How many races has Don't Be Surprised won?

Don't Be Surprised (GB) has yet to win, from 19 archived starts between 2018 and 2021. Placed 4 times in total (21.1% of starts).

Who trained Don't Be Surprised?

Don't Be Surprised (GB) was trained by Seb Spencer on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 3 March 2021.

Who is Don't Be Surprised's sire?

Don't Be Surprised (GB) is by Monsieur Bond (IRE) out of Julie's Gift (GB), whose sire is Presidium.

What is Don't Be Surprised's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 44, from the run on 3 March 2021. The highest on record is 56.

What is Don't Be Surprised's sire's record?

Monsieur Bond (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 5,979 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.4% from 158.

Who are Don't Be Surprised's siblings?

Out of Julie's Gift (GB), Don't Be Surprised (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Shotley Mac (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Shotley Mac (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Don't Be Surprised (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer Seb Spencer · Last owner Dukes Group

by Monsieur Bond (IRE) out of Julie's Gift (GB) (Presidium)

19 runs · 9 courses · from Jul 2018

As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 3 Mar 2021 — 2,064 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Mar 2021 · 10th of 13 Last raced off OR 44

KTB Profile

Don't Be Surprised (GB) is yet to win from 19 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Newcastle (AW) (Feb 2020). Last raced off 44, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance OR ↓ 12lb off peak

0–19Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
4 (21.1%)Placed
−19.00£1 level staken=19 at SP
0.00Fair A/E n=19 · 0.00 incl. margin
56Highest OR
53dAvg between runs

Official rating44↓ 12lb off peak

44 44–56

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 83 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield (AW), 3 Mar 2021

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 19 figures · best 99^B · median 68

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	13	99^B	70	—
Good to Firm	3	79^C	74	—
Good	2	66^A	56	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f	11	99^B	74	—
6f – 7f	4	67^A	61	—
1m2f – 1m4f	3	83^B	79	—
Under 6f	1	—	—	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 60^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 20 Feb 2021 Official rating 44 at the last run, 3 Mar 2021

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 →

Flat 19 figures · best 74^A · median 59

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	13	72^A	60	—
Good to Firm	3	74^A	45	—
Good	2	62^A	48.5	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f	11	74^A	62	—
6f – 7f	4	69^A	50.5	—
1m2f – 1m4f	3	59^A	55	—
Under 6f	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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

Monsieur Bond (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 5,979 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.4% from 158.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	40	4	10%	+1.1	—
Good to Firm	1,192	110	9.2%	+0.3	0 from 3
Good	1,109	85	7.7%	−1.2	0 from 2
Good to Soft	598	45	7.5%	−1.4	—
Soft	549	45	8.2%	−0.7	—
Heavy	121	12	9.9%	+1	0 from 1
Standard (AW)	2,370	231	9.7%	+0.8	0 from 13

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	1,230	140	11.4%	+2.5	0 from 1
6f – 7f	2,780	219	7.9%	−1	0 from 4
1m – 1m1f	1,159	116	10%	+1.1	0 from 11
1m2f – 1m4f	563	44	7.8%	−1.1	0 from 3
1m5f – 2m	158	7	4.4%	−4.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	64	6	9.4%	+0.5	—
2m5f – 3m	20	0	0%	−8.9	—
Over 3m	5	0	0%	−8.9	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Julie's Gift (GB) (Presidium)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Shotley Mac (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Shotley Mac (GB)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Shotley Mac (GB)	54	8	7f–1m	Class 4
Major Rowan (GB)	33	4	1m–1m6f	Class 5
Carlton Mac (GB)	42	1	2m	Class 6

