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Horse profile

Spanish Don (GB)

10yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2008) · Last trainer David Elsworth · Last owner D R C Elsworth
by Zafonic (USA) out of Spanish Wells (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
19 runs · 8 courses · from May 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Jul 2008 — 6,676 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2008 · 13th of 19 Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Spanish Don (GB) is yet to win from 19 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Taunton (Nov 2005). Last raced off 70, 32lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 32lb off peak
Official rating70↓ 32lb off peak
70 70–102

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

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 75C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 6 Aug 2007 Official rating 70 at the last flat run, 18 Jul 2008

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 129C the best of the last 1 rated run · Taunton, 24 Nov 2005

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 18 figures · best 86C · median 62.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1081C61—
Good486C74—
Good to Soft257C52—
Soft265C64—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1686C62.5—
1m2f – 1m4f281C64—
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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
Zafonic (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 658 runs since Jan 2008 (52 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.2% from 190.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11218.2%+8.5—
Good to Firm161159.3%−0.40 from 11
Good147106.8%−2.90 from 4
Good to Soft6223.2%−6.50 from 2
Soft6669.1%−0.60 from 2
Heavy2129.5%−0.2—
Standard (AW)1902714.2%+4.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f601016.7%+7—
6f – 7f173169.2%−0.5—
1m – 1m1f6769%−0.70 from 16
1m2f – 1m4f1081312%+2.30 from 2
1m5f – 2m145139%−0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5048%−1.7—
2m5f – 3m5024%−5.7—
Over 3m500%−9.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Spanish Wells (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

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 Firm 11 0 0% −11.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 9 0 0% −9.00
Epsom Downs 2 0 0% −2.00
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 16 0 0% −16.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Keniry 10 0 0% −10.00
Neil Pollard 3 0 0% −3.00
Marc Halford 2 0 0% −2.00
T Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Walford 1 0 0% −1.00
Steve Drowne 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 5 0 0% −5.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 18 0 0% −18.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 2 runs
18 Jul 08+21d Newmarket Young & Pure Beauty Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 13/19 1 9-1 7051C Marc Halford 25/1
27 Jun 08+326d Newmarket NGK Spark Plugs Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 12/12 4 9-10 7447C Marc Halford 22/1
2007 · 5 runs
06 Aug 07+18d Windsor Play At Vc Casino.com Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 1¾ 9-7 7675C T Quinn 17/2
19 Jul 07+20d Folkestone Racecourse Of Kent Handicap Class 4 · 9.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 nk 9-1 7764C William Buick 8/1
29 Jun 07+28d Newmarket newmarketexperience.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 3½ 9-9 8247C Neil Pollard 14/1
01 Jun 07+13d Epsom Downs Vodafone Mile Handicap Class 2 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 9/14 2½ 8-7 8557C Neil Pollard 33/1
19 May 07+268d Newmarket betdirect.com Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 3 8-13 8867C Neil Pollard 33/1
2006 · 4 runs
24 Aug 06+64d York Addleshaw Goddard Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Soft · 17 ran 13/17 ½ 8-13 9165C Liam Keniry 50/1
21 Jun 06+39d Ascot Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 30 ran 28/30 7 8-9 9562C Liam Keniry 100/1
13 May 06+24d Newmarket 32Red Online Casino Suffolk Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 9f · Good · 17 ran 15/17 nk 9-1 9762C Liam Keniry 22/1
19 Apr 06+146d Newmarket Earl Of Sefton Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 9f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 1½ 8-12 9760C Liam Keniry 16/1
2005 · 8 runs
24 Nov 05+54d Taunton Beauty Of Bath Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 2/13 2½ 11-2 —129C Robert Walford 5/2F
01 Oct 05+14d Newmarket Cambridgeshire Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 9f · Soft · 30 ran 18/30 nk 9-3 9963C Liam Keniry 25/1
17 Sep 05+49d Newbury John Smith's Smooth Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 9f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 1¾ 8-11 9949C Liam Keniry 14/1
30 Jul 05+14d Newmarket Blue Square E.B.F. Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 8 8-12 9963C Steve Drowne 9/1
16 Jul 05+31d Newbury Ladbrokes.com Heritage Handicap (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 8/17 nk 9-6 10081C Liam Keniry 12/1
15 Jun 05+12d York Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 22 ran 18/22 2½ 9-2 10254C Liam Keniry 16/1
03 Jun 05+27d Epsom Downs Vodafone Rose Bowl (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 10f · Good · 17 ran 10/17 1 9-4 10281C Liam Keniry 7/1
07 May 05 Newmarket Suffolk Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 9f · Good · 17 ran 2/17 4 9-3 10086C Liam Keniry 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Spanish Don won?
Spanish Don (GB) has yet to win, from 19 archived starts between 2005 and 2008. Placed 2 times in total (10.5% of starts).
Who trained Spanish Don?
Spanish Don (GB) was trained by David Elsworth on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 18 July 2008.
Who is Spanish Don's sire?
Spanish Don (GB) is by Zafonic (USA) out of Spanish Wells (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What is Spanish Don's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 18 July 2008. The highest on record is 102.
What is Spanish Don's sire's record?
Zafonic (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 658 runs since Jan 2008 (52 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.2% from 190.

Record shown from May 2005. 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.