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Horse profile

Hard To Credit (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Mar 2006) · Last trainer Paul Nolan · Last owner Tricounsel Syndicate
by Heron Island (IRE) out of Strange But True (IRE) (Heavenly Manna)
11 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Mar 2006 — 7,553 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2006 · 1st of 14 Won last time out Won at Downpatrick Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Hard To Credit (IRE) is 1 from 11. Won last time out at Downpatrick. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer).

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating97↓ 1lb off peak
97 96–98

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 108C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 1 Mar 2006 Official rating 97 at the last run, 1 Mar 2006

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 116C · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy4116C84—
Soft395C79—
Good2113C110.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6116C91.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4108C85—

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 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
Heron Island (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−11.20 from 1
Good to Firm1622314.2%+3—
Good8108310.2%−11 from 2
Good to Soft4745712%+0.80 from 1
Soft8479210.9%−0.30 from 3
Heavy5015811.6%+0.40 from 4
Standard (AW)13215.4%+4.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f18316.7%+5.5—
1m5f – 2m8859610.8%−0.40 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,00010710.7%−0.51 from 5
2m5f – 3m7478811.8%+0.6—
Over 3m1682112.5%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Strange But True (IRE) (Heavenly Manna)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lord Teapot (IRE)140——
True Dawn (IRE)20——
Kinard True (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% +5.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 1 100% +6.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford (RH) (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
John Cullen 6 0 0% −6.00
Robbie Moran 2 0 0% −2.00
G T Hutchinson 1 1 100% +6.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr A Fitzgerald 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 3 1 33% +4.00
2005 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 1 10% −3.00
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
2006 · 3 runs
01 Mar 06+10d Downpatrick Morning Star Belfast EBF Mares Novice Hurdle 2m2f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-0 97108C G T Hutchinson 6/1
19 Feb 06+28d Navan Finnegan & McGovern Furniture Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 2m · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 9/13 1½ 9-10 9680C Robbie Moran 14/1
22 Jan 06+182d Cork Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 2m · Heavy · 16 ran 9/16 2½ 11-12 9780C Robbie Moran 12/1
2005 · 8 runs
24 Jul 05+16d Wexford (RH) (IRE) John Harney Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 10 ran 7/10 25 11-0 9779C John Cullen 9/4F
08 Jul 05+17d Wexford County Wexford Publicans Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Firm · 15 ran 2/15 2 10-12 98— R Walsh 13/8F
21 Jun 05+21d Ballinrobe Poplar Linen Westport Mares Handicap Hurdle (74-116) 2m · Good · 14 ran 3/14 hd 10-12 96113C John Cullen 6/1
31 May 05+36d Ballinrobe Ballinrobe Tool & Plant Hire Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 2/15 6 10-12 —91C John Cullen 12/1
25 Apr 05+8d Sligo Harry's Bar Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 30 10-12 —70C John Cullen 5/2F
17 Apr 05+4d Listowel Island Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m · Heavy · 18 ran 2/18 4½ 10-13 —116C John Cullen 8/1
13 Apr 05+18d Fairyhouse Ashbourne Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m · Yielding To Soft · 25 ran 8/25 ¾ 11-6 —95C John Cullen 14/1
26 Mar 05 Down Royal Winning Post Cafe (Pro-am) INH Flat Race 2m · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 8 11-7 —88C Mr A Fitzgerald 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hard To Credit won?
Hard To Credit (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
Who trained Hard To Credit?
Hard To Credit (IRE) was trained by Paul Nolan on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 1 March 2006.
Who is Hard To Credit's sire?
Hard To Credit (IRE) is by Heron Island (IRE) out of Strange But True (IRE), whose sire is Heavenly Manna.
What is Hard To Credit's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 1 March 2006. The highest on record is 98.
What is Hard To Credit's sire's record?
Heron Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.
Who are Hard To Credit's siblings?
Out of Strange But True (IRE), Hard To Credit (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.