Horse profile
Dinons (FR)
by Balko (FR) out of Beni Abbes (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
46 runs · 24 courses · from Apr 2017
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
11 wins · 9 courses
Ran 9 days ago
Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile
Dinons held up in four of five analysed runs and has 11 wins from 46 starts on turf. He won seven of 26 starts over 2m5f – 3m and eight of 24 starts on good ground, including a Class 2 handicap hurdle at Cheltenham in Oct 2018 off an official rating of 143. Two of his wins came at Hexham, two at Killarney and one at Uttoxeter. His last run, at Hexham in Oct 2026, was off an official rating of 102, 44lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 46 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 44lb off peak
- 11–46Wins / Runs
- 23.9%Strike rate
- 17 (37%)Placed
- +10.02£1 level staken=46 at SP
- 1.30Fair A/E n=46 · 1.11 incl. margin
- 146Highest OR
- 77dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating102↓ 44lb off peak
102
102–146
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 136
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 148C | 113 | 3 · 136 / 118 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 140A | 106.5 | 2 · 140 / 119 |
| Soft | 4 | 154A | 124.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 95C | 82.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 19 | 148C | 113 | 4 · 140 / 127 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 154A | 98.5 | 1 · — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 140C | 131 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 101B | 100 | — |
Of 46 runs looked at, 12 have no figure: did not complete (7) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · no race clock stored (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 46 runs · as at 18 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 5 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 2,646 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −6.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 477 | 67 | 14% | +1.2 | 8 from 24 |
| Good to Soft | 368 | 50 | 13.6% | +0.8 | 2 from 14 |
| Soft | 1,118 | 138 | 12.3% | −0.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 661 | 82 | 12.4% | −0.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −12.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | −3.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 539 | 62 | 11.5% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,314 | 173 | 13.2% | +0.4 | 4 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 618 | 80 | 12.9% | +0.1 | 7 from 26 |
| Over 3m | 151 | 21 | 13.9% | +1.1 | 0 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Beni Abbes (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Antoing (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m5½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoing (FR) | 7 | 1 | 2m5½f | — |
| Evora (FR) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 24 | 8 | 33% | +26.30 |
| Good to Soft | 14 | 2 | 14% | −10.53 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 14 | 4 | 29% | +14.72 |
| Class 3 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +11.67 |
| Class 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexham | 8 | 2 | 25% | +18.50 |
| Killarney | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Newcastle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cartmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.92 |
| Perth | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.86 |
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.20 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 26 | 7 | 27% | +15.39 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 4 | 29% | +0.63 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Nichol | 9 | 2 | 22% | +23.00 |
| Davy Russell | 8 | 3 | 38% | −0.45 |
| Joshua Thompson | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Ms L O'Neill | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nathan Moscrop | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
| James Best | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.75 |
| Richard Johnson | 2 | 2 | 100% | +0.81 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| B J Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Bowen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.08 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Roger Loughran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J J Codd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26 | 10 | 38% | +15.02 |
| Cheekpieces | 20 | 1 | 5% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +28.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3 | 43% | −1.70 |
| 2018 | 10 | 5 | 50% | −0.78 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 27 | 7 | 26% | +14.22 |
