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Horse profile

Desert Donkey (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2013) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner G A D Partnership
by Acclamation (GB) out of Honky Tonk Sally (GB) (Dansili)
7 runs · 3 courses · from Dec 2012
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Apr 2013 — 4,939 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2013 · 5th of 5 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Desert Donkey (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Lingfield (AW) (Feb 2013).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 64B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 26 Mar 2013 Official rating 63 at the last run, 5 Apr 2013

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.

Flat 7 figures · best 64B · median 56
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)664B58.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
6f – 7f664B58.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Acclamation (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,671 runs since Jan 2008 (1,326 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 193.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1512315.2%+5.2—
Good to Firm3,91744611.4%+1.4—
Good4,4044009.1%−0.9—
Good to Soft1,95121411%+10 from 1
Soft2,1301848.6%−1.4—
Heavy562468.2%−1.8—
Standard (AW)6,55566210.1%+0.10 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,75640910.9%+0.9—
6f – 7f10,4901,07810.3%+0.30 from 6
1m – 1m1f3,5023309.4%−0.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,2081068.8%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m480377.7%−2.3—
2m1f – 2m4f193136.7%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m4224.8%−5.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Tonkinese (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Umneyati (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tonkinese (GB)4557f–1m7f—
Umneyati (GB)935f–5½fClass 4
Miss Jungle Cat (GB)1025f–6fClass 4
New Force (GB)411m1½fClass 5
Ragtime Dancer (GB)717fClass 6
Green Sigma (GB)70——
Ragtime Sally (GB)90——
Country Star (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Probert 3 0 0% −3.00
Jimmy Fortune 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Brown 1 0 0% −1.00
Joey Haynes 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 6 0 0% −6.00
2012 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
05 Apr 13+10d Leicester Burton Overy Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 5/5 5 9-0 6317C Jimmy Fortune 3/1
26 Mar 13+22d Lingfield (AW) Lingfield Park Supports Young Epilepsy Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 9-0 6364B Thomas Brown 7/2
04 Mar 13+5d Kempton (AW) BetVictor Non Runner No Bet At Cheltenham Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 4 ran 3/4 3½ 8-10 6456B David Probert 7/1
27 Feb 13+12d Kempton (AW) Win Big With Betdaq Multiples Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 nk 9-6 6461A David Probert 7/4F
15 Feb 13+20d Lingfield (AW) Golf Membership At Marriott Lingfield Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 shd 8-4 —61A Joey Haynes 7/4F
26 Jan 13+38d Lingfield (AW) Bet On Today's Football At bluesq.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 1 8-7 —52A Liam Keniry 33/1
19 Dec 12 Lingfield (AW) British Stallion Studs E.B.F./32Red Casino Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran 5/6 3¼ 9-0 —54B David Probert 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Desert Donkey (GB) won?
Desert Donkey (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2012 and 2013. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Desert Donkey (GB)?
Desert Donkey (GB) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 5 April 2013.
Who is Desert Donkey (GB)'s sire?
Desert Donkey (GB) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Honky Tonk Sally (GB), whose sire is Dansili.
What is Desert Donkey (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 5 April 2013. The highest on record is 64.
What is Desert Donkey (GB)'s sire's record?
Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,671 runs since Jan 2008 (1,326 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 193.
Who are Desert Donkey (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Honky Tonk Sally (GB), Desert Donkey (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Tonkinese (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Umneyati (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2012. 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.