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Horse profile

Hardy Fella (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2025) · Last trainer Emma Lavelle · Last owner Bonita Racing Club
by Libertarian (GB) out of Combustible Spirit (IRE) (Mr Combustible)
22 runs · 14 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Feb 2025 — 627 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2025 4 wins · Market Rasen, Fontwell & Ludlow Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Hardy Fella won four of 22 starts on turf between Oct 2021 and Feb 2025. All four wins came in handicaps or a bumper at Class 4 or 5, two of them over 2m5f to 3m on good to soft and one over 2m1f to 2m4f on heavy. He gained his last success at Market Rasen in Feb 2025 in the Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 112. Aged 8 at his last run in Feb 2025 he finished off an official rating of 117 at Ascot.

Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating117↓ 8lb off peak
117 110–125

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wincanton, 16 Jan 2025

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 15 figures · best 147B · median 124
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft8147B127.5—
Good4137C114—
Soft2101A86.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m8137C130.5—
2m1f – 2m4f5147B101—
1m5f – 2m288B80—

Of 22 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 22 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 135B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 4 Feb 2025 Official rating 117 at the last jumps run, 15 Feb 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 74B the best of the last 1 rated run · Fairyhouse, 9 Oct 2021

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 16 figures · best 148A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft9148A120—
Good4125B121—
Soft2129A125—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m9148A119—
2m1f – 2m4f5143B121—
1m5f – 2m2129A126—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 22 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 22 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 from 6 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Led 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (33%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Libertarian (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 558 runs since Nov 2020 (74 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm500%−7.5—
Good180168.9%+1.40 from 8
Good to Soft116108.6%+1.13 from 9
Soft18394.9%−2.60 from 4
Heavy6269.7%+2.21 from 1
Standard (AW)1218.3%+0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−7.5—
1m – 1m1f5120%+12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f9111.1%+3.6—
1m5f – 2m153117.2%−0.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f243208.2%+0.72 from 7
2m5f – 3m12797.1%−0.42 from 12
Over 3m1900%−7.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Nov 2020 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Combustible Spirit (IRE) (Mr Combustible)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 9 3 33% +2.25
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 12 3 25% −0.50
Class 3 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +0.75
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 5 1 20% −1.00
Fontwell 3 2 67% +2.75
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +3.50
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 12 2 17% −3.50
2m1f – 2m4f 7 2 29% −1.25
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Bellamy 12 2 17% −5.00
Ben Jones 2 1 50% +2.50
Tom Cannon 2 1 50% +0.75
Harry Cobden 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Cameron Johnstone-Baker 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Anderson 1 0 0% −1.00
A P Heskin 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr T Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 18 3 17% −8.25
Visor 4 1 25% +0.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 1 33% +1.50
2024 7 0 0% −7.00
2023 6 2 33% +1.00
2022 4 1 25% −1.25
2021 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 2 17% −3.50
Chase 6 1 17% −3.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% −0.25
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 3 runs
15 Feb 25+11d Ascot Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Qualifier) Class 3 · 2m7½f · Good · 17 ran Went straight to front - scrappy over the 7th and lost the advantage - soon called it a day PU/17 — 11-6 117—— Harry Cobden 8/1
04 Feb 25+19d Market Rasen Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled just behind the front pair - jumped awkwardly in 2nd - hit the front after the 5th - lost that spot before the following fence - error at the 9th - back in command before 2 out - opened up a healthy advantage - edged back in on the run-in but found more to score 1/7 11-6 112124A135B Ben Jones 7/2
16 Jan 25+35d Wincanton Thank You White Horse Hinton Team Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held the front early - driven out approaching the home bend then eased clear before losing the advantage close to the last - stayed on to the line for second 2/11 ¾ 10-8 110128A118B Jonathan Burke 18/1
2024 · 7 runs
12 Dec 24+35d Warwick Out The Daw Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up in midfield on the rail - shaken up before 3 out but unable to close - well held at the finish 5/11 8½ 11-6 112127A114A Ben Jones 40/1
07 Nov 24+28d Ludlow Michael Oliver Memorial Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 10 ran Settled in the pack - driven to keep up before fading off the home bend - well held at the finish 9/10 17 11-4 114137C97C Cameron Johnstone-Baker 10/1
10 Oct 24+43d Exeter Haldon Hill Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Good · 8 ran Held a forward spot early - slipped back through the pack before halfway - closed on the front group from 3 out - pushed along after 2 out then faded after the last 5/8 4¼ 11-10 11693A119A Joe Anderson 16/1
28 Aug 24+131d Worcester PJ Nicholls KGM Korea Genuinely Made Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 11 ran Set the pace early - lost the advantage by the 2nd and dropped away from the 7th under urging - eased out of contention before 3 out PU/11 — 12-0 120—— Tom Bellamy 15/2
19 Apr 24+50d Fontwell Follow Us On X At yeeehaaabet Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 12-1 121—— Tom Bellamy 7/2
29 Feb 24+31d Ludlow Forbra Gold Cup (Sponsored By Flowfit) Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m · Soft · 5 ran PU/5 — 11-8 122—— Tom Bellamy 11/4J
29 Jan 24+42d Hereford Read Harry Cobden's Blog At PlanetSportBet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 7½ 11-2 124—119B Tom Bellamy 9/2
2023 · 6 runs
18 Dec 23+29d Plumpton Harry Philips Birthday Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 1¾ 12-0 12592A120A Tom Bellamy 5/1
19 Nov 23+24d Fontwell John Rogerson Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 12-0 120114A143B Tom Bellamy 2/1J
26 Oct 23+183d Ludlow Richard Perkins Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 3m · Good To Soft · 5 ran 4/5 2½ 10-13 12372C112B Tom Bellamy 15/8F
26 Apr 23+23d Ludlow Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-10 114135A148A Tom Bellamy 3/1
03 Apr 23+33d Ludlow Weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 9½ 11-10 114133A129B Tom Bellamy 9/4F
01 Mar 23+106d Wincanton 40th Birthday Of The British Racing School Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 2¼ 11-2 —135C125B Tom Bellamy 4/1
2022 · 4 runs
15 Nov 22+19d Lingfield Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-4 ——— Tom Bellamy 10/3
27 Oct 22+236d Worcester FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 14 11-4 —101A121A Tom Bellamy 7/2
05 Mar 22+34d Newbury Visit Irish Store Sales With ITM Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m½f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 6 11-10 —72A129A Tom Cannon 13/2
30 Jan 22+77d Fontwell Cazoo Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-2 —147B129B Tom Cannon 7/4F
2021 · 2 runs
14 Nov 21+36d Cheltenham High Sheriff Of Gloucestershire Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 1 11-0 —88B123A A P Heskin 28/1
09 Oct 21 Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Flat Race 2m · Good · 8 ran 2/8 5½ 11-11 ——74B Mr T Hamilton 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hardy Fella won?
Hardy Fella (IRE) won 4 of 22 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 10 times in total (45.5% of starts).
Who trained Hardy Fella?
Hardy Fella (IRE) was trained by Emma Lavelle on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 15 February 2025.
Who is Hardy Fella's sire?
Hardy Fella (IRE) is by Libertarian (GB) out of Combustible Spirit (IRE), whose sire is Mr Combustible.
What going does Hardy Fella prefer?
Hardy Fella (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 9 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Hardy Fella's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 15 February 2025. The highest on record is 125.
What is Hardy Fella's sire's record?
Libertarian (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 558 runs since Nov 2020 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from October 2021. 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.