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Horse profile

Hard Gossip (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2007) · Last trainer T G McCourt · Last owner Mrs R Stewart
by Desert Style (IRE) out of Frisky (IRE) (Hamas)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2006
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Aug 2007 — 7,005 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2007 · 9th of 12 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Hard Gossip (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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 27C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 31 Aug 2007 Official rating 47 at the last run, 31 Aug 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 6 figures · best 60C · median 28.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good238C32.5—
Soft260C40—
Good to Soft1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f338C24—
Under 6f230C28.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Desert Style (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm28517.9%+9.30 from 1
Good to Firm4034511.2%+2.6—
Good526448.4%−0.20 from 2
Good to Soft219198.7%+0.10 from 1
Soft339164.7%−3.90 from 2
Heavy12997%−1.6—
Standard (AW)900829.1%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2743111.3%+2.70 from 2
6f – 7f774658.4%−0.20 from 3
1m – 1m1f607569.2%+0.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f451408.9%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m232114.7%−3.9—
2m1f – 2m4f15196%−2.6—
2m5f – 3m47714.9%+6.3—
Over 3m8112.5%+3.9—

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
Frisky (IRE) (Hamas)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Frisky Queen (IRE)150——
Norse Spirit (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
N G McCullagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Amy Kathleen Parsons 2 0 0% −2.00
Oliver Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 5 0 0% −5.00
2006 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 · 5 runs
31 Aug 07+51d Down Royal Donnelly Motor Group Handicap (42-60) 5f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 1¼ 8-8 4727C Oliver Casey 16/1
11 Jul 07+14d Naas Naas Races Handicap (42-60) 6f · Soft · 19 ran 14/19 2½ 8-11 4920C N G McCullagh 25/1
27 Jun 07+59d Naas Fishery Lane Handicap (42-60) 6f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 17/19 ½ 8-6 5224C Amy Kathleen Parsons 25/1
29 Apr 07+8d Navan Coolmore Aussie Rules Maiden 5f · Firm · 22 ran 14/22 hd 8-12 —30C Amy Kathleen Parsons 33/1
21 Apr 07+204d Naas goracingatnaasracecourse.com Maiden 7f · Good · 16 ran 15/16 4 9-5 —38C N G McCullagh 33/1
2006 · 1 run
29 Sep 06 Cork Mitchelstown (C&G) Maiden 1m · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 14/18 1¼ 8-11 —60C Chris Hayes 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hard Gossip won?
Hard Gossip (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2006 and 2007.
Who trained Hard Gossip?
Hard Gossip (IRE) was trained by T G McCourt on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 31 August 2007.
Who is Hard Gossip's sire?
Hard Gossip (IRE) is by Desert Style (IRE) out of Frisky (IRE), whose sire is Hamas.
What is Hard Gossip's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 31 August 2007. The highest on record is 52.
What is Hard Gossip's sire's record?
Desert Style (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
Who are Hard Gossip's siblings?
Out of Frisky (IRE), Hard Gossip (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 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.