Hard Act To Follow (IRE)
Hard Act To Follow (IRE) is a maiden who ran five times without a win or place between Jun 2023 and Oct 2023. She showed her best effort when third of six at Chelmsford City (AW) in Aug 2023. The filly, by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of a Speightstown mare, raced four times on the all-weather and once on turf. She finished 10 of 12 at Lingfield (AW) in Oct 2023 when last raced off an official rating of 67.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 69Highest OR
- 21dBetween runs (median)
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 111
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 111A | 80.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 111A | 80.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 16,034 runs since Apr 2008 (1,161 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 198 | 41 | 20.7% | +8.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,251 | 399 | 12.3% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 3,146 | 328 | 10.4% | −1.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,310 | 130 | 9.9% | −1.9 | — |
| Soft | 1,194 | 94 | 7.9% | −3.9 | — |
| Heavy | 273 | 25 | 9.2% | −2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,662 | 883 | 13.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,861 | 521 | 13.5% | +1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 8,009 | 951 | 11.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,755 | 289 | 10.5% | −1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,025 | 102 | 10% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 273 | 26 | 9.5% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 102 | 10 | 9.8% | −2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Zain Claudette (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Zain Claudette (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zain Claudette (IRE) | 7 | 3 | 6f | Group 2 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benoit De La Sayette | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Owen Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 23+36d | Lingfield (AW) | Download The At The Races App Fillies' Handicap | 10/12 | hd | 9-8 | 67 | 111A | 69A | Benoit De La Sayette | 40/1 |
| 30 Aug 23+15d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap | 9/13 | nk | 9-1 | 69 | 78B | 56A | Owen Lewis | 18/1 |
| 15 Aug 23+21d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Winning Connections Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/6 | 5½ | 8-11 | — | 58B | 61B | Oisin Murphy | 10/1 |
| 25 Jul 23+41d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ministry Of Sound Disco Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/13 | hd | 9-2 | — | 83B | 72A | Benoit De La Sayette | 18/1 |
| 14 Jun 23 | Yarmouth | Quinnbet Second To The Favourite Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/13 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 64C | 61A | Pat Cosgrave | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hard Act To Follow won?
- Hard Act To Follow (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2023.
- Who trained Hard Act To Follow?
- Hard Act To Follow (IRE) was trained by Ismail Mohammed on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 5 October 2023.
- Who is Hard Act To Follow's sire?
- Hard Act To Follow (IRE) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Claudette (USA), whose sire is Speightstown.
- What is Hard Act To Follow's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 5 October 2023. The highest on record is 69.
- What is Hard Act To Follow's sire's record?
- Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 16,034 runs since Apr 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
- Who are Hard Act To Follow's siblings?
- Out of Claudette (USA), Hard Act To Follow (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Zain Claudette (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Zain Claudette (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Nov 2026.