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Horse profile

Discovery Island (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2020) · Last trainer Charlie Appleby · Last owner Godolphin
5 runs · 4 courses · from Aug 2019
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Feb 2020 — 2,448 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2020 · 3rd of 10 Beaten favourite LTO First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Discovery Island (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 5 at Newmarket (Sep 2019).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 116 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 21 Feb 2020

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 5 figures · best 116A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)2116A101—
Good276B75—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f4116A81—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 26 Sep 2019 Official rating 86 at the last run, 21 Feb 2020

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 91B · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)287A85—
Good291B91—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f491B89—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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

Progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,979 runs since Apr 2009 (1,530 horses).

Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm481122.9%+4.5—
Good to Firm2,32347720.5%+2.10 from 1
Good3,16756417.8%−0.60 from 2
Good to Soft1,74931117.8%−0.6—
Soft1,91632917.2%−1.2—
Heavy59810317.2%−1.2—
Standard (AW)3,17658618.5%+0.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f429429.8%−8.6—
6f – 7f3,12858118.6%+0.20 from 1
1m – 1m1f3,87072718.8%+0.40 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f3,83877120.1%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,21018915.6%−2.8—
2m1f – 2m4f3344814.4%−4—
2m5f – 3m1381913.8%−4.6—
Over 3m32618.8%+0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Native Approach (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Light Of The Stars (GB)).

Family form: Light Of The Stars (GB) won at Kempton (AW), 4 Nov 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Native Approach (GB)311mClass 5
Theatre Honours (GB)311m2fClass 5
Light Of The Stars (GB)111mClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luke Morris 2 0 0% −2.00
William Buick 2 0 0% −2.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2020 · 2 runs
21 Feb 20+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Novice Stakes Class 5 · 1m1½f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 nse 8-7 86116A83A Luke Morris EvensF
11 Feb 20+138d Newcastle (AW) Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Novice Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 8-9 8886A87A Luke Morris 4/5F
2019 · 3 runs
26 Sep 19+27d Newmarket Heath Court Hotel British EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 1m · Good · 5 ran 2/5 ½ 9-0 —74C91B William Buick 9/4
30 Aug 19+14d Sandown Betway British EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 shd 9-5 —67B89A William Buick 2/1
16 Aug 19 Newmarket Heath Court Hotel British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 1m · Good · 7 ran 2/7 hd 9-2 —76B91A James Doyle 5/2J

Quick answers

How many races has Discovery Island won?
Discovery Island (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2019 and 2020. Placed 4 times in total (80% of starts).
Who trained Discovery Island?
Discovery Island (GB) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 21 February 2020.
Who is Discovery Island's sire?
Discovery Island (GB) is by Dubawi (IRE) out of Sperry (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
What is Discovery Island's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 21 February 2020. The highest on record is 88.
What is Discovery Island's sire's record?
Dubawi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,979 runs since Apr 2009 (1,530 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
Who are Discovery Island's siblings?
Out of Sperry (IRE), Discovery Island (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Native Approach (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Light Of The Stars (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2019. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.