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Horse profile

Donso Star (GB)

7yo mare (at last run, Jun 2025) · Last trainer R Mike Smith · Last owner Burns Partnership
by Sun Central (IRE) out of Fame Is The Spur (GB) (Motivator)
17 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jun 2025 — 499 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2025 · 4th of 10 Won at Ayr Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Donso Star won once from 17 starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 4 mares handicap hurdle at Ayr over 2m5f – 3m on good ground off a mark of 92 in Mar 2024. She raced off an official rating of 100 at her last run, when she finished fourth of 10 at Perth in Jun 2025. The mare was prominent that day in a Class 5 handicap hurdle. She has never won on good to soft or softer ground.

Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4
Official rating100↓ 1lb off peak
100 88–101

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 120 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Perth, 14 May 2025

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 15 figures · best 129C · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft6107A90—
Good5120B107—
Soft4129C112.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7120B101—
1m5f – 2m6129C103.5—
2m5f – 3m2109A101.5—

Of 17 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 123A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 14 May 2025 Official rating 100 at the last run, 8 Jun 2025

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 16 figures · best 123A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft6104A102—
Good5123A98—
Soft5113A106—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8123A103.5—
1m5f – 2m6113A97—
2m5f – 3m2107B101—

Of 17 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 · 16 figures from 17 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 from 3 analysed runs since Apr 2025

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sun Central (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 151 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−9.9—
Good to Firm2314.3%−5.6—
Good45715.6%+5.71 from 6
Good to Soft22313.6%+3.70 from 6
Soft2015%−4.90 from 5
Heavy5120%+10.1—
Standard (AW)3525.7%−4.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−9.9—
6f – 7f400%−9.9—
1m – 1m1f800%−9.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2200%−9.9—
1m5f – 2m911213.2%+3.30 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f2229.1%−0.80 from 8
2m5f – 3m3133.3%+23.41 from 2

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
Fame Is The Spur (GB) (Motivator)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Side Effect (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Lightning Stride (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Side Effect (GB)1121mClass 5
Lightning Stride (GB)715fClass 4
Life of Fame (GB)150——
Erika (GB)70——
Good Heart (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% +5.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 1 11% +2.00
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 8 0 0% −8.00
Musselburgh 5 0 0% −5.00
Ayr 3 1 33% +8.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% +9.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Smith 8 1 13% +3.00
Thomas Dowson 3 0 0% −3.00
Derek Fox 3 0 0% −3.00
William Maggs 2 0 0% −2.00
William Shanahan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 6 1 17% +5.00
2023 7 0 0% −7.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 1 7% −3.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
08 Jun 25+25d Perth Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran Sat handy behind front group - pressed for effort approaching two out - lost ground with untidy jump at last and unable to close - finished fourth 4/10 4 11-9 100109A107B William Maggs 9/2
14 May 25+21d Perth Murrayshall Meetings And Events Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 8 ran Settled at the back early - improved into contention by the 7th - pushed along two out and closed on the leader - lost out late to finish third 3/8 shd 11-12 97120B123A William Maggs 4/1
23 Apr 25+342d Perth Big Boppers 50th Bash Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Held up towards the back on the inside - closed a little though awkward two out - pushed along - promoted to fourth at the last and stayed on to finish fourth 4/12 1½ 9-13 9890A102A Ben Smith 18/1
16 May 24+22d Perth Edinburgh Gin Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 10 10-5 99101A104A Ben Smith 11/2
24 Apr 24+19d Perth AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 nk 9-13 98118A109B Ben Smith 5/1
05 Apr 24+27d Musselburgh Go North Lady Buttons Mares' Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 2 9-8 97107A100A Ben Smith 8/1
09 Mar 24+20d Ayr Virgin Bet Fives Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-6 9294A95B Ben Smith 10/1
18 Feb 24+43d Musselburgh Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 ¾ 10-7 88—106A Ben Smith 25/1
06 Jan 24+19d Newcastle quinnbet.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 3½ 10-5 9252C91A Ben Smith 11/1
18 Dec 23+214d Musselburgh tote.co.uk Five Gold Rings Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 3¾ 11-1 9772B89A Ben Smith 18/1
18 May 23+21d Perth Edinburgh Gin Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 3¼ 11-3 101107A85A William Shanahan 14/1
27 Apr 23+34d Perth Follow BetVictor On Twitter Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 2¾ 11-0 —107A96A Thomas Dowson 10/1
24 Mar 23+14d Musselburgh Racing Post Supports Go North Weekend Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 nk 10-13 —90B103A Thomas Dowson 80/1
10 Mar 23+24d Ayr Good Luck Killie In Scottish Cup Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran UR/9 — 10-13 ——— Thomas Dowson 14/1
14 Feb 23+42d Ayr Hospitality At Ayr Racecourse Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7/12 2¾ 11-2 —79C102A Derek Fox 20/1
03 Jan 23+212d Musselburgh Fitzdares Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 10-9 —129C113A Derek Fox 125/1
05 Jun 22 Perth bet365 Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 2 10-2 —100C98B Derek Fox 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Donso Star (GB) won?
Donso Star (GB) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 7 times in total (41.2% of starts).
Who trained Donso Star (GB)?
Donso Star (GB) was trained by R Mike Smith on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 8 June 2025.
Who is Donso Star (GB)'s sire?
Donso Star (GB) is by Sun Central (IRE) out of Fame Is The Spur (GB), whose sire is Motivator.
What going does Donso Star (GB) prefer?
Donso Star (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Donso Star (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 8 June 2025. The highest on record is 101.
What is Donso Star (GB)'s sire's record?
Sun Central (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 151 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Donso Star (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Fame Is The Spur (GB), Donso Star (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Side Effect (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Lightning Stride (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2022. 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.