Hard To Please (IRE)
Hard To Please (IRE) is 1 from 8. Hasn't won since Aug 2009.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Hard To Please (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinurita (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 2 (25%)Placed
- −4.25£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.35Fair A/E n=8 · 0.98 incl. margin
- 101Highest OR
- 55dAvg 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 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 62 | 13 | 21% | +10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,240 | 171 | 13.8% | +2.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 7,022 | 840 | 12% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 3,503 | 321 | 9.2% | −1.8 | — |
| Soft | 5,327 | 545 | 10.2% | −0.8 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 2,759 | 274 | 9.9% | −1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 136 | 33 | 24.3% | +13.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,727 | 517 | 10.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,696 | 722 | 10.8% | −0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6,537 | 742 | 11.4% | +0.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 2,018 | 210 | 10.4% | −0.6 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presenting Prince (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Miss Camp (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Coynes Cross (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lord Black (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listowel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Geraghty | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Sean McDermott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| B J Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Condon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr M J O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Jun 10+259d | Listowel | Listowel Writers Week Mares Hurdle | PU/10 | — | 11-7 | 100 | — | Barry Geraghty | 15/2 |
| 19 Sep 09+6d | Listowel | Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 12/18 | ½ | 11-7 | 101 | 107A | B J Cooper | 6/1 |
| 13 Sep 09+23d | Listowel | Low Low E.B.F Mares Handicap Hurdle (81-116) | 7/17 | 3½ | 11-1 | 101 | 108A | Barry Geraghty | 9/2F |
| 21 Aug 09+39d | Killarney | M.L. Lynch Civil Engineering Ltd. Maiden Hurdle | 1/14 | 10-13 | 101 | 118A | Barry Geraghty | 11/4 | |
| 13 Jul 09+29d | Killarney | Bourn Vincent Memorial Park/Killarney Racegoers Club Maiden Hurdle | 4/16 | ½ | 10-13 | — | 110A | Sean McDermott | 8/1 |
| 14 Jun 09+18d | Downpatrick | Mr Baileys Maiden Hurdle | 2/14 | 3 | 10-13 | — | 105A | Sean McDermott | 7/1 |
| 27 May 09+12d | Punchestown | Getcover.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle | 12/25 | 8 | 11-7 | — | 88A | Davy Condon | 40/1 |
| 15 May 09 | Cork | Scarteen Flat Race | 9/24 | 1 | 11-6 | — | 110A | Mr M J O'Connor | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hard To Please (IRE) won?
- Hard To Please (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2009 and 2010, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Hard To Please (IRE)?
- Hard To Please (IRE) was trained by Thomas Cooper on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 5 June 2010.
- Who is Hard To Please (IRE)'s sire?
- Hard To Please (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Peggybarry (IRE), whose sire is Montelimar.
- What going does Hard To Please (IRE) prefer?
- Hard To Please (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hard To Please (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 5 June 2010. The highest on record is 101.
- What is Hard To Please (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
- Who are Hard To Please (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Peggybarry (IRE), Hard To Please (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Hard To Please (IRE) produced winners?
- As a dam, Hard To Please (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.