Horse profile
Beat The Edge (IRE)
by Beat Hollow (GB) out of Darsi O'grady (IRE) (Darsi)
49 runs · 9 courses · from Jan 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Catterick & Wetherby
Last run 27 May 2026 · 6th of 7
Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile
Beat The Edge is a gelding with two wins from 49 starts on turf, both at Class 5 level in handicaps on soft ground. He won at Wetherby over 1m5f – 2m in Mar 2023 off an official rating of 91 and at Catterick over 2m1f – 2m4f in Jan 2025 off 80. He has never won on good or good to soft. His last run, at Cartmel in May 2026, saw him finish 6 of 7 after leading.
Based on 49 archived runs · run-style from 23 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 5
OR ↓ 25lb off peak
- 2–49Wins / Runs
- 4.1%Strike rate
- 16 (32.7%)Placed
- −43.50£1 level staken=49 at SP
- 0.29Fair A/E n=49 · 0.25 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 33dAvg between runs
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 rating70↓ 25lb off peak
70
70–95
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 54
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 123B | 62.5 | 5 runs · 69 / 54 |
| Soft | 15 | 112B | 55 | 3 runs · 54 / 17 |
| Good to Soft | 12 | 101C | 62 | 3 runs · 60 / 45 |
| Heavy | 3 | 80B | 46 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 21 | 110C | 57 | 7 runs · 69 / 45 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 123B | 66 | 3 runs · 54 / 47 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 97A | 57 | 1 run · — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 80B | 72 | — |
Of 49 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 46 figures from 49 runs · as at 3 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 from 23 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Prominent 9 (39%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 8 (35%) · 0 wins
- Led 3 (13%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Beat Hollow (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 6,031 runs since Jan 2008 (412 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | +0.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 646 | 88 | 13.6% | +2.3 | — |
| Good | 1,735 | 199 | 11.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 963 | 106 | 11% | −0.3 | 0 from 13 |
| Soft | 1,241 | 134 | 10.8% | −0.5 | 2 from 16 |
| Heavy | 451 | 56 | 12.4% | +1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 969 | 95 | 9.8% | −1.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 56 | 10 | 17.9% | +6.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 453 | 54 | 11.9% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 704 | 70 | 9.9% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,287 | 150 | 11.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,677 | 210 | 12.5% | +1.2 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,143 | 117 | 10.2% | −1.1 | 1 from 22 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 596 | 58 | 9.7% | −1.6 | 0 from 17 |
| Over 3m | 115 | 12 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Darsi O'grady (IRE) (Darsi)
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Hollow (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| O'grady's Hill (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Bethngracieschance (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Soft | 16 | 2 | 13% | −10.50 |
| Good to Soft | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 42 | 2 | 5% | −36.50 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgefield | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Wetherby | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.50 |
| Catterick | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.00 |
| Market Rasen | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Newcastle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cartmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hexham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 22 | 1 | 5% | −20.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.50 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Hamilton | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.50 |
| Brian Hughes | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Alice Stevens | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Emma Smith-Chaston | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.00 |
