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Horse profile

El Distintivo (ARG)

7yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2011) · Last trainer Venetia Williams · Last owner B H Lenaghan
by Body Glove (ARG) out of Shy Susana (ARG) (Shy Tom)
12 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2009
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Dec 2011 — 5,436 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2011 Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

El Distintivo (ARG) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 7 at Towcester (Feb 2010). Last raced off 104, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating104↓ 15lb off peak
104 104–119

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 1 Mar 2010 Official rating 104 at the last run, 17 Dec 2011

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 129A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft4124A122—
Good295C92—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6129A122—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 12 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
Body Glove (ARG)

Progeny in our archive have won 3.8% of 26 runs since Sep 2009 (2 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%−3.8—
Good800%−3.80 from 3
Good to Soft500%−3.80 from 3
Soft10110%+6.20 from 6
Heavy100%−3.8—
Standard (AW)100%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f300%−3.8—
1m5f – 2m900%−3.80 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f5120%+16.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m800%−3.80 from 3
Over 3m100%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shy Susana (ARG) (Shy Tom)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aidan Coleman 7 0 0% −7.00
Sam Thomas 3 0 0% −3.00
Liam Treadwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr William Biddick 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 8 0 0% −8.00
2009 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 2 runs
17 Dec 11+13d Ascot Foundation Developments Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-10 104— Liam Treadwell 100/1
04 Dec 11+377d Warwick Sage Roofing Ltd Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 17 ran 11/17 1 11-0 10895C Aidan Coleman 66/1
2010 · 8 runs
22 Nov 10+19d Ludlow Micky Wiggin Retirement Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 10-13 109— Sam Thomas 16/1
03 Nov 10+208d Chepstow Lindley Catering Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-10 112— Aidan Coleman 25/1
09 Apr 10+20d Kempton Bet Grand National - Betdaq Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-9 112— Mr William Biddick 10/1
20 Mar 10+19d Uttoxeter Toteswinger Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-13 115— Aidan Coleman 8/1
01 Mar 10+25d Hereford 'jumprite' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 10 11-6 119124A Aidan Coleman 13/2
04 Feb 10+7d Towcester Gg.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 11 11-12 108120B Aidan Coleman 5/2F
28 Jan 10+7d Ffos Las Lindley Weddings At Ffos Las Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 5 11-4 108129A Sam Thomas 5/1
21 Jan 10+49d Taunton Thurlbear Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 1½ 11-4 —124A Aidan Coleman 50/1
2009 · 2 runs
03 Dec 09+31d Leicester Knighton Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 15 ran 10/15 13 10-12 —94C Aidan Coleman 33/1
02 Nov 09 Kempton William Hill Winter Festival - Book Now Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 17 ran 11/17 hd 10-12 —89C Sam Thomas 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has El Distintivo won?
El Distintivo (ARG) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2009 and 2011. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained El Distintivo?
El Distintivo (ARG) was trained by Venetia Williams on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 17 December 2011.
Who is El Distintivo's sire?
El Distintivo (ARG) is by Body Glove (ARG) out of Shy Susana (ARG), whose sire is Shy Tom.
What is El Distintivo's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 17 December 2011. The highest on record is 119.
What is El Distintivo's sire's record?
Body Glove (ARG)'s progeny in our archive have won 3.8% of 26 runs since Sep 2009 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from November 2009. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.