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Horse profile

Harsh But Fair (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2011) · Last trainer Michael Easterby · Last owner Aricabeau Syndicate Ii
by Sakhee (USA) out of Royal Distant (USA) (Distant View)
10 runs · 10 courses · from May 2010
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Aug 2011 — 5,567 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2011 · 11th of 16 Won at Market Rasen Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Harsh But Fair (GB) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2010. Last raced off a career-high mark of 45.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6 OR at career high
Official rating45At career-high mark
45 42–45

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 (flat) 53C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 2 Aug 2011 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 8 Aug 2011

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 112A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Sedgefield, 26 May 2010

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 55C · median 48.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good453C50—
Good to Soft247C44.5—
Good to Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m348A47—
1m2f – 1m4f355C53—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———
Jumps 2 figures · best 112A · median 110.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm2112A110.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Sakhee (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,981 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 611. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.2% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34411.8%+0.7—
Good to Firm6018113.5%+2.41 from 3
Good98612813%+1.90 from 4
Good to Soft4795611.7%+0.60 from 2
Soft611487.9%−3.2—
Heavy197178.6%−2.5—
Standard (AW)1,0731069.9%−1.20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f731115.1%+4—
6f – 7f5656912.2%+1.1—
1m – 1m1f7117710.8%−0.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,0681039.6%−1.50 from 3
1m5f – 2m1,00111411.4%+0.31 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f4115513.4%+2.30 from 2
2m5f – 3m139107.2%−3.9—
Over 3m1317.7%−3.4—

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
Royal Distant (USA) (Distant View)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Roycano (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Roycano (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Roycano (GB)1812m7½fClass 4
Royal Deal (GB)200——
Millymonkin (GB)100——
Ty Ty (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +0.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 7 1 14% −3.50
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +2.50
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% −0.50
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Sullivan 5 0 0% −5.00
Paddy Mathers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
D M Simmonson 1 0 0% −1.00
Jake Greenall 1 1 100% +2.50
Wilson Renwick 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 1 13% −4.50
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 5 0 0% −5.00
2010 5 1 20% −1.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00
NH Flat 2 1 50% +1.50

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
2011 · 5 runs
08 Aug 11+6d Thirsk Racing Again Next Monday - 15th August Handicap Class 6 · 2m · Good To Soft · 16 ran 11/16 1¼ 8-2 4547C James Sullivan 28/1
02 Aug 11+31d Catterick racinguk.com Classified Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 1m4f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 13 8-13 4253C James Sullivan 20/1
02 Jul 11+14d Carlisle Watch Racing UK On Sky 432 Maiden Handicap Class 6 · 2m1f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 hd 8-4 4551A Paddy Mathers 12/1
18 Jun 11+14d Redcar Kate Fearnley & Chic Hats Fashion Show Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 1m6f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 1¾ 8-7 4540A Tom Eaves 7/2F
04 Jun 11+254d Newcastle Rowntree's Sour Pastilles Handicap Class 6 · 2m · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 ¾ 8-4 4548A James Sullivan 9/2
2010 · 5 runs
23 Sep 10+3d Wolverhampton (AW) Free Betting With freebetting.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 12 9-3 —55C D M Simmonson 125/1
20 Sep 10+30d Hamilton Play Roulette At Totesport.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m1f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 10 9-5 —42C James Sullivan 33/1
21 Aug 10+48d Ripon Totepool Flexi Betting Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 15 ran 13/15 1¾ 9-8 —49C James Sullivan 16/1
04 Jul 10+39d Market Rasen Don Noble Your Local Bookmaker Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 10-5 —109A Jake Greenall 5/2
26 May 10 Sedgefield Buy TV Brackets At Ebay McGow123 Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 1¾ 11-0 —112A Wilson Renwick 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Harsh But Fair won?
Harsh But Fair (GB) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Harsh But Fair?
Harsh But Fair (GB) was trained by Michael Easterby on the most recent run on record, at Thirsk on 8 August 2011.
Who is Harsh But Fair's sire?
Harsh But Fair (GB) is by Sakhee (USA) out of Royal Distant (USA), whose sire is Distant View.
What going does Harsh But Fair prefer?
Harsh But Fair (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 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 Harsh But Fair's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 8 August 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Harsh But Fair's sire's record?
Sakhee (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,981 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 611. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.2% from 139.
Who are Harsh But Fair's siblings?
Out of Royal Distant (USA), Harsh But Fair (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Roycano (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Roycano (GB)). The wins came over 2m7½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2010. 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.