Donbeg Reel (IRE)
Donbeg Reel is a gelding by Highland Reel out of a Xaar mare who was yet to win from six starts. He raced three times over 1m2f to 1m4f and three times over 1m to 1m1f, without placing on turf or all-weather surfaces. His official rating reached a highest ever mark of 74 and stood at 69 at his last run, when he finished 10 of 10 in a claiming race at Fairyhouse in Jun 2023.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 135 d
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
Best recent Speed 83
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 83A | 75 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 81C | 77 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 83A | 67 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,515 runs since Apr 2021 (162 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 144 | 15 | 10.4% | +3.2 | — |
| Good | 460 | 37 | 8% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 195 | 10 | 5.1% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 270 | 22 | 8.1% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 377 | 20 | 5.3% | −1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | +0.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 200 | 10 | 5% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 310 | 22 | 7.1% | −0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 413 | 26 | 6.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 347 | 30 | 8.6% | +1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 180 | 14 | 7.8% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 46 | 6 | 13% | +5.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2021 · as at 4 Nov 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 Cherry Bloom (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Bloom (IRE) | 35 | 2 | 5f–6f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Hassett | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Michael Hussey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Kiely-Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Jun 23+41d | Fairyhouse | Return Of The Flat Claiming Race | 10/10 | 3½ | 8-11 | 69 | 77C | 34C | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 15/2 |
| 21 Apr 23+19d | Cork | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap | 11/13 | nk | 9-0 | 73 | 81C | 54A | Wayne Hassett | 50/1 |
| 02 Apr 23+135d | Leopardstown | Porsche Centre Dublin In Support Of Breast Cancer Ireland Handicap | 12/12 | 6 | 8-0 | 74 | 43C | 49C | Wayne Hassett | 33/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Nov 22+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 13/14 | 2½ | 9-5 | — | 67B | 44A | Wayne Lordan | 11/1 |
| 04 Nov 22+27d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 8/10 | nse | 9-5 | — | 83A | 69A | Michael Hussey | 22/1 |
| 08 Oct 22 | Curragh | Mongey Communications Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 5/15 | 2¾ | 9-7 | — | 48C | 71A | Michael Hussey | 150/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Donbeg Reel won?
- Donbeg Reel (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2022 and 2023.
- Who trained Donbeg Reel?
- Donbeg Reel (IRE) was trained by N Stokes on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 1 June 2023.
- Who is Donbeg Reel's sire?
- Donbeg Reel (IRE) is by Highland Reel (IRE) out of Loveliness (IRE), whose sire is Xaar.
- What is Donbeg Reel's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 1 June 2023. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Donbeg Reel's sire's record?
- Highland Reel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,515 runs since Apr 2021 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.
- Who are Donbeg Reel's siblings?
- Out of Loveliness (IRE), Donbeg Reel (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cherry Bloom (IRE) (2). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.