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Horse profile

Hard To Catch (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2007) · Last trainer Mike Murphy · Last owner M Murphy
by Namaqualand (USA) out of Brook's Dilemma (GB) (Known Fact)
24 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jul 2007 — 7,042 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2007 · 8th of 12 Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile

Hard To Catch (IRE) is yet to win from 24 starts, though has placed 6 times. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Lingfield (AW) (Dec 2005). Last raced off 50, 26lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 24 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 26lb off peak
Official rating50↓ 26lb off peak
50 50–76

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 51C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bath, 21 May 2007 Official rating 50 at the last run, 17 Jul 2007

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 →

Flat 24 figures · best 80C · median 52
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1280C55—
Good to Firm760C40—
Good261C47—
Firm270C60.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1880C51.5—
Under 6f661C52—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 24 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
Namaqualand (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 241 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−11.60 from 2
Good to Firm65812.3%+0.70 from 7
Good6657.6%−40 from 2
Good to Soft2114.8%−6.80 from 1
Soft25832%+20.4—
Heavy8112.5%+0.9—
Standard (AW)5359.4%−2.20 from 12
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7228.6%+170 from 6
6f – 7f41614.6%+30 from 18
1m – 1m1f2800%−11.6—
1m2f – 1m4f4436.8%−4.8—
1m5f – 2m64812.5%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f33618.2%+6.6—
2m5f – 3m16212.5%+0.9—
Over 3m8112.5%+0.9—

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
Brook's Dilemma (GB) (Known Fact)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 12 0 0% −12.00
Good to Firm 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 12 0 0% −12.00
Class 6 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Windsor 4 0 0% −4.00
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Brighton 3 0 0% −3.00
Lingfield 2 0 0% −2.00
Bath 2 0 0% −2.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 18 0 0% −18.00
Under 6f 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Savage 6 0 0% −6.00
Laura Reynolds 5 0 0% −5.00
James Millman 2 0 0% −2.00
Saleem Golam 2 0 0% −2.00
Marc Halford 2 0 0% −2.00
Brett Doyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Catlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergus Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 13 0 0% −13.00
None 11 0 0% −11.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 7 0 0% −7.00
2005 14 0 0% −14.00

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
2007 · 3 runs
17 Jul 07+42d Kempton (AW) digibet.com Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 ¾ 9-4 5046C Liam Keniry 33/1
05 Jun 07+15d Lingfield Heatwave Live At lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 14/17 2½ 9-2 5434C Jim Crowley 66/1
21 May 07+349d Bath Grace Services Handicap Class 5 · 5.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 11/16 hd 8-11 5651C Chris Catlin 40/1
2006 · 7 runs
06 Jun 06+4d Windsor Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 12/14 ¾ 8-9 6026C James Millman 20/1
02 Jun 06+30d Wolverhampton (AW) Take Control With wbx.com Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 nk 9-7 6053C James Millman 25/1
03 May 06+1d Kempton (AW) Subscribe To Racing UK Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 1¼ 8-13 6341C Saleem Golam 25/1
02 May 06+87d Kempton (AW) RUK Evening Racing Call 08700 50 69 47 Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 shd 8-13 6349C Saleem Golam 16/1
04 Feb 06+7d Lingfield (AW) Tom Winters Lifetime In Racing Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 nk 8-10 6526C Laura Reynolds 20/1
28 Jan 06+25d Wolverhampton (AW) littlewoodspools.com Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 2½ 8-11 6554C Laura Reynolds 8/1
03 Jan 06+14d Lingfield (AW) Instant Win Games At Betdirect.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 1½ 8-7 6563C Laura Reynolds 10/1
2005 · 14 runs
20 Dec 05+10d Lingfield (AW) Betdirectcasino.com Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1¾ 8-6 6556C Laura Reynolds 14/1
10 Dec 05+78d Wolverhampton (AW) Betdirect On Snooker Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 1½ 8-8 6757C Laura Reynolds 14/1
23 Sep 05+28d Lingfield Acute Construction Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 17 ran 16/17 2½ 8-5 6733C Marc Halford 14/1
26 Aug 05+20d Bath cantorspreadfair.com Classified Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 8-13 6860C Mark Savage 4/1
06 Aug 05+4d Lingfield (AW) Betfredpoker.com Handicap (AW) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 nk 8-12 6580C Mark Savage 10/1
02 Aug 05+13d Brighton Toteexacta Brighton Dash Handicap Class 4 · 5.5f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 hd 8-9 6861C Shane Kelly 9/1
20 Jul 05+8d Lingfield (AW) Duncan Flatt Handicap (AW) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 8-11 6557C Mark Savage 6/1
12 Jul 05+3d Brighton Betfred Sprint Series Handicap (Qualifier) Class 5 · 6f · Firm · 11 ran 6/11 ¾ 9-4 6970C Brett Doyle 12/1
09 Jul 05+26d Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 9-5 6680C Brett Doyle 16/1
13 Jun 05+6d Windsor Premier Oil Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 11/14 2 8-12 7233C Mark Savage 33/1
07 Jun 05+11d Salisbury Rodney Boult Betfair "Lifetime In Racing" Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 7/19 nk 9-8 7256C Fergus Sweeney 33/1
27 May 05+4d Brighton Skybet Press Red To Bet On ATR Handicap Class 4 · 5.5f · Firm · 11 ran 7/11 nk 8-6 7451C Marc Halford 7/1
23 May 05+28d Windsor Animal Health Trust Fights Grass Sickness Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 11/16 1¾ 8-10 7540C Mark Savage 25/1
25 Apr 05 Windsor Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 15/15 nk 8-9 7634C Mark Savage 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hard To Catch won?
Hard To Catch (IRE) has yet to win, from 24 archived starts between 2005 and 2007. Placed 6 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Hard To Catch?
Hard To Catch (IRE) was trained by Mike Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 17 July 2007.
Who is Hard To Catch's sire?
Hard To Catch (IRE) is by Namaqualand (USA) out of Brook's Dilemma (GB), whose sire is Known Fact.
What is Hard To Catch's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 17 July 2007. The highest on record is 76.
What is Hard To Catch's sire's record?
Namaqualand (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 241 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.