Hard Scuffle (NZ)
Hard Scuffle (NZ) is 1 from 8. Hasn't won since Oct 2006. Last raced off 96, 13lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 2 (25%)Placed
- −4.50£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.82Fair A/E n=8 · 0.57 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 76dAvg 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
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
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 5% of 20 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse). A small sample.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +9.3 | — |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −5 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | +2.1 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Carberry | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Niall P Madden | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hurdle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 07+72d | Fairyhouse | Cawley Furniture Ltd Novice Handicap Chase (0-116) | F/16 | — | 10-8 | 96 | — | Paul Carberry | 6/1 |
| 27 Jan 07+14d | Navan | Happy Days Beginners Chase | 5/18 | ½ | 11-12 | — | 87C | Niall P Madden | 10/1 |
| 13 Jan 07+37d | Punchestown | Kilteel Beginners Chase | 5/18 | 20 | 11-12 | — | 98C | Niall P Madden | 20/1 |
| 2006 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 06+18d | Clonmel | John Harney Bookmaker (C&G) Beginners Chase | 14/15 | 4 | 11-12 | — | 101C | Paul Carberry | 8/1 |
| 19 Nov 06+22d | Punchestown (IRE) | Irish Racing Annual Handicap Hurdle | 9/12 | 23 | 10-7 | 109 | 80C | Paul Carberry | 7/2F |
| 28 Oct 06+43d | Wexford | Whites Hotel Maiden Hurdle | 1/16 | 11-4 | 109 | 125C | Denis O'Regan | 5/2F | |
| 15 Sep 06+328d | Kilbeggan | Athlone Inh Flat Race | 2/15 | 12 | 12-0 | — | 117C | Ms N Carberry | 4/9F |
| 2005 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 05 | Fairyhouse | Ward Union Hunt Inaugural INH Flat Race | 5/24 | 3½ | 11-11 | — | 103C | Ms N Carberry | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hard Scuffle won?
- Hard Scuffle (NZ) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Hard Scuffle?
- Hard Scuffle (NZ) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 9 April 2007.
- Who is Hard Scuffle's sire?
- Hard Scuffle (NZ) is by Cicerao (IRE) out of Bathurst Riot (NZ), whose sire is The Expatriate.
- What going does Hard Scuffle prefer?
- Hard Scuffle (NZ) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hard Scuffle's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 9 April 2007. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Hard Scuffle's sire's record?
- Cicerao (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 20 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.