| Mr William Easterby | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mr Thomas Easterby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Midgley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Rabbitt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joshua Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Bewley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thomas Dowson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Moscrop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 17 | 1 | 6% | −13.50 |
| None | 13 | 1 | 8% | −11.00 |
| Blinkers | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hood + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −12.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.50 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 44 | 2 | 5% | −38.50 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 May 26+18d | Cartmel | JJ Crossfield's Sundowner Handicap Chase Made the running early and jumped first fence poorly before conceding front spot - fluffed the following obstacle too - settled in behind the pace - began to slip backwards through the field by 4th - had nothing left approaching two out and finished well held | 6/7 | 2¼ | 9-13 | 70 | 54B | 74A | Alice Stevens | 20/1 |
| 09 May 26+34d | Hexham | Charlie's Halfway To 100 Handicap Chase Settled last early - lost touch after the 6th - well beaten before the final two - finished stone last | 5/9 | 6 | 9-13 | 71 | 60C | 68C | Alice Stevens | 12/1 |
| 05 Apr 26+21d | Market Rasen | First Past The Post At CopyBet Handicap Chase Held up in the pack early - lost touch after 2 out - well held at the finish | 6/8 | 5½ | 9-13 | 71 | 45B | 73A | Alice Stevens | 9/1 |
| 15 Mar 26+17d | Market Rasen | Safer Gambling At CopyBet Handicap Chase Settled midfield - advanced into third with 3 furlongs left - driven approaching 2 out but unable to close - held on for third | 3/7 | hd | 10-1 | 71 | 45A | 83B | Alice Stevens | 25/1 |
| 26 Feb 26+25d | Wetherby | Bet Now At racingtv.com Handicap Chase Settled in rear early - moved into contention after 15th - pressed for run after 4 out but soon dropped away | 7/8 | 10 | 9-13 | 73 | 54C | 75C | Alice Stevens | 12/1 |
| 01 Feb 26+31d | Market Rasen | Market Rasen Racecourse Racing All Year Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - made progress after 4 out to join the leading group before 3 out - dropped away approaching 2 out and finished well held | 6/7 | 11 | 10-6 | 76 | 14A | 77A | Jamie Hamilton | 25/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+4d | Catterick | Book The Great Value Horseshoe Package Handicap Chase Shared front spot early - scrappy and lost place 10th - driven on approaching 11th before urged again 13th - unable to improve position from 3 out - faded through last - finished fourth | 4/4 | 6½ | 10-6 | 78 | 69C | 84B | Conor Rabbitt | 11/4 |
| 2025 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 25+24d | Catterick | Philip And Tommy Lifelong Racing Fans Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Settled in the pack - baulked when rival came down at 5th - moved into third soon after - asked for more 3 out but couldn't land a blow and dropped away before the last | 5/7 | 5 | 10-1 | 78 | 61B | 76B | Joshua Thompson | 7/1 |
| 04 Dec 25+10d | Market Rasen | Play On PricedUp Handicap Chase Settled midpack early - lost touch after 4 out - well off the pace before the following fence - eventually finished 5th | 5/7 | 9½ | 10-9 | 83 | 20A | 87A | Alice Stevens | 18/1 |
| 24 Nov 25+18d | Sedgefield | Chris Blanckley 79th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early despite a stumble at the 1st - shared front spot by the 4th and clipped the 10th - hit the front alone 3 out - pressed for effort soon after - overtaken 2 out - dropped away before the last - beaten into 4th | 4/6 | 13 | 10-2 | 83 | 17B | 83B | Brian Hughes | 17/2 |
| 06 Nov 25+18d | Sedgefield | Michael Watson Civils & Groundworks Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - lost momentum in 3rd - made progress from 8th - hampered stride two out then edged right - fourth turning for home and well beaten at the finish | 5/11 | 2½ | 11-1 | 85 | 47A | 94A | Brian Hughes | 4/1 |
