That sole win came at Thirsk in September 2025, and over a distance between seven furlongs and a mile, the picture gets sharper: 1 win from 3 races at those trips, meaning it wins roughly 1 in 3 races at its preferred distance. That is a meaningful number. It suggests the horse has found its range, and the yard will be looking to exploit that at every opportunity.
Stoneacre Donny is trained by Tim Easterby at Great Habton in North Yorkshire, and that is no small detail. Easterby's yard has sent out 126 winners already this season — that is a training operation firing on all cylinders, with the staff, the horses, and the routine all clearly clicking. A horse in that kind of environment tends to be well-managed and pointed at races where it has a genuine chance. The recent form figures of 2-3-3-1-6-4 paint a picture of a horse that ran green or out of sorts on its first couple of tries, found its feet, won, and is now knocking on the door again with back-to-back third-place finishes.
Having raced just yesterday and still active, Stoneacre Donny is clearly in good health and being kept busy. At three years old, there is every reason to think improvement is still to come. The combination of a sharp trainer, a horse finding its distance, and a solid frame of recent form makes this one worth watching over the months ahead.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirsk Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 15 Sep | 50% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 25 Apr | 0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 13 Aug | 0% |
| York Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 14 May | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 8 Oct | 0% |