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Des Donovan

Base: Newmarket, Suffolk
Region: GB

Flat 2026 (GB & IRE): 2 wins from 41 runs (5%)
Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): 2 wins from 4 runs (50%)
Prize money Flat 2026 (GB & IRE): £15,923 GB
Last 14 days (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
Last winner (GB & IRE): 24 days ago: Virtual Rock (IRE), Fontwell
Career (GB & IRE since 2009): 81 wins from 1,164 runs (7%)

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Flat · by race type


Flat Turf non-handicap	44	2	4.5%	8	£24,450
Flat Turf handicap	57	4	7.0%	9	£37,682
Flat AW non-handicap	27	0	0.0%	0	£970
Flat AW handicap	90	4	4.4%	12	£35,564

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Flat · by course


Wolverhampton (AW)	34	1	2.9%	3	£9,250
Kempton (AW)	25	3	12.0%	2	£13,410
Chelmsford (AW)	23	0	0.0%	2	£5,573
Lingfield (AW)	18	0	0.0%	3	£4,839
Southwell (AW)	16	0	0.0%	2	£3,462

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Flat · by month


January	21	0	0.0%	6	£8,090
February	9	3	33.3%	0	£12,381
March	9	0	0.0%	0	£876
April	26	3	11.5%	6	£22,569
May	36	2	5.6%	4	£21,542

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Flat · by distance


5f to 6f	104	4	3.8%	13	£48,876
7f to 1m	77	4	5.2%	11	£29,745
9f to 11f	33	2	6.1%	5	£19,678
12f to 13f	4	0	0.0%	0	£368

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Flat · by going


Heavy	2	0	0.0%	1	£2,454
Soft	8	0	0.0%	1	£1,856
Good to Soft / Yielding	11	0	0.0%	0	£604
Good	35	3	8.6%	4	£19,396
Good to Firm / Firm	45	3	6.7%	11	£37,823

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Flat · by class


Listed	2	0	0.0%	0	£1,608
Class 2	6	0	0.0%	1	£5,440
Class 3	3	0	0.0%	1	£4,834
Class 4	31	0	0.0%	2	£6,953
Class 5	84	3	3.6%	17	£36,176

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Flat · by horse age


2yo	68	2	2.9%	12	£29,715
3yo	79	6	7.6%	9	£44,902
4yo	23	1	4.3%	2	£11,137
5yo	17	0	0.0%	1	£1,965
6yo	12	0	0.0%	1	£1,924

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Flat · by field size


2 to 5 runners	6	0	0.0%	4	£7,368
6 to 8 runners	69	3	4.3%	13	£41,329
9 to 12 runners	110	5	4.5%	10	£38,202
13 to 16 runners	31	2	6.5%	2	£11,768
17+ runners	2	0	0.0%	0	£0

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Flat · by days since last run


Debut	18	1	5.6%	1	£9,062
1 to 14 days	65	2	3.1%	12	£33,059
15 to 30 days	82	5	6.1%	12	£36,399
31 to 60 days	29	1	3.4%	4	£14,557
61 to 120 days	12	1	8.3%	0	£5,356

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Flat · by first-time headgear


First time headgear	13	1	7.7%	0	£4,389
Headgear (worn before)	76	1	1.3%	8	£23,525
No headgear	129	8	6.2%	21	£70,753

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Flat · by jockey (top 20)


Rob Hornby	23	5	21.7%	0	£19,676
Benoit de la Sayette	12	0	0.0%	2	£6,571
Connor Planas	12	0	0.0%	2	£3,429
Darragh Keenan	12	0	0.0%	0	£2,212
Shane Gray	10	0	0.0%	1	£2,645

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Flat · by owner (top 20)


W P Flynn	25	1	4.0%	5	£16,331
Mrs K Keane	22	1	4.5%	4	£9,258
River Racing	22	0	0.0%	5	£10,730
B Keane & S Nugent	21	3	14.3%	5	£18,382
River Racing	19	1	5.3%	2	£8,264

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Jumps · by race type


Hurdle non-handicap	5	0	0.0%	0	£0	€0
Hurdle handicap	9	2	22.2%	3	£12,342	€0
Chase handicap	6	0	0.0%	1	£0	€1,495
NH Flat non-handicap	4	0	0.0%	0	£0	€0
NH Flat handicap	1	0	0.0%	1	£883	€0

Jumps seasons 2021/22 to date, GB and IRE.

Jumps · by course


Clonmel (IRE)	3	0	0.0%	0	£0
Fakenham	2	0	0.0%	1	£1,033
Fontwell	2	1	50.0%	0	£4,066
Huntingdon	2	0	0.0%	0	£0
Wexford (IRE)	2	0	0.0%	0	£0

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Jumps · by month


January	4	0.0%	1	€945
February	1	0.0%	0	€0
March	1	0.0%	0	€0
May	5	0.0%	0	€440
July	1	0.0%	0	€0

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Jumps · by distance


Up to 2m1f	11	0	0.0%	3	£2,663	€0
2m2f to 2m5f	12	2	16.7%	1	£10,562	€550
2m6f to 3m	2	0	0.0%	1	£0	€945

Jumps seasons 2021/22 to date, GB and IRE.

