

Female line

Spright (GB) · by Charm Spirit (IRE) · 2 winners from 2 runners
Thankful (GB) · by Diesis (GB) · 7 winners from 8 runners
La Martina (GB) · by Atraf (GB) · 1 winners from 2 runners · Black-type placed
Dance Steppe (GB) · by Rambo Dancer (CAN) · 3 winners from 5 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Showcasing (GB)	Spright (GB)	Charm Spirit (IRE)	Whitsbury Manor Stud	24 Jan 23	bay	filly	Flat 6.5f · NH 2m2½f	Flat 6.3f · NH 2m

Showcasing (GB)

Sire: Showcasing (GB)
Dam: Spright (GB)
Damsire: Charm Spirit (IRE)
Breeder: Whitsbury Manor Stud
Foaled: 24 Jan 23
Colour: bay
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.5f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.3f · NH 2m

Progeny of Showcasing (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All Flat runs	10,212	1,027	2,750	10.1%	26.9%	1	1
At 5f to 6f	5,290	591	1,533	11.2%	29.0%	1	1
On Good going	2,083	211	545	10.1%	26.2%	1	1
At 5f to 6f on Good going	1,132	135	338	11.9%	29.9%	1	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 10,212
Wins: 1,027
Placed: 2,750
Win %: 10.1%
Place %: 26.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 5f to 6f

Condition: At 5f to 6f
Runs: 5,290
Wins: 591
Placed: 1,533
Win %: 11.2%
Place %: 29.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 2,083
Wins: 211
Placed: 545
Win %: 10.1%
Place %: 26.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 5f to 6f on Good going

Condition: At 5f to 6f on Good going
Runs: 1,132
Wins: 135
Placed: 338
Win %: 11.9%
Place %: 29.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

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.

Showcasing (GB) × Charm Spirit (IRE) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	3	2	66.7%	0	20	4	7	20.0%	£47,422	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 3
Winners: 2
Winners %: 66.7%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 20
Wins: 4
2nd/3rd: 7
Win %: 20.0%
Prize GB (£): £47,422
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
This Moment (IRE)	8	3	£33,335	€0
Polly Darling (GB)	1	1	£4,711	€0
In The City (GB)	11	0	£9,376	€0

This Moment (IRE)

Horse: This Moment (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £33,335
Prize IRE (€): €0

Polly Darling (GB)

Horse: Polly Darling (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £4,711
Prize IRE (€): €0

In The City (GB)

Horse: In The City (GB)
Runs: 11
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £9,376
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Spright (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 2 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Showcasing (GB) out of Spright (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Havana Grey (GB)

Havana Sprite (GB)3W · 6R · 1 black-type

Female line

1Spright (GB) · by Charm Spirit (IRE)
2Thankful (GB) · by Diesis (GB)
3La Martina (GB) · by Atraf (GB)
4Dance Steppe (GB) · by Rambo Dancer (CAN)

Notable relatives

Half-sister

Havana Sprite (GB)3W · 6R · 1 black-type

View full Campagna family

In brief

How old is Polly Darling?

Polly Darling (GB), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 24 January 2023 and is 3 years old.

Who are the sire and dam of Polly Darling?

Polly Darling (GB) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Spright (GB), a daughter of Charm Spirit (IRE), and was bred by Whitsbury Manor Stud.

Who trained Polly Darling?

Polly Darling (GB) was trained by Karl Burke and owned by Mrs Polly Gibson & Miss Pollyanne Gibson at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Polly Darling's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Polly Darling (GB) won 1 of 1 race (100%).

What is Polly Darling's biggest win?

Polly Darling (GB)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Paula Edward 50th Birthday Celebration EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes at Thirsk on 12 April 2025.

Has Polly Darling ever been beaten?

Polly Darling (GB) was never beaten in Britain or Ireland, winning all 1 of that race.

Is Polly Darling still racing?

Polly Darling (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 12 April 2025 at Thirsk in the Paula Edward 50th Birthday Celebration EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes, finishing 1st of 10, and has not run there since.

Is Polly Darling related to any top horses?

Polly Darling (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Havana Sprite (GB) (half-sister, Listed winner), from the Campagna (GB) family.