Horse profile
A Hit Is A Hit (FR)
by Kahyasi (IRE) out of Highness Lady (GER) (Cagliostro)
23 runs · 15 courses · from Sep 2009
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 May 2012 — 5,296 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2012 · 6th of 8
2 wins · Dundalk (AW) & Roscommon
Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile
A Hit Is A Hit (FR) is 2 from 23. Hasn't won since Sep 2011.
Based on 23 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
- 2–23Wins / Runs
- 8.7%Strike rate
- 6 (26.1%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 1.05Fair A/E n=23 · 0.81 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 14dBetween runs (median)longest 205 d
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.
Official rating106↓ 6lb off peak
106
64–112
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
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
Sire
Kahyasi (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 2,120 runs since Jan 2008 (185 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | +2.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 130 | 17 | 13.1% | +2.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 535 | 59 | 11% | +0.3 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 359 | 35 | 9.7% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 612 | 67 | 10.9% | +0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 333 | 35 | 10.5% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 135 | 12 | 8.9% | −1.8 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −4.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 40 | 2 | 5% | −5.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 224 | 21 | 9.4% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 489 | 59 | 12.1% | +1.4 | 2 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 738 | 88 | 11.9% | +1.2 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 483 | 45 | 9.3% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 129 | 11 | 8.5% | −2.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Highness Lady (GER) (Cagliostro)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Sky's The Limit (FR) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m1f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Sky's The Limit (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky's The Limit (FR) | 36 | 6 | 2m1f–2m5f | Grade 1 |
| High Hope (FR) | 11 | 2 | 2m3f–2m4½f | Class 4 |
| Sizing Jo'burg (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m2f | — |
| Ask A Bank (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| High Hope I (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 2 | 20% | +4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davy Condon | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Paul Moloney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Townend | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Mr A T Duff | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Adam Wedge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Cullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| M P Fogarty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 15 | 1 | 7% | −10.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.00 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Flat | 9 | 1 | 11% | +0.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 04 May 12+38d | Bangor-on-Dee | Lady Mostyn Memorial Red Cross Week Novices' Selling Hurdle | 6/8 | 13 | 10-12 | 106 | 80C | Paul Moloney | 6/1 |
| 27 Mar 12+24d | Hereford | Bhest Racing To School Maiden Hurdle | 9/10 | 19 | 11-1 | 112 | 97C | Paul Moloney | 20/1 |
| 03 Mar 12+128d | Doncaster | Download William Hill From The App-store Handicap Hurdle | PU/7 | — | 9-9 | 112 | — | Adam Wedge | 16/1 |
| 2011 · 10 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 11+14d | Clonmel | Graham Norris Memorial Handicap Hurdle (81-123) | 10/12 | 3¼ | 10-5 | 102 | 83C | Davy Condon | 10/1 |
| 13 Oct 11+34d | Punchestown | Paul Carberry Autobiography Best Seller Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 3/14 | 1 | 10-13 | 101 | 122A | Paul Townend | 13/2 |
| 09 Sep 11+5d | Down Royal | Cruise Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap (50-80) | 6/14 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 72 | 73A | Pat Smullen | 3/1J |
| 04 Sep 11+14d | Dundalk (AW) | LMFM Raceday Handicap (50-75) | 1/13 | 9-3 | 64 | 83A | Wayne Lordan | 8/1 | |
| 21 Aug 11+13d | Ballinrobe | John Monroe Haulage Handicap Hurdle (81-116) | 3/11 | 6 | 11-1 | 101 | 113A | Davy Condon | 8/1 |
| 08 Aug 11+12d | Ballinrobe | Broderick's Electrical Handicap Hurdle (81-116) | 6/16 | 4 | 10-13 | 102 | 112A | Davy Condon | 11/1 |
| 27 Jul 11+40d | Galway | Tote Phone Bet 1850 238 669 Handicap Hurdle (81-123) | 6/19 | 8 | 10-8 | 103 | 107A | John Cullen | 16/1 |
| 17 Jun 11+13d | Down Royal | Medicare Pharmacy Maiden Hurdle | 3/16 | 3 | 11-12 | — | 124A | Davy Condon | 7/1 |
| 04 Jun 11+10d | Tramore | 'Tote Trifecta Rollover' Handicap (47-65) | 5/9 | nk | 10-0 | 65 | 73A | Wayne Lordan | 5/1 |
| 25 May 11+180d | Punchestown | Harbour View Construction (c & G) Maiden Hurdle | 4/24 | 2 | 11-12 | — | 124A | Davy Condon | 20/1 |
| 2010 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 10+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Parties At Dundalk Apprentice Handicap (50-75) | 12/14 | shd | 9-5 | 68 | 64A | Kieran O'Neill | 10/1 |
| 03 Nov 10+14d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Membership 2011 Maiden Hurdle | 7/16 | ¾ | 11-5 | — | 108A | Robert Jones | 10/1 |
| 20 Oct 10+19d | Navan | Navan Golf President Handicap (60-90) | 11/18 | nk | 8-6 | 68 | 65A | Rory Cleary | 16/1 |
| 01 Oct 10+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Times Handicap (47-65) | 3/14 | nk | 10-0 | 65 | 84A | Pat Smullen | 7/2F |
| 19 Sep 10+12d | Fairyhouse | Ratoath Maiden | 11/17 | ½ | 9-7 | 65 | 45C | Rory Cleary | 16/1 |
| 07 Sep 10+14d | Laytown (AW) | Hibernia Steel (Q.R.) Race | 7/10 | hd | 11-2 | — | 56A | M P Fogarty | 10/1 |
| 24 Aug 10+124d | Sligo | Liam & Rita Lipsett Memorial Maiden | 5/15 | shd | 9-13 | — | 65C | Rory Cleary | 20/1 |
| 22 Apr 10+205d | Punchestown | Emeraldbloodstock.com (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 14/23 | 12 | 11-11 | — | 102C | Mr A T Duff | 7/1 |
| 2009 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 09+8d | Roscommon | Athleague Flat Race | 1/10 | 11-4 | — | 122A | Mr A T Duff | 4/1 | |
| 21 Sep 09 | Ballinrobe | Tote Placepot Races 1 To 6 Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 7/14 | 1¾ | 11-3 | — | 99A | Paul Townend | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has A Hit Is A Hit won?
- A Hit Is A Hit (FR) won 2 of 23 archived starts between 2009 and 2012, a strike rate of 8.7%. Placed 6 times in total (26.1% of starts).
- Who trained A Hit Is A Hit?
- A Hit Is A Hit (FR) was trained by Evan Williams on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 4 May 2012.
- Who is A Hit Is A Hit's sire?
- A Hit Is A Hit (FR) is by Kahyasi (IRE) out of Highness Lady (GER), whose sire is Cagliostro.
- What going does A Hit Is A Hit prefer?
- A Hit Is A Hit (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is A Hit Is A Hit's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 4 May 2012. The highest on record is 112.
- What is A Hit Is A Hit's sire's record?
- Kahyasi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 2,120 runs since Jan 2008 (185 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are A Hit Is A Hit's siblings?
- Out of Highness Lady (GER), A Hit Is A Hit (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Sky's The Limit (FR) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Sky's The Limit (FR)). The wins came over 2m1f–2m5f. As at Nov 2026.