Very Distinguished (GB)
Very Distinguished (GB) is yet to win from 20 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Kempton (AW) (Nov 2009). Last raced off 48, 19lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–20Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (10%)Placed
- −20.00£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=20 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 67Highest 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 4,931 runs since Jan 2008 (337 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.4% from 431. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 156.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 62 | 8 | 12.9% | +4.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 860 | 62 | 7.2% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 1,124 | 83 | 7.4% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 567 | 54 | 9.5% | +1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 643 | 60 | 9.3% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 233 | 20 | 8.6% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,442 | 117 | 8.1% | −0.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 431 | 49 | 11.4% | +3.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,442 | 140 | 9.7% | +1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,037 | 81 | 7.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 864 | 58 | 6.7% | −1.5 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 594 | 34 | 5.7% | −2.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 387 | 33 | 8.5% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 156 | 8 | 5.1% | −3.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −3.2 | — |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Declamation (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Declamation (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declamation (IRE) | 43 | 6 | 6f–1m½f | Class 4 |
| Personify (GB) | 33 | 3 | 1m–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Y Fyn Duw A Fydd (GB) | 15 | 1 | 2m | — |
| So Hoity Toity (GB) | 15 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Tea Gown (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Pugnacious (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| You Wish (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Cuban (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 5 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Folkestone | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Creighton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nicol Polli | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Liam Jones | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Carson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Munro | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lee Newnes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dominic Fox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saleem Golam | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Very Distinguished (GB) won?
- Very Distinguished (GB) has yet to win, from 20 archived starts between 2008 and 2010. Placed 2 times in total (10% of starts).
- Who trained Very Distinguished (GB)?
- Very Distinguished (GB) was trained by Michael Quinlan on the most recent run on record, at Folkestone on 7 June 2010.
- Who is Very Distinguished (GB)'s sire?
- Very Distinguished (GB) is by Diktat (GB) out of Dignify (IRE), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
- What is Very Distinguished (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 7 June 2010. The highest on record is 67.
- What is Very Distinguished (GB)'s sire's record?
- Diktat (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 4,931 runs since Jan 2008 (337 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.4% from 431. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 156.
- Who are Very Distinguished (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Dignify (IRE), Very Distinguished (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Declamation (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Declamation (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m. As at Oct 2026.