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Horse profile

Noble Don (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer D J Jeffreys · Owner Rupert Frost John Murray
by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Pops Choice (IRE) (Beneficial)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jan 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 16 May 2026 · 6th of 11
KTB Profile

Noble Don is a gelding by Sholokhov out of a Beneficial mare who has yet to win from four starts on turf. He has raced at four different courses between 1m5f and 3m on good to soft and softer ground. His last run, at Bangor-on-Dee in May 2026, saw him finish sixth of 11 in a Class 4 maiden hurdle.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Mar 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 119 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Sedgefield, 12 Jan 2024

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 3 figures · best 119B · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m264C602 runs · 64 / 60
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 12 Jan 2024

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 3 figures · best 95A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m292C902 runs · 92 / 90
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 4 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 · 3 figures from 4 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 Mar 2026

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sholokhov (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,260 runs since Jan 2008 (420 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm991414.1%+1.6—
Good1,27014611.5%−10 from 1
Good to Soft81511013.5%+10 from 2
Soft1,30416913%+0.50 from 1
Heavy5496912.6%+0.1—
Standard (AW)2222310.4%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f39615.4%+2.9—
1m – 1m1f157148.9%−3.6—
1m2f – 1m4f326329.8%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m1,05212712.1%−0.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,45619213.2%+0.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m99112512.6%+0.10 from 1
Over 3m2393514.6%+2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pops Choice (IRE) (Beneficial)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Bellamy 2 0 0% −2.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
Finn Lambert 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
16 May 26+56d Bangor-on-Dee Family Fun Day 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran Settled towards the back early - never troubled the leaders - came home well beaten in 6th 6/11 ¾ 11-4 56C88C Tom Bellamy 12/1
21 Mar 26+16d Newbury Castle Windows Newbury Anniversary Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled towards the back - drifted right under pressure after 3 out - dropped away soon after - eventually well off the pace in 6th 6/8 6 11-0 64C92C Tom Bellamy 300/1
05 Mar 26+783d Haydock First Past The Post At CopyBet 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Held a central position early - moved through the pack after the 2nd - dropped back by the 8th and blundered into isolation - pulled up before three out PU/8 — 11-7 —— Richie McLernon 125/1
2024 · 1 run
12 Jan 24 Sedgefield Les Parker '20 Years At Sedgefield' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 1 10-11 119B95A Finn Lambert 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Noble Don won?
Noble Don (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
Who trains Noble Don?
Noble Don (IRE) is trained by D J Jeffreys, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 May 2026.
Who is Noble Don's sire?
Noble Don (IRE) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Pops Choice (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
What is Noble Don's sire's record?
Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,260 runs since Jan 2008 (420 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.

Record shown from January 2024. 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.