Horse profile
Hardy Buck (IRE)
by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Peratus (IRE) (Mujadil)
27 runs · 21 courses · from Jul 2023
As at 29 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Exeter
Last run 21 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 8
Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile
Hardy Buck is a gelding who has won one of 27 starts, the success coming in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Exeter over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft in Dec 2025. He has raced on turf throughout and all his wins have come at Class 5. His last run, at Fontwell in Oct 2026, saw him finish third of eight when prominent in a Class 5 handicap chase off an official rating of 75, 22lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 27 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 29 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Win at Class 5
OR ↓ 22lb off peak
- 1–27Wins / Runs
- 3.7%Strike rate
- 6 (22.2%)Placed
- −18.50£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 0.55Fair A/E n=26 · 0.46 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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.
Official rating75↓ 22lb off peak
75
72–97
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 96
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 29 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 129B | 85 | 3 runs · 99 / 96 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 106B | 90 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 3 | 67A | 61 | 2 runs · 67 / 64 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 29 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 106B | 83 | 5 runs · 100 / 96 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 129B | 80 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 74B | 67.5 | 2 runs · 74 / 67.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 27 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 27 runs · as at 29 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 from 16 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Mid-division 5 (31%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 4 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 4 (25%) · 1 win
- Led 3 (19%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,268 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 30 | 2 | 6.7% | −3.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 643 | 73 | 11.4% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,673 | 150 | 9% | −0.9 | 0 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 1,041 | 110 | 10.6% | +0.7 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,253 | 124 | 9.9% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 453 | 51 | 11.3% | +1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,175 | 113 | 9.6% | −0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 98 | 8 | 8.2% | −1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 864 | 85 | 9.8% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 678 | 49 | 7.2% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,223 | 148 | 12.1% | +2.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,594 | 155 | 9.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,197 | 118 | 9.9% | 0 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 533 | 52 | 9.8% | −0.1 | 1 from 16 |
| Over 3m | 81 | 8 | 9.9% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Peratus (IRE) (Mujadil)
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Chasamax (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Kyrie Eleison (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasamax (IRE) | 28 | 3 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Kyrie Eleison (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 1m2f–2m | Grade 2 |
| Busalla (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Mirimar (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
| Andy Ru (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 17 | 1 | 6% | −8.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Downpatrick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fakenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 1 | 6% | −7.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Scott | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| James Turner | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tom Broughton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Paddy Hanlon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Harry Sexton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Bass | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Finian Maguire | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Fenelon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.50 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 14 | 1 | 7% | −5.50 |
| Chase | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 26+25d | Fontwell | tigerbet.co.uk Download Our App Handicap Steeple Chase Raced just behind the front pair - blundered 12th and lost ground - empty from 3 out - ran on late to dispute runner-up spot but finished third | 3/8 | nk | 10-3 | 75 | 61C | 86C | Freddie Mitchell | 14/1 |
| 26 Sep 26+35d | Market Rasen | Dine In Altior's Restaurant Handicap Steeple Chase Fought for control early - disputed front and jumped awkwardly before being overtaken 3 out - driven along and slipped to third 2 out - unable to close gap on run-in | 3/7 | 6 | 10-3 | 76 | 86A | 84A | Freddie Mitchell | 13/2 |
| 22 Aug 26+37d | Newton Abbot | Happy 80th Birthday John Lane Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Steeple Chase Took the initiative from the off - built up a commanding advantage of five lengths approaching the 4th - jumped untidily at the 7th and again 3 out - margin trimmed by the 11th - pushed along after 2 out - collared and touched down poorly at the last - plugged on without threatening the winner up the run-in | 2/6 | 7 | 10-2 | 74 | 74B | 99B | Luke Scott | 10/1 |
| 16 Jul 26+155d | Worcester | CopyBet Follow Us On X Handicap Hurdle Race towards the tail early - untidy at the 7th - driven 2 out and soon held | 6/6 | 8½ | 10-8 | 81 | 96B | 77B | Luke Scott | 22/1 |
