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Horse profile

Donegal (USA)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2012) · Last trainer Robert Alan Hennessy · Last owner W Hennessy
by Menifee (USA) out of Vickey's Echo (CAN) (Clever Trick)
30 runs · 21 courses · from Jun 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 May 2012 — 5,281 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2012 · 15th of 17 2 wins · Newmarket & York Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Donegal (USA) is 2 from 30, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket (Jul 2008). Hasn't won since Jul 2008. Last raced off 97, 21lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 30 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating97↓ 21lb off peak
97 95–118

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 111A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 31 Mar 2012 Official rating 97 at the last jumps run, 5 May 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 78B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 28 May 2009 Official rating 95 at the last flat run, 30 May 2010

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 13 figures · best 116A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft6116A106—
Good5111A94—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5111A101—
2m5f – 3m4100C94.5—
1m5f – 2m4116A113.5—
Flat 14 figures · best 98C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good591B79—
Good to Firm376C75—
Good to Soft279A73.5—
Soft298C93—
Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m688A77.5—
1m2f – 1m4f391B75—
6f – 7f398C83—
1m – 1m1f278C77—

Of 29 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 · 27 figures from 29 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
Menifee (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 58 runs since Jan 2008 (4 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−10.30 from 1
Good to Firm14321.4%+11.10 from 3
Good1600%−10.30 from 11
Good to Soft700%−10.30 from 4
Soft14214.3%+42 from 9
Heavy100%−10.30 from 1
Standard (AW)5120%+9.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2150%+39.71 from 3
1m – 1m1f11100%+89.70 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f20315%+4.70 from 3
1m5f – 2m2114.8%−5.51 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f800%−10.30 from 5
2m5f – 3m600%−10.30 from 6

