Horse profile
Three Dons (IRE)
50 runs · 17 courses · from May 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · 6 courses
Headgear returns LTO
Off 203 days · 9th of 14
Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile
Three Dons is a gelding with eight wins from 50 starts, seven of them over 1m2f – 1m4f. He has scored on good to firm, good to soft, good, soft and heavy ground, with two wins at both Leicester and Ffos Las. His last win came at Catterick in Oct 2024 off an official rating of 76. He finished 9 of 14 at Doncaster in Mar 2026 when headgear returned.
Based on 50 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 42lb off peak
- 8–50Wins / Runs
- 16%Strike rate
- 17 (34%)Placed
- −6.22£1 level staken=50 at SP
- 1.52Fair A/E n=49 · 1.31 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 36dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating70↓ 42lb off peak
70
42–112
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 121
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 26 | 115A | 79 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 105A | 65.5 | — |
| Good | 5 | 80C | 61 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 97C | 80 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 4 | 101A | 92 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 131B | 85 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 20 | 131B | 80 | 3 · 80 / 80 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 93A | 81 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 86A | 66 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 115A | 101 | — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 61A | 58 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 121B | 96.5 | 2 · 121 / 96.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 121B | 84 | 3 · 121 / 84 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 50 figures from 50 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.
Run style from 9 analysed runs
- Prominent 4 (44%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (33%) · 2 wins
- Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 7,589 runs since Jan 2008 (492 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 12.7% from 557. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.8% from 109.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +3.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 944 | 73 | 7.7% | −1.7 | 2 from 6 |
| Good | 1,656 | 154 | 9.3% | −0.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 936 | 90 | 9.6% | +0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,388 | 165 | 11.9% | +2.5 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 557 | 71 | 12.7% | +3.3 | 2 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,083 | 155 | 7.4% | −2 | 1 from 26 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 684 | 67 | 9.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,773 | 232 | 8.4% | −1 | 0 from 11 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,691 | 153 | 9% | −0.4 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,216 | 137 | 11.3% | +1.9 | 7 from 20 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 776 | 75 | 9.7% | +0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 327 | 32 | 9.8% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 109 | 14 | 12.8% | +3.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −1.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Fantasy Believer (IRE) (10 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Fantasy Believer (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Believer (IRE) | 63 | 10 | 1m–1m3f | Class 2 |
| Samara Bay (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 5 |
| Earthy Mangold (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Changing Direction (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Can't Chant (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 26 | 1 | 4% | −21.50 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.95 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.23 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 29 | 7 | 24% | +8.28 |
| Class 4 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −5.50 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Leicester | 5 | 2 | 40% | +17.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Ffos Las | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.23 |
| Brighton | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.20 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 20 | 7 | 35% | +19.28 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molly Gunn | 18 | 6 | 33% | +19.48 |
| Andrew Mullen | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Nick Slatter | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Alistair Rawlinson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thore Hammer Hansen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Myla Coppins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Craig Nichol | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Sarah Bowen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Jack Doughty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mollie Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Catton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 45 | 8 | 18% | −1.22 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 18 | 7 | 39% | +21.28 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 47 | 8 | 17% | −3.22 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 26+47d | Doncaster | William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Sat close to the front pack - nudged into contention over 2f out then asked for effort soon after - lost momentum inside final furlong | 9/14 | ½ | 9-9 | 70 | 50C | 72A | Myla Coppins | 6/1 |