Jumps · by going


Heavy	5	0	0.0%	1	£0	€945
Soft	4	0	0.0%	2	£1,780	€0
Good to Soft / Yielding	7	0	0.0%	0	£0	€550
Good	7	2	28.6%	0	£8,132	€0
Good to Firm / Firm	2	0	0.0%	2	£3,313	€0

Jumps seasons 2021/22 to date, GB and IRE.

Jumps · by class


Class 3	2	0	0.0%	1	£2,430	€0
Class 4	6	2	33.3%	1	£9,165	€0
Class 5	3	0	0.0%	1	£747	€0
Class 6	1	0	0.0%	1	£883	€0
Unclassified	13	0	0.0%	1	£0	€1,495

Jumps seasons 2021/22 to date, GB and IRE.

Jumps · by horse age


3yo	1	0	0.0%	0	£0	€0
4yo	2	0	0.0%	0	£0	€0
5yo	9	0	0.0%	3	£2,663	€0
6yo	1	0	0.0%	0	£0	€0
7yo	9	2	22.2%	1	£10,562	€550

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Jumps · by field size


2 to 5 runners	2	1	50.0%	1	£6,496	€0
6 to 8 runners	5	0	0.0%	2	£1,916	€0
9 to 12 runners	7	1	14.3%	1	£4,813	€0
13 to 16 runners	10	0	0.0%	1	£0	€1,495
17+ runners	1	0	0.0%	0	£0	€0

Jumps seasons 2021/22 to date, GB and IRE.

Jumps · by days since last run


Debut	3	0	0.0%	0	£0	€0
1 to 14 days	7	1	14.3%	1	£4,066	€945
15 to 30 days	9	1	11.1%	2	£7,529	€550
31 to 60 days	3	0	0.0%	1	£883	€0
61 to 120 days	1	0	0.0%	1	£747	€0

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Jumps · by first-time headgear


First time headgear	2	0	0.0%	0	£0	€0
Headgear (worn before)	14	2	14.3%	5	£13,225	€1,495
No headgear	9	0	0.0%	0	£0	€0

Jumps seasons 2021/22 to date, GB and IRE.

Jumps · by jockey (top 20)


Cian Quirke	3	0.0%	0	£0	€0
Darragh O'Keeffe	2	0.0%	0	£0	€110
Jonjo O'Neill Jr	2	0.0%	1	£747	€0
Sean Flanagan	2	0.0%	0	£0	€0
Adam Wedge	1	0.0%	1	£2,430	€0

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Jumps · by owner (top 20)


T Egan	8	0	0.0%	1	£0	€1,495
T Egan	5	0	0.0%	2	£1,780	€0
D Donovan	4	0	0.0%	0	£0	€0
David Dorans	3	2	66.7%	1	£10,562	€0
Mrs A Cantillon	2	0	0.0%	0	£0	€0

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Record by season (last 10)


2026	Flat	41	2	4.9%	4	£15,923	€0	2/9	41	0
2025	Flat	97	5	5.2%	15	£51,958	€0	3/19	97	0
2024	Flat	76	3	3.9%	10	£30,552	€0	3/16	76	0
2023	Flat	4	0	0.0%	0	£234	€0	0/4	4	0
2021	Flat	28	6	21.4%	4	£0	€42,855	3/4	0	28

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Matched or beat their market rank


Last 14 days	3	1	33.3%
Flat 2026	41	21	51.2%

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Where is Des Donovan based?: Des Donovan is a racehorse trainer based in Newmarket, Suffolk, Great Britain.
How many winners has Des Donovan had this season?: In the 2026 Flat season, Des Donovan has trained 2 winners from 41 runners in Britain and Ireland (5%), plus 2 winners from 4 runners in the 2026/27 jumps season.
How much prize money has Des Donovan won this season?: Des Donovan's runners have won £15,923 in Britain in the 2026 Flat season.
How many winners has Des Donovan trained in total?: Des Donovan has trained 81 winners from 1,164 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2009 (7%). Runners abroad are not included.
How much prize money has Des Donovan won in total?: Des Donovan's runners have earned £340,959 in Britain and €141,894 in Ireland since 2009. Runners abroad are not included.
Who has been Des Donovan's most successful horse in the last 12 months?: Des Donovan's most successful horse in Britain and Ireland over the last 12 months is Virtual Rock (IRE), with 2 wins.
Where does Des Donovan have the most winners?: Kempton (AW) is Des Donovan's most successful course on the Flat since the start of 2022, with 3 winners from 25 runners (12%).
Does Des Donovan have any runners coming up?: Des Donovan has 1 runner entered or declared in the next 7 days, starting with Daretobedifferent in the 19:30 at Southwell (AW) on 19 October 2026.
When did Des Donovan last have a winner?: Des Donovan's most recent winner in Britain or Ireland was Virtual Rock (IRE) at Fontwell on 22 September 2026.

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