| Chase | 14 | 4 | 29% | +0.80 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Flat | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 26+8d | Hexham | Tynedale Rfc Community Rugby Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Close enough out wide early - blundered 9th and dropped to the back after a sluggish jump at the 10th - slow over 13th and ridden then blundered 14th - tired from 15th - pulled up approaching 16th | PU/9 | — | 11-4 | 102 | — | — | Brian Hughes | 9/2 |
| 02 Oct 26+27d | Hexham | El Tel's 61 Racecourse's & Done Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier) Disputed early from just behind the pace-setter - went to the front 1st before being overtaken after 2nd - struggled for pace and slipped to rear 2 out - soon tailed off and finished 5th | 5/6 | ½ | 11-3 | 104 | — | 110B | Joshua Thompson | 13/2 |
| 05 Sep 26+49d | Stratford | Rich Ellis's 60th Vinyl Countdown Handicap Hurdle Race Settled at the back of the field - pushed along and unable to quicken after 2 out - well held at the finish | 7/8 | 12 | 11-2 | 107 | 113A | 103A | Nathan Moscrop | 15/2 |
| 18 Jul 26+42d | Cartmel | Cartmel Crystal Cup Handicap Hurdle Race raced in the pack - improved on the wide side after the fourth into a forward position - asserted four out - driven out after two out - overtaken before the last and faded fast on the run-in | 8/13 | 1¼ | 10-8 | 110 | 118B | 114A | Nathan Moscrop | 28/1 |
| 06 Jun 26+177d | Hexham | Tricia Hughes Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace early - made progress from the second - hit the front at the 4th - pressed for effort when overtaken approaching the last - dug deep to hang on for third | 3/6 | 13 | 11-8 | 112 | 136B | 114B | Joshua Thompson | 9/1 |
| 11 Dec 25+12d | Newcastle | Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind the front group early - dropped away past the 4th - impeded by a fallen horse and loose rider at the 5th | UR/13 | — | 11-7 | 114 | — | — | Joshua Thompson | 7/1 |
| 29 Nov 25+15d | Newcastle | BetMGM Handicap Hurdle Shared front-running spot early - jumped awkwardly 6th - pressed and gave up top spot before 3 out - dropped back after being urged along - found renewed effort to move into third by the last but no answer to the front two | 3/6 | 12 | 9-10 | 114 | 98A | 104B | Joshua Thompson | 7/2 |
| 14 Nov 25+34d | Newcastle | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Hurdle Tracked the front pack - hit a flat spot at the 5th - given a reminder before 3 out - closed up into contention - kicked to the front approaching the last - pressed again on the run-in and edged out close home | 2/7 | 1 | 11-0 | 112 | 140A | 122B | Joshua Thompson | 3/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+25d | Hexham | Empower Her Stakes Handicap Hurdle Tracked pace early - jumped awkwardly 5th before scrambling to front 9th - shaken up and overtaken into home turn - dropped to third soon after - held no more in reserve and faded late | 3/5 | 13 | 11-1 | 114 | 148C | 116B | Craig Nichol | 13/2 |
| 16 Sep 25+12d | Uttoxeter | Boots Opticians Uttoxeter Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Tracked front group early - driven approaching 3 out - unable to find more up the run-in - finished fifth | 5/11 | 3¼ | 11-9 | 116 | 122A | 122A | Joshua Thompson | 12/1 |
| 04 Sep 25+82d | Sedgefield | D&J Yates Memorial - Never Forgotten Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - clipped the 8th before easing back after 3 out under pressure - faded from there to finish 7th | 7/8 | 5½ | 11-8 | 121 | 131B | 105A | Joshua Thompson | 11/2 |
| 14 Jun 25+19d | Hexham | Tileform Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - pushed along before 2 out then made a mistake and dropped away - soon well adrift at the rear | 8/10 | 16 | 11-9 | 125 | 137C | 100C | Craig Nichol | 10/1 |
| 26 May 25+31d | Cartmel | Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Went straight to front - lost command 4 out - pushed along before 2 out then faded into the pack - eventually well held in 11th | 11/12 | 3¼ | 11-7 | 128 | 140C | 105C | Craig Nichol | 25/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+20d | Perth | Campbell & Son Roofing Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - driven and lost front spot before 2 out then hampered by a fallen rival at that point - no prospect of recovering finishing well beaten in 8th | 8/12 | shd | 12-0 | 130 | 89B | 117A | Craig Nichol | 22/1 |
| 05 Apr 25+175d | Aintree | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Tardy start - held up wide in the pack - dropped back 4 out and quickly detached - retired before 3 out | PU/17 | — | 11-5 | 132 | — | — | Craig Nichol | 50/1 |
| 12 Oct 24+76d | Hexham | First Class Catering From Falcons Events Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved to close on the front-runner before 2 out - moved ahead and driven along - challenged again before the last but hit that fence - overtaken soon after - stayed on well but denied by a whisker | 2/8 | nse | 12-0 | 130 | 94A | 143B | Craig Nichol | 8/1 |
| 28 Jul 24+8d | Uttoxeter | Gents Raceday Friday 18th October Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 11-5 | 125 | 133B | 138A | Craig Nichol | 14/1 | |