| 11 Feb 26+20d | Hereford | Spa Motors Hereford Novices' Handicap Chase Sat close to the pace in fourth early - clipped the fence 12th - lost placing and driven 4 out - dropped away rapidly - eased and pulled up before 3 out | PU/5 | — | 10-8 | 74 | — | — | David Bass | 9/4J |
| 22 Jan 26+42d | Huntingdon | Pertemps Novices' Handicap Chase Set the pace early - pressed and given a squeeze before the last as rival went ahead - lost touch on the run-in and eased off the finish | 2/8 | 15 | 9-13 | 74 | 67A | 93B | Luke Scott | 7/2 |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 25+6d | Taunton | Jetset/Dave Criddle Travel Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - improved into contention approaching three out before fading two out - stayed on again after the last to finish seventh | 7/16 | ½ | 9-13 | 72 | 99B | 85A | Luke Scott | 3/1 |
| 05 Dec 25+48d | Exeter | JCB Tele-Handler Pony Racing Authority Graduates Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Held up towards the back - jumped untidily at the first - made progress on the wide outside approaching 3 out - took up the running before 2 out and drew right out on the run-in | 1/7 | 10-2 | 72 | 100A | 105A | Luke Scott | 15/2 | |
| 18 Oct 25+48d | Stratford | Jaxon Daiquiri's First Year Handicap Hurdle Settled just off the pace in the pack early - slipped backward through the field and given a push two out - lost all touch and eased down before the final fence | PU/8 | — | 10-4 | 75 | — | — | James Turner | 20/1 |
| 31 Aug 25+15d | Worcester | Neu-Servo Dioding To Race Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace in the pack - crept into contention after the 9th - dropped away before 3 out - eventually finished eighth | 8/11 | 11 | 10-7 | 79 | 87C | 70C | Tom Broughton | 9/1 |
| 16 Aug 25+73d | Market Rasen | PricedUp Pushes Handicap Chase Settled off the pace in 5th - dropped away approaching the final circuit - well beaten by the finish - came home last of all | 7/8 | 2¼ | 10-9 | 83 | — | 83C | James Turner | 7/1 |
| 04 Jun 25+18d | Warwick | Rainier Developments & Strategic Land Novices' Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - hampered at the opening fence - improved into contention before 4 out but couldn't land a blow late on | 5/9 | 2½ | 10-9 | 86 | 129B | 101A | Ciaran Gethings | 25/1 |
| 17 May 25+41d | Uttoxeter | Pump House 25th Anniversary Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace early - clipped a fence and unbalanced 5th - clumsy again 9th - moved up to third approaching 3 out - pushed along and slipped back before the following fence then faded out of contention | 6/6 | 19 | 11-2 | 91 | 91C | 87C | James Turner | 16/1 |
| 06 Apr 25+21d | Plumpton | Goodoaks Homecare You Can Rely On Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - lost touch three out - dropped away steadily from two out to finish well beaten | 5/8 | 13 | 11-7 | 95 | 85B | 95A | James Turner | 40/1 |
| 16 Mar 25+74d | Market Rasen | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Sent to the front early - drifted left over fences under pressure - lost the advantage into home turn and dropped away approaching 2 out - inherited second at the last but well held | 2/5 | 17 | 11-7 | 97 | 85C | 94C | James Turner | 11/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+10d | Fakenham | Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - pushed along before the 13th and lost ground before 2 out - well beaten by the last | 6/6 | 2¼ | 11-8 | 95 | 54A | 88B | Tom Broughton | 4/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 24+151d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap Hurdle Tracked pace early - hit front after 4 out - driven approaching 2 out then met last poorly and lost lead - unable to find more on the run to the line finishing second | 2/9 | 1¾ | 11-6 | 95 | 106B | 115A | Tom Broughton | 14/1 |
| 24 Jul 24+9d | Wexford | Treo Eile Handicap Chase (0-95) | PU/14 | — | 11-2 | 90 | — | — | Paddy Hanlon | 28/1 |
| 15 Jul 24+52d | Downpatrick | Margaret & Shaun Harte Welcome Sidharth & Rashmi Singh From The Marwari Horse Society Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 9/14 | 1¼ | 10-13 | 87 | 79B | 87A | Paddy Hanlon | 40/1 |
| 24 May 24+18d | Downpatrick | Dennison JCB Maiden Hunters Chase | F/9 | — | 12-0 | 90 | — | — | Mr Finian Maguire | 40/1 |
| 06 May 24+14d | Down Royal | C&C White Maiden Hunters Chase | 9/12 | 36 | 11-7 | — | 61C | 84C | Harry Sexton | 28/1 |
| 22 Apr 24+21d | Tramore | Gaultier Hunters Chase | 4/10 | nk | 11-0 | — | 79B | 96A | Harry Sexton | 100/1 |
| 01 Apr 24+184d | Cork | John Thomas McNamara Series Maiden Hunters Chase | 6/9 | 84 | 11-12 | — | 20C | 94C | Harry Sexton | 80/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Sep 23+33d | Gowran Park | Golf Memberships At Gowran Park Maiden Hurdle | 14/17 | 36 | 11-5 | — | -20C | 89C | Shane Fenelon | 150/1 |
| 28 Aug 23+20d | Downpatrick | Ulster Carpets Maiden Hurdle | 6/9 | 4 | 11-4 | — | 80C | 92C | Jody McGarvey | 150/1 |
| 08 Aug 23+30d | Roscommon | Railway Bar Maiden Hurdle | 16/16 | 14 | 11-12 | — | 80C | 91C | Jody McGarvey | 200/1 |
| 09 Jul 23 | Sligo | Durkin Bros. Electrical Flat Race | 12/12 | 8 | 11-7 | — | 25C | 93C | Paddy Hanlon | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hardy Buck won?
- Hardy Buck (IRE) won 1 of 27 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 3.7%. Placed 6 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trains Hardy Buck?
- Hardy Buck (IRE) is trained by Max Comley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 October 2026.
- Who is Hardy Buck's sire?
- Hardy Buck (IRE) is by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Peratus (IRE), whose sire is Mujadil.
- What going does Hardy Buck prefer?
- Hardy Buck (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 Hardy Buck's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 21 October 2026. The highest on record is 97.
- What is Hardy Buck's sire's record?
- Mount Nelson (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,268 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Hardy Buck's siblings?
- Out of Peratus (IRE), Hardy Buck (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Chasamax (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Kyrie Eleison (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Oct 2026.