Horse profile
Sure Touch (GB)
by Yeats (IRE) out of Liberthine (FR) (Chamberlin)
31 runs · 20 courses · from Jan 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
10 wins · 8 courses
Ran 21 days ago · 4th of 4
Last raced off OR 132
KTB Profile
Sure Touch is a 10-time winner from 31 starts on turf, with five of those wins over 2m5f – 3m and six on good ground. He has won three times from six starts at Market Rasen, including the Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase in Jul 2024 and a Class 3 handicap there in Oct 2025. The gelding was prominent when fourth of four at Market Rasen in Sep 2026, his last run, off an official rating of 132 which was 11lb below his highest ever mark. He is usually held up.
Based on 31 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 11lb off peak
- 10–31Wins / Runs
- 32.3%Strike rate
- 13 (41.9%)Placed
- +10.18£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 1.40Fair A/E n=31 · 1.25 incl. margin
- 143Highest OR
- 69dAvg 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 rating132↓ 11lb off peak
132
105–143
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 119
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 134A | 106.5 | 4 · 120 / 116 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 132A | 82 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 124A | 85 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 134A | 108.5 | 3 · 119 / 113 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 132A | 82 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 121C | 103 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 31 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 31 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 from 7 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (71%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,806 runs since Jan 2008 (704 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 816.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,431 | 475 | 13.8% | +1.9 | 6 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 1,953 | 212 | 10.9% | −1 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 2,837 | 305 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 1,155 | 136 | 11.8% | −0.1 | 2 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 203 | 14 | 6.9% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −8.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 86 | 6 | 7% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 26 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,431 | 273 | 11.2% | −0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,281 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 4 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,901 | 387 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 5 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 816 | 125 | 15.3% | +3.4 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Liberthine (FR) (Chamberlin)
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Free Thinking (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Touchy Feely (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Thinking (GB) | 9 | 3 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Touchy Feely (GB) | 16 | 2 | 2m3½f–2m5f | Class 3 |
| Tell It To Me (GB) | 3 | 1 | 1m7½f | Class 6 |
| Double Tiger (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Parlez Vous (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wykham (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 6 | 35% | +11.05 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Heavy | 2 | 2 | 100% | +4.25 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 9 | 5 | 56% | +4.15 |
| Class 2 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.62 |
| Class 3 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.40 |
| Class 1 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 6 | 3 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Taunton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.20 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.18 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 5 | 36% | +12.25 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 4 | 31% | −0.32 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bowen | 9 | 3 | 33% | −3.15 |
| Lewis Saunders | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.80 |
| Dylan Johnston | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.20 |
| Daire Davis | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.68 |
| Aidan Coleman | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Kevin Brogan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fergus Gregory | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Hutsby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 6 | 29% | +8.51 |
| Tongue tie | 8 | 4 | 50% | +3.67 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.80 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +16.58 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 | 50% | +1.15 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 18 | 5 | 28% | +11.78 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 4 | 36% | −1.85 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 26+22d | Market Rasen | Summer Plate Ladies Day 2027 On Sale Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - shared front spot 3rd before losing that spot and being driven on 4 out - slipped to rear before 3 out - faded 2 out to finish fourth | 4/4 | 7½ | 11-9 | 132 | 113C | 119B | Lewis Saunders | 100/30 |
| 04 Sep 26+40d | Bangor-on-Dee | Goffs Yorton Sale 10th September Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Settled just off the pace early - nudged into second before 3 out but surrendered that spot 2 out - stayed on the same to finish third | 3/5 | 4½ | 11-9 | 133 | 91C | 134B | Lewis Saunders | 10/1 |
| 26 Jul 26+39d | Uttoxeter | Sheila And Wayne Golden Wedding Anniversary Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) tracking the pace while racing freely - roused along after 4 out - faded 2 out - dropped out of third before the last | 4/7 | 8 | 11-4 | 135 | 119A | 113B | Tom Hutsby | 9/1 |
| 17 Jun 26+246d | Worcester | James Brewer 21 Years Undefeated Handicap Hurdle Up with the leader from the off - bumped at the 1st - took up the front position after the 2nd - pressed 3 out - driven after the last - passed inside the final 110yds and the effort gave way late to finish 3rd | 3/4 | 1½ | 11-9 | 130 | 120C | 125B | Lewis Saunders | 8/1 |
