Horse profile
Hard Nut (IRE)
46 runs · 12 courses · from Jun 2019
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Musselburgh, Newbury & Chelmsford City (AW)
Off 109 days · 9th of 10
Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile
Hard Nut is a gelding with three wins from 46 starts. Two of those came over 6f to 7f in 2019, at Newbury on good to firm and at Chelmsford City on standard going, while the latest success arrived at Musselburgh over under 6f on good ground in Aug 2024 off an official rating of 45. He has raced 17 times at Musselburgh for one win. Aged 9 at his last run in Jun 2026, he finished 9 of 10 at Musselburgh in a Class 6 handicap off the same mark.
Based on 46 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 41lb off peak
- 3–46Wins / Runs
- 6.5%Strike rate
- 6 (13%)Placed
- +17.50£1 level staken=46 at SP
- 1.10Fair A/E n=46 · 0.93 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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.
Official rating45↓ 41lb off peak
45
40–86
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 82
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 104A | 87 | 3 · 82 / 80 |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 104B | 84.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 80A | 68.5 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 72C | 62 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 98A | 72.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 37 | 104A | 81 | 4 · 82 / 77.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 93A | 80 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 46 figures from 46 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 from 7 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 3,746 runs since Jan 2008 (301 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +18.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 463 | 52 | 11.2% | +2.3 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 728 | 64 | 8.8% | −0.1 | 1 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 365 | 23 | 6.3% | −2.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 546 | 39 | 7.1% | −1.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 205 | 15 | 7.3% | −1.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,428 | 139 | 9.7% | +0.8 | 1 from 16 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 630 | 56 | 8.9% | 0 | 1 from 37 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,957 | 192 | 9.8% | +0.9 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 717 | 54 | 7.5% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 289 | 23 | 8% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 114 | 8 | 7% | −1.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maythetwistremain (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Hazelgrove (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 1 | 6% | +35.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 1 | 6% | −11.50 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 32 | 1 | 3% | +19.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.50 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | 17 | 1 | 6% | +34.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Ayr | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 37 | 1 | 3% | +14.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 2 | 22% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mulrennan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Alex Jary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mark Winn | 3 | 1 | 33% | +48.00 |
| Sean Levey | 3 | 2 | 67% | +9.50 |
| William Pyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Nolan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Allan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew Breslin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Kiely-Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phoebe Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kaiya Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonny Peate | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Mathers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tommie Jakes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 34 | 3 | 9% | +29.50 |
| HE/S | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| E/S | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2024 | 17 | 1 | 6% | +34.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +6.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 26+8d | Musselburgh | Watch On Racing TV Handicap Fretted before the off - raced up with the pace - driven over a furlong out - lost placing inside the final furlong and dropped away near the finish to come home ninth | 9/10 | nk | 8-10 | 45 | 80A | 37A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 66/1 |