| 09 Feb 26+20d | Catterick | Racing Again 24th February Handicap Hurdle Fighting for control early - settled mid-pack before pushed into contention approaching 2 out - stayed on at one speed to the last but held for second | 2/7 | 9½ | 11-7 | 112 | 121B | 133B | Craig Nichol | 10/1 |
| 20 Jan 26+23d | Leicester | Join Racing TV Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy early - hit front from 4th - going strongly 3 out - rivals pressed before 2 out and soon overtaken - given no response late - eased back into third close home | 3/12 | 2¼ | 11-5 | — | 84B | 126A | Nick Slatter | 11/2 |
| 28 Dec 25+38d | Leicester | Coors, Refreshing, Crisp Lager Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Tracked handily in the front group - edged towards the pace but drifted left approaching 3 out - shaken up and veered left when clipping another runner 2 out - well placed with a shout entering the straight - kept on at the winner up the run-in but couldn't find more and went down by a short head | 2/7 | ½ | 10-11 | — | 72A | 123B | Nick Slatter | 14/1 |
| 20 Nov 25+23d | Southwell (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Held up in touch early - lost place 3f out and dropped away - faded rapidly in the closing stages to finish well beaten | 11/11 | 7½ | 10-0 | 73 | 80C | 57C | Tom Eaves | 80/1 |
| 28 Oct 25+20d | Catterick | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Hampered at the break - settled third early - closed on the two in front until 4f out - began losing ground from 3f out - overhauled by three rivals 2f out and edged out of third right on the line | 4/8 | 3¾ | 9-3 | 76 | 80A | 62A | Molly Gunn | 4/1 |
| 08 Oct 25+25d | Nottingham | Download The PricedUp App Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled among the pack early - lost ground 3f out - dropped away 2f out - finished ninth | 9/14 | hd | 9-6 | 77 | 97C | 69A | Molly Gunn | 80/1 |
| 13 Sep 25+269d | Chester | John Smith's Jump Jockeys Challenge Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) (Div 2) Sat close to the pace early - urged forward with 2f remaining - faded through closing stages to finish 8th | 8/9 | nk | 11-11 | 79 | 50A | 63A | Nick Slatter | 18/1 |
| 18 Dec 24+39d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Apprentice Handicap Settled towards the back - asked for effort and lost touch with leaders 2f out - stayed on late for 8th | 8/11 | hd | 9-10 | 81 | 87A | 68A | Molly Gunn | 33/1 |
| 09 Nov 24+21d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet November Handicap Went wide in midfield early - slipped towards the back before halfway - urged forward with 4f left but found little - faded through the closing stages to finish well beaten | 19/23 | nk | 7-11 | 81 | 86C | 49C | Molly Gunn | 40/1 |
| 19 Oct 24+21d | Catterick | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Slow to start - settled just behind the front pair on inner - moved into second approaching 2f out - driven to the front inside final furlong and kept going to the line | 1/9 | 9-0 | 76 | 98A | 88A | Molly Gunn | 11/2 | |
| 28 Sep 24+29d | Haydock | Watch On Racing Tv Handicap Sat up with the pace group early - pushed along and moved into second with 2f left - kept responding to the finish but never able to reel in the winner - beaten 1.75 lengths in 2nd | 2/7 | 1¾ | 8-13 | 74 | 101A | 78A | Molly Gunn | 6/1 |
| 30 Aug 24+7d | Ffos Las | DragonBet Backing British Racing Handicap Settled last - pulled hard early - travelling strongly and moved up over 2f out - hit the front over 1f out then pressed into stride - asserted and won with plenty in hand | 1/5 | 9-6 | 61 | 39C | 75B | Molly Gunn | 8/11F | |
| 23 Aug 24+16d | Ffos Las | Ascona Ladies Race Day Elegance Handicap Sat behind pace - hit front looking strongest with over 2f left - pressed clear a furlong out - stayed on comfortably to score | 1/7 | 9-8 | 61 | 131B | 83A | Molly Gunn | 5/2 | |
| 07 Aug 24+43d | Brighton | Starsports.Bet Handicap Wide and handy early - nudged for effort with 2f left - responded and finished well to move into 3rd inside the final furlong | 3/6 | 5 | 9-6 | 61 | 71B | 63B | Molly Gunn | 6/1 |
| 25 Jun 24+3d | Brighton | Roy Rocket Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 1/6 | 10-13 | 52 | 60B | 82B | Miss Sarah Bowen | 4/5F | |
| 22 Jun 24+7d | Lingfield | Pristine Specialist Cleaning Services Classified Stakes | 1/12 | 9-4 | 52 | 90A | 77A | Molly Gunn | 9/4 | |
| 15 Jun 24+8d | Leicester | Perfect Day For Pimm's & Prosecco Handicap | 1/11 | 8-9 | 48 | 93A | 69A | Molly Gunn | 13/2 | |
| 07 Jun 24+27d | Brighton | AK Bets Watch All UK Racing Classified Stakes | 3/9 | 4¼ | 9-2 | 48 | 105A | 61A | Molly Gunn | 4/1 |
| 11 May 24+37d | Leicester | Bank Holiday Raceday 27th May Book Now Handicap | 1/13 | 8-7 | 45 | 80C | 64A | Molly Gunn | 14/1 | |
| 04 Apr 24+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div 1) | 4/8 | nk | 8-7 | 45 | 94A | 54A | Molly Gunn | 22/1 |
| 21 Mar 24+27d | Southwell (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap | 4/12 | 1 | 8-6 | 46 | 115A | 54A | Molly Gunn | 50/1 |
