Hardy's Hero (GB)
Hardy's Hero is 2 from 11 with both wins at 6f-7f on good or good to firm. He won a Class 4 maiden at Haydock in Aug 2025 and a Class 3 novice at Carlisle the following month, each on his first visit to the track. The gelding, by New Bay out of an Iffraaj mare, has raced eight times since his last success. He finished 12 of 14 at Newmarket in Sep 2026 when last seen off an official rating of 80.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- −2.38£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.83Fair A/E n=11 · 0.72 incl. margin
- 82Highest 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 91
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 113C | 87 | 4 runs · 113 / 88.5 |
| Good | 4 | 77A | 71 | 2 runs · 72 / 70.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 113C | 77 | 7 runs · 113 / 87 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 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 11 analysed runs since Jun 2025
- Prominent 4 (36%) · 1 win
- Held up 4 (36%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (18%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (9%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 3,959 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −14.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 586 | 92 | 15.7% | +1.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 994 | 140 | 14.1% | −0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 466 | 69 | 14.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 617 | 79 | 12.8% | −1.5 | — |
| Heavy | 179 | 27 | 15.1% | +0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,109 | 161 | 14.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 102 | 11 | 10.8% | −3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,178 | 182 | 15.4% | +1.1 | 2 from 11 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,264 | 164 | 13% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,087 | 164 | 15.1% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 270 | 40 | 14.8% | +0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 53 | 7 | 13.2% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −14.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Improvista (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m1½f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Moon Sniper (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improvista (GB) | 8 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
| Moon Sniper (GB) | 19 | 1 | 1m4½f | Class 5 |
| Artsvelt (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket (July) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Marquand | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.62 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 2 | 20% | −1.38 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.62 |
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 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Sep 26+17d | Newmarket | Turners Handicap Stakes Settled up with the pace on the near flank - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost ground inside the final furlong to finish well held | 12/14 | ½ | 9-11 | 80 | 72C | 73A | Hector Crouch | 8/1 |
| 02 Sep 26+32d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling Handicap Stakes Held up towards back - shifted course right approaching final furlong - no impact on finish - beaten 1¾L in 7th | 7/7 | nk | 9-5 | 81 | 91A | 77A | Cieren Fallon | 5/1 |
| 01 Aug 26+9d | Newmarket (July) | Racing TV Handicap Stakes Held a forward position early - moved into second before the halfway point - lost pace and faded rapidly inside the final furlong slipping to last | 6/6 | 4 | 9-5 | 81 | 44C | 53C | Cieren Fallon | 100/30 |
| 23 Jul 26+27d | Yarmouth | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Stakes shared the front early before being overtaken over 3f out - was pushed along and went back in front 1f out - stayed on fighting off pressure from two rivals through the final furlong - was overtaken close to the line and narrowly beaten | 2/4 | shd | 9-4 | 81 | 90C | 76B | Tom Marquand | 10/11F |
| 26 Jun 26+48d | Newmarket | Boodles Handicap Set the pace early - urged on with over two furlongs left - driven inside the final furlong - overtaken close home despite a determined battle to the line - narrowly denied | 2/3 | hd | 9-4 | 81 | 113C | 88C | Tom Marquand | 6/4F |
| 09 May 26+25d | Lingfield | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Settled at the back early - began closing steadily from two out and drifted left when pushed to press the leaders inside the final furlong - kept going at an unchanged effort to finish third | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-10 | 81 | 87A | 89A | Tom Marquand | 5/4F |
| 14 Apr 26+207d | Newmarket | AR Legal Collections Handicap Settled close to the pace early - moved up on the front group approaching 2f out - driven out inside final furlong - edged into second right on the line | 2/13 | nk | 9-9 | 80 | 69C | 91A | Tom Marquand | 11/2 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Sep 25+18d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Nursery (Str) Held up towards the back - driven with over 2f left - unable to close - finished 5th beaten 8 lengths | 5/10 | 1½ | 9-6 | 82 | 89A | 86A | Tom Marquand | 15/2 |
| 01 Sep 25+22d | Carlisle | PricedUp EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled off the pace early - pushed along with two furlongs left - made progress inside the final furlong - kept going strongly to nose in front late and score | 1/10 | 9-7 | — | 77A | 80A | Cieren Fallon | 13/8F | |
| 10 Aug 25+59d | Haydock | Sky Bet Proud To Support RoR Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Sat just behind the front pack - pushed along and made ground over 2f out - closing in with a furlong left - driven to the front inside the last - drew away comfortably for the win | 1/8 | 9-7 | — | 71A | 86A | Cieren Fallon | 5/1 | |
| 12 Jun 25 | Newbury | Local IQ EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Sluggish start - raw and stayed towards the back throughout - dropped away in final 2f | 7/8 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 70A | 62A | Tom Marquand | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hardy's Hero won?
- Hardy's Hero (GB) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trains Hardy's Hero?
- Hardy's Hero (GB) is trained by William Haggas, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 September 2026.
- Who is Hardy's Hero's sire?
- Hardy's Hero (GB) is by New Bay (GB) out of Improve (IRE), whose sire is Iffraaj.
- What going does Hardy's Hero prefer?
- Hardy's Hero (GB) has the best record on good 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's Hero's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 19 September 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Hardy's Hero's sire's record?
- New Bay (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 3,959 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
- Who are Hardy's Hero's siblings?
- Out of Improve (IRE), Hardy's Hero (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Improvista (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Moon Sniper (GB)). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.