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Horse profile

Hardy Fella (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2007) · Last trainer John Long · Last owner Mrs A Long
by Rakaposhi King (GB) out of Swallowfield (GB) (Wattlefield)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Nov 2007 — 6,927 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2007
KTB Profile

Hardy Fella (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 17 at Gowran Park (Apr 2005).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 84C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 18 Aug 2006 Official rating 86 at the last run, 7 Oct 2006

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 111C · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Firm1———
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4111C69.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 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
Rakaposhi King (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 561 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 5.9% from 118.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−8.90 from 1
Good to Firm74912.2%+3.30 from 2
Good1842111.4%+2.50 from 1
Good to Soft11276.3%−2.60 from 1
Soft11875.9%−30 from 1
Heavy6968.7%−0.20 from 2
Standard (AW)100%−8.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f300%−8.9—
1m5f – 2m1391410.1%+1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f194178.8%−0.10 from 5
2m5f – 3m175126.9%−20 from 3
Over 3m50714%+5.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Swallowfield (GB) (Wattlefield)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Rainbow Man (GB)100——
Silverdales (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
G Cotter 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr C McSweeney 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Ferris 1 0 0% −1.00
D P Fahy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Derek O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M C Flannery 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 1 run
17 Nov 07+406d Punchestown (IRE) Event Power Risk Of Thunder Chase (Cross Country) 3m · Good To Yielding · 13 ran F/13 — 10-11 —— Mr C McSweeney 33/1
2006 · 5 runs
07 Oct 06+50d Hexham Metrocentre Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 24 9-13 8657C A E Lynch 14/1
18 Aug 06+27d Tramore Ernst & Young Handicap Chase (0-95) 2m6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 8/15 nk 11-4 8184C G Cotter 20/1
22 Jul 06+47d Tipperary Davin Arms Racing Club Beginners Chase 2m4f · Firm · 13 ran 6/13 1½ 11-12 8153C G Cotter 33/1
05 Jun 06+22d Listowel Gurtinard Beginners Chase 2m3f · Good To Firm · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-7 —— Martin Ferris 20/1
14 May 06+136d Limerick Patrickswell Hunters Chase 2m4f · Yielding · 16 ran 7/16 30 10-11 —82C D P Fahy 25/1
2005 · 2 runs
29 Dec 05+267d Limerick Moscow Society Maiden Hunters Chase 2m6f · Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-11 —— Mr Derek O'Connor 9/1
06 Apr 05 Gowran Park Old Vic (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Heavy · 17 ran 2/17 3½ 11-5 —111C Mr M C Flannery 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hardy Fella won?
Hardy Fella (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2005 and 2007. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Hardy Fella?
Hardy Fella (GB) was trained by John Long on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown (IRE) on 17 November 2007.
Who is Hardy Fella's sire?
Hardy Fella (GB) is by Rakaposhi King (GB) out of Swallowfield (GB), whose sire is Wattlefield.
What is Hardy Fella's official rating?
Hardy Fella (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 86.
What is Hardy Fella's sire's record?
Rakaposhi King (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 561 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 5.9% from 118.
Who are Hardy Fella's siblings?
Out of Swallowfield (GB), Hardy Fella (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.