Don Cossack (GER)
Don Cossack (GER) is 16 from 27 in our archive, including 6 wins at Grade 1 level. Won last time out in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase at Cheltenham — a sixth Grade 1 win in our archive. 4 of 8 starts at Punchestown have ended in wins. Last raced off a career-high mark of 175.
- 16–27Wins / Runs
- 59.3%Strike rate
- 19 (70.4%)Placed
- +9.72£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 1.57Fair A/E n=27 · 1.35 incl. margin
- 175Highest OR
- 69dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,258 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 99 | 14 | 14.1% | +1.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 1,269 | 146 | 11.5% | −1 | 3 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 814 | 110 | 13.5% | +1 | 3 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,304 | 169 | 13% | +0.5 | 4 from 5 |
| Heavy | 549 | 69 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 5 from 9 |
| Standard (AW) | 222 | 23 | 10.4% | −2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | +2.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 157 | 14 | 8.9% | −3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 326 | 32 | 9.8% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,052 | 127 | 12.1% | −0.4 | 3 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,454 | 192 | 13.2% | +0.7 | 7 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 991 | 125 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 4 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 239 | 35 | 14.6% | +2.1 | 2 from 4 |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Dubai King (GER) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai King (GER) | 29 | 1 | 2m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 9 | 5 | 56% | +1.38 |
| Good | 7 | 3 | 43% | +1.50 |
| Soft | 5 | 4 | 80% | +2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 3 | 60% | +3.74 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 8 | 4 | 50% | +1.47 |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Navan | 3 | 2 | 67% | −0.03 |
| Thurles | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.68 |
| Aintree | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.82 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 4 | 44% | −2.56 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 7 | 88% | +10.36 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 3 | 50% | −0.83 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.75 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B J Cooper | 12 | 7 | 58% | +1.90 |
| Davy Russell | 6 | 2 | 33% | −2.08 |
| Ms N Carberry | 3 | 3 | 100% | +3.87 |
| Paul Carberry | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Brian O'Connell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Barry Geraghty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A E Lynch | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Robbie McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 14 | 9 | 64% | +7.92 |
| None | 13 | 7 | 54% | +1.80 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.37 |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 | 71% | +5.43 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +0.22 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.47 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.50 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.67 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 19 | 12 | 63% | +9.55 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.70 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 3 | 75% | +2.87 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Don Cossack (GER) won?
- Don Cossack (GER) won 16 of 27 archived starts between 2011 and 2016, a strike rate of 59.3%. Placed 19 times in total (70.4% of starts).
- Who trained Don Cossack (GER)?
- Don Cossack (GER) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 18 March 2016.
- Who is Don Cossack (GER)'s sire?
- Don Cossack (GER) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Depeche toi (GER), whose sire is Konigsstuhl.
- What going does Don Cossack (GER) prefer?
- Don Cossack (GER) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 5 starts (80%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Don Cossack (GER)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 175, from the run on 18 March 2016. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Don Cossack (GER)'s sire's record?
- Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,258 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
- Who are Don Cossack (GER)'s siblings?
- Out of Depeche toi (GER), Don Cossack (GER) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Dubai King (GER) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.