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Sure Touch: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Sure Touch is a 10-year-old gelding by Yeats, trained by Olly Murphy. He has won 10 of 30 starts and placed in 8 more, for £135,978 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 5.5f, where 4 wins from 6 is a 67% strike rate against 25% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:50 at Market Rasen on 26 September, where the best price is 3.4/1 with Smarkets. His best performance rating is 142, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 30
  • Wins 10
  • Placed 18
  • Strike rate 33%
  • Prize money £135,978
  • Best rating 142
  • Official rating 133

Where Sure Touch runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:50 Market Rasen Summer Plate Ladies Day 2027 On Sale Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) 3.4/1 Smarkets SBK

Sure Touch form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
4 Sep 26 Bangor-on-Dee Goffs Yorton Sale 10th September Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 2 3m Good 3 8.5 10/1 Lewis Saunders 133
26 Jul 26 Uttoxeter Sheila And Wayne Golden Wedding Anniversary Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 3m Good 4 15 9/1 Tom Hutsby 135
17 Jun 26 Worcester James Brewer 21 Years Undefeated Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 4f Good 3 3 8/1 Lewis Saunders 130
14 Oct 25 Market Rasen PricedUp Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 5.5f Good 1 — 16/5 Lewis Saunders 130
5 Sep 25 Bangor-on-Dee Wrexham Lager Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 3m Good 5 11 6/1 Lewis Saunders 133
19 Jul 25 Market Rasen Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 5.5f Good 10 25.25 7/1 Sean Bowen 136
11 Apr 25 Ayr Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4.5f Good To Soft 7 19.5 13/2 Sean Bowen 137
15 Mar 25 Kempton Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4.5f Good 6 21.5 13/2 Sean Bowen 138
22 Feb 25 Kempton Ladbrokes 'Get Rewarded With Ladbucks' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4.5f Good To Soft 4 15.5 33/1 Kevin Brogan 139
25 Jan 25 Doncaster Virgin Bet Great Yorkshire Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m Good PU - 22/1 James Bowen 139
14 Dec 24 Cheltenham Nyetimber December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4.5f Good To Soft 8 19.25 33/1 Kevin Brogan 142
9 Nov 24 Aintree BoyleSports Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (National Course) (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 5f Good To Soft 5 13.25 17/2 Sean Bowen 143
20 Jul 24 Market Rasen Unibet Summer Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 5.5f Good 1 — 14/1 Harry Cobden 137
25 Apr 24 Perth Phil Nelson River Tay Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4f Soft 1 — 11/8F Sean Bowen 130
6 Feb 24 Taunton Arthur & Peggy White Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 7f Good 1 — 16/5 Dylan Johnston 123
22 Dec 23 Uttoxeter Ralph Mitchell 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 4f Heavy 1 — 3/1 Dylan Johnston 121
16 Nov 23 Market Rasen Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 3m Good To Soft 3 16.5 5/1 Dylan Johnston 122
11 Oct 23 Ludlow JSR Construction Industrial Concrete Flooring Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 4f Good 2 .25 2/1 Sean Bowen 122
18 Nov 22 Catterick Jump Season Starts Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m 1.5f Soft 2 .25 2/1 Daire Davis 119
26 Oct 22 Chepstow Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Everyday 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Class 4 2m 3.5f Good To Soft 1 — 7/2 Daire Davis 116
23 Sep 22 Worcester Cazoo Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 4f Good 4 13 13/8F Sean Bowen 120
23 Aug 22 Fontwell Download The At The Races App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 5.5f Good 1 — 2/11F Daire Davis 116
16 Jul 22 Market Rasen Unibet Partnering Great Racing Welfare Cycle Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4.5f Good 1 — 4/5F Sean Bowen 116
1 Jul 22 Newton Abbot NewtonAbbotRace On Twitter Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 5.5f Good 1 — 4/6F Sean Bowen 108
12 Mar 22 Hereford Manor Elite Horseboxes Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 2m 5.5f Soft 2 1.5 4/1 Fergus Gregory 105
17 Jan 22 Fakenham Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 4f Good To Soft 3 1.25 15/8F Aidan Coleman 105
21 Dec 21 Ayr Come Racing On January 2nd 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Soft 4 13.5 15/8 Fergus Gregory –
23 Nov 21 Southwell Visit attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good 2 1.75 4/9F Aidan Coleman –
10 Apr 21 Aintree Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 1f Good To Soft 15 61 40/1 Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 113
21 Jan 21 Wincanton Racing TV Extra 4 Screens Live 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 7.5f Heavy 1 — 5/4 Aidan Coleman –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Goffs Yorton Sale 10th September Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) at Bangor-on-Dee on 4 September 2026. 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.

Sure Touch by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
20f 6 2 33% —
21.5f 6 4 67% —
24f 5 0 0% —
20.5f 5 1 20% —
16f 2 0 0% —
21f 1 0 0% —
23f 1 1 100% —
25.5f 1 0 0% —
19.5f 1 1 100% —
17f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 1 100% —

Sure Touch by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 16 6 38% —
Good To Soft 8 1 13% —
Soft 4 1 25% —
Heavy 2 2 100% —

Sure Touch by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Market Rasen 5 3 60% —
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% —
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% —
Worcester 2 0 0% —
Ayr 2 0 0% —
Kempton 2 0 0% —
Aintree 2 0 0% —
Doncaster 1 0 0% —
Cheltenham 1 0 0% —
Perth 1 1 100% —

Sure Touch breeding

  • Sire Yeats (IRE)
  • Dam Liberthine (FR)
  • Damsire Chamberlin (FR)
  • Breeder Upton Viva Stud
  • Foaled 28 February 2016

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