How many races has Bona Verba won?

Bona Verba (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.

Who trains Bona Verba?

Bona Verba (IRE) is trained by David Evans, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 December 2025.

Who is Bona Verba's sire?

Bona Verba (IRE) is by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Verbosity (IRE), whose sire is Vocalised.

What is Bona Verba's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 6 December 2025. The highest on record is 62.

What is Bona Verba's sire's record?

Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,571 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.

Who are Bona Verba's siblings?

Out of Verbosity (IRE), Bona Verba (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Machnamh (IRE) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Bona Verba (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer David Evans · Owner Dave Emma Evans

by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Verbosity (IRE) (Vocalised)

9 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2024

As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

First-time headgear LTO Last run 6 Dec 2025 · 6th of 13 Last raced off OR 51

KTB Profile

Bona Verba is a maiden who has yet to win or place from nine starts. She showed her best effort when third of seven at Ffos Las in Aug 2025. The filly, by Dawn Approach out of a Vocalised mare, was held up in all five of her analysed races. She wore first-time headgear when finishing sixth of 13 in a Class 6 handicap at Wolverhampton in Dec 2025, last raced off an official rating of 51 which was 11 lb below her highest ever mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 11lb off peak

0–9Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
0 (0%)Placed
−9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
62Highest OR
59dAvg between runs

Official rating51↓ 11lb off peak

51 51–62

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield (AW), 25 Nov 2025

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 9 figures · best 117^B · median 83

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	5	88^A	84	3 runs · 84 / 83
Good	2	117^B	92.5	—
Soft	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f	5	86^A	83	3 runs · 84 / 83
6f – 7f	4	117^B	78	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 61^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 6 Dec 2025 Official rating 51 at the last run, 6 Dec 2025

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 9 figures · best 77^A · median 60

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	5	77^A	61	3 runs · 61 / 60
Good	2	70^A	62	—
Soft	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f	5	77^A	60	3 runs · 61 / 60
6f – 7f	4	70^A	60	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 9 analysed runs since Aug 2024

Held up 6 (67%) · 0 wins
Mid-division 3 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Dawn Approach (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,571 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	13	2	15.4%	+7.4	—
Good to Firm	333	42	12.6%	+4.6	—
Good	891	57	6.4%	−1.6	0 from 2
Good to Soft	365	24	6.6%	−1.4	0 from 1
Soft	623	32	5.1%	−2.9	0 from 1
Heavy	234	17	7.3%	−0.7	—
Standard (AW)	1,112	112	10.1%	+2.1	0 from 5

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	125	15	12%	+4	—
6f – 7f	949	76	8%	0	0 from 4
1m – 1m1f	1,029	82	8%	0	0 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f	797	70	8.8%	+0.8	—
1m5f – 2m	456	34	7.5%	−0.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	179	9	5%	−3	—
2m5f – 3m	28	0	0%	−8	—
Over 3m	8	0	0%	−8	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Verbosity (IRE) (Vocalised)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Machnamh (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2½f.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Machnamh (IRE)	13	2	7f–1m2½f	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	5	0%	−5.00
Good	2	0%	−2.00
Soft	1	0%	−1.00
Good to Soft	1	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 6	5	0	0%	−5.00
Class 5	2	0	0%	−2.00

Course	Runs	SR	£1
Wolverhampton (AW)	3	0%	−3.00
Lingfield (AW)	1	0%	−1.00
Kempton (AW)	1	0%	−1.00
Sandown	1	0%	−1.00
Ffos Las	1	0%	−1.00
Leopardstown	1	0%	−1.00
Naas	1	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m – 1m1f	5	0	0%	−5.00
6f – 7f	4	0	0%	−4.00

Jockey	Runs	SR	£1
Marco Ghiani	2	0%	−2.00
William Cox	2	0%	−2.00
Ryan Kavanagh	1	0%	−1.00
Rossa Ryan	1	0%	−1.00
Jack Callan	1	0%	−1.00
Ross Coakley	1	0%	−1.00
Rory Cleary	1	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	8	0	0%	−8.00
Visor	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2025	8	0	0%	−8.00
2024	1	0	0%	−1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2025 · 8 runs
06 Dec 25+11d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 13 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along with 3f left - made progress into contention 2f out - eased right approaching the last furlong before finishing steadily	6/13	2¼	9-1	51	82^B	61^A	Ryan Kavanagh	14/1
25 Nov 25+31d	Lingfield (AW)	Lingfield Park Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran Held up towards the back and wide of the field - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground final furlong to finish ninth	9/12	1¼	9-4	53	84^A	60^A	Rossa Ryan	9/2
25 Oct 25+24d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie Handicap Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 13 ran Sluggish start - held up in rear - crept forward wide entering straight before fading over a furlong out	10/13	nk	9-0	56	83^B	52^A	Jack Callan	8/1
01 Oct 25+15d	Kempton (AW)	Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran Held up in the pack - squeezed for space with three furlongs left - made progress inside the final furlong to move up into 4th - stayed on to finish 4th beaten 5 lengths	4/10	3	9-5	58	86^A	77^A	Marco Ghiani	9/1
16 Sep 25+18d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Book Hotel And Conferencing At Wolverhampton Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Held up towards the back - toiling from 4f out - some late progress inside final furlong but well held in 8th	8/10	¾	9-5	60	88^A	66^A	Marco Ghiani	17/2
29 Aug 25+16d	Sandown	Franc James Ties Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 9 ran Slow to muster any position - remained at the back throughout - well beaten at the finish	8/9	1	9-3	62	48^C	49^C	William Cox	50/1
13 Aug 25+94d	Ffos Las	Paned At 3A's Coffee Shop Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 7 ran Settled towards the back early - moved through under pressure near the stands rail - up into third inside the final furlong	3/7	1	9-2	—	117^B	70^A	William Cox	25/1
11 May 25+259d	Leopardstown	FITZ AGRIPLANT Maiden 7f · Good · 11 ran Settled with the pack early - slipped to 6th before 2f - driven to keep tempo entering the straight in 7th - unable to find more with 1 1/2f left and held on for 9th	9/11	hd	9-3	—	68^A	54^A	Ross Coakley	50/1
2024 · 1 run
25 Aug 24	Naas	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 6f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Held up towards back of pack - urged on by halfway - driven with two out but unable to improve position - finished well held in 9th	9/12	3½	9-2	—	24^C	53^C	Rory Cleary	50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bona Verba won?: Bona Verba (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trains Bona Verba?: Bona Verba (IRE) is trained by David Evans, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 December 2025.
Who is Bona Verba's sire?: Bona Verba (IRE) is by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Verbosity (IRE), whose sire is Vocalised.
What is Bona Verba's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 6 December 2025. The highest on record is 62.
What is Bona Verba's sire's record?: Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,571 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.
Who are Bona Verba's siblings?: Out of Verbosity (IRE), Bona Verba (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Machnamh (IRE) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 9 analysed runs since Aug 2024

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

▾Going

▾Class 7 of 9 runs

▾Course

▾Distance

▾Jockey

▾Headgear

▾Season

Form

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