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Horse profile

Distant Rain (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2016) · Last trainer Henry Oliver · Last owner H J Oliver
by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Lala Nova (IRE) (Zaffaran)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Dec 2016 — 3,609 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2016 · 2nd of 8 Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Distant Rain (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Sedgefield (Dec 2016).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating100↓ 4lb off peak
100 100–104

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Towcester, 24 Nov 2016

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 88A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft388A78—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m488A73—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Towcester, 24 Nov 2016 Official rating 100 at the last run, 2 Dec 2016

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 133A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3133A114—
Good395C89—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5133A114—
2m1f – 2m4f292C90.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Robin Des Champs (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,006 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+11.7—
Good to Firm71912.7%−0.6—
Good1,07115914.8%+1.50 from 3
Good to Soft76210213.4%+0.10 from 3
Soft1,36515311.2%−2.10 from 2
Heavy71710414.5%+1.20 from 1
Standard (AW)16318.8%+5.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−13.3—
1m2f – 1m4f13215.4%+2.1—
1m5f – 2m1,04514413.8%+0.50 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,54820813.4%+0.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,12513812.3%−10 from 1
Over 3m2743914.2%+0.9—

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

Dam
Lala Nova (IRE) (Zaffaran)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lapalala (IRE)180——
Hartshorne Abbie (IRE)60——
Fairy Field (IRE)160——
Oscar Madness (IRE)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Davies 3 0 0% −3.00
Jeremiah McGrath 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr J Flook 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Sherwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
B J Cooper 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 7 0 0% −7.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
02 Dec 16+8d Sedgefield Hobgoblin Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 14 11-12 10078A113B James Davies 13/8F
24 Nov 16+7d Towcester Weatherbys Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 2¼ 11-10 10188A133A James Davies 14/1
17 Nov 16+35d Wincanton Wincanton Racing Excellence 'Hands And Heels' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 11 11-5 10148A75A Mr J Flook 9/4F
13 Oct 16+192d Uttoxeter Manor Golf Club Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2 11-12 10068A114A Jeremiah McGrath 3/1F
04 Apr 16+23d Warwick Listers Audi Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-7 104—— James Davies 10/1
12 Mar 16+15d Chepstow Pertemps Network Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 1¼ 11-1 ——117A Jeremiah McGrath 11/1
26 Feb 16+201d Warwick Ebf Stallions 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 15 ran 9/15 1½ 10-11 ——92C Jack Sherwood 100/1
09 Aug 15+25d Downpatrick Toals Bookmakers Dial-a-bet 028 90321721 Maiden Hurdle 23f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 17 11-4 ——95C Jonathan Burke 12/1
15 Jul 15 Killarney Killarney Avenue/munster Joinery Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 16 ran 14/16 6 11-4 ——89C B J Cooper 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Distant Rain (IRE) won?
Distant Rain (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2015 and 2016. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Distant Rain (IRE)?
Distant Rain (IRE) was trained by Henry Oliver on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 2 December 2016.
Who is Distant Rain (IRE)'s sire?
Distant Rain (IRE) is by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Lala Nova (IRE), whose sire is Zaffaran.
What is Distant Rain (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 2 December 2016. The highest on record is 104.
What is Distant Rain (IRE)'s sire's record?
Robin Des Champs (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,006 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Distant Rain (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Lala Nova (IRE), Distant Rain (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2015. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.