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Horse profile

Hardness (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2018) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner Andy Tilley
by Makfi (GB) out of Hideaway (FR) (Cape Cross)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2015
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jun 2018 — 3,053 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2018 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Hardness (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts. Last raced off 92, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Taunton, 25 Apr 2018

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was.

Jumps 3 figures · best 90B · median 44
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good1———
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m390B44—

Of 7 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 10 Feb 2018 Official rating 92 at the last run, 4 Jun 2018

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.

Jumps 5 figures · best 93C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft289C86—
Heavy293C90—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m593C87—

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,827 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+3—
Good to Firm3454513%+1.7—
Good7849712.4%+1.10 from 3
Good to Soft5636311.2%−0.1—
Soft683649.4%−1.90 from 2
Heavy2914013.7%+2.40 from 2
Standard (AW)1,15412310.7%−0.60 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f56712.5%+1.2—
6f – 7f88210211.6%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f1,13912210.7%−0.60 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,11013612.3%+1—
1m5f – 2m4284510.5%−0.80 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f141128.5%−2.8—
2m5f – 3m61914.8%+3.50 from 2
Over 3m1000%−11.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Hideaway (FR) (Cape Cross)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Long Live The King (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m2½f–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Dexter (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Long Live The King (IRE)821m4½f–1m6f—
Dexter (FR)3012m1½fClass 5
Mon Ami Marc (IRE)311m2½f—
Ma Joie (IRE)10——
Hailstorm (GB)30——
Hide The Key (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 3 0 0% −3.00
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Stefan Kirwan 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Johnson 2 0 0% −2.00
Mme Laura Grosso 1 0 0% −1.00
Thierry Thulliez 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 6 0 0% −6.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
04 Jun 18+25d Newton Abbot Attheraces Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-4 92—— Tom O'Brien 12/1
10 May 18+15d Wincanton Frys Electrical Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-6 96—— Mr Stefan Kirwan 40/1
25 Apr 18+48d Taunton Bet At racinguk.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 1¼ 11-5 10090B86A Mr Stefan Kirwan 28/1
08 Mar 18+26d Wincanton Smarkets Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 shd 10-8 ——83C Mr Stefan Kirwan 50/1
10 Feb 18+9d Newbury Read Paul Nicholls Exclusively At Betfair Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 19 11-2 —44C89C Richard Johnson 66/1
01 Feb 18+71d Wincanton Carling Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 7/12 15 11-2 ——93C Tom O'Brien 25/1
22 Nov 17+689d Chepstow Angela Nettlefold Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 8/13 8 10-12 —44C87C Richard Johnson 11/2
03 Jan 16+17d Deauville (FR) Prix de Bellouet (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 5/16 1½ 8-8 ——— Mme Laura Grosso 107/10
17 Dec 15 Deauville (FR) Prix du Grand Chesnaie (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 10/16 1½ 9-2 ——— Thierry Thulliez 68/10

Quick answers

How many races has Hardness (IRE) won?
Hardness (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2015 and 2018.
Who trained Hardness (IRE)?
Hardness (IRE) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 4 June 2018.
Who is Hardness (IRE)'s sire?
Hardness (IRE) is by Makfi (GB) out of Hideaway (FR), whose sire is Cape Cross.
What is Hardness (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 4 June 2018. The highest on record is 100.
What is Hardness (IRE)'s sire's record?
Makfi (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,827 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hardness (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Hideaway (FR), Hardness (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Long Live The King (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Dexter (FR)). The wins came over 1m2½f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2015. 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.