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Horse profile

Hard To Name (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2012) · Last trainer Alan Mactaggart · Last owner Mrs A H Mactaggart
by Beat All (USA) out of Hobbs Choice (GB) (Superpower)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Feb 2012 — 5,367 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2012 Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Hard To Name (GB) is yet to win from 10 starts. Last raced off 77, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating77↓ 16lb off peak
77 77–93

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 103C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 1 Nov 2009 Official rating 77 at the last run, 16 Feb 2012

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 4 figures · best 103C · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft2103C99—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m295A94—
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 10 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
Beat All (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7% of 2,513 runs since Jan 2008 (254 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.6% from 320. Weakest on heavy going: 3.6% from 192. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 12.5% from 120.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm17317.6%+10.6—
Good to Firm3203711.6%+4.60 from 1
Good849607.1%+0.10 from 3
Good to Soft413194.6%−2.4—
Soft446235.2%−1.80 from 4
Heavy19273.6%−3.40 from 2
Standard (AW)2762810.1%+3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2414.2%−2.8—
6f – 7f1852312.4%+5.4—
1m – 1m1f1201512.5%+5.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1091110.1%+3.1—
1m5f – 2m816344.2%−2.80 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f670446.6%−0.40 from 6
2m5f – 3m497408%+10 from 1
Over 3m9299.8%+2.8—

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
Hobbs Choice (GB) (Superpower)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Skenfrith (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 3m–3m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Skenfrith (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Skenfrith (GB)3253m–3m4½fClass 3
Overbury Present (GB)90——
Mr Cee (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 3 0 0% −3.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Harding 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr T Speke 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Campbell Gillies 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Mania 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Haynes 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 5 0 0% −5.00
2009 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 3 0 0% −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
2012 · 1 run
16 Feb 12+295d Musselburgh Eildon Hill Stables Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 20f · Good · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-5 77— Mr T Speke 80/1
2011 · 1 run
27 Apr 11+152d Perth Aberdeen Asset Management Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-0 77— Brian Hughes 100/1
2010 · 5 runs
26 Nov 10+18d Musselburgh Weatherbys Printing Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-1 80— Brian Harding 20/1
08 Nov 10+199d Carlisle Baines Wilson Llp Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran F/9 — 11-2 80— Brian Harding 100/1
23 Apr 10+33d Perth At The Races Is Free Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 9-13 88— Campbell Gillies 33/1
21 Mar 10+31d Carlisle X-factor Concert Here 25th July Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-12 93— Brian Harding 20/1
18 Feb 10+90d Kelso Kelso Members Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 ½ 10-13 9395A Ryan Mania 100/1
2009 · 3 runs
20 Nov 09+19d Kelso David Merry Farriers 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 7/12 20 11-0 —94C Graham Lee 100/1
01 Nov 09+195d Carlisle Edinburgh Woollen Mill Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 24 10-12 —103C Brian Harding 125/1
20 Apr 09 Hexham Durham C.c.c. Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 9/16 ½ 10-11 —93A Harry Haynes 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hard To Name won?
Hard To Name (GB) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2009 and 2012.
Who trained Hard To Name?
Hard To Name (GB) was trained by Alan Mactaggart on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 16 February 2012.
Who is Hard To Name's sire?
Hard To Name (GB) is by Beat All (USA) out of Hobbs Choice (GB), whose sire is Superpower.
What is Hard To Name's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 16 February 2012. The highest on record is 93.
What is Hard To Name's sire's record?
Beat All (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7% of 2,513 runs since Jan 2008 (254 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.6% from 320. Weakest on heavy going: 3.6% from 192. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 12.5% from 120.
Who are Hard To Name's siblings?
Out of Hobbs Choice (GB), Hard To Name (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Skenfrith (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Skenfrith (GB)). The wins came over 3m–3m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2009. 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.