Hard To Swallow (IRE)
Hard To Swallow (IRE) is 1 from 16, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2011. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 12 on softer). Last raced off 110, 20lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–16Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 5 (31.3%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.47Fair A/E n=16 · 0.40 incl. margin
- 130Highest OR
- 120dAvg 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 8.8% of 1,506 runs since Jan 2008 (135 horses).
Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 12.5% from 176. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.8% from 520.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +5.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 111 | 8 | 7.2% | −1.6 | — |
| Good | 330 | 27 | 8.2% | −0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 198 | 20 | 10.1% | +1.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 449 | 39 | 8.7% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 409 | 37 | 9% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 285 | 18 | 6.3% | −2.5 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 520 | 30 | 5.8% | −3 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 524 | 62 | 11.8% | +3 | 0 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 176 | 22 | 12.5% | +3.7 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Truckers Darling (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m2½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Truckers Darling (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truckers Darling (IRE) | 15 | 3 | 2m3½f–3m½f | Class 4 |
| Nicat's Benefit (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 2m2½f | — |
| Ktelama (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Daughter Of Oscar (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Doyle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Alain Cawley | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jake Greenall | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killian Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Skelton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warren Marston | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 15 | 1 | 7% | −6.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Chase | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
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 To Swallow won?
- Hard To Swallow (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2011 and 2016, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 5 times in total (31.3% of starts).
- Who trained Hard To Swallow?
- Hard To Swallow (IRE) was trained by Tom Weston on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 27 February 2016.
- Who is Hard To Swallow's sire?
- Hard To Swallow (IRE) is by Snurge (IRE) out of Nicat's Daughter (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
- What going does Hard To Swallow prefer?
- Hard To Swallow (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hard To Swallow's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 27 February 2016. The highest on record is 130.
- What is Hard To Swallow's sire's record?
- Snurge (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 1,506 runs since Jan 2008 (135 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 12.5% from 176. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.8% from 520.
- Who are Hard To Swallow's siblings?
- Out of Nicat's Daughter (IRE), Hard To Swallow (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Truckers Darling (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Truckers Darling (IRE)). The wins came over 2m2½f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.