Horse profile
Sound Reason (GB)
6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer David O'Meara · Last owner Hambleton Racing Ltd Xxix
by Hot Streak (IRE) out of Brown Eyed Honey (GB) (Elusive City)
42 runs · 14 courses · from Jun 2020
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Oct 2024 — 721 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 8th of 9
5 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 62
KTB Profile
Sound Reason won five of 42 starts, all at under 6f. Four of those wins came in handicaps, three of them in Class 4 company on turf. He gained two victories at Beverley, one each at Haydock, Carlisle and Newcastle AW. Typically held up, the gelding finished 8 of 9 at Nottingham in Oct 2024 when last seen, racing off an official rating of 62, 24lb below his highest ever mark. He has not won since Jul 2023.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 24lb off peak
- 5–42Wins / Runs
- 11.9%Strike rate
- 13 (31%)Placed
- −18.02£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 0.83Fair A/E n=42 · 0.72 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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 rating62↓ 24lb off peak
62
62–86
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 90
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 115B | 91 | — |
| Good | 9 | 113A | 89 | — |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 111C | 99 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 105A | 88 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 114A | 102 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 87C | 61 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 38 | 115C | 90.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 115B | 106 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 42 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 7 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 4 (57%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,755 runs since Jan 2008 (123 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.7% from 781. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.9% from 153.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +3.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 250 | 22 | 8.8% | +0.8 | 2 from 9 |
| Good | 341 | 21 | 6.2% | −1.8 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 155 | 15 | 9.7% | +1.7 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 219 | 16 | 7.3% | −0.7 | 0 from 9 |
| Heavy | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | +3.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 710 | 58 | 8.2% | +0.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 781 | 91 | 11.7% | +3.7 | 5 from 38 |
| 6f – 7f | 727 | 32 | 4.4% | −3.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 153 | 6 | 3.9% | −4.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 50 | 3 | 6% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | +9.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | +18.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Brown Eyed Honey (GB) (Elusive City)
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Split Down South (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Split Down South (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split Down South (GB) | 28 | 6 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| End Zone (GB) | 66 | 6 | 6f–1m½f | Class 4 |
| Sweet Glance (GB) | 10 | 2 | 5f–6f | Class 5 |
| Friendly Invoice (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 6f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 2 | 22% | +7.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.64 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.38 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 23 | 1 | 4% | −16.00 |
| Class 4 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +5.62 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.64 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley | 9 | 2 | 22% | +7.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.64 |
| Hamilton | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Pontefract | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Redcar | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Haydock | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 38 | 5 | 13% | −14.02 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Stott | 9 | 4 | 44% | +5.98 |