| 22 Jun 26+16d | Musselburgh | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Settled in a forward position early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong to finish seventh | 7/10 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 45 | 82A | 46A | William Pyle | 66/1 |
| 06 Jun 26+213d | Musselburgh | Edinburgh Gin Rhubarb And Ginger Handicap Up with the leaders on the outside - pressure applied 2f out and fading from over 1f out - well held in 7th | 7/7 | 5½ | 8-9 | 45 | 75A | 31A | Aiden Brookes | 66/1 |
| 05 Nov 25+35d | Musselburgh | Happy 70th Birthday John Grossick Handicap Sat close to the pace early - dropped away rapidly with 2f left - well held at the finish | 12/12 | 7 | 8-1 | 45 | 72C | 17C | Alex Jary | 80/1 |
| 01 Oct 25+18d | Musselburgh | 100% RacingTV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Shared front spot early - urged for effort - dropped away with 2f left - finished fourth | 4/6 | 1¼ | 8-6 | 45 | 56A | 48B | Alex Jary | 12/1 |
| 13 Sep 25+18d | Musselburgh | Jewson Edinburgh Craigentinny Handicap Settled near the inner rail early - up behind the pace until halfway - stayed in touch with the front group - stuck on inside the final furlong - edged out for 3rd finishing 4th | 4/11 | hd | 8-10 | 45 | 98A | 62A | Alex Jary | 18/1 |
| 26 Aug 25+14d | Musselburgh | Alan Steel For Independent Advice Handicap Settled handy on the rail - lost ground inside final furlong - finished fifth | 5/8 | 3¾ | 9-0 | 45 | 98B | 53A | Andrew Mullen | 28/1 |
| 12 Aug 25+11d | Hamilton | Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Hampered for room at the break - settled just off the front group on the far rail - asked for effort and unable to close 1f out - well held at the finish | 6/6 | ½ | 8-5 | 45 | 71A | 38B | Phoebe Edwards | 66/1 |
| 01 Aug 25+36d | Musselburgh | East Air Conditioning Handicap Went straight to front - driven approaching final 2f - lost command close home - couldn't quicken with winner | 2/6 | 2¾ | 8-6 | 45 | 104A | 55B | William Pyle | 20/1 |
| 26 Jun 25+154d | Hamilton | Michael Tracey Project Selling Handicap Slow to gain traction - stayed in touch with the tail of the field throughout - never able to challenge and beaten well into 6th | 6/6 | 7 | 8-10 | 45 | 46A | 10B | Cam Hardie | 100/1 |
| 23 Jan 25+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Held up in the middle of the far group - ridden to make progress 2f out - faded in the final furlong | 6/6 | 2 | 8-10 | 47 | 74A | 36B | Cam Hardie | 66/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+79d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) Slow to muster speed - held up down the field throughout - never a threat - finished ninth | 9/9 | 3¼ | 8-12 | 49 | 60A | 48A | Kaiya Fraser | 25/1 |
| 14 Oct 24+30d | Musselburgh | Watch On Racing Tv Handicap Held a middle position early - driven into contention over 2f out but found little from there - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish well beaten | 8/9 | 2 | 9-7 | 50 | 74A | 42A | Cam Hardie | 40/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+11d | Musselburgh | Edmundson Electrical Paisley Handicap Settled around midfield - moved up widely with a furlong left - couldn't quicken inside final furlong - finished sixth beaten 3¼ lengths | 6/10 | ½ | 9-5 | 51 | 100A | 68A | David Nolan | 20/1 |
| 03 Sep 24+7d | Southwell (AW) | Golf And Gallop Package Handicap Slow into stride - settled towards the back - pushed along before halfway - kept battling on without threatening - finished well beaten in 8th | 8/11 | nk | 9-3 | 45 | 90A | 59A | Mark Winn | 20/1 |
| 27 Aug 24+17d | Musselburgh | Bob Veitch 90th Birthday Bash Handicap (Div 1) Disputed the pace early - forged ahead after 1f - pressed for effort a furlong out - kept on strongly to win | 1/9 | 8-11 | 45 | 103A | 72A | Mark Winn | 50/1 | |
| 10 Aug 24+14d | Redcar | Market Cross Jewellers Classified Stakes Sluggish start - settled towards the back and unable to challenge - finished 12th | 12/12 | nk | 9-6 | 44 | 68B | 38A | Aiden Brookes | 50/1 |
| 27 Jul 24+24d | Newcastle (AW) | Hudson Handicap | 8/11 | 3¼ | 8-11 | 45 | 74A | 47A | Jonny Peate | 22/1 |
| 03 Jul 24+20d | Musselburgh | 100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Classified Stakes | 6/6 | hd | 9-6 | 44 | 81B | 50B | Mark Winn | 9/1 |
| 13 Jun 24+51d | Musselburgh | Visit Racingtv.Com Handicap | 7/8 | 1 | 8-9 | 45 | 90B | 46A | Paddy Mathers | 14/1 |
