Distinction (IRE)
Owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Ltd Trainer: Sir Michael Stoute Sex: Gelding Age: 25
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places on round course) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Round: Good to Soft, Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft on the Round Course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2008 | Newmarket | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 1 | Veracity | 9st | 5 of 9 | R L Moore | 7/2 |
| held up, headway 4f out, effort 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2008 | Ascot | Good | 2m | 1 | Metaphoric | 9st 6lbs | 5 of 8 | R L Moore | 11/4 |
| tracked leaders, effort when hampered and not clear run over 1f out, no chance after | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2008 | Goodwood | Good to Firm | 2m | 1 | Yeats | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 8 | Jimmy Fortune | 7/1 |
| held up in last pair, ridden over 3f out, some progress and edged right 2f out, went 4th entering final furlong | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2008 | Sandown | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 78y | 1 | Distinction | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 7 | R L Moore | 7/2 |
| held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on steadily final furlong, led final stride | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2008 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 5f 159y | 2 | Honolulu | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 16 | Ruby Walsh | 8/1 |
| held up, headway from 4f out, challenged 2f out, soon pressing winner and every chance until held final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2008 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft on the Round Course) | 2m | 1 | Shipmaster | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 6 | R L Moore | 5/2 |
| held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2007 | Newmarket | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Royal And Regal | 9st | 4 of 8 | R L Moore | 11/4 |
| in touch, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 2007 | Ascot | Good (Round: Good to Soft, Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Solent | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 7 | R L Moore | 13/8 |
| towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, soon hung right, hard pressed 1f out, driven out, joined on line | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2007 | Doncaster | Good to Firm | 2m 2f | 1 | Septimus | 9st 1lbs | 4 of 8 | O Peslier | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon headway, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2007 | York | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 88y | 1 | Septimus | 9st 1lbs | 4 of 9 | R L Moore | 4/1 |
| tracked leader, led halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2007 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places on round course) | 2m | 1 | Allegretto | 9st 5lbs | of 15 | J Fortune | 15/2 |
| held up in touch, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2006 | ASCOT | Good to Firm | 4400 | 1 | Yeats | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 12 | Mick Kinane | |
| held up in 5th, went 4th straight, headway to chase winner over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong and lost 2nd last stride | |||||||||
| 20 May 2006 | NEWBURY | Soft | 2921 | 1 | Distinction | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | Mick Kinane | |
| raced in 3rd, headway travelling well over 2f out, ridden 2f out, driven inside final furlong, stayed on gamely to lead final strides | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2005 | DONCASTER | Good | 3960 | 1 | Millenary | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 7 | Kieren Fallon | |
| in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2005 | YORK | Good | 3498 | 1 | Millenary | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 8 | Mick Kinane | |
| held up in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2005 | GOODWOOD | Soft | 3520 | 1 | Distinction | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 10 | Mick Kinane | |
| tracked leaders, headway to lead over 3f out, almost joined inside final furlong, driven to assert close home | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2005 | YORK | Good to Firm | 4400 | 1 | Westerner | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 17 | J Murtagh | |
| held up in touch, headway over 4f out, chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on | |||||||||
| 06 May 2005 | CHESTER | Good to Soft | 2949 | 1 | Day Flight | 8st 11lbs | 6 of 8 | Mick Kinane | |
| led 1f, remained prominent, ridden over 3f out, every chance 2f out, losing place when badly hampered over 1f out, eased | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2004 | DONCASTER | Good to Firm | 2640 | 0 | Distinction | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 7 | Kieren Fallon | |
| held up, pushed along over 3f out, headway to lead over 1f out, kept on gamely under pressure final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2004 | YORK | Good to Soft | 3057 | 0 | Distinction | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 14 | Kieren Fallon | |
| held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, kept on | |||||||||
| 15 May 2004 | NEWBURY | Good | 2921 | 0 | The Whistling Teal | 8st 12lbs | 5 of 8 | Kieren Fallon | |
| keen, close up, led and rider dropped rein over 8f out, headed over 3f out, weakened under pressure over 1f out | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2004 | NEWBURY | Good | 2645 | 0 | Dubai Success | 8st 12lbs | 14 of 17 | S J Drowne | |
| close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||