Hartford (IRE)
Hartford is a lightly raced gelding with one place from two starts on soft turf over 1m5f to 2m. He finished third of nine at Naas in Jan 2026 and was held when fourth of 18 at Punchestown in Apr 2026. By Blue Bresil whose progeny have won 415 of 3438 runs since Jan 2008. His dam has produced three winners from five runners including Handstands with six wins.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 109dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 89
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 89B | 80.5 | 2 runs · 89 / 80.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 89B | 80.5 | 2 runs · 89 / 80.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 3,518 runs since Sep 2013 (460 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 47 | 7 | 14.9% | +2.7 | — |
| Good | 909 | 102 | 11.2% | −1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 735 | 85 | 11.6% | −0.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,198 | 154 | 12.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 576 | 75 | 13% | +0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 52 | 5 | 9.6% | −2.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −6.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 68 | 5 | 7.4% | −4.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,249 | 166 | 13.3% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,495 | 173 | 11.6% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 568 | 71 | 12.5% | +0.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 91 | 10 | 11% | −1.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2013 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Handstands (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m½f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Handstands (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handstands (IRE) | 14 | 6 | 2m3½f–3m | Grade 1 |
| Kilconny Bridge (IRE) | 6 | 5 | 2m1½f–3m | Class 3 |
| Benny's Bridge (IRE) | 19 | 4 | 2m½f–2m1f | Class 2 |
| Dancing Fruits (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Not So Bad Lad (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 26+109d | Punchestown | Willie Coonan Memorial Flat Race Sat behind the front group - up to 7th at the halfway point - urged forward into 3rd turning in - hit the front a furlong out but couldn't assert - overtaken with fifty yards remaining and dropped back to finish fourth | 4/18 | nk | 11-10 | 89B | 134A | Mr H C Swan | 7/1 |
| 09 Jan 26 | Naas | Fifty Stars At Sunnyhill Stud (Pro/Am) Flat Race Held up towards the back - 6th at halfway - asked for effort with 2f left - 4th and unable to close over 1f out - into 3rd early in the final furlong and stayed on at the same rate to finish third | 3/9 | 4 | 11-10 | 72C | 125A | Mr H C Swan | 7/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hartford won?
- Hartford (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Hartford?
- Hartford (IRE) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 April 2026.
- Who is Hartford's sire?
- Hartford (IRE) is by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Wattle Bridge (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What is Hartford's sire's record?
- Blue Bresil (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 3,518 runs since Sep 2013 (460 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Hartford's siblings?
- Out of Wattle Bridge (IRE), Hartford (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Handstands (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Handstands (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m. As at Nov 2026.