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Horse profile

Shomen Uchi (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer Sam Thomas · Owner Walters Plant Hire Ltd
by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Vavea (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Carlisle, Chepstow & Hereford First-time headgear LTO Off 329 days · 4th of 10 Last raced off OR 135
KTB Profile

Shomen Uchi won three of seven starts on turf between Dec 2021 and Nov 2025. His wins came at Carlisle in the Class 3 Dalston Novices Chase over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft in Feb 2025 off 130, at Chepstow in a Class 4 maiden hurdle over 2m5f – 3m on soft in Mar 2023, and at Hereford in a Class 4 NH Flat race over 1m5f – 2m on soft in Feb 2022. The gelding, aged 8 at his last run in Nov 2025, finished fourth of 10 at Haydock in a Class 2 handicap chase on his first run in first-time headgear while last raced off OR 135.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 116 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hereford, 21 Dec 2022

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 7 figures · best 124B · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft4124B117—
Good to Soft3105B831 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3116B105—
1m5f – 2m2124B121—
Over 3m1——1 · —
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 136A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 19 Mar 2023 Official rating 135 at the last run, 22 Nov 2025

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 7 figures · best 140A · median 136
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft4140A137.5—
Good to Soft3136A1321 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3139A136—
1m5f – 2m2140A136—
Over 3m1——1 · —
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Great Pretender (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,531 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+87—
Good to Firm19210.5%−2.5—
Good7119813.8%+0.8—
Good to Soft5657813.8%+0.81 from 3
Soft1,40018012.9%−0.12 from 4
Heavy7519612.8%−0.2—
Standard (AW)8144.9%−8.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f2800%−13—
1m2f – 1m4f151106.6%−6.4—
1m5f – 2m72812016.5%+3.51 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,64220812.7%−0.31 from 3
2m5f – 3m7679312.1%−0.91 from 1
Over 3m2012713.4%+0.40 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vavea (FR) (Saint Des Saints)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Katate Dori (FR) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Katate Dori (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Katate Dori (FR)2042m½f–3m2fClass 1
Tjongejonge (FR)1732m3f–3mClass 4
Noanoa (FR)922m2f–2m3½f—
Aremiti (FR)212m1f—
Beijame (FR)10——
Arenui (FR)50——
Ataroa (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 2 50% −0.50
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +2.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 2 67% +0.50
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +4.50
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 2 1 50% −0.60
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 1 100% +4.50
Chepstow 1 1 100% +1.10
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +2.50
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% −0.60
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 1 100% +1.10

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Deutsch 4 2 50% −0.50
Dylan Johnston 1 1 100% +4.50
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Jones 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 3 50% +3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 2 1 50% +3.50
2023 1 1 100% +1.10
2022 3 1 33% −1.60
2021 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 3 1 33% −1.60
Chase 2 1 50% +3.50
Hurdle 2 1 50% +0.10

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
22 Nov 25+278d Haydock Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 15th - driven and knocked the fence 3 out - kept battling to the line without threatening 4/10 2½ 11-11 13562A132A Charlie Deutsch 5/1
17 Feb 25+701d Carlisle Dalston Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 4 ran In front early before losing momentum at the 2nd - awkward 3rd - back in command before the 8th - error 2 out and quickly overtaken - regained command at the last - kept on strongly to prevail 1/4 10-13 13083C131C Dylan Johnston 9/2
19 Mar 23+88d Chepstow Cazoo Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-6 —107A136A Charlie Deutsch 11/10F
21 Dec 22+256d Hereford Hereford Motor Group Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 hd 11-4 —116B139A Sam Twiston-Davies 7/2
09 Apr 22+52d Aintree Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 6/18 4¾ 11-4 113105B136A Charlie Deutsch 12/1
16 Feb 22+52d Hereford Cazoo Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-2 —118A132B Charlie Deutsch 2/5F
26 Dec 21 Wincanton MansionBet Proud To Support British Racing Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 15f · Soft · 18 ran 2/18 nk 11-0 —124B140A Ben Jones 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shomen Uchi (FR) won?
Shomen Uchi (FR) won 3 of 7 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).
Who trains Shomen Uchi (FR)?
Shomen Uchi (FR) is trained by Sam Thomas, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 November 2025.
Who is Shomen Uchi (FR)'s sire?
Shomen Uchi (FR) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Vavea (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
What going does Shomen Uchi (FR) prefer?
Shomen Uchi (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Shomen Uchi (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 135, from the run on 22 November 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Shomen Uchi (FR)'s sire's record?
Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,531 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
Who are Shomen Uchi (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Vavea (FR), Shomen Uchi (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Katate Dori (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Katate Dori (FR)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2021. 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.