Skip to content
Horse profile

Hard Stare (GB)

6yo gelding · Trainer Anthony Honeyball · Owner Marmalade Matters
by Passing Glance (GB) out of Farewellatmidnight (GB) (Midnight Legend)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 150 days · 3rd of 8 Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Hard Stare is a maiden who has shown placed form twice from seven starts on turf. He has contested races over trips between 1m5f and 3m on good to soft, good and soft ground without success. His best effort came when third of eight in a Class 5 novices handicap hurdle at Ffos Las in May 2026, off an official rating of 86. The gelding is by Passing Glance out of a Midnight Legend mare.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 133 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ffos Las, 20 May 2026

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 133B · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good4124A1122 · 106 / 90.5
Good to Soft2133B96.52 · 133 / 96.5
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3124A782 · 78 / 76.5
2m5f – 3m2133B119.52 · 133 / 119.5
2m1f – 2m4f2118B891 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 20 May 2026 Official rating 86 at the last run, 20 May 2026

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 115A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good4115A104.52 · 101 / 96.5
Good to Soft2107A1062 · 107 / 106
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3115A952 · 95 / 93.5
2m5f – 3m2107A1042 · 107 / 104
2m1f – 2m4f2108B106.51 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 from 4 analysed runs

  • Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Passing Glance (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 3,531 runs since Jan 2008 (290 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 15.8% from 221. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.3% from 289. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 110. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.8% from 171.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13323.1%+10.7—
Good to Firm236208.5%−3.9—
Good1,31418514.1%+1.70 from 4
Good to Soft8179211.3%−1.10 from 2
Soft6418212.8%+0.40 from 1
Heavy2213515.8%+3.4—
Standard (AW)289217.3%−5.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2314.3%−8.1—
6f – 7f171158.8%−3.6—
1m – 1m1f2192310.5%−1.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2472510.1%−2.3—
1m5f – 2m1,33916512.3%−0.10 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f89712113.5%+1.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m5257113.5%+1.10 from 2
Over 3m1101715.5%+3.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Farewellatmidnight (GB) (Midnight Legend)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Cleatus Poolaw (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2½f–3m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cleatus Poolaw (GB)1312m2½f—
Hit The Frame (GB)1613m1f—
Go Go Geronimo (GB)70——
Roll A Dollar (GB)20——
Midnightinbresil (GB)60——
Midnight Tipple (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Godfrey 4 0 0% −4.00
Rex Dingle 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
20 May 26+72d Ffos Las Happy 1st Birthday Idris Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled off the pace early - urged into contention approaching 3 out then asked for effort before 2 out - blundered there and lost ground to finish third 3/8 6½ 11-11 86133B107A Ben Godfrey 10/3
09 Mar 26+60d Taunton DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Welcome Offer Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 8 ran Settled just behind pace early - hit front approaching 7th - overtaken 3 out - dropped away from there to finish well beaten 3/8 19 11-2 88106A101B Ben Godfrey 6/1
08 Jan 26+23d Taunton 3 February Sporting Clubs Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran Handy early - dropped away 4 out - well beaten from there and finished a distant seventh 7/9 5 11-8 —75C92C Ben Godfrey 25/1
16 Dec 25+39d Wincanton Racing Blogger Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15f · Soft · 18 ran Held in the pack early - dropped away after 3 out - finished well beaten in 10th 10/18 1 11-4 —78C95C Ben Godfrey 80/1
07 Nov 25+176d Fontwell V2 Radio Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Went wide early - sat handy behind the pace - dropped away and pressed for effort after 3 out then faded well held 12/14 16 11-4 —60C105C Rex Dingle 28/1
15 May 25+54d Fontwell Give Generously To The Snowdrop Trust Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17.5f · Good · 6 ran Went straight to front - lost the lead 6f from home - pushed along under pressure inside final 2f but unable to close on eventual winner and held for 3rd 3/6 1¾ 11-2 —118B108B Sam Twiston-Davies 6/4J
22 Mar 25 Newbury Goffs Hundred Grand Bumper (Open NH Flat Race) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran Set the pace early - lost front spot 3f out - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 9th 9/11 1½ 11-6 —124A115A Rex Dingle 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hard Stare (GB) won?
Hard Stare (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trains Hard Stare (GB)?
Hard Stare (GB) is trained by Anthony Honeyball, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 May 2026.
Who is Hard Stare (GB)'s sire?
Hard Stare (GB) is by Passing Glance (GB) out of Farewellatmidnight (GB), whose sire is Midnight Legend.
What is Hard Stare (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 20 May 2026. The highest on record is 88.
What is Hard Stare (GB)'s sire's record?
Passing Glance (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 3,531 runs since Jan 2008 (290 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.8% from 221. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.3% from 289. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 110. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.8% from 171.
Who are Hard Stare (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Farewellatmidnight (GB), Hard Stare (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Cleatus Poolaw (GB) (1). The wins came over 2m2½f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.