| 19 Oct 25+148d | Sedgefield | Citi Post Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Sat close up early - tracking the front-runner from the 3rd - slipped back at the 8th and hit the 10th awkwardly - promoted to a moderate second 4 out - unable to build on it and slid to third approaching the last | 3/6 | 5½ | 11-2 | 86 | 43A | 96B | Alice Stevens | 11/2 |
| 24 May 25+15d | Cartmel | North West Air Ambulance Handicap Chase Up with the pace early - dropped away towards the back 7th - left in 3rd at the 9th - held up behind the top two on the extended run for home - driven to hit the head of affairs inside the final 110 yards - battled on but caught on the line | 2/7 | hd | 11-1 | 86 | 55A | 112B | Brian Hughes | 7/2 |
| 09 May 25+36d | Market Rasen | Lucas Machinery Handicap Chase Tracked the pace - moved to front rounding the bend and pressed on 3 out - flattened out and drifted right approaching 2 out - overtaken on the run to the line but battled on - finished third beaten three-quarters of a length | 3/6 | nk | 10-9 | 86 | 123B | 104B | Brian Hughes | 6/1 |
| 03 Apr 25+3d | Sedgefield | betvickers.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace from the start - opened a big gap before the 7th - scrambled over the 8th - advantage shrinking 3 out - driven approaching the last - overtaken on the run-in and couldn't find more | 2/5 | 1¼ | 10-3 | 85 | 75C | 108B | Emma Smith-Chaston | 10/3 |
| 31 Mar 25+11d | Newcastle | Golf Memberships At High Gosforth Park Handicap Chase Handy in second early - driven approaching two out with little response - kept on same tempo to finish third | 3/7 | 9½ | 11-4 | 85 | 62B | 102A | Brian Hughes | 11/2 |
| 20 Mar 25+23d | Sedgefield | Fairlight Studio Handicap Chase Settled off the pace early - improved from wide 12th and pressed forward passing two out - beaten into 3rd from the final flight | 3/8 | 3 | 10-8 | 85 | 69C | 96B | Brian Hughes | 10/1 |
| 25 Feb 25+20d | Catterick | BBC Make A Difference Awards Handicap Chase Held up in 4th early - lost touch and toiling before 3 out - drifted left 2 out to hold last spot - eased into 5th at the finish | 5/7 | 1¼ | 11-3 | 86 | 57B | 93B | Emma Smith-Chaston | 4/1 |
| 05 Feb 25+5d | Sedgefield | Mary & Smokey Reed Wedding Anniversary Handicap Chase Handy early - knocked about second - hit front before turn for home - opened three-length advantage by two out - pushed along after last - faded in final strides to go down by a head | 2/6 | ½ | 10-13 | 84 | — | 104B | Emma Smith-Chaston | 11/4 |
| 31 Jan 25+30d | Catterick | racingtv.com Handicap Chase Sat behind pace early - moved into second 13th - hit front after 16th - lost lead before 2 out and hampered stride at last with no response - finished 5th beaten well | 5/9 | 2¼ | 11-1 | 84 | 64A | 93A | Emma Smith-Chaston | 9/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+4d | Catterick | Happy 30th Birthday Sam Iveson Handicap Chase Sat close to the front early - moved into command 5 out - pushed out after the last and drew clear for the win | 1/4 | 10-13 | 80 | 68C | 104B | Emma Smith-Chaston | EvensF | |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 24+32d | Catterick | Sky Bet Build A Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Handy near the inside early on - untidy at the 11th - stayed on from 3 out to move up into second late - unable to trouble the winner - finished second beaten 2½ lengths | 2/8 | 2½ | 10-8 | 80 | 89B | 92B | Emma Smith-Chaston | 13/2 |
| 26 Nov 24+172d | Sedgefield | Vickers.Bet Independent Family Owned Bookmaker Handicap Chase Settled midfield early - improved into third by the 10th and closed on the front pair from 3 out - moved up to second at the last fence - stayed on but unable to peg back winner | 2/8 | 2¼ | 10-2 | 77 | 60B | 98B | Brian Hughes | 18/1 |
| 07 Jun 24+28d | Market Rasen | Linear By Symphony Handicap Chase | 8/12 | 16 | 10-12 | 81 | 86C | 75C | Callum Bewley | 14/1 |
| 10 May 24+43d | Market Rasen | Jeff Fleet Memorial Handicap Chase | 4/9 | 11 | 10-7 | 83 | 60C | 84C | Brian Hughes | 7/2J |
| 28 Mar 24+25d | Wetherby | Bulloughs Cleaning Services Handicap Chase | 3/7 | 4¼ | 10-6 | 86 | 4A | 92B | Brian Hughes | 11/4 |
| 03 Mar 24+5d | Doncaster | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Chase | 4/4 | 16 | 11-4 | 90 | 62C | 88B | Jamie Hamilton | 7/2 |
| 27 Feb 24+28d | Catterick | Racing TV Club Day Today Handicap Chase | 3/8 | 4½ | 10-13 | 90 | 52B | 107A | Jamie Hamilton | 4/1 |