| Tom Eaves | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jason Watson | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mark Winn | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ben Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Gray | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curtis Wilson-Ruddock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Shinnick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 16 | 1 | 6% | −7.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 13 | 2 | 15% | −6.38 |
| None | 11 | 2 | 18% | −2.64 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.38 |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +3.36 |
| 2020 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 24+12d | Nottingham | Come Racing 6th November Handicap Held up at the back throughout - never troubled the front runners - finished well held in 8th | 8/9 | 1 | 9-3 | 62 | 75A | 60A | Ben Robinson | 8/1 |
| 18 Oct 24+15d | Redcar | Sam Hall Memorial Handicap Held up at the back throughout - unable to land a blow - well held at the finish | 9/12 | nk | 9-5 | 64 | 73A | 70A | Jason Watson | 12/1 |
| 03 Oct 24+8d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Held up at the back - driven into contention from 2f out - finished with purpose but never threatened | 8/10 | ½ | 9-10 | 66 | 90A | 75A | Daniel Tudhope | 10/3F |
| 25 Sep 24+15d | Redcar | racingtv/freetrial Handicap Held up at the back - roused approaching the final furlong - stayed on late without threatening | 6/11 | ½ | 9-8 | 66 | 93A | 74A | Jason Watson | 16/1 |
| 10 Sep 24+10d | Leicester | Jenny Gibbons Almost 70 Celebration Handicap Held up in mid-pack towards the wide side - pressed for effort 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong but lacked the speed to get on terms - finished third | 3/9 | 2 | 9-9 | 67 | 52A | 84A | Jason Watson | 15/2 |
| 31 Aug 24+8d | Beverley | Constant Security Handicap (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - progress made passing rivals over a furlong out - briefly boxed in for room - shifted to the right and driven with 110 yards left - kept responding to the line - just edged out at the finish for second | 2/11 | nk | 9-7 | 65 | 99A | 91A | Mark Winn | 12/1 |
| 23 Aug 24+8d | Hamilton | Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap Tracked front group early - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - couldn't find more and dropped away entering the last furlong - finished sixth | 6/7 | 2 | 9-11 | 64 | 61B | 57A | David Nolan | 4/1 |
| 15 Aug 24+37d | Beverley | Rob Burrow Dare To Dream Handicap Race close early - hit front with 3f left - pushed along inside final two furlongs then overtaken and unable to respond close home | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-3 | 64 | 89B | 91A | Ben Robinson | 11/1 |
| 09 Jul 24+8d | Pontefract | Sarah Smith 50th Birthday Handicap | 5/9 | 4¼ | 9-12 | 66 | 91A | 66A | Daniel Tudhope | 10/3 |
| 01 Jul 24+19d | Pontefract | Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap | 6/12 | nse | 10-1 | 66 | 99B | 81A | Daniel Tudhope | 8/1 |
| 12 Jun 24+6d | Hamilton | Every Race Live On RacingTV Handicap | 4/9 | hd | 9-5 | 67 | 74B | 77A | Mark Winn | 7/2 |
| 06 Jun 24+15d | Hamilton | Morton Fraser Macroberts LLP Handicap | 4/11 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 67 | 80B | 79A | Daniel Tudhope | 9/1 |
| 22 May 24+8d | Ayr | Follow The Racing App On Twitter Handicap | 6/8 | 1 | 9-1 | 70 | 87A | 66A | Mark Winn | 6/1 |
| 14 May 24+22d | Beverley | Annie Oxtoby Memorial Handicap (Div 2) | 7/10 | ¾ | 9-7 | 70 | 96A | 77A | Jason Watson | 10/3 |
| 22 Apr 24+171d | Pontefract | Constant Security Serving Yorkshire Racecourses Handicap | 4/8 | ½ | 9-11 | 72 | 93A | 94A | Daniel Tudhope | 7/2 |
| 03 Nov 23+32d | Newmarket | Prestige Vehicles Handicap | 10/13 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 74 | 87C | 70A | Cieren Fallon | 11/1 |
| 02 Oct 23+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Vickers.Bet Handicap | 3/10 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 74 | 105A | 84A | Tom Eaves | 9/1 |
| 20 Sep 23+19d | Beverley | Blue Sky Event Services Handicap | 5/9 | ¾ | 9-7 | 75 | 59A | 87A | Tom Eaves | 13/2 |
| 01 Sep 23+18d | Carlisle | Cubby Construction Handicap | 8/11 | 1¼ | 9-13 | 76 | 102A | 74A | Shane Gray | 9/2F |
