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Horse profile

Hackney Hill (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Paul Nicholls · Owner Doyleheadfortlathamstquintonintply
by Califet (FR) out of Touched By Angels (IRE) (Saffron Walden)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
New yard First-time headgear LTO Off 232 days · 10th of 13 Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Hackney Hill is a gelding by Califet out of a Saffron Walden mare who is yet to win from five starts on turf. He has raced over trips between 1m5f and 2m4f on good to soft or softer ground. His last run at Newbury in Feb 2026 was his first for Paul Nicholls and came in first-time headgear when he finished 10 of 13 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 109, which was also his career-high mark.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Listowel, 1 Jun 2024

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 5 figures · best 91A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft365B61—
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f384C611 · —
1m5f – 2m291A78—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 27 Feb 2026 Official rating 109 at the last run, 27 Feb 2026

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 5 figures · best 117A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft3117A100—
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3104C1001 · —
1m5f – 2m2117A109—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Califet (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,785 runs since Jan 2008 (399 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.2—
Good to Firm451124.4%+12.6—
Good1,01113012.9%+1.10 from 1
Good to Soft6978612.3%+0.50 from 1
Soft1,36714310.5%−1.30 from 3
Heavy6207111.5%−0.3—
Standard (AW)3912.6%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.8—
6f – 7f6116.7%+4.9—
1m – 1m1f18316.7%+4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f651523.1%+11.3—
1m5f – 2m1,20214612.1%+0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,65318611.3%−0.50 from 3
2m5f – 3m6897310.6%−1.2—
Over 3m1512214.6%+2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Touched By Angels (IRE) (Saffron Walden)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mumbo Jumbo (IRE)170——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark McDonagh 3 0 0% −3.00
Jay Tidball 1 0 0% −1.00
J J Slevin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 1 0 0% −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
27 Feb 26+425d Newbury West Berkshire Mencap Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled in the pack - dropped back and pushed along before three out - soon dropped away - eventually well held in 10th 10/13 ½ 11-10 10984C104C Jay Tidball 22/1
29 Dec 24+211d Limerick Cuchulainn Maiden Hurdle (In Memory Of Andrew McNamara) 19f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran Settled in midfield wide before drifting out early on - crept forward to challenge third from home before fading from five out - blundered with three left and unable to find more 13/15 1 11-12 —61C95C J J Slevin 13/2
01 Jun 24+19d Listowel Join The Listowel Races Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 11-4 —91A101A Mark McDonagh 25/1
13 May 24+163d Killarney Diarmuid Cronin Electrical Ltd. Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 12 ran 8/12 30 11-4 —26C100C Mark McDonagh 9/1
02 Dec 23 Fairyhouse Kettles Country House Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens GFC Raceday Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 24 ran 6/24 1½ 11-9 —65B117A Mark McDonagh 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hackney Hill (IRE) won?
Hackney Hill (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2023 and 2026.
Who trains Hackney Hill (IRE)?
Hackney Hill (IRE) is trained by Paul Nicholls, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 February 2026.
Who is Hackney Hill (IRE)'s sire?
Hackney Hill (IRE) is by Califet (FR) out of Touched By Angels (IRE), whose sire is Saffron Walden.
What is Hackney Hill (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 27 February 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Hackney Hill (IRE)'s sire's record?
Califet (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,785 runs since Jan 2008 (399 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hackney Hill (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Touched By Angels (IRE), Hackney Hill (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2023. 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.