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	13	0%	−13.00
Good to Firm	3	0%	−3.00
Good	2	0%	−2.00
Heavy	1	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	SR	£1
Class 6	15	0%	−15.00
Class 5	3	0%	−3.00
Class 7	1	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	SR	£1
Newcastle (AW)	10	0%	−10.00
Thirsk	2	0%	−2.00
Lingfield (AW)	1	0%	−1.00
Wolverhampton (AW)	1	0%	−1.00
Carlisle	1	0%	−1.00
Beverley	1	0%	−1.00
Hamilton	1	0%	−1.00
Southwell (AW)	1	0%	−1.00
Doncaster	1	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	SR	£1
1m – 1m1f	11	0%	−11.00
6f – 7f	4	0%	−4.00
1m2f – 1m4f	3	0%	−3.00
Under 6f	1	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	SR	£1
Barry McHugh	6	0%	−6.00
Ben Robinson	4	0%	−4.00
Tony Hamilton	1	0%	−1.00
Joe Fanning	1	0%	−1.00
David Nolan	1	0%	−1.00
Tom Eaves	1	0%	−1.00
Paul Hanagan	1	0%	−1.00
Sean Davis	1	0%	−1.00
Ray Dawson	1	0%	−1.00
Rob J Fitzpatrick	1	0%	−1.00
Dougie Costello	1	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	SR	£1
None	11	0%	−11.00
Cheekpieces	4	0%	−4.00
Hood	3	0%	−3.00
Visor	1	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	SR	£1
2021	4	0%	−4.00
2020	5	0%	−5.00
2019	7	0%	−7.00
2018	3	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
2021 · 4 runs
03 Mar 21+11d	Lingfield (AW)	Betway Classified Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 13 ran	10/13	hd	9-0	44	83^B	55^A	Barry McHugh	28/1
20 Feb 21+15d	Newcastle (AW)	Bombardier Classified Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran	5/11	nk	9-0	44	59^A	60^A	Tony Hamilton	12/1
05 Feb 21+21d	Newcastle (AW)	Bombardier Golden Beer Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran	13/14	¾	8-2	45	70^C	34^C	Joe Fanning	33/1
15 Jan 21+168d	Newcastle (AW)	Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 10f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran	7/13	½	8-8	47	68^B	59^A	Barry McHugh	11/1
2020 · 5 runs
31 Jul 20+39d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran	7/11	4	9-4	49	77^A	52^A	David Nolan	10/1
22 Jun 20+109d	Thirsk	Every Race Live On RacingTV Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 11 ran	7/11	2	9-5	50	66^A	62^A	Barry McHugh	14/1
05 Mar 20+28d	Newcastle (AW)	Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran	3/9	¾	8-12	51	78^A	62^A	Barry McHugh	11/4F
06 Feb 20+16d	Newcastle (AW)	Bombardier Golden Beer Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran	2/10	hd	9-1	49	58^A	63^A	Barry McHugh	7/1
21 Jan 20+34d	Newcastle (AW)	Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap Class 7 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran	2/11	½	9-10	48	67^A	69^A	Barry McHugh	12/1
2019 · 7 runs
18 Dec 19+72d	Newcastle (AW)	Bombardier Golden Beer Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran	13/14	1	9-2	50	62^C	39^C	Tom Eaves	11/1
07 Oct 19+55d	Newcastle (AW)	Mounsey Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran	8/13	1½	9-5	53	88^B	66^A	Ben Robinson	5/1F
13 Aug 19+22d	Carlisle	Every Race Live On Racing Tv Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Heavy · 15 ran	12/15	1¼	9-9	55	62^C	48^C	Paul Hanagan	11/1
22 Jul 19+33d	Beverley	Racing Again Next Tuesday Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 14 ran	13/14	2¼	9-7	55	79^C	42^C	Sean Davis	12/1
19 Jun 19+103d	Hamilton	Saints & Sinners Racenight Next Week Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 9f · Good To Firm · 9 ran	2/9	2¼	9-4	55	74^A	74^A	Ben Robinson	14/1
08 Mar 19+59d	Newcastle (AW)	Sunracing.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran	4/10	2	9-3	56	99^B	72^A	Ben Robinson	2/1J
08 Jan 19+54d	Newcastle (AW)	sunracing.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran	4/13	½	8-10	56	84^B	68^A	Ben Robinson	28/1
2018 · 3 runs
15 Nov 18+89d	Southwell (AW)	Follow Sun Racing On Twitter Novice Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran	5/10	¾	8-11	—	54^A	56^A	Ray Dawson	16/1
18 Aug 18+32d	Doncaster	Like Sun Racing On Facebook Novice Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran	5/9	8	8-11	—	60^A	45^A	Rob J Fitzpatrick	50/1
17 Jul 18	Thirsk	Buy Tickets At Thirskracecourse.net For Online Discount Novice Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good · 8 ran	7/8	5	9-2	—	46^A	35^A	Dougie Costello	25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Don't Be Surprised won?: Don't Be Surprised (GB) has yet to win, from 19 archived starts between 2018 and 2021. Placed 4 times in total (21.1% of starts).
Who trained Don't Be Surprised?: Don't Be Surprised (GB) was trained by Seb Spencer on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 3 March 2021.
Who is Don't Be Surprised's sire?: Don't Be Surprised (GB) is by Monsieur Bond (IRE) out of Julie's Gift (GB), whose sire is Presidium.
What is Don't Be Surprised's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 44, from the run on 3 March 2021. The highest on record is 56.
What is Don't Be Surprised's sire's record?: Monsieur Bond (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 5,979 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.4% from 158.
Who are Don't Be Surprised's siblings?: Out of Julie's Gift (GB), Don't Be Surprised (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Shotley Mac (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Shotley Mac (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

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