Distant Memory (IRE)
Distant Memory is a colt by Sottsass out of a Holy Roman Emperor mare who has shown placed form in two of his three starts on turf. He finished third of 16 at Doncaster in Oct 2024 in a Class 5 maiden, his best effort to date. That run came on soft ground over 1m after earlier efforts at York and Bath. All three runs occurred in Oct 2024.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 12dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 94
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 63C | 47.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 94A | 63 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 11.7% of 669 runs since Jan 2008 (107 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.8% from 190. Weakest on soft going: 8.3% from 132. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 207.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 56 | 9 | 16.1% | +4.4 | — |
| Good | 174 | 16 | 9.2% | −2.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 84 | 7 | 8.3% | −3.4 | — |
| Soft | 132 | 11 | 8.3% | −3.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 29 | 5 | 17.2% | +5.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 190 | 30 | 15.8% | +4.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 207 | 18 | 8.7% | −3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 34 | 12.9% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 53 | 8 | 15.1% | +3.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | +21.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them God Of Fire (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (God Of Fire (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God Of Fire (IRE) | 24 | 5 | 1m1½f–2m2½f | Class 4 |
| Grand Canal (IRE) | 22 | 5 | 1m2f–1m7f | Class 5 |
| Brutal (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 1m–2m | — |
| Selador (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 1m2½f | — |
| Island Jungle (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Lost Comet (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Caraluna (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 24+13d | Doncaster | Join Century Racing Club Today EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Shared the early advantage down the middle - driven into second from 3f out then dropped a place inside the final furlong - faded but hung on to finish third | 3/16 | 3¾ | 9-7 | 63C | 82A | James Doyle | 14/1 |
| 12 Oct 24+11d | York | Coral Racing Club EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Wide early holding a share of the pack - pushed along over 2f out - unable to make headway - finished sixth | 6/7 | nk | 9-7 | 32A | 71A | Daniel Tudhope | 13/2 |
| 01 Oct 24 | Bath | British EBF Future Stayers' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - pushed along 4f out - improved position and pressed on inside final 2f - moved left before straightening - stayed on to chase the front pair without threatening | 3/12 | 5 | 9-4 | 94A | 85A | Tom Marquand | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Distant Memory (IRE) won?
- Distant Memory (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2024. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trained Distant Memory (IRE)?
- Distant Memory (IRE) was trained by Richard Hannon on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 25 October 2024.
- Who is Distant Memory (IRE)'s sire?
- Distant Memory (IRE) is by Sottsass (FR) out of Loreto (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
- What is Distant Memory (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sottsass (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 669 runs since Jan 2008 (107 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.8% from 190. Weakest on soft going: 8.3% from 132. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 207.
- Who are Distant Memory (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Loreto (IRE), Distant Memory (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: God Of Fire (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (God Of Fire (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m2½f. As at Oct 2026.