Don't Tell Tales (GB)
Don't Tell Tales won two of nine starts, both in handicaps over 1m – 1m1f, one on Standard AW at Deauville in Jul 2016 and one on good to soft at Clairefontaine in Jun 2020. He raced five times on turf for one win and four times on all-weather for one win. His last run, at Deauville in Dec 2022, saw him finish 9 of 16 in the Prix de la Vallee Mayeux.
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 4 (44.4%)Placed
- +5.70£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 3.89Fair A/E n=9 · 3.24 incl. margin
- 53dBetween runs (median)longest 1427 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 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 189 | 18 | 9.5% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,608 | 218 | 8.4% | −0.2 | — |
| Good | 2,655 | 273 | 10.3% | +1.7 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,233 | 116 | 9.4% | +0.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,225 | 91 | 7.4% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 323 | 11 | 3.4% | −5.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 4,201 | 337 | 8% | −0.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,484 | 139 | 9.4% | +0.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,436 | 474 | 8.7% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,518 | 211 | 8.4% | −0.2 | 2 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,618 | 141 | 8.7% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 728 | 54 | 7.4% | −1.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 420 | 30 | 7.1% | −1.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 193 | 13 | 6.7% | −1.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −3.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Duchess Ravenwaves (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Duchess Ravenwaves (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duchess Ravenwaves (GB) | 30 | 4 | 1m3½f–2m | Class 4 |
| Neileta (GB) | 16 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
| Half Of Seven (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.10 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.60 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deauville (FR) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.10 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clairefontaine (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.60 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 2 | 29% | +7.70 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Crastus | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fabrice Veron | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Augustin Madamet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Theo Bachelot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.60 |
| Umberto Rispoli | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.10 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 2 | 100% | +12.70 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.60 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.10 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Don't Tell Tales won?
- Don't Tell Tales (GB) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2016 and 2022, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trained Don't Tell Tales?
- Don't Tell Tales (GB) was trained by J Piednoel on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 26 December 2022.
- Who is Don't Tell Tales's sire?
- Don't Tell Tales (GB) is by Royal Applause (GB) out of Neila (GER), whose sire is Diktat.
- What going does Don't Tell Tales prefer?
- Don't Tell Tales (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Tales's sire's record?
- Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
- Who are Don't Tell Tales's siblings?
- Out of Neila (GER), Don't Tell Tales (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Duchess Ravenwaves (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Duchess Ravenwaves (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m. As at Nov 2026.