Donnacha (IRE)
Donnacha is a gelding who has won six of 20 starts on turf, with four of those wins at 2m1f – 2m4f and four on soft ground. He recorded his biggest success in the Class 1 Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase at Cheltenham in Jan 2026 off an official rating of 132. He has also won twice at both Chepstow and Exeter. Aged 8 at his last run in Apr 2026, he finished second of nine in the Class 2 Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase at Ayr off a mark of 137. Typically held up, he has been placed on 16 of his 20 starts.
- 6–20Wins / Runs
- 30%Strike rate
- 16 (80%)Placed
- +12.00£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 1.81Fair A/E n=20 · 1.58 incl. margin
- 137Highest OR
- 67dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 116
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 134B | 93 | 3 · 116 / 68 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 160A | 114 | 2 · 121 / 106.5 |
| Heavy | 2 | 123B | 105 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 124C | 89.5 | 5 · 121 / 92 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 160A | 118.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 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 from 5 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (100%) · 3 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,493 runs since Jan 2008 (267 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 25 | 8 | 32% | +20.8 | — |
| Good | 882 | 107 | 12.1% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 624 | 69 | 11.1% | −0.1 | 1 from 9 |
| Soft | 655 | 62 | 9.5% | −1.7 | 4 from 9 |
| Heavy | 272 | 29 | 10.7% | −0.5 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 35 | 3 | 8.6% | −2.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | −3.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 792 | 81 | 10.2% | −1 | 2 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 990 | 115 | 11.6% | +0.4 | 4 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 565 | 66 | 11.7% | +0.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 94 | 13 | 13.8% | +2.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them R S Ambush (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (R S Ambush (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R S Ambush (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Hello Fellas (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Las Brisas Boy (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Champagne Rebel (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Principle Charge (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 4 | 44% | +13.50 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 4 | 67% | +10.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepstow | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Exeter | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 4 | 40% | +12.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 2 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Davies | 7 | 2 | 29% | +9.00 |
| Lorcan Murtagh | 5 | 3 | 60% | +4.50 |
| David Noonan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Tom Buckley | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 5 | 29% | +8.50 |
| Hood | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.50 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 9 | 3 | 33% | +10.50 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 3 | 33% | +3.50 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 26+83d | Ayr | Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - made progress 3 out - moved into second 2 out - pressed hard and in contention at the last - unable to match winner's turn of foot - stayed on through the run-in - finished second | 2/9 | 1½ | 11-3 | 137 | 68A | 144A | James Davies | 4/1 |
| 24 Jan 26+28d | Cheltenham | Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Sat behind the pace early - moved up on the outside 3 out - driven into the front 2 out - dug deep under pressure in the closing stages to hold on by a whisker | 1/11 | 10-8 | 132 | 116A | 141A | James Davies | 12/1 | |
| 27 Dec 25+22d | Chepstow | Coral 'Pipped-At-The Post' Payouts Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - not jump the 6th cleanly and made a further error at the 7th - struggled for momentum before the 11th - still in contention 5 out - moved up to share second 2 out before going in pursuit of the winner - one-paced on the run-in to finish second | 2/7 | 4 | 12-0 | 132 | 92B | 145B | James Davies | 7/2 |