| 23 Feb 24+16d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca Classified Stakes | 2/9 | 3¾ | 9-2 | 42 | 99B | 66A | Molly Gunn | 66/1 |
| 07 Feb 24+16d | Kempton (AW) | Join Racing Tv Now Handicap | 10/12 | 2 | 9-0 | 45 | 76A | 42A | Hollie Doyle | 40/1 |
| 22 Jan 24+17d | Kempton (AW) | Racingtv.Com Handicap | 4/10 | 1 | 8-10 | 45 | 92A | 57A | Molly Gunn | 50/1 |
| 05 Jan 24+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Apprentice Handicap | 10/10 | 7½ | 8-7 | 45 | 56C | 36C | Molly Gunn | 80/1 |
| 26 Dec 23+291d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) | 10/12 | 2¼ | 8-7 | 45 | 79A | 43A | Jack Doughty | 100/1 |
| 10 Mar 23+28d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex Sports Live UK Racing Streaming Classified Stakes | 6/7 | 4¾ | 9-9 | 44 | 81B | 37A | Alistair Rawlinson | 7/1 |
| 10 Feb 23+14d | Southwell (AW) | Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Classified Stakes | 9/12 | 2½ | 9-2 | 46 | 71A | 47A | Alistair Rawlinson | 12/1 |
| 27 Jan 23+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex First Goal Scorer Insurance Classified Stakes | 3/7 | 1½ | 9-2 | 47 | 89A | 60A | Alistair Rawlinson | 9/2 |
| 14 Jan 23+10d | Lingfield (AW) | Betuk Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Classified Stakes | 3/10 | 1½ | 9-2 | 47 | 66A | 59A | Clifford Lee | 7/2F |
| 04 Jan 23+36d | Kempton (AW) | Racing TV Classified Stakes | 5/12 | 2 | 9-2 | 48 | 63A | 60A | Clifford Lee | 11/2 |
| 29 Nov 22+57d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap (Div 2) | 8/13 | 1 | 9-0 | 49 | 72B | 54A | Mollie Phillips | 12/1 |
| 03 Oct 22+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cazoo Handicap (Div 2) | 6/12 | nse | 9-4 | 50 | 93A | 62A | Clifford Lee | 11/4F |
| 22 Sep 22+57d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Racing Welfare Handicap | 1/8 | 2 | 9-5 | 50 | 87B | 68A | David Probert | 7/2 |
| 27 Jul 22+137d | Leicester | Kings Head, Smeeton Handicap | 3/6 | 1 | 8-13 | 50 | 38B | 55B | Andrew Mullen | 6/1 |
| 12 Mar 22+12d | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap | 2/14 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 49 | 83B | 69A | Andrew Mullen | 12/1 |
| 28 Feb 22+47d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Dunstall Park Handicap | 4/9 | ½ | 9-2 | 50 | 86A | 58A | Andrew Mullen | 8/1 |
| 12 Jan 22+13d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap | 8/10 | 2½ | 9-1 | 54 | 74A | 38A | Andrew Mullen | 50/1 |
| 30 Dec 21+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Coral Proud To Support British Racing Nursery | 8/12 | hd | 8-13 | 57 | 61C | 36C | Andrew Mullen | 150/1 |
| 16 Dec 21+23d | Southwell (AW) | Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free Nursery | 12/12 | 3¼ | 8-8 | 61 | 61A | 23A | Andrew Mullen | 150/1 |
| 23 Nov 21+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Coral Proud To Support British Racing Nursery | 10/10 | 9½ | 8-0 | 64 | 55A | 13A | Andrew Mullen | 125/1 |
| 10 Nov 21+53d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet New Instant Roulette Nursery | 8/8 | 1 | 8-4 | 67 | 54C | 31C | Hollie Doyle | 40/1 |
| 18 Sep 21+4d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Replays On attheraces.com Selling Stakes | 2/10 | ¾ | 8-9 | 70 | 79A | 65A | Thore Hammer Hansen | 15/8F |
| 14 Sep 21+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow At The Races On Twitter Nursery | 5/6 | shd | 9-2 | 70 | 59A | 58B | Thore Hammer Hansen | 12/1 |
| 19 Aug 21+7d | York | Goffs UK Premier Yearling Stakes (GBB Race) | 17/20 | 2 | 9-0 | 72 | 44C | 60C | David Egan | 125/1 |
| 12 Aug 21+42d | Ffos Las | Carol Vorderman Loves West Wales Nursery | 6/7 | nk | 9-5 | 72 | 66A | 59A | Jason Watson | 9/2 |
| 01 Jul 21+21d | Epsom Downs | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/6 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 67B | 72B | Rossa Ryan | 7/1 |
| 10 Jun 21+28d | Nottingham | MansionBet Bet 10 Get 20 EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/6 | ½ | 8-12 | — | 55A | 65B | Luke Catton | 16/1 |
| 13 May 21 | Newmarket | Betfair British Ebf Restricted Novice Stakes | 10/11 | 2 | 9-3 | — | 61A | 55A | Pat Dobbs | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Three Dons (IRE) won?
- Three Dons (IRE) won 8 of 50 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 16%. Placed 17 times in total (34% of starts).
- Who trains Three Dons (IRE)?
- Three Dons (IRE) is trained by Tony Carroll, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 March 2026.
- Who is Three Dons (IRE)'s sire?
- Three Dons (IRE) is by Fast Company (IRE) out of Avizare (IRE), whose sire is Lawman.
- What going does Three Dons (IRE) prefer?
- Three Dons (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Three Dons (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 28 March 2026. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Three Dons (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Fast Company (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 7,589 runs since Jan 2008 (492 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.7% from 557. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.8% from 109.
- Who are Three Dons (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Avizare (IRE), Three Dons (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fantasy Believer (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Fantasy Believer (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.