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Horse profile

Dotinthedistance

Shirocco (GER) × Rakavilee (IRE) (Definite Article (GB))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2020
Colour: grey

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £564 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 26 Dec 2024, Sedgefield (3/6)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Dotinthedistance has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
26 Dec 24	Sedgefield	3/6	28/1	15½	Edward Austin	Paul Robson	Gary Wood Memorial Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	NH Flat	2m1f	Good to Soft	10-11	Kingston Queen (IRE)	£2,451	2/4

3/626 Dec 24 · Sedgefield28/1
Gary Wood Memorial Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 52m1fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
26 Dec 24
Course
Sedgefield
Pos
3/6
SP
28/1
Btn
15½
Jockey
Edward Austin
Trainer
Paul Robson
Race
Gary Wood Memorial Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 5
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
10-11
Winner / 2nd
Kingston Queen (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,451
Future form
2/4

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
26 Dec 24	Sedgefield	Gary Wood Memorial Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race	3/6	Kingston Queen (IRE)	1	17 Jan 25	Market Rasen	Unibet Alan Swinbank Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
26 Dec 24	Sedgefield	Gary Wood Memorial Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race	3/6	La Zoubida (FR)	2	4 Feb 25	Market Rasen	TrustATrader Fully Vetted Tradespeople Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race

3/626 Dec 24 · Sedgefield
Gary Wood Memorial Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
26 Dec 24
Course
Sedgefield
Race
Gary Wood Memorial Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
3/6
Winner next time
Kingston Queen (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
17 Jan 25
At
Market Rasen
Race won
Unibet Alan Swinbank Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
3/626 Dec 24 · Sedgefield
Gary Wood Memorial Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
26 Dec 24
Course
Sedgefield
Race
Gary Wood Memorial Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
3/6
Winner next time
La Zoubida (FR)
Their pos
2
Won on
4 Feb 25
At
Market Rasen
Race won
TrustATrader Fully Vetted Tradespeople Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Paul Robson	26 Dec 24	26 Dec 24	3/6	1	0	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	£564	€0

Paul Robson

Trainer: Paul Robson
First run: 26 Dec 24
Last run: 26 Dec 24
First run for yard: 3/6
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £564
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	£564	€0	26 Dec 24	26 Dec 24

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £564
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 26 Dec 24
Last run: 26 Dec 24

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchShirocco (GER)

Parent · 1

SireShirocco (GER)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireMonsun (GER)
Sire's damSo Sedulous (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchRakavilee (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamRakavilee (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireDefinite Article (GB)
Dam's damMettlesome (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Shirocco (GER)

Rakavilee (IRE)

Monsun (GER)

So Sedulous (USA)

Definite Article (GB)

Mettlesome (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseDotinthedistance (GB)

Sexmare

Foaled2020

SireShirocco (GER)

DamRakavilee (IRE)

DamsireDefinite Article (GB)

Sire's sireMonsun (GER)

Sire's damSo Sedulous (USA)

2nd damMettlesome (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Rakavilee (IRE) · by Definite Article (GB) · 0 winners from 1 runners
Mettlesome (GB) · 7 winners from 8 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Shirocco (GER)	Rakavilee (IRE)	Definite Article (GB)	Graeme Robertson	26 Apr 20	grey	mare	Flat 12.1f · NH 2m4f	Flat 8.8f · NH 2m3½f

Shirocco (GER)

Sire: Shirocco (GER)
Dam: Rakavilee (IRE)
Damsire: Definite Article (GB)
Breeder: Graeme Robertson
Foaled: 26 Apr 20
Colour: grey
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.1f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.8f · NH 2m3½f

Progeny of Shirocco (GER) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	6,791	787	1,823	11.6%	26.8%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	2,533	257	619	10.1%	24.4%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	1,729	206	467	11.9%	27.0%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	602	55	142	9.1%	23.6%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 6,791
Wins: 787
Placed: 1,823
Win %: 11.6%
Place %: 26.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 2,533
Wins: 257
Placed: 619
Win %: 10.1%
Place %: 24.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 1,729
Wins: 206
Placed: 467
Win %: 11.9%
Place %: 27.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 602
Wins: 55
Placed: 142
Win %: 9.1%
Place %: 23.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Shirocco (GER) × Definite Article (GB) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	11	6	54.5%	0	69	9	11	13.0%	£44,283	€36,052

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 11
Winners: 6
Winners %: 54.5%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 69
Wins: 9
2nd/3rd: 11
Win %: 13.0%
Prize GB (£): £44,283
Prize IRE (€): €36,052

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Scorsese (IRE)	17	3	£20,658	€400
Loughderg Rocco (IRE)	9	2	£20,791	€0
M M D Sizer (IRE)	4	1	£0	€6,150
Bombay Sapphire (IRE)	8	1	£2,270	€6,490
Clonmoyle (IRE)	11	1	£0	€10,990
Nolans Rocco (IRE)	12	1	£0	€8,620
Dotinthedistance (GB)	1	0	£564	€0
Hellomylove (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Spring Waltz (IRE)	1	0	£0	€2,457
Just For Luck (IRE)	2	0	£0	€945
Devonshire Rocco (IRE)	3	0	£0	€0

Scorsese (IRE)

Horse: Scorsese (IRE)
Runs: 17
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £20,658
Prize IRE (€): €400

Loughderg Rocco (IRE)

Horse: Loughderg Rocco (IRE)
Runs: 9
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £20,791
Prize IRE (€): €0

M M D Sizer (IRE)

Horse: M M D Sizer (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €6,150

Bombay Sapphire (IRE)

Horse: Bombay Sapphire (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,270
Prize IRE (€): €6,490

Clonmoyle (IRE)

Horse: Clonmoyle (IRE)
Runs: 11
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €10,990

Nolans Rocco (IRE)

Horse: Nolans Rocco (IRE)
Runs: 12
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €8,620

Dotinthedistance (GB)

Horse: Dotinthedistance (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £564
Prize IRE (€): €0

Hellomylove (IRE)

Horse: Hellomylove (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Spring Waltz (IRE)

Horse: Spring Waltz (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €2,457

Just For Luck (IRE)

Horse: Just For Luck (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €945

Devonshire Rocco (IRE)

Horse: Devonshire Rocco (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Rakavilee (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Dotinthedistance is the only foal out of Rakavilee (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Dotinthedistance is the only foal out of Rakavilee (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Rakavilee (IRE) · by Definite Article (GB)
2Mettlesome (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Mettlesome family

In brief

How old is Dotinthedistance?

Dotinthedistance (GB), a grey racehorse, was foaled on 26 April 2020 and is 6 years old.

Who are the sire and dam of Dotinthedistance?

Dotinthedistance (GB) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Rakavilee (IRE), a daughter of Definite Article (GB), and was bred by Graeme Robertson.

Who trained Dotinthedistance?

Dotinthedistance (GB) was trained by Paul Robson and owned by Alastair And Rachel Bell at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Dotinthedistance's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Dotinthedistance (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Dotinthedistance still racing?

Dotinthedistance (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 26 December 2024 at Sedgefield in the Gary Wood Memorial Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination), finishing 3rd of 6, and has not run there since.