Harpers Frontier (IRE)
Harpers Frontier is a gelding by Sans Frontieres out of a Presenting mare who has shown little in four runs on turf. He failed to place on any of his three starts between May 2025 and Sep 2025, finishing 6 of 14 when held in the WTW Willis Maiden Hurdle at Kilbeggan in Sep 2025. The horse was unplaced at Kilbeggan twice, as well as at Downpatrick and Killarney. He raced over trips from 1m5f to 3m on good to soft, good and soft ground.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 39dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 78
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 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 4 analysed runs since May 2025
- Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,253 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 14.1% from 184.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +2.2 | — |
| Good | 419 | 40 | 9.5% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 260 | 21 | 8.1% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 364 | 23 | 6.3% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 184 | 26 | 14.1% | +5.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +31.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 400 | 30 | 7.5% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 480 | 39 | 8.1% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 318 | 35 | 11% | +2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 48 | 6 | 12.5% | +3.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Saddle Her Up (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m2f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Her Up (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 2m2f | — |
| Lisnacurra Star (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J H Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 25+53d | Kilbeggan | WTW Willis Maiden Hurdle Held up in midfield - unsettled over the obstacles with errors at the 1st 3rd and 5th - in modest sixth when another blunder two out - driven but unable to threaten the leaders - stayed on at the same rate to finish sixth | 6/14 | 4¾ | 11-12 | 78B | 97A | Jake Coen | 18/1 |
| 14 Jul 25+28d | Downpatrick | Plus 2 Print Remembering Tony Oakes MBE Maiden Hurdle Settled towards the back of the pack early - fumbled at the 3rd and 5th fences - dislodged rider at the 7th while in 4th | UR/7 | — | 11-4 | — | — | Danny Gilligan | 11/1 |
| 16 Jun 25+35d | Kilbeggan | Midlands National On 11th July (Pro/Am) Flat Race Held up towards the back - unable to build momentum from 3f out - always struggling - finished well beaten in 9th | 9/16 | nk | 11-7 | — | 63C | Mr J H Williamson | 16/1 |
| 12 May 25 | Killarney | Kelly Bros Maiden Hurdle Settled around midfield - hit 6th and again 3 out - pushed along entering straight but unable to close - beaten off before the finish and came home 9th | 9/15 | 7 | 11-4 | 69B | 96A | Sam Ewing | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Harpers Frontier won?
- Harpers Frontier (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2025.
- Who trained Harpers Frontier?
- Harpers Frontier (IRE) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 5 September 2025.
- Who is Harpers Frontier's sire?
- Harpers Frontier (IRE) is by Sans Frontieres (IRE) out of Daveoin (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What is Harpers Frontier's sire's record?
- Sans Frontieres (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,253 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 14.1% from 184.
- Who are Harpers Frontier's siblings?
- Out of Daveoin (IRE), Harpers Frontier (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Saddle Her Up (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m2f. As at Oct 2026.