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Horse profile

Despoina (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Jun 2021) · Last trainer Brian Ellison · Last owner Geoff Sandra Turnbull
by New Approach (IRE) out of Dream Child (IRE) (Pivotal)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Sep 2019
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Jun 2021 — 1,972 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2021 · 1st of 5 Won last time out Won at Thirsk First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile

Despoina (IRE) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 5 level. Won last time out at Thirsk (Class 5). The win came on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Win at Class 5

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Despoina (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ababel (GB)10——
Official rating60↓ 2lb off peak
60 60–62

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 81 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 30 Apr 2021

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 10 figures · best 103A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)581B79—
Good to Firm279C75—
Good2103A93—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f7103A79—
1m – 1m1f383C79—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 80A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 30 Apr 2021 Official rating 60 at the last run, 3 Jun 2021

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 10 figures · best 80A · median 71.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)580A58—
Good to Firm277B70.5—
Good277A73—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f780A74—
1m – 1m1f377A64—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
New Approach (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27414.8%+2.2—
Good to Firm1,08516615.3%+2.71 from 2
Good1,63020012.3%−0.30 from 2
Good to Soft79911013.8%+1.20 from 1
Soft95810711.2%−1.4—
Heavy283289.9%−2.7—
Standard (AW)2,01024112%−0.60 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9899.2%−3.4—
6f – 7f1,20715612.9%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f1,66523414.1%+1.50 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2,32430313%+0.41 from 7
1m5f – 2m1,06611310.6%−2—
2m1f – 2m4f3203310.3%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m10187.9%−4.7—
Over 3m1100%−12.6—

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
Dream Child (IRE) (Pivotal)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ala Kaifi (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Ala Kaifi (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ala Kaifi (GB)1211m2fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +1.12
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 4 1 25% −0.88
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Thirsk 1 1 100% +2.12
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 1 14% −3.88
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Robinson 5 1 20% −1.88
Graham Lee 2 0 0% −2.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Cheekpieces 1 1 100% +2.12

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 4 1 25% −0.88
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2021 · 4 runs
03 Jun 21+17d Thirsk visit racingtv.com Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 9-7 6079C77B Ben Robinson 85/40F
17 May 21+17d Leicester Hope Against Cancer Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 4/15 nk 8-7 6176C78A Luke Morris 16/1
30 Apr 21+15d Newcastle (AW) QuinnBet Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 2/14 2½ 9-2 6081B80A Harry Russell 14/1
15 Apr 21+199d Newcastle (AW) QuinnBet Live Casino Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 11/11 ½ 9-5 6180A54A Ben Robinson 10/1
2020 · 4 runs
28 Sep 20+22d Newcastle (AW) Visit attheraces.com Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 1½ 9-3 6176A74A Ben Robinson 13/2
06 Sep 20+33d Musselburgh Watch Racing Replays At racingtv.com Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 ¾ 9-4 6183C77A Cam Hardie 16/1
04 Aug 20+12d Beverley Pure Broadband Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 4 9-7 62103A69A Ben Robinson 11/1
23 Jul 20+245d Pontefract tiesplanet.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 hd 9-0 —71A64A Ben Robinson 50/1
2019 · 2 runs
21 Nov 19+57d Newcastle (AW) Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 10f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 10/12 1½ 9-0 —53C51C Graham Lee 33/1
25 Sep 19 Newcastle (AW) Designs Signage Ebf Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 2 9-0 —79A58A Graham Lee 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Despoina won?
Despoina (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2019 and 2021, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Despoina?
Despoina (IRE) was trained by Brian Ellison on the most recent run on record, at Thirsk on 3 June 2021.
Who is Despoina's sire?
Despoina (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Dream Child (IRE), whose sire is Pivotal.
What is Despoina's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 3 June 2021. The highest on record is 62.
What is Despoina's sire's record?
New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
Who are Despoina's siblings?
Out of Dream Child (IRE), Despoina (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ala Kaifi (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Ala Kaifi (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Despoina produced winners?
As a dam, Despoina (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2019. 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.