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Dainty Diva (IRE)

9yo mare (at last run, Mar 2017) · Last trainer Daniel Steele · Last owner Vectis Racing
by Indian Danehill (IRE) out of She's So Dainty (IRE) (Great Commotion)
30 runs · 17 courses · from May 2013
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Mar 2017 — 3,497 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2017 · 10th of 11 2 wins · Fontwell & Wexford Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Dainty Diva (IRE) is 2 from 30. Hasn't won since Oct 2015. Last raced off 89, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 30 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating89↓ 19lb off peak
89 89–108

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 3 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 30 Mar 2016 Official rating 89 at the last run, 31 Mar 2017

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 →

Jumps 25 figures · best 122A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good9109A99—
Soft8122A107—
Heavy3109A99—
Good to Soft3115A112—
Good to Firm2112A106.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m14117A100—
2m1f – 2m4f11122A102—

Of 30 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 30 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Indian Danehill (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,742 runs since Jan 2008 (216 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 11.9% from 143.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm21314.3%+5.7—
Good to Firm271259.2%+0.60 from 2
Good843789.3%+0.70 from 11
Good to Soft402348.5%−0.10 from 4
Soft619406.5%−2.12 from 9
Heavy3013010%+1.40 from 4
Standard (AW)285258.8%+0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7679.2%+0.6—
6f – 7f185126.5%−2.1—
1m – 1m1f259166.2%−2.4—
1m2f – 1m4f169169.5%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m641497.6%−11 from 14
2m1f – 2m4f729679.2%+0.61 from 15
2m5f – 3m540519.4%+0.80 from 1
Over 3m1431711.9%+3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
She's So Dainty (IRE) (Great Commotion)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Captain Cj (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m7½f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Captain Cj (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Captain Cj (IRE)1622m7½f–3mGrade 2
Tistrueforme (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 0 0% −11.00
Soft 9 2 22% +6.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 7 1 14% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 5 1 20% −1.00
Wexford 4 1 25% +7.00
Plumpton 3 0 0% −3.00
Kilbeggan 3 0 0% −3.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 15 1 7% −11.00
1m5f – 2m 14 1 7% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nick Scholfield 8 0 0% −8.00
Mr H D Dunne 6 1 17% +5.00
Matt Griffiths 4 1 25% +0.00
L P Dempsey 4 0 0% −4.00
Thomas Greatrex 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Shortall 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Shoemark 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Humphries 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss J M Mangan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 28 2 7% −13.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 9 1 11% −5.00
2014 8 0 0% −8.00
2013 6 1 17% +5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 24 1 4% −20.00
NH Flat 6 1 17% +5.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 3 runs
31 Mar 17+32d Fontwell Bet365.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17.5f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 1¼ 10-9 8990C78C Thomas Greatrex 100/1
27 Feb 17+13d Plumpton jasonhallracing.com 'Sharing Success' Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-12 94—— Thomas Greatrex 33/1
14 Feb 17+302d Fontwell Seaniemac Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-7 98—— Conor Shoemark 66/1
2016 · 4 runs
18 Apr 16+19d Newton Abbot Newtonabbotrace On Twitter Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 22 10-12 101—86C Nick Scholfield 10/1
30 Mar 16+22d Exeter Off The Mark To Finlake Park Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 10 10-8 104—99B Nick Scholfield 8/1
08 Mar 16+42d Exeter Racing Uk Hd Launches Today Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-2 106—— Tom Humphries 20/1
26 Jan 16+49d Leicester Humberstone Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 8/8 20 11-8 106—79C Nick Scholfield 8/1
2015 · 9 runs
08 Dec 15+41d Fontwell John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 6 11-10 108—104A Nick Scholfield 7/1
28 Oct 15+7d Fakenham Crown Inn Catering At Fakenham Racecourse Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 26 11-6 98—86C Nick Scholfield EvensF
21 Oct 15+140d Fontwell Abp Keeping Britain Trading Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-7 98—122A Matt Griffiths 3/1J
03 Jun 15+23d Fontwell Regis Removals Conditional Jockeys' Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 11 ran UR/11 — 11-8 98—— Matt Griffiths 7/2
11 May 15+40d Towcester Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 5 11-4 101—101A Nick Scholfield 8/1
01 Apr 15+23d Wincanton Horse Racing Loyalty Bonus At winner.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 shd 10-12 101—99A Nick Scholfield 7/1
09 Mar 15+28d Taunton Evergreen Landscaping And Tree Surgery Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 9 11-9 99—115A Matt Griffiths 5/1
09 Feb 15+14d Plumpton Money Backs Galore At choicebet.net Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 3¼ 11-5 96—112B Matt Griffiths 5/1
26 Jan 15+91d Plumpton Alice's Noodle Bar Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 1 11-12 100—109A Nick Scholfield 16/1
2014 · 8 runs
27 Oct 14+8d Wexford Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 20f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 9-13 92—— Adam O'Neill 10/1
19 Oct 14+16d Cork Ticket Sales Online Handicap Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 14 ran 5/14 16 9-8 93—87A L P Dempsey 16/1
03 Oct 14+18d Gowran Park Book Thyestes Packages Today Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Yielding · 10 ran 9/10 30 10-5 95—78C Mr H D Dunne 20/1
15 Sep 14+10d Listowel Listowel Mares Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 ¾ 11-0 96—85B L P Dempsey 7/4F
05 Sep 14+5d Kilbeggan Pavexpress Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 1¾ 11-1 96—109A L P Dempsey 9/1
31 Aug 14+14d Cork Corkracecourse.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 1 11-7 ——102A L P Dempsey 8/1
17 Aug 14+23d Tramore Frank Gillane Memorial Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 3½ 10-12 ——85A Shane Shortall 8/1
25 Jul 14+272d Wexford www.wexfordraces.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 9½ 10-12 ——79C Shane Shortall 10/1
2013 · 6 runs
26 Oct 13+10d Wexford Casey Concrete New Ross Mares (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 16 ran 1/16 11-2 ——117A Mr H D Dunne 10/1
16 Oct 13+40d Punchestown www.punchestown.com For Raceday Offers Mares Flat Race 16f · Good · 20 ran 8/20 1 11-2 ——99A Mr H D Dunne 13/2
06 Sep 13+29d Kilbeggan Athlone Flat Race 19.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 dht 11-2 ——112A Miss J M Mangan 11/4
08 Aug 13+13d Sligo Littlewoods Ireland Ladies Day At Sligo Racecourse Mares Flat Race 18f · Yielding · 16 ran 4/16 1½ 11-0 ——110A Mr H D Dunne 10/3
26 Jul 13+70d Wexford Baganbun Mares Flat Race 16f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 1¼ 10-9 ——101A Mr H D Dunne 9/2
17 May 13 Kilbeggan www.kilbegganraces.ie Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 11-0 ——113A Mr H D Dunne 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dainty Diva won?
Dainty Diva (IRE) won 2 of 30 archived starts between 2013 and 2017, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 8 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Dainty Diva?
Dainty Diva (IRE) was trained by Daniel Steele on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 31 March 2017.
Who is Dainty Diva's sire?
Dainty Diva (IRE) is by Indian Danehill (IRE) out of She's So Dainty (IRE), whose sire is Great Commotion.
What going does Dainty Diva prefer?
Dainty Diva (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Dainty Diva's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 31 March 2017. The highest on record is 108.
What is Dainty Diva's sire's record?
Indian Danehill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,742 runs since Jan 2008 (216 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 11.9% from 143.
Who are Dainty Diva's siblings?
Out of She's So Dainty (IRE), Dainty Diva (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Captain Cj (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Captain Cj (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.