Horse profile
Sharp Distinction (GB)
6yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2025) · Last trainer Lemos De Souza · Last owner Solario Racing Berkhamsted
by Tamayuz (GB) out of Pin Cushion (GB) (Pivotal)
35 runs · 14 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Sep 2025 — 411 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 1st of 9
Won last time out
4 wins · Kempton (AW), Lingfield (AW) & Yarmouth
Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile
Sharp Distinction is a gelding who won four of 35 starts, all at Class 5 level. He gained three of those wins on the all-weather, two of them over 1m2f – 1m4f and two over 1m5f – 2m, with the latest success coming at Kempton (AW) in Sep 2025. He also won at Yarmouth on good to soft. Aged 6 at his last run in Sep 2025, he scored by a head off an official rating of 68, 9 lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins at Class 5
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 4–35Wins / Runs
- 11.4%Strike rate
- 14 (40%)Placed
- −8.50£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 1.16Fair A/E n=35 · 0.98 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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.
Official rating68↓ 9lb off peak
68
66–77
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 83
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 117A | 89.5 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 102A | 90 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 99A | 90 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 75B | 74.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 21 | 117A | 96 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 102A | 78.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 86B | 65.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 79A | 76.5 | — |
Jumps
Of 35 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 35 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.
Run style from 12 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 8 (67%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 3 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 5,181 runs since Jan 2008 (401 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 29 | 1 | 3.4% | −7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 743 | 81 | 10.9% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,161 | 120 | 10.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 503 | 62 | 12.3% | +1.9 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 653 | 59 | 9% | −1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 207 | 16 | 7.7% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,885 | 198 | 10.5% | +0.1 | 3 from 23 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 256 | 32 | 12.5% | +2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,742 | 185 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,417 | 154 | 10.9% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,098 | 107 | 9.7% | −0.7 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 488 | 44 | 9% | −1.4 | 2 from 22 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 144 | 14 | 9.7% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −7.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
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
Pin Cushion (GB) (Pivotal)
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Lethal Lunch (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Lethal Lunch (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lethal Lunch (GB) | 31 | 6 | 6f–1m | Class 2 |
| Tadkhirah (GB) | 5 | 1 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Pinch A Kiss (GB) | 9 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Barbara Ann (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 23 | 3 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 21 | 4 | 19% | +5.50 |
| Class 4 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 22 | 2 | 9% | −8.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 2 | 22% | +4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Farragher | 8 | 2 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Frederick Larson | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Stefano Cherchi | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Luke Catton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Sean Levey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Winston | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Tongue tie | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.50 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.50 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 34 | 4 | 12% | −7.50 |
| Hurdle | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Sep 25+26d | Kempton (AW) | Industry Leading In-Play Markets At Unibet Handicap Settled towards the back early - made strong progress from the outside approaching final furlong - moved into second and kept responding close home - hit the front near the line to score | 1/9 | 9-6 | 68 | 83A | 84A | Luke Catton | 6/1 | |
| 10 Aug 25+50d | Leicester | Walker & Son Family Fun Day Handicap Handy on the outer - hit the front with authority over 2f out then pressed for effort - overtaken inside final furlong - fought back in the last 100 yards but just failed to get up - second | 2/6 | nk | 9-11 | 66 | 74A | 79B | Luke Catton | 16/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+18d | Newmarket | Boodles Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Up with the front group and eager in the early stages - dropped away 2f out under pressure - well held in sixth | 6/7 | 4 | 8-9 | 68 | 75B | 64A | Benoit De La Sayette | 20/1 |
| 03 Jun 25+124d | Lingfield (AW) | Highbet Bet 10 Get 30 Handicap (AWT) Sluggish start - settled at the back - pushed along 2f out but unable to close | 6/8 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 69 | — | 74A | Frederick Larson | 11/2 |
| 30 Jan 25+12d | Southwell (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Slow to break - settled towards back - driven up before staying on late to finish sixth beaten 3 lengths | 6/9 | hd | 9-1 | 70 | 85A | 68A | Ryan Kavanagh | 33/1 |