| 30 Jan 24+35d | Newcastle | QuinnBet Quarterback Handicap Chase | 5/6 | 11 | 11-10 | 91 | — | 86B | Mr William Easterby | 3/1 |
| 2023 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 23+7d | Sedgefield | Best Odds Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 1¼ | 11-3 | 91 | 46A | 107B | Mr Thomas Easterby | 3/1F |
| 19 Dec 23+21d | Catterick | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 6 | 11-0 | 91 | 64A | 116A | Jamie Hamilton | 9/2 |
| 28 Nov 23+19d | Sedgefield | Over 60 Betting Sites At bettingsites.ltd.uk Handicap Chase | 3/8 | 8½ | 11-0 | 93 | 55A | 105A | Mr Thomas Easterby | 7/2 |
| 09 Nov 23+209d | Sedgefield | Best Odds Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase | 5/11 | 2¼ | 11-10 | 94 | 55A | 105A | Jamie Hamilton | 8/1 |
| 14 Apr 23+14d | Sedgefield | JTC Pizzalicious Novices' Handicap Chase | 5/8 | 1¾ | 12-0 | 95 | 46A | 103A | Jamie Hamilton | 6/1 |
| 31 Mar 23+15d | Wetherby | Join Racing TV Now Novices' Handicap Chase | 1/5 | 11-5 | 91 | 43C | 105B | Jamie Hamilton | 5/2 | |
| 16 Mar 23+10d | Hexham | Langley Castle An Outstanding Small Hotel Handicap Chase | 7/11 | 99 | 11-2 | 93 | -39C | 82C | Mr William Easterby | 13/2 |
| 06 Mar 23+15d | Wetherby | Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase | 3/7 | 1½ | 11-2 | 93 | 63B | 107A | Tom Midgley | 11/2 |
| 19 Feb 23+12d | Musselburgh | George Crawford Legacy Trust Novices' Handicap Chase | 3/3 | 29 | 11-7 | 93 | 75C | 90C | Jamie Hamilton | 13/8F |
| 07 Feb 23+9d | Market Rasen | Read Davy Russell On starsportsbet.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/7 | ½ | 11-8 | 90 | 77A | 114B | Jamie Hamilton | 2/1F |
| 29 Jan 23+17d | Sedgefield | Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap Chase | 3/10 | 11 | 10-8 | 90 | 76B | 106A | Jamie Hamilton | 4/1 |
| 12 Jan 23+17d | Catterick | Millbry Hill Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/8 | 4¾ | 11-5 | 88 | 80B | 122A | Jamie Hamilton | 3/1 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 22+23d | Wetherby | William Hill Play Responsibly Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/13 | 1¾ | 10-4 | 81 | 93B | 105A | Jamie Hamilton | 11/1 |
| 03 Dec 22+16d | Wetherby | Join The Vickers.bet Free Bet Club Novices' Handicap Chase | 4/8 | 2¾ | 10-9 | 83 | 57A | 96A | Jamie Hamilton | 15/2 |
| 17 Nov 22+231d | Newcastle | QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Novices' Handicap Chase | PU/8 | — | 10-12 | 88 | — | — | Jamie Hamilton | 10/1 |
| 31 Mar 22+23d | Wetherby | 100% RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 4/8 | 1½ | 10-11 | 90 | 112B | 99A | Mr William Easterby | 17/2 |
| 08 Mar 22+20d | Newcastle | Vickers.Bet And LHS Champion Racing Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 11/15 | 1½ | 11-0 | 93 | 101C | 77C | Mr William Easterby | 4/1 |
| 16 Feb 22+11d | Wetherby | Visit Irish Store Sales With ITM Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 10/12 | 3¼ | 11-0 | — | 110C | 99C | Thomas Dowson | 150/1 |
| 05 Feb 22+9d | Wetherby | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/6 | 3¾ | 10-7 | — | 106A | 95B | Tom Midgley | 66/1 |
| 27 Jan 22 | Wetherby | Try Racing TV For Free Now EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 5/11 | 11 | 10-13 | — | 97A | 91A | Nathan Moscrop | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Beat The Edge won?
- Beat The Edge (IRE) won 2 of 49 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 4.1%. Placed 16 times in total (32.7% of starts).
- Who trains Beat The Edge?
- Beat The Edge (IRE) is trained by Micky Hammond, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 May 2026.
- Who is Beat The Edge's sire?
- Beat The Edge (IRE) is by Beat Hollow (GB) out of Darsi O'grady (IRE), whose sire is Darsi.
- What going does Beat The Edge prefer?
- Beat The Edge (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 16 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Beat The Edge's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 27 May 2026. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Beat The Edge's sire's record?
- Beat Hollow (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 6,031 runs since Jan 2008 (412 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Beat The Edge's siblings?
- Out of Darsi O'grady (IRE), Beat The Edge (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.