Distant Moon (IRE)
Distant Moon is a lightly raced colt by Showcasing out of a Dubawi mare whose two previous foals to race have both won. He has no wins from two starts over 6f to 7f, finishing second of eight at Leicester on good to firm in May 2026 before fifth of 10 at Kempton on standard going later that month. The Saeed bin Suroor colt has a 50% place strike rate so far.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 18dAvg 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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 94A | 84 | 2 · 94 / 84 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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 10.1% of 11,573 runs since Jan 2008 (996 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,911 | 187 | 9.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,276 | 232 | 10.2% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,135 | 115 | 10.1% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 1,253 | 129 | 10.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Heavy | 323 | 28 | 8.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,583 | 472 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,279 | 270 | 11.8% | +1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,889 | 628 | 10.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,162 | 188 | 8.7% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 887 | 59 | 6.7% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 216 | 15 | 6.9% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 108 | 6 | 5.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +6.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | +27.4 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Venus Slipper (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Florida Dawn (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venus Slipper (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
| Florida Dawn (GB) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 26+18d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Settled at the back early - asked for effort over 2f out - improved into fifth in the closing stages - always off the pace and beaten in the finish | 5/10 | 7 | 9-3 | 74A | 70A | Sean D Bowen | 9/1 |
| 09 May 26 | Leicester | British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Grabbed the bit early - hit the front - pressed briefly before regaining command - clear again 2f out - reeled in with a furlong left - pushed along but outpaced late - held for second | 2/8 | 4¼ | 9-7 | 94A | 81A | Sean D Bowen | 13/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Distant Moon (IRE) won?
- Distant Moon (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Distant Moon (IRE)?
- Distant Moon (IRE) is trained by Saeed bin Suroor, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 May 2026.
- Who is Distant Moon (IRE)'s sire?
- Distant Moon (IRE) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Orchid Star (GB), whose sire is Dubawi.
- What is Distant Moon (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 11,573 runs since Jan 2008 (996 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
- Who are Distant Moon (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Orchid Star (GB), Distant Moon (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Venus Slipper (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Florida Dawn (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.