| 18 Jan 25+33d | Lingfield (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap (GBB Race) Fought bridle early - held up at back of field throughout - well held in 10th at finish | 10/12 | 2½ | 9-8 | 71 | 48C | 62C | Frederick Larson | 16/1 |
| 16 Dec 24+25d | Southwell | Bet & Watch At planetsportbet.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Tracked the front group early - pressed for effort and dropped back two out - faded approaching the last - finished sixth | 6/13 | 2¾ | 11-4 | — | 97B | 107A | Jack Quinlan | 22/1 |
| 21 Nov 24+24d | Lingfield (AW) | Stay In Control With BetUK Handicap Settled towards the back early - improved into contention from 3f out - locked in a tight battle inside the final furlong - edged ahead close home and kept going to win | 1/10 | 9-11 | 68 | 68A | 79A | Frederick Larson | 5/1 | |
| 28 Oct 24+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Set the pace early - driven up front and challenged 3f out before giving way - dropped away inside final furlong to finish sixth | 6/6 | nk | 9-9 | 70 | 57C | 65C | Silvestre De Sousa | 2/1F |
| 17 Oct 24+18d | Southwell (AW) | Southwell Golf Club Handicap Bumped at the break - settled towards the back - made progress inside the final furlong and stayed on - unable to find more and edged out of 3rd near the line | 4/9 | ½ | 9-5 | 71 | 98A | 72A | Adam Farragher | 15/2 |
| 29 Sep 24+36d | Southwell (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Settled at the rear early - moved into contention and pushed along over 2f out - could not close on the leader - stayed on for second | 2/6 | 7 | 9-12 | 71 | 117A | 77B | Adam Farragher | 25/1 |
| 24 Aug 24+45d | Goodwood | William Hill Extra Place Races Handicap Dwelt at the start - settled last pulling hard - pushed along with 2f left - faded quickly after finishing sixth | 6/10 | 8 | 8-13 | 73 | 97A | 62A | Frederick Larson | 14/1 |
| 10 Jul 24+25d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap | 5/9 | ½ | 9-5 | 74 | 87A | 77A | Sean Levey | 11/2 |
| 15 Jun 24+21d | Chester | Precision Facades Handicap | 6/10 | 10 | 9-4 | 75 | 64C | 64C | Hollie Doyle | 10/1 |
| 25 May 24+27d | Chester | Net World Sports 15th Anniversary Handicap | 4/10 | shd | 9-12 | 75 | 99A | 85A | Marco Ghiani | 11/2 |
| 28 Apr 24+135d | Southwell (AW) | Race By Race Southwell Specials At PlanetSportBet Handicap | 4/7 | 1½ | 9-5 | 76 | 101A | 75A | Adam Farragher | 10/1 |
| 15 Dec 23+10d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 8/9 | 5½ | 9-1 | 77 | 97C | 63C | Adam Farragher | 14/1 |
| 05 Dec 23+28d | Lingfield (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap | 3/10 | 1 | 10-4 | 77 | 111A | 84A | Hector Crouch | 4/1 |
| 07 Nov 23+12d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Follow racingtv On Twitter Handicap | 2/6 | 2¾ | 10-0 | 76 | 104A | 81B | Frederick Larson | 10/3 |
| 26 Oct 23+35d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 1/8 | 9-8 | 71 | 89A | 77A | Adam Farragher | 13/2 | |
| 21 Sep 23+38d | Yarmouth | Moulton Nurseries Handicap | 6/7 | 2½ | 9-0 | 72 | 83A | 62A | Adam Farragher | 15/2 |
| 14 Aug 23+13d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap | 9/13 | nk | 10-1 | 72 | 100B | 72A | Adam Farragher | 10/1 |
| 01 Aug 23+17d | Yarmouth | At The Races Form Study Handicap | 1/13 | 9-6 | 68 | 88C | 82A | Adam Farragher | 5/1 | |
| 15 Jul 23+38d | York | John Smith's Stayers' Handicap | 3/9 | 6 | 8-12 | 69 | 90A | 67A | Tom Marquand | 8/1 |
| 07 Jun 23+137d | Kempton (AW) | Racing TV Handicap | 3/11 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 69 | 74A | 67A | Billy Loughnane | 8/1 |
| 21 Jan 23+32d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap | 6/10 | ¾ | 9-4 | 70 | 95A | 69A | Stefano Cherchi | 6/1 |
| 20 Dec 22+22d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap | 2/11 | 1½ | 9-7 | 69 | 112A | 76A | Stefano Cherchi | 11/2 |
| 28 Nov 22+38d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 2/11 | hd | 9-7 | 68 | 96A | 72A | Stefano Cherchi | 10/1 |
| 21 Oct 22+16d | Doncaster | Think Smart At Vertem Handicap | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-3 | 71 | 72C | 72A | Stefano Cherchi | 20/1 |
| 05 Oct 22+21d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap | 7/13 | ¾ | 9-7 | 73 | 90B | 67A | Sean Levey | 7/1 |
| 14 Sep 22+102d | Sandown | Highclere Stud Handicap | 4/9 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 75 | 102A | 77A | Stefano Cherchi | 28/1 |
| 04 Jun 22+167d | Doncaster | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap (Str) | 9/10 | 18 | 9-4 | 75 | 45C | 42C | Cieren Fallon | 18/1 |
| 19 Dec 21+51d | Kempton (AW) | Sunbury Park Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/13 | 2¼ | 9-3 | — | 86B | 78A | Cieren Fallon | 9/1 |
| 29 Oct 21+24d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Div 1) (GBB Race) | 3/12 | 1 | 9-2 | — | 79A | 72A | Robert Winston | 2/1F |
| 05 Oct 21 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 74B | 77A | Robert Winston | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sharp Distinction (GB) won?
- Sharp Distinction (GB) won 4 of 35 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 11.4%. Placed 14 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Sharp Distinction (GB)?
- Sharp Distinction (GB) was trained by Lemos De Souza on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 5 September 2025.
- Who is Sharp Distinction (GB)'s sire?
- Sharp Distinction (GB) is by Tamayuz (GB) out of Pin Cushion (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What going does Sharp Distinction (GB) prefer?
- Sharp Distinction (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sharp Distinction (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 5 September 2025. The highest on record is 77.
- What is Sharp Distinction (GB)'s sire's record?
- Tamayuz (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 5,181 runs since Jan 2008 (401 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sharp Distinction (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Pin Cushion (GB), Sharp Distinction (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Lethal Lunch (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Lethal Lunch (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.