| 14 Aug 23+16d | Hamilton | Allstone 'William The Lion' Handicap | 4/6 | 1½ | 9-13 | 77 | 115B | 79B | Billy Garritty | 11/2 |
| 29 Jul 23+22d | York | Sky Bet 'Jump Jockeys' Nunthorpe' Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) | 10/19 | 1½ | 11-10 | 78 | 71C | 81A | Brian Hughes | 14/1 |
| 07 Jul 23+13d | Beverley | Wellocks Of William Jackson Food Group Family Handicap | 1/14 | 9-8 | 74 | 107C | 95A | Billy Garritty | 8/1 | |
| 24 Jun 23+39d | Ayr | Unite The Union Celebrating Our Successes Handicap | 2/8 | ½ | 9-4 | 73 | 89A | 90A | Tom Eaves | 14/1 |
| 16 May 23+16d | Beverley | Annie Oxtoby Memorial Handicap | 6/8 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 76 | 83A | 71A | Curtis Wilson-Ruddock | 17/2 |
| 30 Apr 23+11d | Wetherby | Constant Security Services Handicap | 7/10 | nk | 9-1 | 79 | 114A | 71A | Benoit De La Sayette | 12/1 |
| 19 Apr 23+189d | Beverley | Beverley Beaker Handicap | 14/16 | hd | 9-0 | 81 | 75C | 67A | Tom Eaves | 14/1 |
| 12 Oct 22+18d | Nottingham | Watch On Racing TV Handicap | 6/12 | ½ | 8-11 | 83 | 103A | 76A | Oisin McSweeney | 8/1 |
| 24 Sep 22+56d | Haydock | Lester Piggott First To Last Handicap | 8/14 | nk | 8-10 | 85 | 112C | 75A | Shane Gray | 12/1 |
| 30 Jul 22+35d | Hamilton | Boe Handicap | 6/9 | 1¼ | 10-1 | 86 | 113A | 93A | Tom Eaves | 16/1 |
| 25 Jun 22+30d | Newcastle (AW) | Pertemps Network Handicap | 9/12 | 1½ | 9-4 | 86 | 81A | 76A | Kevin Stott | 13/2 |
| 26 May 22+18d | Haydock | Betfred Good Luck To Wigan Warriors Handicap | 1/8 | 9-5 | 81 | 105A | 100A | Kevin Stott | 13/8F | |
| 08 May 22+235d | Hamilton | Sky Bet Sunday Series Sprint Handicap | 4/14 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 82 | 88C | 85A | Kevin Stott | 17/2 |
| 15 Sep 21+28d | Beverley | Eddie Moll Handicap | 2/8 | ½ | 9-5 | 81 | 91A | 92A | Kevin Stott | 13/8F |
| 18 Aug 21+18d | Carlisle | Racing TV Handicap | 1/11 | 9-7 | 75 | 113A | 99A | Kevin Stott | 3/1F | |
| 31 Jul 21+25d | Doncaster | Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap | 5/8 | ½ | 9-7 | 75 | 99B | 79A | Tom Eaves | 9/2 |
| 06 Jul 21+5d | Pontefract | Ladies Day On 4th August Handicap | 3/5 | ½ | 9-7 | 75 | 115C | 89B | Tom Eaves | 6/1 |
| 01 Jul 21+31d | Haydock | Haydock Apprentice Training Series Handicap | 3/7 | nk | 9-4 | 75 | 65A | 75A | John Shinnick | 15/8 |
| 31 May 21+28d | Redcar | Watch On Racing TV Handicap | 3/13 | hd | 9-5 | 73 | 106C | 92A | Kevin Stott | 4/1 |
| 03 May 21+76d | Beverley | Beverley Annual Badgeholders Handicap | 1/14 | 9-6 | 69 | 111C | 89A | Kevin Stott | 6/1 | |
| 16 Feb 21+32d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Novice Median Auction Stakes | 1/5 | 9-5 | — | 91C | 90B | Kevin Stott | 4/11F | |
| 15 Jan 21+227d | Newcastle (AW) | Ladbrokes Watch Racing Online For Free Novice Stakes | 2/6 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 86A | 79B | Tom Eaves | 11/4 |
| 02 Jun 20 | Newcastle (AW) | Betway/British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 7/12 | 4 | 9-5 | — | 60A | 70A | Kevin Stott | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sound Reason (GB) won?
- Sound Reason (GB) won 5 of 42 archived starts between 2020 and 2024, a strike rate of 11.9%. Placed 13 times in total (31% of starts).
- Who trained Sound Reason (GB)?
- Sound Reason (GB) was trained by David O'Meara on the most recent run on record, at Nottingham on 30 October 2024.
- Who is Sound Reason (GB)'s sire?
- Sound Reason (GB) is by Hot Streak (IRE) out of Brown Eyed Honey (GB), whose sire is Elusive City.
- What going does Sound Reason (GB) prefer?
- Sound Reason (GB) has the best record on good to firm 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 Sound Reason (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 30 October 2024. The highest on record is 86.
- What is Sound Reason (GB)'s sire's record?
- Hot Streak (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,755 runs since Jan 2008 (123 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.7% from 781. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.9% from 153.
- Who are Sound Reason (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Brown Eyed Honey (GB), Sound Reason (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Split Down South (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Split Down South (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.