Horse profile
Donna Nook (GB)
by Bated Breath (GB) out of Rostova (USA) (Arch)
29 runs · 19 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 26 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Ripon & Dundalk (AW)
Last run 13 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 9
Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile
Donna Nook is a filly with two wins from 29 starts. She won the Bishopton Equine Handicap at Ripon over 1m – 1m1f on good in Jun 2026 off an official rating of 70 and an Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race at Dundalk over 6f – 7f on standard in Dec 2024. All wins came on turf and all-weather. She usually races prominently. Her last run at Leicester in Oct 2026 saw her finish second of nine after leading in a Class 5 handicap off an official rating of 68.
Based on 29 archived runs · run-style from 28 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 26 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 2–29Wins / Runs
- 6.9%Strike rate
- 9 (31%)Placed
- −16.00£1 level staken=29 at SP
- 0.54Fair A/E n=29 · 0.46 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 29dAvg 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.
Official rating68↓ 20lb off peak
68
68–88
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 110
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 110A | 89.5 | 8 runs · 110 / 84.5 |
| Good | 8 | 99C | 91.5 | 3 runs · 99 / 93 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 121B | 90 | 6 runs · 110 / 87.5 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 88C | 57 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 22 | 121B | 88.5 | 16 runs · 110 / 86.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 95A | 90 | 3 runs · 90 / 90 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 29 runs · as at 21 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 from 28 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Prominent 12 (43%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 7 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 6 (21%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,143 runs since Jan 2008 (670 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.7% from 849.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 34 | 7 | 20.6% | +9.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,294 | 149 | 11.5% | +0.7 | 0 from 7 |
| Good | 1,670 | 201 | 12% | +1.2 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 812 | 81 | 10% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 849 | 65 | 7.7% | −3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 263 | 22 | 8.4% | −2.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,221 | 353 | 11% | +0.2 | 1 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,022 | 118 | 11.5% | +0.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,051 | 473 | 11.7% | +0.9 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,872 | 179 | 9.6% | −1.2 | 1 from 22 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 875 | 81 | 9.3% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 256 | 25 | 9.8% | −1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | −9.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +3.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 26 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Rostova (USA) (Arch)
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Nikovo (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Nikovo (GB)).
Family form: Palliser (GB) finished 2nd of 10 at Wolverhampton (AW), 23 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikovo (GB) | 45 | 7 | 7f–1m | Class 3 |
| Dantora (GB) | 2 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Tremaine (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Ludmilla (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Palliser (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.50 |
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.50 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.50 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 22 | 1 | 5% | −13.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Tudhope | 11 | 1 | 9% | −2.50 |
| Jason Watson | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| David Nolan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Colin Keane | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mark Winn | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.50 |
| Visor | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 1 | 6% | −7.50 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 16 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 26+29d | Leicester | Christmas Parties At Leicester Racecourse Book Now Handicap Stakes Made all the running - pushed along and passed over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong for 2nd | 2/9 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 68 | 41A | 85A | Billy Garritty | 12/1 |
