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Horse profile

A Hare Breath (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2019) · Last trainer Ben Pauling · Last owner Mrs S N J Embiricos
by Alkaadhem (GB) out of Lady Willmurt (IRE) (Mandalus)
18 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2013
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Apr 2019 — 2,739 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2019 · 7th of 14 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

A Hare Breath (IRE) is 4 from 18, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Jumeirah Hotels And Resorts December Handicap Hurdle at Sandown (Dec 2017). Hasn't won since Dec 2017. 3 of 10 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 1 from 8 on quicker. Last raced off 127, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating127↓ 20lb off peak
127 120–147

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 21 Apr 2018

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 12 figures · best 144B · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good6108B94—
Good to Soft3115B97—
Soft3144B93—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f697C94—
1m5f – 2m6144B88.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 14 Dec 2018 Official rating 127 at the last run, 27 Apr 2019

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 17 figures · best 151A · median 128
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good7137A120—
Soft6145A136.5—
Good to Soft4151A116.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m9151A128—
2m1f – 2m4f7139B116—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 18 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 18 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Alkaadhem (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 789 runs since Jan 2008 (75 horses).

Strongest on good going: 13.7% from 307. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 160.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm36411.1%+1.1—
Good3074213.7%+3.71 from 8
Good to Soft129129.3%−0.71 from 4
Soft201168%−22 from 6
Heavy9455.3%−4.7—
Standard (AW)2200%−10—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−10—
6f – 7f65710.8%+0.8—
1m – 1m1f1200%−10—
1m2f – 1m4f600%−10—
1m5f – 2m232177.3%−2.72 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f277269.4%−0.61 from 7
2m5f – 3m1602616.3%+6.31 from 2
Over 3m3538.6%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lady Willmurt (IRE) (Mandalus)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Global Citizen (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m6½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Global Citizen (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Global Citizen (IRE)2671m7½f–2m½fGrade 2
De Plotting Shed (IRE)3872m–2m6½fClass 3
De Barley Basket (IRE)1852m4f–2m6½fClass 4
Dara Dheis (IRE)10——
Din Diddle Inn (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 1 13% −1.00
Soft 6 2 33% −1.56
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +5.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 7 1 14% +2.00
Class 3 5 1 20% +2.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 3 2 67% +1.44

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 7 1 14% +0.00
Sandown 2 1 50% +7.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 2 1 50% −0.56
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 1 100% +2.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 2 22% +7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% −0.56

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nico de Boinville 4 2 50% +4.44
Daryl Jacob 4 1 25% +5.00
David Bass 4 0 0% −4.00
Tom Cannon 2 0 0% −2.00
Connor Brace 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McLernon 1 1 100% +2.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 4 25% +4.44
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 4 1 25% +5.00
2016 4 2 50% +0.44
2015 2 1 50% +5.00
2013 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 3 21% +3.44
Chase 4 1 25% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 2 runs
27 Apr 19+56d Sandown Bet365 Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 14 10-5 12795C96C Connor Brace 12/1
02 Mar 19+78d Newbury Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust H.O.P.E Programme Seniors' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7/12 9 12-0 13297C114C Nico de Boinville 7/1
2018 · 4 runs
14 Dec 18+28d Cheltenham Catesby Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 6 11-12 13796B115A Nico de Boinville 12/1
16 Nov 18+209d Cheltenham Betvictor Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 4 11-12 14069B120A Daryl Jacob 3/1
21 Apr 18+36d Ayr QTS Scottish Champion Hurdle (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 2 10-12 142108B134A Daryl Jacob 33/1
16 Mar 18+97d Cheltenham Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 24 ran 8/24 1 11-3 14593B134A Daryl Jacob 20/1
2017 · 4 runs
09 Dec 17+246d Sandown Jumeirah Hotels And Resorts December Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-11 139115B151A Daryl Jacob 8/1
07 Apr 17+24d Aintree Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20f · Good · 22 ran 21/22 9 11-8 14293C116C David Bass 40/1
14 Mar 17+45d Cheltenham Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 20 11-4 14719C116C Richard Johnson 25/1
28 Jan 17+50d Doncaster Sky Bet Lightning Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 4 ran 3/4 5 11-0 14765C123C David Bass 11/8F
2016 · 4 runs
09 Dec 16+26d Bangor-on-Dee Bangorbet Novices' Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-13 —79A139B Richie McLernon 2/1F
13 Nov 16+239d Cheltenham StanJames.com Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 16 ran 4/16 ½ 10-10 137144B145A David Bass 14/1
19 Mar 16+54d Kempton racinguk.com/hd Kempton Park Silver Plate Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 21f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-11 137—— David Bass 9/2
25 Jan 16+45d Kempton racinguk.com/freetrial Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-5 134—139A Nico de Boinville 4/9F
2015 · 2 runs
11 Dec 15+28d Cheltenham Cf Roberts Electrical + Mechanical Services Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 1½ 11-9 132—134A Barry Geraghty 11/8F
13 Nov 15+695d Cheltenham Opus Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 20 ran 1/20 11-7 120—137A Nico de Boinville 6/1
2013 · 2 runs
18 Dec 13+26d Newbury Tony Jones 60th Birthday Bash Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 22 ran 4/22 5 11-0 ——128A Tom Cannon 12/1
22 Nov 13 Ascot Robert Giles Agencies Introductory Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 4 11-0 ——117B Tom Cannon 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has A Hare Breath won?
A Hare Breath (IRE) won 4 of 18 archived starts between 2013 and 2019, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 6 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained A Hare Breath?
A Hare Breath (IRE) was trained by Ben Pauling on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 27 April 2019.
Who is A Hare Breath's sire?
A Hare Breath (IRE) is by Alkaadhem (GB) out of Lady Willmurt (IRE), whose sire is Mandalus.
What going does A Hare Breath prefer?
A Hare Breath (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is A Hare Breath's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 27 April 2019. The highest on record is 147.
What is A Hare Breath's sire's record?
Alkaadhem (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 789 runs since Jan 2008 (75 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 13.7% from 307. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 160.
Who are A Hare Breath's siblings?
Out of Lady Willmurt (IRE), A Hare Breath (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Global Citizen (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Global Citizen (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.