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Horse profile

Dolly Bird (GB)

5yo mare (at last run, Nov 2023) · Last trainer Chris Honour · Last owner The Dolly Bird Syndicate
by Shantou (USA) out of Sparron Hawk (FR) (Hawker's News)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Nov 2023 — 1,069 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2023 Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Dolly Bird is a Shantou mare who was yet to win from five starts on turf. She raced four times over 1m5f to 2m and once over 2m1f to 2m4f, always on good to soft going, without placing. Her last run came at Taunton in Nov 2023 in a Class 4 mares handicap hurdle when she carried her career-high mark of 63. She had two starts at that course.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 2 figures · best 73C · median 59.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft273C59.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m273C59.5—

Of 5 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 90C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 10 Apr 2023 Official rating 63 at the last run, 16 Nov 2023

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 90C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft390C84—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m390C84—

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,28631013.6%0—
Good to Soft1,43017612.3%−1.30 from 5
Soft2,61036313.9%+0.3—
Heavy1,28217813.9%+0.3—
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%00 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2,70737814%+0.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,33833314.2%+0.6—
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sparron Hawk (FR) (Hawker's News)

7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Out Of The Loop (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Russian Hawk (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Out Of The Loop (GB)1132m3f–2m4f—
Uptake (GB)2222m4f–2m6f—
Russian Hawk (GB)512m5½fClass 4
Some Hawk (GB)1112m6f—
Arms Park (GB)412m½fClass 5
Formel Park (GB)1512m½fClass 5
Storm Born (GB)30——

Record by conditions

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bryan Carver 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
16 Nov 23+220d Taunton Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-2 63—— Bryan Carver 200/1
10 Apr 23+28d Chepstow Burridge Trophies Supports Retired Greyhounds 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 6½ 10-9 —46C90C Jack Quinlan 200/1
13 Mar 23+44d Taunton WilliamHill Champion Chase Top Price Guarantee Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-13 ——— David Noonan 200/1
28 Jan 23+88d Uttoxeter Greenbank Group UK Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 2¼ 11-1 —73C84C Bryan Carver 80/1
01 Nov 22 Warwick Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now EBF Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 14/16 1½ 11-0 ——78C Bryan Carver 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dolly Bird (GB) won?
Dolly Bird (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2022 and 2023.
Who trained Dolly Bird (GB)?
Dolly Bird (GB) was trained by Chris Honour on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 16 November 2023.
Who is Dolly Bird (GB)'s sire?
Dolly Bird (GB) is by Shantou (USA) out of Sparron Hawk (FR), whose sire is Hawker's News.
What is Dolly Bird (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 16 November 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Dolly Bird (GB)'s sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Dolly Bird (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Sparron Hawk (FR), Dolly Bird (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Out Of The Loop (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Russian Hawk (GB)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2022. 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.