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Horse profile

Hard Tackle (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2011) · Last trainer Jonjo O'Neill · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Milan (GB) out of Penguin (GB) (Arctic Lord)
9 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2010
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Dec 2011 — 5,437 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2011 · 8th of 9 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Hard Tackle (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 14 at Worcester (May 2011).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating105↓ 3lb off peak
105 100–108

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 102A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 17 May 2011 Official rating 105 at the last run, 8 Dec 2011

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 9 figures · best 124A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4104A91—
Good3124A102—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5102A95—
2m5f – 3m2124A102—
1m5f – 2m2104A94—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Milan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,858 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−5.7—
Good to Firm5536611.9%+0.6—
Good5,17064912.6%+1.30 from 3
Good to Soft3,29438611.7%+0.40 from 4
Soft5,03450210%−1.30 from 1
Heavy2,71630311.2%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)7322.7%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5835.2%−6.1—
1m5f – 2m3,85540110.4%−0.90 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f5,47859910.9%−0.40 from 5
2m5f – 3m5,80670012.1%+0.80 from 2
Over 3m1,64920512.4%+1.1—

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

Dam
Penguin (GB) (Arctic Lord)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Battlefront (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m3½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Battlefront (IRE)4032m–2m3½f—
Sunreal (IRE)20——
Arctic Fashion (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P McCoy 3 0 0% −3.00
Richie McLernon 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr A J Berry 2 0 0% −2.00
Maurice Linehan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 8 0 0% −8.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
NH Flat 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
2011 · 8 runs
08 Dec 11+21d Ludlow Ludlow Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 6 11-4 10580A Maurice Linehan 10/3
17 Nov 11+184d Hereford Best Odds Guaranteed At Victorchandler.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 49 11-7 10887C Mr A J Berry 4/1
17 May 11+9d Southwell Play Golf Before Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 1 10-11 100102A A P McCoy 9/5F
08 May 11+23d Worcester 2nd Skin Storage King Brachain Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 24f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 hd 11-2 100124A A P McCoy 14/1
15 Apr 11+26d Chepstow Sun Trade Windows Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 20 11-11 10294C Richie McLernon 20/1
20 Mar 11+26d Newton Abbot Rnli Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 10 11-0 —95A Richie McLernon 40/1
22 Feb 11+9d Taunton Aspen Waite Chartered Accountants 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 13 11-2 —84C A P McCoy 20/1
13 Feb 11+85d Exeter Molson Coors 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 18.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 8/14 31 11-1 —100C Richie McLernon 20/1
2010 · 1 run
20 Nov 10 Ascot Guy Salmon Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 8 10-11 —104A Mr A J Berry 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hard Tackle won?
Hard Tackle (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2010 and 2011. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Hard Tackle?
Hard Tackle (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 8 December 2011.
Who is Hard Tackle's sire?
Hard Tackle (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Penguin (GB), whose sire is Arctic Lord.
What is Hard Tackle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 8 December 2011. The highest on record is 108.
What is Hard Tackle's sire's record?
Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,858 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hard Tackle's siblings?
Out of Penguin (GB), Hard Tackle (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Battlefront (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2010. 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.