| 14 Oct 25+39d | Market Rasen | PricedUp Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Tracked pace-setter before hitting front 3rd - shared advantage from 5th then shaken up to move clear 3 out - kept responding until easing up late to score | 1/6 | 11-7 | 130 | 94A | 131B | Lewis Saunders | 16/5 | |
| 05 Sep 25+48d | Bangor-on-Dee | Wrexham Lager Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - lost touch three out with no impression made - dropped away after final flight to finish fifth | 5/6 | 3¼ | 11-7 | 133 | 99B | 120B | Lewis Saunders | 6/1 |
| 19 Jul 25+99d | Market Rasen | Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - travelled on the outer - always short of contention | 10/15 | ½ | 10-13 | 136 | 110B | 114A | Sean Bowen | 7/1 |
| 11 Apr 25+27d | Ayr | Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in the middle of the field - dropped away markedly from 4 out - finished a distant 7th | 7/11 | 6½ | 12-0 | 137 | 71A | 122A | Sean Bowen | 13/2 |
| 15 Mar 25+21d | Kempton | Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - struggled to close ground and drifted off a true line from 3 out - well held at the finish | 6/10 | 2 | 11-6 | 138 | 86A | 127A | Sean Bowen | 13/2 |
| 22 Feb 25+28d | Kempton | Ladbrokes 'Get Rewarded With Ladbucks' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Wide of the pack in midfield early - made progress into contention by the 12th - lost momentum and needed urging before 4 out - came back for third on the inner approaching 3 out - blundered there and dropped to 4th before the last | 4/9 | 5 | 11-8 | 139 | 82A | 130B | Kevin Brogan | 33/1 |
| 25 Jan 25+42d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Great Yorkshire Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up towards the back and stumbled at the 1st - fumbled again at the 2nd and 3rd - pulled up before the 5th | PU/13 | — | 11-10 | 139 | — | — | James Bowen | 22/1 |
| 14 Dec 24+35d | Cheltenham | Nyetimber December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up in last - driven up 3f out - made no impression - well held at finish | 8/11 | nk | 10-8 | 142 | 88A | 122A | Kevin Brogan | 33/1 |
| 09 Nov 24+112d | Aintree | BoyleSports Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (National Course) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - blundered four out - eased into contention before the last but unable to challenge | 5/13 | 8 | 11-4 | 143 | 76B | 135A | Sean Bowen | 17/2 |
| 20 Jul 24+86d | Market Rasen | Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 1/16 | 11-13 | 137 | 109B | 144A | Harry Cobden | 14/1 | |
| 25 Apr 24+79d | Perth | Phil Nelson River Tay Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 10-13 | 130 | 80C | 136B | Sean Bowen | 11/8F | |
| 06 Feb 24+46d | Taunton | Arthur & Peggy White Memorial Handicap Chase | 1/7 | 11-7 | 123 | 134A | 131B | Dylan Johnston | 16/5 | |
| 22 Dec 23+36d | Uttoxeter | Ralph Mitchell 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase | 1/5 | 11-7 | 121 | — | 123B | Dylan Johnston | 3/1 | |
| 16 Nov 23+36d | Market Rasen | Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 9½ | 11-9 | 122 | 132A | 127B | Dylan Johnston | 5/1 |
| 11 Oct 23+327d | Ludlow | JSR Construction Industrial Concrete Flooring Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/4 | nk | 11-1 | 122 | 66C | 130B | Sean Bowen | 2/1 |
| 18 Nov 22+23d | Catterick | Jump Season Starts Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 2/6 | hd | 11-4 | 119 | 124A | 123B | Daire Davis | 2/1 |
| 26 Oct 22+33d | Chepstow | Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Everyday 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) | 1/7 | 11-12 | 116 | 132A | 128B | Daire Davis | 7/2 | |
| 23 Sep 22+31d | Worcester | Cazoo Handicap Hurdle | 4/5 | 3½ | 11-1 | 120 | 99C | 112B | Sean Bowen | 13/8F |
| 23 Aug 22+38d | Fontwell | Download The At The Races App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/3 | 11-2 | 116 | 108C | 125C | Daire Davis | 2/11F | |
| 16 Jul 22+15d | Market Rasen | Unibet Partnering Great Racing Welfare Cycle Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/3 | 11-9 | 116 | 72C | 128C | Sean Bowen | 4/5F | |
| 01 Jul 22+111d | Newton Abbot | NewtonAbbotRace On Twitter Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 11-4 | 108 | 105A | 125B | Sean Bowen | 4/6F | |
| 12 Mar 22+54d | Hereford | Manor Elite Horseboxes Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 2/10 | 1½ | 11-12 | 105 | — | 136A | Fergus Gregory | 4/1 |
| 17 Jan 22+27d | Fakenham | Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 3/5 | ¾ | 11-12 | 105 | — | 126B | Aidan Coleman | 15/8F |
| 21 Dec 21+28d | Ayr | Come Racing On January 2nd 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/9 | 3¾ | 11-8 | — | 85B | 113A | Fergus Gregory | 15/8 |
| 23 Nov 21+227d | Southwell | Visit attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/4 | 1¾ | 11-4 | — | 121C | 118B | Aidan Coleman | 4/9F |
| 10 Apr 21+79d | Aintree | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 15/18 | 6 | 11-4 | 113 | 73C | 116C | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | 40/1 |
| 21 Jan 21 | Wincanton | Racing TV Extra 4 Screens Live 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 11-4 | — | — | 125B | Aidan Coleman | 5/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sure Touch (GB) won?
- Sure Touch (GB) won 10 of 31 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 32.3%. Placed 13 times in total (41.9% of starts).
- Who trains Sure Touch (GB)?
- Sure Touch (GB) is trained by Olly Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
- Who is Sure Touch (GB)'s sire?
- Sure Touch (GB) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Liberthine (FR), whose sire is Chamberlin.
- What going does Sure Touch (GB) prefer?
- Sure Touch (GB) has the best record on good going: 6 wins from 17 starts (35.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sure Touch (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 26 September 2026. The highest on record is 143.
- What is Sure Touch (GB)'s sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,806 runs since Jan 2008 (704 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 816.
- Who are Sure Touch (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Liberthine (FR), Sure Touch (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Free Thinking (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Touchy Feely (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.