| 14 Sep 26+13d | Thirsk | Join Racing TV Today Fillies' Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack early - urged forward and made progress 3f out - driven with 2f left - stayed on inside the final furlong to finish third | 3/9 | 1½ | 9-12 | 69 | 90A | 79A | Daniel Tudhope | 3/1F |
| 01 Sep 26+18d | Ripon | attheraces.com Handicap Stakes Held up mid-pack - pressed for pace with two furlongs left - unable to close the gap - well held at the finish | 9/13 | 3¾ | 10-0 | 70 | 62C | 60A | Daniel Tudhope | 7/2F |
| 14 Aug 26+25d | Thirsk | Malton Marquees Racing Through The Summer Handicap Stakes Wide early - settled with the pack after three furlongs - held a midfield spot - made progress three out - asked for effort two out and reached the top group - stayed on at one speed to finish third | 3/15 | ½ | 9-5 | 71 | 99C | 97A | Daniel Tudhope | 7/1 |
| 20 Jul 26+12d | Ayr | John Hamilton ScotRail Celebration Handicap Stakes close up early before easing back through the field after 1f - made progress 2f out - edged right under pressure 1f out but stayed on | 4/9 | 3½ | 9-6 | 72 | 110A | 85A | Daniel Tudhope | 6/1 |
| 08 Jul 26+14d | Catterick | Racing Again 15th July Fillies' Handicap settled in the pack early - went wide passing the three-furlong marker - lost the leaders under pressure and faded inside the final furlong | 4/6 | 3 | 10-2 | 73 | 85B | 80B | Daniel Tudhope | 7/2 |
| 24 Jun 26+21d | Carlisle | Racing Staff Week Fillies' Handicap Went straight to the front - pressed for effort with 2f left then lost command inside the last furlong - kept plugging in the closing stages to finish fourth | 4/6 | ½ | 9-5 | 73 | 90A | 76B | Daniel Tudhope | 11/2 |
| 03 Jun 26+7d | Ripon | Bishopton Equine Handicap Sat behind the front group - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on to hit the front close home | 1/12 | 9-9 | 70 | 93B | 95A | Daniel Tudhope | 15/2 | |
| 27 May 26+15d | Hamilton | Compass Roofing Handicap Sat close to leader early - pressed for effort inside final furlong and slipped to third - held level thereafter to end up fourth beaten 2¼ lengths | 4/7 | 1 | 9-9 | 70 | 51A | 85A | David Nolan | 15/2 |
| 12 May 26+7d | Beverley | Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Hull Handicap Set the pace early - pushed along 3f out and put under pressure approaching 2f out - overtaken inside the final furlong - unable to find more finishing ninth | 9/13 | ½ | 9-9 | 70 | 105C | 73A | Daniel Tudhope | 10/3F |
| 05 May 26+6d | Ayr | Book Unite Scotland Summer Raceday Handicap Set the pace early - given a squeeze for effort 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left - rallied gamely but edged out close home | 2/7 | nk | 9-6 | 70 | 84A | 85A | Daniel Tudhope | 11/2 |
| 29 Apr 26+93d | Southwell (AW) | Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Fillies' Handicap Handy early - hit front two out - pushed along approaching final furlong - overtaken inside it and edged out of the places late | 3/9 | nk | 9-9 | 70 | 80A | 81A | David Nolan | 9/2 |
| 26 Jan 26+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Fillies' Handicap Handy up front - pushed alongside pace-setter with 2f left then knocked about - stayed on outer of leading pair into final furlong - held no more late and edged out of second close home | 3/6 | nk | 9-8 | 73 | 91A | 76B | Jason Watson | 9/2 |
| 16 Jan 26+7d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM AWC Fillies & Mares Trial Fillies Handicap Sluggish start - settled with the pack - urged into effort inside final two furlongs - stayed on well through the last furlong to finish fourth | 4/11 | nse | 8-7 | 74 | 90A | 79A | Mark Winn | 25/1 |
| 09 Jan 26+8d | Newcastle (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Fillies' Handicap Tracked the pace early - dropped back approaching halfway - urged along with 2f left - rallied inside the final furlong to move into third - held that spot but couldn't find more close home | 3/6 | nk | 9-3 | 74 | 71A | 78B | Jason Watson | 5/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+20d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Held mid-pack early - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground in final furlong - finished well held in 8th | 8/9 | 7 | 9-5 | 76 | 40A | 64A | Mark Winn | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Dec 25+25d | Southwell (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Fillies' Handicap Settled in fourth - urged along with 2f left - hit front approaching final furlong - overtaken and unable to find more late | 3/6 | ¾ | 9-3 | 77 | 89A | 81B | Jason Watson | 11/2 |
