Distraction (IRE)
Distraction (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 45.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 45Highest OR
- 174dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,037 runs since Jan 2008 (381 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 39 | 1 | 2.6% | −6.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 438 | 40 | 9.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 891 | 75 | 8.4% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 501 | 36 | 7.2% | −1.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 719 | 74 | 10.3% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 285 | 28 | 9.8% | +0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,160 | 109 | 9.4% | +0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 242 | 27 | 11.2% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,313 | 135 | 10.3% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,013 | 93 | 9.2% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 543 | 35 | 6.4% | −2.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 511 | 49 | 9.6% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 286 | 19 | 6.6% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 113 | 5 | 4.4% | −4.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −2.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| R M Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2006 | 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 | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 08+22d | Cork | Newmarket Handicap (45-60) | 13/13 | 10 | 8-13 | 45 | 41C | Seamie Heffernan | 33/1 |
| 17 Jul 08+420d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Club Fundraising Events Handicap (Div I) | 13/17 | 3 | 8-8 | 45 | 28A | R M Burke | 25/1 |
| 2007 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 24 May 07+8d | Clonmel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Fillies) Maiden | 11/11 | 3½ | 9-0 | 45 | 40C | Rory Cleary | 50/1 |
| 16 May 07+245d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Fillies) Maiden | 15/18 | 2 | 8-7 | — | 48C | Robbie Egan | 50/1 |
| 2006 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 06 | Sligo | Ballymote Median Auction Maiden | 10/15 | nk | 8-12 | — | 49C | Seamie Heffernan | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Distraction won?
- Distraction (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2006 and 2008.
- Who trained Distraction?
- Distraction (IRE) was trained by Patrick Tallis on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 8 August 2008.
- Who is Distraction's sire?
- Distraction (IRE) is by Orpen (USA) out of Beautiful Island (IRE), whose sire is Turtle Island.
- What is Distraction's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 8 August 2008. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Distraction's sire's record?
- Orpen (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,037 runs since Jan 2008 (381 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.