Hard Talk (FR)
Hard Talk (FR) is 2 from 28. Hasn't won since Sep 2022.
- 2–28Wins / Runs
- 7.1%Strike rate
- 9 (32.1%)Placed
- −16.90£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 0.88Fair A/E n=28 · 0.74 incl. margin
- 84dAvg 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 12.6% of 990 runs since Jan 2008 (100 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 18.8% from 128. Weakest on soft going: 7.7% from 130. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.8% from 264. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.9% from 189.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 128 | 24 | 18.8% | +6.2 | — |
| Good | 214 | 21 | 9.8% | −2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 134 | 19 | 14.2% | +1.6 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 130 | 10 | 7.7% | −4.9 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 47 | 4 | 8.5% | −4.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 335 | 47 | 14% | +1.4 | 1 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 173 | 19 | 11% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 264 | 47 | 17.8% | +5.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 288 | 39 | 13.5% | +0.9 | 0 from 20 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 189 | 15 | 7.9% | −4.7 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 61 | 5 | 8.2% | −4.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
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 Iceberg (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Halla Dubai (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceberg (IRE) | 18 | 3 | 7f–1m1½f | — |
| Halla Dubai (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Lissadell (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Drury Lane (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Cross Ice (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Cape Ice (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.40 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.60 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −20.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 2 | 29% | +4.10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Piccone | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.40 |
| Maxime Guyon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Clement Lecoeuvre | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alexis Pouchin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Augustin Madamet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sibylle Vogt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Kevin Braye | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thomas Trullier | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Antoine Coutier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Antoine Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gregory Benoist | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 22 | 2 | 9% | −10.90 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.60 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2016 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Hard Talk (FR) won?
- Hard Talk (FR) won 2 of 28 archived starts between 2016 and 2022, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 9 times in total (32.1% of starts).
- Who trained Hard Talk (FR)?
- Hard Talk (FR) was trained by Mme Conny Whitfield on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 30 November 2022.
- Who is Hard Talk (FR)'s sire?
- Hard Talk (FR) is by Redoute's Choice (AUS) out of Soft Ice (IRE), whose sire is Kingmambo.
- What going does Hard Talk (FR) prefer?
- Hard Talk (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hard Talk (FR)'s sire's record?
- Redoute's Choice (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 990 runs since Jan 2008 (100 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.8% from 128. Weakest on soft going: 7.7% from 130. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.8% from 264. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.9% from 189.
- Who are Hard Talk (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Soft Ice (IRE), Hard Talk (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Iceberg (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Halla Dubai (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.