Don't Tell Mary (IRE)
Don't Tell Mary (IRE) is 2 from 7, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Hilary Needler Trophy at Beverley (May 2009). Hasn't won since May 2009. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off 82, 17lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Don't Tell Mary (IRE) has 5 produce in the archive, 3 winners — most wins Beverley Bullet (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Beverley Bullet (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley Bullet (GB) | 60 | 7 | 7f–1m2f | Class 4 |
| First Lott (GB) | 15 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Poppy Love (GB) | 7 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 6 |
| Zouligan (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Mary's Secret (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 2 (28.6%)Placed
- +2.25£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 2.97Fair A/E n=7 · 2.49 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 21dBetween runs (median)longest 256 d
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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 613 runs since May 2009 (62 horses).
Weakest on good going: 5% from 140. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 11.3% from 160.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +23.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 106 | 7 | 6.6% | −1.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 140 | 7 | 5% | −3.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 42 | 3 | 7.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 51 | 2 | 3.9% | −4.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 19 | 1 | 5.3% | −2.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 239 | 25 | 10.5% | +2.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +14 | 2 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 263 | 23 | 8.7% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 160 | 18 | 11.3% | +3.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 80 | 1 | 1.3% | −6.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 68 | 3 | 4.4% | −3.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | −3.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Exceptional Art (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Exceptional Art (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exceptional Art (GB) | 6 | 3 | 5f–7f | Listed |
| Dr Dream (IRE) | 28 | 2 | 2m½f–2m5½f | Class 5 |
| Cape Fear (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Exexel (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Thelastbigspender (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gawn Sid (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Against All Odds (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Bath | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.25 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Kingscote | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.25 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.25 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 10+57d | Salisbury | European Breeders' Fund Lochsong Fillies' Handicap | 10/10 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 82 | 56A | Hayley Turner | 20/1 |
| 07 Jul 10+256d | Newmarket | Champagne Lanson E.B.F. Fillies' Handicap | 10/13 | ½ | 9-0 | 85 | 76A | Richard Kingscote | 25/1 |
| 2009 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 09+14d | Newbury | RBL County Poppy Appeal Radley Stakes (Fillies' Listed) | 6/14 | nk | 9-1 | 95 | 81A | Richard Kingscote | 20/1 |
| 10 Oct 09+115d | Ascot | Willmott Dixon Cornwallis Stakes (Group 3) | 14/17 | nk | 8-11 | 99 | 62A | Richard Kingscote | 14/1 |
| 17 Jun 09+21d | Ascot | Queen Mary Stakes (Fillies' Group 2) | 10/13 | 3¼ | 8-12 | — | 62C | Richard Kingscote | 11/2 |
| 27 May 09+14d | Beverley | Hilary Needler Trophy (Fillies' Listed) | 1/16 | 8-12 | — | 111A | Richard Kingscote | 11/4F | |
| 13 May 09 | Bath | freebets.co.uk New Website E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 1/6 | 8-12 | — | 85B | Richard Kingscote | 9/2 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Don't Tell Mary won?
- Don't Tell Mary (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2009 and 2010, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trained Don't Tell Mary?
- Don't Tell Mary (IRE) was trained by Tom Dascombe on the most recent run on record, at Salisbury on 2 September 2010.
- Who is Don't Tell Mary's sire?
- Don't Tell Mary (IRE) is by Starcraft (NZ) out of Only In Dreams (GB), whose sire is Polar Falcon.
- What going does Don't Tell Mary prefer?
- Don't Tell Mary (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Don't Tell Mary's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 2 September 2010. The highest on record is 99.
- What is Don't Tell Mary's sire's record?
- Starcraft (NZ)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 613 runs since May 2009 (62 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 5% from 140. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 11.3% from 160.
- Who are Don't Tell Mary's siblings?
- Out of Only In Dreams (GB), Don't Tell Mary (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Exceptional Art (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Exceptional Art (GB)). The wins came over 5f–2m5½f. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Don't Tell Mary produced winners?
- As a dam, Don't Tell Mary (IRE) has 5 produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Beverley Bullet (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Beverley Bullet (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.