| 23 Apr 24+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap (Div 1) | 12/13 | ½ | 9-0 | 45 | 87B | 52A | Connor Beasley | 14/1 |
| 10 Apr 24+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap | 3/7 | ½ | 9-0 | 45 | 78A | 66A | David Allan | 13/2 |
| 25 Mar 24+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 4/13 | ½ | 8-11 | 45 | 104B | 68A | David Allan | 25/1 |
| 12 Mar 24+21d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Classified Stakes | 7/8 | ½ | 9-9 | 44 | 89A | 55A | Paul Mulrennan | 10/1 |
| 20 Feb 24+5d | Newcastle (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Classified Stakes (Div 1) | 3/8 | 1½ | 9-9 | 40 | 86A | 66A | Paul Mulrennan | 18/1 |
| 15 Feb 24+13d | Chelmsford City (AW) | chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Classified Stakes | 6/6 | ¾ | 9-2 | 44 | 69A | 43B | Tommie Jakes | 13/2 |
| 02 Feb 24+6d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Classified Stakes | 8/12 | 1 | 9-2 | 44 | 81A | 61A | Paul Mulrennan | 11/1 |
| 27 Jan 24+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Betuk. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Classified Stakes | 8/9 | 3 | 9-2 | 45 | 90A | 47A | Paul Mulrennan | 16/1 |
| 17 Jan 24+76d | Newcastle (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Classified Stakes | 9/12 | hd | 9-9 | 49 | 97B | 55A | Paul Mulrennan | 11/2 |
| 02 Nov 23+82d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 8/11 | nk | 9-0 | 51 | 83A | 61A | Jack Mitchell | 9/1 |
| 12 Aug 23+8d | Ayr | Fabulous Handicap | 9/10 | ¾ | 9-7 | 53 | 86B | 53A | James Sullivan | 18/1 |
| 04 Aug 23+4d | Musselburgh | Thistle TBS - Xtratherm Unilin Insulation UK Handicap | 4/10 | 1 | 9-6 | 57 | 89B | 72A | Paul Mulrennan | 7/1 |
| 31 Jul 23+6d | Ayr | Sunday Market At Ayr Racecourse Handicap | 5/6 | hd | 9-11 | 57 | 48B | 55B | David Nolan | 7/2 |
| 25 Jul 23+22d | Musselburgh | East Coast Harbour Handicap | 8/10 | 2¼ | 8-10 | 57 | 88B | 48A | Clifford Lee | 10/1 |
| 03 Jul 23+10d | Musselburgh | 100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Handicap | 4/6 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 60 | 78B | 61B | Andrew Breslin | 20/1 |
| 23 Jun 23+269d | Musselburgh | C&P Recruitment 90s Classic Handicap | 5/7 | 1½ | 8-12 | 63 | 101A | 61B | Andrew Breslin | 50/1 |
| 27 Sep 22+74d | Ayr | virginbet.com Handicap | 12/12 | 4¼ | 9-4 | 69 | 59C | 39C | Paul Hanagan | 100/1 |
| 15 Jul 22+6d | Hamilton | Racing Tv Handicap | 7/7 | 6½ | 9-10 | 76 | 47A | 38A | Tom Eaves | 66/1 |
| 09 Jul 22+21d | York | John Smith's Sprint Handicap | 20/20 | 1½ | 9-5 | 76 | 29C | 49C | Clifford Lee | 100/1 |
| 18 Jun 22+1022d | Ayr | Enjoy Afternoon Tea At westernhousehotel Handicap | 9/10 | ¾ | 9-11 | 80 | 57A | 47A | Paul Hanagan | 66/1 |
| 31 Aug 19+10d | Chelmsford City (AW) | totepool Nursery | 2/6 | 1 | 9-5 | 85 | 93A | 82B | Ryan Moore | 2/1F |
| 21 Aug 19+19d | York | Sky Bet Nursery | 5/20 | ½ | 8-13 | 85 | 81C | 89A | Ryan Moore | 9/1 |
| 02 Aug 19+22d | Goodwood | Unibet Nursery | 5/14 | ¾ | 9-6 | 86 | 69C | 85A | Oisin Murphy | 10/1 |
| 11 Jul 19+21d | Newbury | Mirage Signs Ebf Novice Auction Stakes | 1/9 | 9-4 | — | 80A | 83A | Sean Levey | 7/1 | |
| 20 Jun 19+10d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Love That Hat EBF Maiden Auction Stakes | 1/9 | 9-5 | — | 25A | 67A | Sean Levey | 7/2 | |
| 10 Jun 19 | Windsor | Murphy Group EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 5/9 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 68A | 66A | Sean Levey | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hard Nut (IRE) won?
- Hard Nut (IRE) won 3 of 46 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.5%. Placed 6 times in total (13% of starts).
- Who trains Hard Nut (IRE)?
- Hard Nut (IRE) is trained by Linda Perratt, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 June 2026.
- Who is Hard Nut (IRE)'s sire?
- Hard Nut (IRE) is by Gutaifan (IRE) out of With A Twist (GB), whose sire is Excellent Art.
- What going does Hard Nut (IRE) prefer?
- Hard Nut (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hard Nut (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 30 June 2026. The highest on record is 86.
- What is Hard Nut (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Gutaifan (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 3,746 runs since Jan 2008 (301 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Hard Nut (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of With A Twist (GB), Hard Nut (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.