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Horse profile

Don't Tell Tales (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2022) · Last trainer J Piednoel · Last owner Jacques Piednoel
by Royal Applause (GB) out of Neila (GER) (Diktat)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2016
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Dec 2022 — 1,409 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2022 · 9th of 16 2 wins · Clairefontaine (FR) & Deauville (FR)
KTB Profile

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.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire
Royal Applause (GB)

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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm189189.5%+0.9—
Good to Firm2,6082188.4%−0.2—
Good2,65527310.3%+1.7—
Good to Soft1,2331169.4%+0.81 from 2
Soft1,225917.4%−1.20 from 2
Heavy323113.4%−5.20 from 1
Standard (AW)4,2013378%−0.61 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,4841399.4%+0.8—
6f – 7f5,4364748.7%+0.10 from 2
1m – 1m1f2,5182118.4%−0.22 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f1,6181418.7%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m728547.4%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f420307.1%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m193136.7%−1.9—
Over 3m3725.4%−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

Dam
Neila (GER) (Diktat)

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)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Duchess Ravenwaves (GB)3041m3½f–2mClass 4
Neileta (GB)1611m2fClass 6
Half Of Seven (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£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

CourseRunsWinsSR£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

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 2 29% +7.70
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£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

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 2 2 100% +12.70

SeasonRunsWinsSR£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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2022 · 2 runs
26 Dec 22+304d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Vallee Mayeux (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 1m1½f · Standard · 16 ran 9/16 1½ 9-2 Fabrice Veron 44/1
25 Feb 22+91d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Route du Blanc Fosse (Handicap) (5yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 1m1f · Standard · 16 ran 8/16 ½ 9-0 Augustin Madamet 17/1
2021 · 2 runs
26 Nov 21+40d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Gonneville (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 1m · Heavy · 18 ran 2/18 ½ 8-9 Theo Bachelot 19/1
17 Oct 21+478d Longchamp (FR) Prix de la Rue des Arenes (Handicap) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course: 2nd Post) (Turf) 1m½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 2 9-0 Ioritz Mendizabal 27/1
2020 · 1 run
26 Jun 20+1427d Clairefontaine (FR) Prix de Bellengreville (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 1m · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 9-6 Pierre-Charles Boudot 23/5
2016 · 4 runs
30 Jul 16+53d Deauville (FR) Prix de Laumarc (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) 1m1½f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-4 Umberto Rispoli 81/10
07 Jun 16+22d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de la Roche-Guyon (Claimer) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1¾ 9-4 Anthony Crastus 22/1
16 May 16+28d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Veronne (Claimer) (3yo) (Polytrack) 7½f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 3 8-11 Anthony Crastus 12/1
18 Apr 16 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Garches (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 7f · Very Soft · 9 ran 9/9 1¾ 8-11 Anthony Crastus 21/1

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.

Record shown from April 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.