Dave The Russian (IRE)
Dave The Russian ran once, finishing 11 of 14 in a Class 4 novices hurdle at Hexham in May 2023 while wearing first-time headgear. By Shantou, whose progeny have won 1066 of 7822 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest record on good to firm. The dam has produced two winners from three runners to race, including Blakemount with four wins. The lightly raced gelding was last seen on good to soft over 1m5f to 2m.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
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- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 73
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,823 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,288 | 311 | 13.6% | 0 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,430 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,611 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 1,283 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,710 | 378 | 13.9% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,339 | 334 | 14.3% | +0.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Blakemount (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Blakemount (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blakemount (IRE) | 23 | 4 | 2m4f–3m2f | Class 3 |
| My Liege (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m7½f | Class 6 |
| Tankerton Boy (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 06 May 23 | Hexham | Bobby Roberts Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 11/14 | shd | 10-8 | 73B | 80A | Jack Power | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dave The Russian won?
- Dave The Russian (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2023.
- Who trained Dave The Russian?
- Dave The Russian (IRE) was trained by Victor Thompson on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 6 May 2023.
- Who is Dave The Russian's sire?
- Dave The Russian (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Smashing Leader (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
- What is Dave The Russian's sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,823 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Dave The Russian's siblings?
- Out of Smashing Leader (IRE), Dave The Russian (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Blakemount (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Blakemount (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.