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Horse profile

Donaire (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2022) · Last trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies · Last owner Ratkatcha Racing
by Califet (FR) out of Grangeclare Lark (IRE) (Old Vic)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Nov 2022 — 1,439 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2022 Won at Hereford Beaten favourite LTO
KTB Profile

Donaire (IRE) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2022.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Stratford, 3 Oct 2022

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 4 figures · best 115B · median 107.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3115A100—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3115B115—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 137A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 27 Feb 2022 Official rating 115 at the last run, 9 Apr 2022

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 4 figures · best 137A · median 133
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3137A131—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3137A135—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 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
Califet (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,788 runs since Jan 2008 (399 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.2—
Good to Firm451124.4%+12.6—
Good1,01313012.8%+10 from 2
Good to Soft6988712.5%+0.71 from 3
Soft1,36714310.5%−1.3—
Heavy6207111.5%−0.3—
Standard (AW)3912.6%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.8—
6f – 7f6116.7%+4.9—
1m – 1m1f18316.7%+4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f651523.1%+11.3—
1m5f – 2m1,20314712.2%+0.41 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,65418611.2%−0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m6907310.6%−1.2—
Over 3m1512214.6%+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
Grangeclare Lark (IRE) (Old Vic)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them What A Lark (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Berg Nellie (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
What A Lark (IRE)111m7½fClass 6
Delirious Love (IRE)2012m3½f—
Berg Nellie (IRE)112mClass 5
Gotadime (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +9.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% +9.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 1 100% +11.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nick Scholfield 2 1 50% +10.00
Tom Bellamy 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood + tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
None 2 1 50% +10.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 4 1 25% +8.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 3 1 33% +9.00
Hurdle 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
11 Nov 22+39d Southwell Visit S&D Bookmakers At sdbet.co.uk 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran F/9 — 11-4 ——— Tom Bellamy 2/9F
03 Oct 22+177d Stratford Newport Recycling Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 3 11-0 —115B135A Sam Twiston-Davies 3/1
09 Apr 22+41d Aintree Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 16/18 7 11-4 11558C114C Nick Scholfield 66/1
27 Feb 22+358d Hereford Black Mountain Botanicals Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-4 —115A137A Nick Scholfield 11/1
06 Mar 21 Kelso bet365 Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 1½ 11-1 —100A131A Brian Hughes 11/4

Quick answers

How many races has Donaire (IRE) won?
Donaire (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trained Donaire (IRE)?
Donaire (IRE) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 11 November 2022.
Who is Donaire (IRE)'s sire?
Donaire (IRE) is by Califet (FR) out of Grangeclare Lark (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What going does Donaire (IRE) prefer?
Donaire (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Donaire (IRE)'s official rating?
Donaire (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 115.
What is Donaire (IRE)'s sire's record?
Califet (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,788 runs since Jan 2008 (399 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Donaire (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Grangeclare Lark (IRE), Donaire (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: What A Lark (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Berg Nellie (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2021. 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.