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
Vickey's Echo (CAN) (Clever Trick)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Supersonic Dave (USA) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Supersonic Dave (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Supersonic Dave (USA)1017fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 0 0% −11.00
Soft 9 2 22% +11.75
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 7 1 14% +10.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 1 50% +1.75
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 5 0 0% −5.00
Leopardstown 4 0 0% −4.00
Goodwood 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 1 50% +15.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 1 100% +2.75
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 11 1 9% +6.00
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 1 33% +0.75
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A E Lynch 7 0 0% −7.00
P A Carberry 5 0 0% −5.00
Liam Keniry 4 1 25% −0.25
William Buick 3 1 33% +14.00
Martin Dwyer 3 0 0% −3.00
Declan McDonogh 2 0 0% −2.00
B M Cash 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Alain Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Darryll Holland 1 0 0% −1.00
Franny Norton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 17 2 12% +3.75
Blinkers 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 6 0 0% −6.00
2009 7 0 0% −7.00
2008 7 1 14% +10.00
2007 6 1 17% −2.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 15 2 13% +5.75
Hurdle 12 0 0% −12.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
05 May 12+27d Limerick Kelloggs Cul Camps Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) 24f · Good · 17 ran 15/17 1 11-11 9785C A E Lynch 25/1
08 Apr 12+8d Fairyhouse Ryan's Cleaning Events Specialist Beginners Chase 22.5f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-12 —— A E Lynch 25/1
31 Mar 12+45d Navan www.thetote.com Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (Div 1) 20f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 3¼ 11-1 98111A B M Cash 20/1
15 Feb 12+556d Fairyhouse www.fairyhouse.ie Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 24f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-5 101— A E Lynch 16/1
08 Aug 10+59d Downpatrick Country & Western Raceday Maiden Hurdle 23f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 30 11-12 10497C Andrew J McNamara 8/1
10 Jun 10+4d Clonmel Ladbrokes.com Novice Chase 20f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 13 11-0 —84B Alain Cawley 12/1
06 Jun 10+7d Kilbeggan Mullingar Beginners Chase 20f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 18 11-6 —94A A E Lynch 12/1
30 May 10+45d Leopardstown Seamus & Rosemary McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes (Listed) 14f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 10 9-1 9572C Seamie Heffernan 50/1
15 Apr 10+64d Tipperary Enjoy An Evening At Tipperary Race 14f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 5½ 9-4 9968B Declan McDonogh 7/1
10 Feb 10+46d Fairyhouse Bloodstock Weekly In The Irish Racing Post Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 23.5f · Soft · 16 ran 16/16 30 11-2 113100C A E Lynch 16/1
26 Dec 09+14d Leopardstown Bord Na Mona - Clean Water Maiden Hurdle 18f · Yielding · 14 ran 7/14 ½ 11-7 113101C A E Lynch 12/1
12 Dec 09+14d Fairyhouse Fairyhouseracecourse.ie Rated Hurdle 18f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 9 10-13 118110A A E Lynch 12/1
28 Nov 09+184d Newcastle Wolf Blass 'The French Furze' Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 22f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 30 10-12 11892C P A Carberry 7/1
28 May 09+26d Leopardstown Seamus & Rosemary Mcgrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes (listed Race) (listed) 14f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 ½ 9-4 —78B Declan McDonogh 14/1
02 May 09+70d Punchestown (IRE) Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle 16f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 11-0 107116A P A Carberry 20/1
21 Feb 09+7d Fairyhouse Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (grade 2) 16f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 6 11-0 —116B P A Carberry 9/1
14 Feb 09+49d Gowran Park Shantou At Burgage Stud Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 2½ 11-7 —111A P A Carberry 4/1
27 Dec 08+113d Leopardstown Paddypowerbingo.com 3-y-o Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 15/19 nk 10-7 —84C P A Carberry 9/2
05 Sep 08+20d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Lutece 15f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 ½ 8-11 —— William Buick 63/10
16 Aug 08+18d Newbury CGA Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 13.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 2 8-6 11179A Martin Dwyer 7/2
29 Jul 08+19d Goodwood Betfair Gordon Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 hd 9-0 10691B Martin Dwyer 14/1
10 Jul 08+20d Newmarket Bahrain Trophy (Listed) Class 1 · 13f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-0 9888A William Buick 16/1
20 Jun 08+43d Ascot Queen's Vase (Group 3) Class 1 · 16f · Firm · 12 ran 8/12 ¾ 9-1 10077A William Buick 25/1
08 May 08+187d Chester Bank Of America Chester Vase (Group 3) Class 1 · 12.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 1 8-12 10075A Darryll Holland 40/1
03 Nov 07+28d Newmarket Bet365 Zetland Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 10f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 5 9-0 10071C Martin Dwyer 12/1
06 Oct 07+36d Kempton (AW) Bet With Better On 08000 89 88 87 Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 8f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 1 9-0 10078C Liam Keniry 5/2J
31 Aug 07+30d Salisbury Weatherbys Bank Stonehenge Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 shd 8-13 9676C Liam Keniry 6/1
01 Aug 07+19d Goodwood Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 4 9-0 —83C Liam Keniry 16/1
13 Jul 07+28d York Hovis Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-3 —98C Liam Keniry 11/4J
15 Jun 07 Sandown Bank Of Ireland Business & Corporate Banking Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 2½ 9-3 —79C Franny Norton 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Donegal (USA) won?
Donegal (USA) won 2 of 30 archived starts between 2007 and 2012, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 5 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Donegal (USA)?
Donegal (USA) was trained by Robert Alan Hennessy on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 5 May 2012.
Who is Donegal (USA)'s sire?
Donegal (USA) is by Menifee (USA) out of Vickey's Echo (CAN), whose sire is Clever Trick.
What going does Donegal (USA) prefer?
Donegal (USA) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Donegal (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 5 May 2012. The highest on record is 118.
What is Donegal (USA)'s sire's record?
Menifee (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 58 runs since Jan 2008 (4 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Donegal (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Vickey's Echo (CAN), Donegal (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Supersonic Dave (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Supersonic Dave (USA)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2007. 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.