How many races has Hardship (IRE) won?

Hardship (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2016.

Who trained Hardship (IRE)?

Hardship (IRE) was trained by Thomas Foley on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 18 December 2016.

Who is Hardship (IRE)'s sire?

Hardship (IRE) is by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Dicera (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.

What is Hardship (IRE)'s sire's record?

Vertical Speed (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.

Who are Hardship (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Dicera (IRE), Hardship (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Out The Glen (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Out The Glen (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Hardship (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Dec 2016) · Last trainer Thomas Foley · Last owner Mrs Catherine Redmond

by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Dicera (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

2 runs · 1 course · from Feb 2016

As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 18 Dec 2016 — 3,594 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Dec 2016 · 8th of 10

KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Feb 2016 and Dec 2016, the last of them as a 5yo mare. Finished 8 of 10 at Thurles last time. By Vertical Speed (FR), whose progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

0–2Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
0 (0%)Placed
−2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
297dAvg between runs

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87^A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Thurles, 25 Feb 2016

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 2 figures · best 87^A · median 81.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Soft	2	87^A	81.5	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	2	87^A	81.5	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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

Vertical Speed (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good to Firm	39	2	5.1%	−4	—
Good	211	13	6.2%	−2.9	—
Good to Soft	108	10	9.3%	+0.2	—
Soft	253	22	8.7%	−0.4	0 from 2
Heavy	139	21	15.1%	+6	—
Standard (AW)	34	3	8.8%	−0.3	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	1	0	0%	−9.1	—
1m – 1m1f	2	0	0%	−9.1	—
1m2f – 1m4f	91	9	9.9%	+0.8	—
1m5f – 2m	215	17	7.9%	−1.2	0 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f	266	26	9.8%	+0.7	—
2m5f – 3m	141	14	9.9%	+0.8	—
Over 3m	68	5	7.4%	−1.7	—

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

Dam

Dicera (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Out The Glen (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Out The Glen (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Out The Glen (IRE)	28	5	2m4f–3m1f	Class 4
Castle Field Boy (IRE)	20	3	2m4f–3m½f	—
Ceatharlach (IRE)	6	0	—	—
Daws Cross (IRE)	4	0	—	—

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
18 Dec 16+297d	Thurles	Curaheen (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Soft · 10 ran	8/10	49	11-0	30^C	76^C	Mr P T Foley	33/1
25 Feb 16	Thurles	Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Flat Race 16f · Soft · 13 ran	5/13	4	11-1	—	87^A	Mr P T Foley	33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hardship (IRE) won?: Hardship (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2016.
Who trained Hardship (IRE)?: Hardship (IRE) was trained by Thomas Foley on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 18 December 2016.
Who is Hardship (IRE)'s sire?: Hardship (IRE) is by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Dicera (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What is Hardship (IRE)'s sire's record?: Vertical Speed (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.
Who are Hardship (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Dicera (IRE), Hardship (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Out The Glen (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Out The Glen (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.