Hard Iron (IRE)
Hard Iron (IRE) is 3 from 9. Hasn't won since Feb 2023. Last raced off a career-high mark of 106.
- 3–9Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 3 (33.3%)Placed
- +4.95£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.96Fair A/E n=9 · 1.70 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 117
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 94A | 92 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 117A | 102 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 104C | 100.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 97B | 84.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 117A | 104 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 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 11.3% of 16,844 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −5.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 552 | 66 | 12% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 5,168 | 647 | 12.5% | +1.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 3,288 | 386 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 5,029 | 501 | 10% | −1.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 2,716 | 303 | 11.2% | −0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 73 | 2 | 2.7% | −8.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 58 | 3 | 5.2% | −6.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,855 | 401 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,469 | 599 | 11% | −0.3 | 2 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,801 | 697 | 12% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 1,649 | 205 | 12.4% | +1.1 | 1 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Royal Rendezvous (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m6½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Royal Rendezvous (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Rendezvous (IRE) | 22 | 9 | 2m–2m6½f | Grade 2 |
| Centurion Steel (IRE) | 24 | 2 | 2m6f | — |
| No Kidding (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Kilkee Royal (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Six Men Or Dooley (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Normacella (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.17 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.38 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +9.33 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 2 | 100% | +9.33 |
| Hexham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.33 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Bewley | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.33 |
| Sean Quinlan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +4.33 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 3 | 43% | +6.95 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Hard Iron (IRE) won?
- Hard Iron (IRE) won 3 of 9 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Hard Iron (IRE)?
- Hard Iron (IRE) was trained by Nicky Richards on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 19 February 2023.
- Who is Hard Iron (IRE)'s sire?
- Hard Iron (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Novacella (FR), whose sire is Beyssac.
- What going does Hard Iron (IRE) prefer?
- Hard Iron (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hard Iron (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 19 February 2023. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Hard Iron (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,844 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Hard Iron (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Novacella (FR), Hard Iron (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Royal Rendezvous (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Royal Rendezvous (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m6½f. As at Oct 2026.