Hard Winter (IRE)
Hard Winter (IRE) is 1 from 11. Hasn't won since Feb 2005. Last raced off 102, 9lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–11Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- −6.50£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.98Fair A/E n=11 · 0.69 incl. margin
- 111Highest OR
- 37dAvg 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 5.5% of 795 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 12% from 117. Weakest on heavy going: 1.4% from 147.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 117 | 14 | 12% | +6.5 | — |
| Good | 224 | 12 | 5.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 97 | 5 | 5.2% | −0.3 | — |
| Soft | 191 | 10 | 5.2% | −0.3 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 147 | 2 | 1.4% | −4.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −5.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 128 | 4 | 3.1% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 323 | 16 | 5% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 272 | 21 | 7.7% | +2.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 72 | 3 | 4.2% | −1.3 | 0 from 4 |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Saar (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P W Flood | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Roger Loughran | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Niki O'Shea | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| D J Casey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 06+14d | Punchestown | A Space Cabins Grand National Trial Handicap Chase | PU/17 | — | 10-1 | 102 | — | D J Casey | 16/1 |
| 22 Jan 06+21d | Fairyhouse | Dunshaughlin Handicap Chase (0-116) | 4/10 | 11 | 11-7 | 103 | 62C | P W Flood | 9/2 |
| 01 Jan 06+31d | Fairyhouse | Dunboyne Handicap Chase (0-123) | 3/10 | 12 | 10-5 | 103 | 105C | Roger Loughran | 20/1 |
| 2005 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 05+11d | Thurles | Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-116) | PU/16 | — | 11-3 | 106 | — | Niki O'Shea | 10/1 |
| 20 Nov 05+202d | Punchestown | Event Centre Handicap Chase (0-109) | 9/16 | 20 | 11-7 | 108 | — | Niki O'Shea | 12/1 |
| 02 May 05+4d | Down Royal | Daily Mirror Handicap Chase (0-123) | 6/12 | 8 | 11-5 | 110 | 98C | Roger Loughran | 11/2 |
| 28 Apr 05+31d | Punchestown | Tattersalls (Ire) Ltd. Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-145) | 6/21 | 2 | 9-10 | 110 | 94C | P W Flood | 14/1 |
| 28 Mar 05+23d | Fairyhouse | Hunky Dorys Novice Handicap Chase (0-116) | 3/11 | 5 | 11-8 | 110 | 94C | P W Flood | 10/1 |
| 05 Mar 05+9d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase Final | 6/13 | 1½ | 10-9 | 111 | 93C | P W Flood | 6/1 |
| 24 Feb 05+26d | Thurles | Devil's Bit Beginners Chase | 1/16 | 11-9 | — | 120C | P W Flood | 7/2 | |
| 29 Jan 05 | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase | 3/16 | nk | 11-9 | — | 114C | P W Flood | 9/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hard Winter won?
- Hard Winter (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trained Hard Winter?
- Hard Winter (IRE) was trained by D T Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 5 February 2006.
- Who is Hard Winter's sire?
- Hard Winter (IRE) is by Arctic Lord (IRE) out of Lucycello (GB), whose sire is Monksfield.
- What going does Hard Winter prefer?
- Hard Winter (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hard Winter's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 5 February 2006. The highest on record is 111.
- What is Hard Winter's sire's record?
- Arctic Lord (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.5% of 795 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12% from 117. Weakest on heavy going: 1.4% from 147.
- Who are Hard Winter's siblings?
- Out of Lucycello (GB), Hard Winter (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.