| 20 Jul 24+35d | Market Rasen | Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | PU/16 | — | 11-1 | 125 | — | — | Craig Nichol | 20/1 |
| 15 Jun 24+727d | Hexham | Ian White Birthday Race Extravaganza Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 12-0 | 115 | 130B | 142A | Craig Nichol | 16/1 | |
| 19 Jun 22+27d | Hexham | Falcons Events At Kingston Park Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 12-0 | 115 | 107A | 137B | Ciaran Gethings | 17/2 | |
| 23 May 22+136d | Huntingdon | Visit racingtv.com Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 1¾ | 11-12 | 115 | — | 127B | Ciaran Gethings | 28/1 |
| 07 Jan 22+20d | Wetherby | Wetherby Racecourse Handicap Chase | 3/6 | 15 | 12-0 | 122 | 70B | 117B | James Best | 80/1 |
| 18 Dec 21+406d | Ascot | Howden Silver Cup Handicap Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) | PU/13 | — | 10-6 | 130 | — | — | Tom Bellamy | 150/1 |
| 07 Nov 20+71d | Aintree | williamhill.com Best Odds Guaranteed Hurdle | 6/6 | 73 | 10-12 | 143 | 58C | 106C | James Best | 200/1 |
| 28 Aug 20+30d | Down Royal | Ladbrokes Live Streaming Hurdle | 3/5 | 1½ | 11-2 | 146 | 148C | 119B | Keith Donoghue | 4/1 |
| 29 Jul 20+22d | Galway | Tote Galway Plate (handicap Chase) (grade A) | 12/21 | 9½ | 10-11 | 145 | 111B | 113A | B J Cooper | 50/1 |
| 07 Jul 20+256d | Killarney | BoyleSports An Riocht Chase (Grade 3) | 5/6 | 48 | 11-7 | 145 | 63C | 110C | Davy Russell | 17/2 |
| 25 Oct 19+12d | Cheltenham | Matchbook Most Trusted Betting Exchange Novices' Chase | PU/8 | — | 11-8 | 145 | — | — | Davy Russell | 11/4 |
| 13 Oct 19+35d | Limerick | Geary's Garage Ltd John Deere Main Dealers Rated Chase | 1/5 | 11-4 | 137 | 95C | 130B | Davy Russell | 5/4F | |
| 08 Sep 19+55d | Listowel | Cheestrings Novice Chase | 3/5 | 4¾ | 11-12 | — | 72C | 124B | Jack Kennedy | 5/1 |
| 15 Jul 19+40d | Killarney | BetVictor Novice Chase | 4/5 | 3¼ | 11-10 | — | 113C | 126B | Davy Russell | 5/2 |
| 05 Jun 19+24d | Wexford | Barrow Novice Chase | 1/5 | 11-10 | — | 135C | 129B | Davy Russell | 4/5F | |
| 12 May 19+58d | Killarney | BetVictor Novice Chase | 1/4 | 11-4 | — | 88C | 131B | Jack Kennedy | 1/4F | |
| 15 Mar 19+110d | Cheltenham | Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) | PU/20 | — | 11-5 | 146 | — | — | Davy Russell | 9/1 |
| 25 Nov 18+29d | Navan | 'Monksfield' Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) | 7/8 | 20 | 11-8 | 145 | 95A | 103A | Davy Russell | 3/1J |
| 27 Oct 18+30d | Cheltenham | Randox Health Novices' Hurdle | 1/6 | 11-6 | 143 | 102A | 141B | Richard Johnson | 4/6F | |
| 27 Sep 18+21d | Perth | Edinburgh Gin 2018 Leading Horsemen Awards Novices' Hurdle | 1/5 | 11-10 | 139 | 121C | 148B | Richard Johnson | 1/7F | |
| 06 Sep 18+12d | Sedgefield | Injured Jockeys Raceday Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Hurdle | 1/5 | 11-12 | 137 | — | 134B | James Bowen | 1/12F | |
| 25 Aug 18+18d | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle | 1/5 | 11-4 | — | 95C | 129C | Davy Russell | 5/2 | |
| 07 Aug 18+31d | Roscommon | Paul Byron Shoes Maiden Hurdle | 1/15 | 11-12 | — | 104B | 130A | Sean Flanagan | 5/6F | |
| 07 Jul 18+45d | Bellewstown | Western Motors Skoda Maiden Hurdle | F/14 | — | 11-4 | — | — | — | Roger Loughran | 5/1 |
| 23 May 18+23d | Wexford | Racing Again June 6th Flat Race | 3/13 | 1½ | 11-11 | — | 99B | 119A | Ms L O'Neill | 9/4J |
| 30 Apr 18+11d | Kilbeggan | Loughnagore Flat Race | 2/6 | ¾ | 11-11 | — | 154A | 132B | Ms L O'Neill | 11/2 |
| 19 Apr 18+137d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse National Hunt Season Finale Flat Race | 4/13 | 1½ | 11-11 | — | 101B | 123A | Ms L O'Neill | 10/3 |
| 03 Dec 17+231d | Fairyhouse | Devenish And Meath GAA Race Day (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 9/15 | 6 | 11-9 | — | — | 68C | Mr J J Codd | 2/1F |
| 16 Apr 17 | Fairyhouse | Tattersalls Ireland George Mernagh Memorial Sales Bumper | 2/11 | 1¾ | 10-11 | — | 99A | 132A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dinons (FR) won?
- Dinons (FR) won 11 of 46 archived starts between 2017 and 2026, a strike rate of 23.9%. Placed 17 times in total (37% of starts).
- Who trains Dinons (FR)?
- Dinons (FR) is trained by Brian Ellison, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is Dinons (FR)'s sire?
- Dinons (FR) is by Balko (FR) out of Beni Abbes (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
- What going does Dinons (FR) prefer?
- Dinons (FR) has the best record on good going: 8 wins from 24 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dinons (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 10 October 2026. The highest on record is 146.
- What is Dinons (FR)'s sire's record?
- Balko (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 2,646 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Dinons (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Beni Abbes (FR), Dinons (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Antoing (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.