| 17 Nov 25+13d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM: Stay Golden With Responsible Play Fillies' Handicap Settled towards the back - pressed for effort with 2f left - moved through and edged left entering final furlong - stayed on to snatch second close home - unable to challenge the winner | 2/9 | 4½ | 9-5 | 78 | 110A | 89A | Ryan Sexton | 12/1 |
| 04 Nov 25+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Fillies' Handicap Went straight to front and dictated a modest gallop - edged in front by a whisker after 3f - fought back to get upsides approaching 2f out - urged along when unable to go with rivals and dropped away 1f out - faded in the closing stages | 4/5 | ½ | 9-9 | 80 | 80C | 81B | Jason Watson | 11/2 |
| 22 Oct 25+18d | Newmarket | CopyBet Fillies' Handicap Sat close behind the front group early - lost touch with the pace inside the final two furlongs - dropped away in the closing stages to finish sixth | 6/8 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 81 | 83A | 74A | James Doyle | 18/1 |
| 04 Oct 25+16d | Redcar | Marske Fabrications & Engineering Straight-Mile Series Final Handicap Held up at the back - urged forward inside the final 3f - dropped away approaching the last furlong - finished well beaten in 13th | 13/13 | 7½ | 9-2 | 82 | 88C | 55C | David Nolan | 28/1 |
| 18 Sep 25+16d | Ayr | British Stallion Studs Scottish Premier Series EBF Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Set the early pace - settled among the front group - moved up into second 5f out - pressed for effort 2f out - unable to threaten the winner and yielded second inside the final furlong but stayed on for third | 3/6 | ¾ | 9-7 | 83 | 57A | 81B | Daniel Tudhope | 13/2 |
| 02 Sep 25+10d | Southwell (AW) | Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Fillies' Handicap Tracked front group out wide - moved up to second approaching final 2f - hit front with 2f to run - pressed for effort inside final furlong before giving up advantage close home - kept going to the line for second | 2/10 | 1 | 9-10 | 81 | 101A | 89A | Daniel Tudhope | 8/1 |
| 23 Aug 25+61d | Redcar | Marske Fabrications And Engineering Handicap Towards the rear - briefly isolated on the far flank before converging with the main group after 3f - under pressure 2f out - weakened inside the final furlong | 5/7 | 1½ | 9-9 | 82 | 121B | 83A | Oisin Orr | 8/1 |
| 23 Jun 25+33d | Ballinrobe | Treacy's Pharmacies Handicap Sat just off the front group - still 6th at halfway then driven wide turning in without gaining ground - stayed on same rate to finish 7th | 7/13 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 83 | 80C | 77A | Colin Keane | 3/1F |
| 21 May 25+16d | Gowran Park | gowranpark1 On Twitter Fillies Race Prominent from the off - sat among the pack through halfway - made ground 6f out - squeezed for space 2f out and shifted left - unable to threaten leaders and stayed one-paced late finishing fourth beaten 5 lengths | 4/8 | 3 | 9-3 | 84 | 98A | 74A | Colin Keane | 4/1 |
| 05 May 25+152d | Curragh | Keadeen Hotel Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap Settled in the pack - under pressure with no headway approaching 2f out - moved left inside the last furlong and stayed on at one speed to finish eighth | 8/15 | hd | 9-10 | 88 | 78C | 81A | Gary Carroll | 6/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Dec 24+139d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race Sat close to the front pair - asked for effort with 2f left - hit the front inside the final furlong and kept going strongly to win | 1/9 | 8-10 | — | 90A | 89A | James Ryan | 7/2 | |
| 18 Jul 24 | Leopardstown | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden | 8/11 | nk | 9-1 | — | 95A | 75A | Colin Keane | 11/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Donna Nook won?
- Donna Nook (GB) won 2 of 29 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.9%. Placed 9 times in total (31% of starts).
- Who trains Donna Nook?
- Donna Nook (GB) is trained by David O'Meara, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 October 2026.
- Who is Donna Nook's sire?
- Donna Nook (GB) is by Bated Breath (GB) out of Rostova (USA), whose sire is Arch.
- What going does Donna Nook prefer?
- Donna Nook (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Donna Nook's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 13 October 2026. The highest on record is 88.
- What is Donna Nook's sire's record?
- Bated Breath (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,143 runs since Jan 2008 (670 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.7% from 849.
- Who are Donna Nook's siblings?
- Out of Rostova (USA), Donna Nook (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Nikovo (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Nikovo (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.