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Horse profile

Hard As Iron (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2007) · Last trainer Michael Blanshard · Last owner D Hampson T Wellman B Maynard
by Iron Mask (USA) out of Runs In The Family (GB) (Distant Relative)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2006
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Oct 2007 — 6,966 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2007 · 8th of 10 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 41
KTB Profile

Hard As Iron (GB) is yet to win from 11 starts. Last raced off 41, 21lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating41↓ 21lb off peak
41 41–62

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 37C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 9 Oct 2007 Official rating 41 at the last run, 9 Oct 2007

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 76C · median 49.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)676C60.5—
Soft237C29.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f476C59.5—
1m – 1m1f469C51.5—
1m2f – 1m4f237C33—

Of 11 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 · 10 figures from 11 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
Iron Mask (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,019 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13215.4%+8.2—
Good to Firm132118.3%+1.1—
Good175137.4%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft9088.9%+1.70 from 1
Soft15585.2%−20 from 3
Heavy5048%+0.8—
Standard (AW)404276.7%−0.50 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2072110.1%+2.9—
6f – 7f401328%+0.80 from 4
1m – 1m1f15985%−2.20 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f8855.7%−1.50 from 2
1m5f – 2m8866.8%−0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f6311.6%−5.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m1200%−7.2—
Over 3m100%−7.2—

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
Runs In The Family (GB) (Distant Relative)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Angel Sprints (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Angel Sprints (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Angel Sprints (GB)2435f–6fClass 4
Ellmollell (GB)80——
Mighty Duel (GB)110——
Kwik Lightening (GB)40——
Ditzy Diva (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Salisbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fergus Sweeney 2 0 0% −2.00
Dale Gibson 2 0 0% −2.00
Franny Norton 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00
Steve Drowne 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ted Durcan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 8 0 0% −8.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 10 0 0% −10.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 8 runs
09 Oct 07+46d Leicester ladbrokes.com Stoat Selling Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 10 8-11 4137C Fergus Sweeney 20/1
24 Aug 07+10d Newbury Marshall's Peugeot Claiming Stakes Class 4 · 1m2f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 26 8-4 4629C Franny Norton 40/1
14 Aug 07+17d Newton Abbot Bells Scotch Whisky Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-12 —— Jimmy McCarthy 50/1
28 Jul 07+57d Salisbury Spire Homecare Ltd Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 10 8-8 4822C Richard Thomas 20/1
01 Jun 07+30d Wolverhampton (AW) Dine In Horizons Restaurant Handicap Class 6 · 1m½f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 ½ 8-7 5252C Dale Gibson 9/1
02 May 07+40d Kempton (AW) Digibet Sports Betting Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 9 8-10 5751C Fergus Sweeney 28/1
23 Mar 07+18d Lingfield (AW) Pontin's Holidays Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 1 8-12 6033C Steve Drowne 8/1
05 Mar 07+114d Wolverhampton (AW) Go Pontin's Handicap Class 6 · 1m½f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 1 9-1 6269C Dale Gibson 14/1
2006 · 3 runs
11 Nov 06+16d Lingfield (AW) Racing All Year Round At Lingfield Park Maiden Auction Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 1½ 8-10 —76C Paul Hanagan 14/1
26 Oct 06+70d Lingfield (AW) E.B.F. Ladbrokes Betting Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 ¾ 9-3 —71C Neil Callan 100/1
17 Aug 06 Salisbury Stella Artois Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 13/14 19 8-9 —48C Ted Durcan 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hard As Iron won?
Hard As Iron (GB) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2006 and 2007.
Who trained Hard As Iron?
Hard As Iron (GB) was trained by Michael Blanshard on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 9 October 2007.
Who is Hard As Iron's sire?
Hard As Iron (GB) is by Iron Mask (USA) out of Runs In The Family (GB), whose sire is Distant Relative.
What is Hard As Iron's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 41, from the run on 9 October 2007. The highest on record is 62.
What is Hard As Iron's sire's record?
Iron Mask (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,019 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hard As Iron's siblings?
Out of Runs In The Family (GB), Hard As Iron (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Angel Sprints (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Angel Sprints (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.