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Donatello Mail (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2020) · Last trainer David Dennis · Last owner Mrs J Rees Professor L P Hardwick
by Zambezi Sun (GB) out of Kestrel Mail (FR) (Cricket Ball)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Feb 2020 — 2,441 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2020 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Donatello Mail (FR) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Leicester (Feb 2020). Last raced off a career-high mark of 105.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 43 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Chepstow, 6 Nov 2019

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 6 figures · best 100C · median 54
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft478C53.5—
Good to Soft2100C74.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m578C49—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 134A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 13 Feb 2020 Official rating 105 at the last run, 20 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 134A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft4104C97—
Good to Soft2125B112—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5125B98—
2m1f – 2m4f2134A116.5—

Of 8 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 · 7 figures from 8 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
Zambezi Sun (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 965 runs since Jan 2008 (119 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 12.9% from 171. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.3% from 133.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm300%−9.1—
Good212188.5%−0.6—
Good to Soft1321511.4%+2.30 from 2
Soft314268.3%−0.80 from 4
Heavy1712212.9%+3.80 from 2
Standard (AW)13375.3%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−9.1—
6f – 7f2627.7%−1.4—
1m – 1m1f7633.9%−5.2—
1m2f – 1m4f218177.8%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m260197.3%−1.80 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f3193410.7%+1.60 from 3
2m5f – 3m571119.3%+10.2—
Over 3m8225%+15.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kestrel Mail (FR) (Cricket Ball)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Cancan (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Hierachy (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cancan (FR)1722mClass 4
Hierachy (FR)422mClass 3
Caracara Mail (FR)10——
Kestrel Maker (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

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

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Twiston-Davies 6 0 0% −6.00
Brian Hughes 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 5 0 0% −5.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
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
2020 · 2 runs
20 Feb 20+7d Huntingdon Betway Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-3 105—— Sam Twiston-Davies 11/4
13 Feb 20+64d Leicester Thurnby Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 11-12 105—134A Sam Twiston-Davies 10/1
2019 · 5 runs
11 Dec 19+21d Leicester Ivy Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 nse 11-12 10449C125B Sam Twiston-Davies 8/1
20 Nov 19+14d Warwick Visit racingtv.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 15 ran 5/15 10 10-12 —78C96C Sam Twiston-Davies 66/1
06 Nov 19+19d Chepstow Longcroft Building Services Supports Racing Welfare 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 8 11-5 —43B98A Sam Twiston-Davies 100/1
18 Oct 19+243d Uttoxeter British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 11/13 4½ 10-12 —48C94C Brian Hughes 100/1
17 Feb 19+68d Huntingdon MansionBet 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 10/13 7 11-3 —100C99C Brian Hughes 100/1
2018 · 1 run
11 Dec 18 Uttoxeter Envirostik Holdings UK Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 10/10 16 11-0 —59C104C Sam Twiston-Davies 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Donatello Mail won?
Donatello Mail (FR) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2018 and 2020. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Donatello Mail?
Donatello Mail (FR) was trained by David Dennis on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 20 February 2020.
Who is Donatello Mail's sire?
Donatello Mail (FR) is by Zambezi Sun (GB) out of Kestrel Mail (FR), whose sire is Cricket Ball.
What is Donatello Mail's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 20 February 2020. That is also the highest on record.
What is Donatello Mail's sire's record?
Zambezi Sun (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 965 runs since Jan 2008 (119 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.9% from 171. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.3% from 133.
Who are Donatello Mail's siblings?
Out of Kestrel Mail (FR), Donatello Mail (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Cancan (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Hierachy (FR)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2018. 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.