River Don (IRE)
River Don is a lightly raced gelding with two starts since May 2026, both at Newton Abbot over 2m5f to 3m on good ground. He finished 4 of 9 in a Class 4 maiden hurdle there in Jun 2026. By Sholokhov, whose progeny have won 528 of 4,241 runs since Jan 2008 at 12.4%. His dam has produced one winner from two runners to race, with Dgalwaygallivantor successful three times.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
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- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 28dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 81C | 67 | 2 · 81 / 67 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 81C | 67 | 2 · 81 / 67 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,256 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 99 | 14 | 14.1% | +1.6 | — |
| Good | 1,267 | 145 | 11.4% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 814 | 110 | 13.5% | +1 | — |
| Soft | 1,304 | 169 | 13% | +0.5 | — |
| Heavy | 549 | 69 | 12.6% | +0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 222 | 23 | 10.4% | −2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | +2.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 157 | 14 | 8.9% | −3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 326 | 32 | 9.8% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,051 | 126 | 12% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,454 | 192 | 13.2% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 991 | 125 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 238 | 35 | 14.7% | +2.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Dgalwaygallivantor (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dgalwaygallivantor (IRE) | 13 | 3 | 2m–2m4f | — |
| Jump Over The Moon (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jun 26+28d | Newton Abbot | Sun Racing Free Tickets With Sun Club Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - pressed for effort after 3 out - lost touch from 2 out - finished 4th | 4/9 | 9 | 11-4 | 81C | 87C | Lorcan Murtagh | 25/1 |
| 06 May 26 | Newton Abbot | Racing To School Reaches 25 Years Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - disputed front running and hit the front then challenged from the 7th - jumped awkwardly and lost the advantage 3 out - driven along and soon faded | 4/5 | 28 | 10-11 | 53C | 88C | Mr Charlie Marshall | 13/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has River Don (IRE) won?
- River Don (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains River Don (IRE)?
- River Don (IRE) is trained by Harry Ryall, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 June 2026.
- Who is River Don (IRE)'s sire?
- River Don (IRE) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Moon Over Monaloo (IRE), whose sire is Dashing Blade.
- What is River Don (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,256 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
- Who are River Don (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Moon Over Monaloo (IRE), River Don (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Dgalwaygallivantor (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.