How many races has Distillation (FR) won?

Distillation (FR) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).

Who trains Distillation (FR)?

Distillation (FR) is trained by Mark Usher, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 September 2026.

Who is Distillation (FR)'s sire?

Distillation (FR) is by Charm Spirit (IRE) out of Much Better (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.

What going does Distillation (FR) prefer?

Distillation (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Distillation (FR)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 29 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.

What is Distillation (FR)'s sire's record?

Charm Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,804 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.8% from 133. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 445.

Who are Distillation (FR)'s siblings?

Out of Much Better (GB), Distillation (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Distillation (FR)

3yo gelding · Trainer Mark Usher · Owner High Five Racing

by Charm Spirit (IRE) out of Much Better (GB) (Exceed And Excel)

11 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2025

As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

2 wins · Wolverhampton (AW) Ran 18 days ago · 2nd of 10 Last raced off OR 58

KTB Profile

Distillation won two of 11 starts, both at Class 6 level over 6f – 7f on Standard AW at Wolverhampton. The gelding won a handicap there in Jul 2026 off 50 and followed up in another handicap in Sep 2026 off 52. He then finished 2 of 10, having led, in a Class 6 handicap at the same track and trip last time out off his career-high mark of 58. By Charm Spirit out of a daughter of Exceed And Excel, he has never won on turf.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance All wins at Class 6 OR at career high

2–11Wins / Runs
18.2%Strike rate
5 (45.5%)Placed
−1.38£1 level staken=11 at SP
1.35Fair A/E n=11 · 1.13 incl. margin
58Highest OR
34dAvg between runs

Official rating58At career-high mark

58 50–58

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 21 Sep 2026

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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 113^A · median 81

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	9	113^A	92	9 · 113 / 92
Soft	2	66^A	50.5	2 · 66 / 50.5

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	10	113^A	86.5	10 · 113 / 86.5
1m – 1m1f	1	—	—	1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 7 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 84^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 21 Sep 2026 Official rating 58 at the last run, 29 Sep 2026

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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 84^A · median 60

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	9	84^A	61	9 · 84 / 61
Soft	2	59^A	52	2 · 59 / 52

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	10	84^A	60.5	10 · 84 / 60.5
1m – 1m1f	1	—	—	1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 from 4 analysed runs

Led 2 (50%) · 1 win
Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Midfield 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Charm Spirit (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,804 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.8% from 133. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 445.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	16	1	6.3%	−3.1	—
Good to Firm	448	67	15%	+5.6	—
Good	653	52	8%	−1.4	—
Good to Soft	433	40	9.2%	−0.2	—
Soft	500	32	6.4%	−3	0 from 2
Heavy	133	5	3.8%	−5.6	—
Standard (AW)	1,621	160	9.9%	+0.5	2 from 9

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	445	58	13%	+3.6	—
6f – 7f	1,515	133	8.8%	−0.6	2 from 10
1m – 1m1f	1,117	100	9%	−0.4	0 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f	520	51	9.8%	+0.4	—
1m5f – 2m	151	11	7.3%	−2.1	—
2m1f – 2m4f	55	4	7.3%	−2.1	—
2m5f – 3m	1	0	0%	−9.4	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Much Better (GB) (Exceed And Excel)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Debt Owings (FR)	2	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	9	2	22%	+0.62
Soft	2	0	0%	−2.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 6	8	2	25%	+1.62
Class 4	2	0	0%	−2.00
Class 5	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Wolverhampton (AW)	6	2	33%	+3.62
Lingfield (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Southwell (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ffos Las	1	0	0%	−1.00
Kempton (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Newbury	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
6f – 7f	10	2	20%	−0.38
1m – 1m1f	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Rose Dawes	3	1	33%	−1.38
Robert Havlin	3	1	33%	+5.00
Tyler Heard	3	0	0%	−3.00
Donagh Murphy	1	0	0%	−1.00
William Carver	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	9	2	22%	+0.62
2025	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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
29 Sep 26+8d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Made all - niggled over 2f out and driven over 1f out - stuck on gamely - tackled final 110yds and collared near finish	2/10	nk	9-10	58	106^A	83^A	Rose Dawes	6/4
21 Sep 26+3d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Race & Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Set the pace from the start - opened up a firm advantage inside the final two furlongs - kept on to score untroubled	1/9		9-1	52	113^A	84^A	Rose Dawes	8/13F
18 Sep 26+38d	Wolverhampton (AW)	JJX Logistics Going The Distance Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Sat behind the front group racing wide - moved through to the front 4f out - pushed clear approaching 2f out - battled and kept going hard in the last furlong - caught right on the line	2/10	shd	8-13	52	107^A	80^A	Rose Dawes	12/1
11 Aug 26+5d	Lingfield (AW)	Follow @AtTheRaces On Instagram Apprentice Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Settled in the pack - nudged for effort with two furlongs left - found little - finished sixth beaten 3 lengths	6/10	¾	8-10	53	81^B	60^A	Donagh Murphy	7/1
06 Aug 26+16d	Southwell (AW)	attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran Sat close to the pace - pushed along with 2f remaining - lost ground approaching the final furlong - finished 5th beaten 3.5 lengths	5/10	½	9-7	53	54^A	57^A	Robert Havlin	11/4J
21 Jul 26+34d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Book To Stay - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran went to the front early and set a strong gallop - driven when tested inside the final furlong - kept on bravely to the line	1/10		8-13	50	97^A	64^A	Robert Havlin	7/1
17 Jun 26+15d	Ffos Las	Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap Class 6 · 7.5f · Soft · 7 ran Held a midfield position - moved into third approaching the final two furlongs under pressure then couldn't quicken in the closing stages - finished 4th	4/7	½	8-11	52	66^A	59^A	Tyler Heard	18/1
02 Jun 26+29d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Cavani Classic Style Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Settled with the pace early - urged forward approaching 2f out - moved into second inside final furlong - stayed on but held by winner at the finish	2/9	6	9-2	52	92^A	61^A	Robert Havlin	12/1
04 May 26+161d	Kempton (AW)	McCaffertys Bars Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Settled in the pack early - unable to improve position - held in the pack throughout - finished well beaten in 9th	9/11	½	9-6	—	78^A	57^A	William Carver	150/1
24 Nov 25+31d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran Settled in the pack - lost touch after halfway - driven approaching the final furlong - faded quickly to finish tenth	10/13	1¼	9-7	—	71^B	49^A	Tyler Heard	150/1
24 Oct 25	Newbury	One Up On Football At BetVictor EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 6.5f · Soft · 7 ran Settled in the pack - moved left and asked for effort over 2f out - couldn't land a blow and dropped away final furlong - finished sixth	6/7	2½	9-7	—	35^A	45^A	Tyler Heard	66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Distillation (FR) won?: Distillation (FR) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).
Who trains Distillation (FR)?: Distillation (FR) is trained by Mark Usher, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 September 2026.
Who is Distillation (FR)'s sire?: Distillation (FR) is by Charm Spirit (IRE) out of Much Better (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What going does Distillation (FR) prefer?: Distillation (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Distillation (FR)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 29 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Distillation (FR)'s sire's record?: Charm Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,804 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.8% from 133. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 445.
Who are Distillation (FR)'s siblings?: Out of Much Better (GB), Distillation (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 4 analysed runs

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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