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Horse profile

Ray Donovan (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer David O'Meara · Last owner Sterling Racing
by Acclamation (GB) out of Always The Lady (GB) (Halling)
9 runs · 7 courses · from May 2016
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 May 2017 — 3,432 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2017 · 5th of 10 Won at Musselburgh Last raced off OR 59
KTB Profile

Ray Donovan (IRE) is 1 from 9, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2016.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6
Official rating59↓ 6lb off peak
59 59–65

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 74 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Redcar, 29 May 2017

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 4 figures · best 79C · median 60.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm379C47—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f279C63—
6f – 7f1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 53A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Redcar, 29 May 2017 Official rating 59 at the last run, 29 May 2017

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 9 figures · best 58B · median 36
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm540A34—
Good358B53—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f336C34—
Under 6f340A36—
6f – 7f258B55.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Acclamation (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,685 runs since Jan 2008 (1,326 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1512315.2%+5.2—
Good to Firm3,91744611.4%+1.40 from 5
Good4,4094009.1%−0.91 from 3
Good to Soft1,95121411%+1—
Soft2,1311848.6%−1.4—
Heavy562468.2%−1.8—
Standard (AW)6,56366310.1%+0.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,75840910.9%+0.90 from 3
6f – 7f10,4951,07810.3%+0.31 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,5063319.4%−0.60 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,2091068.8%−1.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m481377.7%−2.3—
2m1f – 2m4f194136.7%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m4224.8%−5.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Claim The Lady (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Claim The Lady (IRE)911m2f—
Alaskan Lady (IRE)90——
Lady Bear (IRE)20——
Dame Ann (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 3 1 33% +5.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 4 1 25% +4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Beverley 2 0 0% −2.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 1 100% +7.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daniel Tudhope 4 1 25% +4.00
Josh Doyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Phillip Makin 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% +1.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 5 1 20% +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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
29 May 17+17d Redcar Congratulations Golden Ticket Winner Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 3¾ 8-13 5974A53A Phillip Makin 22/1
12 May 17+8d Ripon Sports Information Services Selling Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7/7 11 8-9 6245C22C Sam James 5/1
04 May 17+10d Redcar Racinguk.com/daypass Handicap Class 5 · 9f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 8 8-11 6479C36C Josh Doyle 66/1
24 Apr 17+235d Pontefract Rugby League Evening On Monday 12th June Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 13 9-1 6447C34C Daniel Tudhope 20/1
01 Sep 16+27d Chelmsford City (AW) toteexacta Forecast The 1st And 2nd Nursery Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 17 9-7 65—31C Jim Crowley 7/2
05 Aug 16+24d Musselburgh Quilter Cheviot Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-5 62—58B Daniel Tudhope 7/1
12 Jul 16+56d Beverley Racing UK Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 1 9-2 ——36A Daniel Tudhope 16/1
17 May 16+7d Wetherby Racing Uk Profits Returned To Racing Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 3 9-0 ——29A Josh Doyle 4/1
10 May 16 Beverley Racing Uk In Glorious Hd Novice Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 4½ 9-2 ——40A Daniel Tudhope 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ray Donovan (IRE) won?
Ray Donovan (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Ray Donovan (IRE)?
Ray Donovan (IRE) was trained by David O'Meara on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 29 May 2017.
Who is Ray Donovan (IRE)'s sire?
Ray Donovan (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Always The Lady (GB), whose sire is Halling.
What going does Ray Donovan (IRE) prefer?
Ray Donovan (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ray Donovan (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 29 May 2017. The highest on record is 65.
What is Ray Donovan (IRE)'s sire's record?
Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,685 runs since Jan 2008 (1,326 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.
Who are Ray Donovan (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Always The Lady (GB), Ray Donovan (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Claim The Lady (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2016. 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.