| 05 Dec 25+38d | Exeter | JCB Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled behind the front group early - moved into second spot four out and closed on the pacesetter - urged forward after two out - battled for the advantage up the run-in - edged out narrowly at the line | 2/6 | ½ | 11-7 | 128 | 121A | 144B | James Davies | 9/2 |
| 28 Oct 25+261d | Ffos Las | Best Odds Guaranteed On DragonBet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - error at the 5th - forced into 2nd approaching 3 out with a strong effort - stumbled badly 2 out and had no answer from there | 3/8 | 3¾ | 12-0 | 128 | 68A | 124B | James Davies | 10/1 |
| 09 Feb 25+39d | Chepstow | Text Fitzdares On 07492 882213 Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat close behind pace-setter from the off - untidy jumping 10th - hit the front 5 out - opened a big advantage 3 out - margin narrowed late but kept on to win | 1/5 | 11-0 | 122 | 124C | 135B | Lorcan Murtagh | 2/1F | |
| 01 Jan 25+40d | Exeter | Passage House Inn Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled just behind pace early - pushed the front-runner hard from four out - urged along after three out - went in front on the run to the line - battled on gamely under full pressure to prevail | 1/5 | 11-13 | 118 | 86C | 139B | Lorcan Murtagh | 5/2J | |
| 22 Nov 24+36d | Chepstow | Noahs Ark Childrens Hospital Charity Handicap Chase Sat close to the front pair until past the 11th - held third on the rails then clipped a fence 5 out - dropped back to 4th before 3 out and stayed there | 4/8 | 5 | 11-9 | 120 | 85A | 121B | Lorcan Murtagh | 11/4 |
| 17 Oct 24+193d | Carlisle | Rhino.Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat behind the front group - drifted left over fences early - held a steady third from two out with nothing more found at the finish | 3/5 | 11 | 11-2 | 122 | 103C | 111C | Lorcan Murtagh | 2/1F |
| 07 Apr 24+30d | Exeter | Harcombe Handicap Hurdle | 1/6 | 11-12 | 117 | 87C | 139B | James Davies | 2/1F | |
| 08 Mar 24+27d | Exeter | Klargester Handicap Hurdle | 2/7 | 6½ | 11-13 | 117 | 134B | 144B | David Noonan | 15/8F |
| 10 Feb 24+28d | Newbury | Betfair Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 11/21 | 1¾ | 10-7 | 119 | 123B | 119A | James Davies | 25/1 |
| 13 Jan 24+29d | Warwick | Michael Costello Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 11-11 | 117 | 93A | 137A | Lorcan Murtagh | 2/1F | |
| 15 Dec 23+28d | Cheltenham | Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle | 3/12 | dht | 10-11 | 117 | 111B | 131A | David Noonan | 5/1 |
| 17 Nov 23+35d | Cheltenham | Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/17 | 2¼ | 11-3 | 112 | 114B | 137A | David Noonan | 12/1 |
| 13 Oct 23+245d | Chepstow | Chepstow Plant International Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/12 | 11-0 | 110 | 132A | 141A | David Noonan | 11/2 | |
| 10 Feb 23+33d | Bangor-on-Dee | Vogelberg Family EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/12 | 1½ | 10-13 | — | 160A | 130A | Tom Buckley | 6/1 |
| 08 Jan 23+38d | Chepstow | Follow Vickers.Bet On Facebook Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/16 | 10 | 10-12 | — | 78B | 109A | Tom Buckley | 16/1 |
| 01 Dec 22+37d | Market Rasen | Racing TV Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 3/10 | 1¼ | 10-13 | — | 124A | 129A | Tom Buckley | 17/2 |
| 25 Oct 22 | Chepstow | Go Racing With Vickers.Bet NH Flat Race (Conditionals And Amateurs) (GBB Race) | 3/12 | 4½ | 10-10 | — | 101A | 127A | Tom Buckley | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Donnacha (IRE) won?
- Donnacha (IRE) won 6 of 20 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 30%. Placed 16 times in total (80% of starts).
- Who trains Donnacha (IRE)?
- Donnacha (IRE) is trained by Nigel Hawke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 April 2026.
- Who is Donnacha (IRE)'s sire?
- Donnacha (IRE) is by Jet Away (GB) out of Archdale Ambush (IRE), whose sire is Heron Island.
- What going does Donnacha (IRE) prefer?
- Donnacha (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 9 starts (44.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Donnacha (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 137, from the run on 17 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Donnacha (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Jet Away (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,493 runs since Jan 2008 (267 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Donnacha (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Archdale Ambush (IRE), Donnacha (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: R S Ambush (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (R S Ambush (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.