Hasten Slowly (IRE)
Hasten Slowly is a mare with seven wins from 48 starts, including three over 1m5f – 2m on turf. All her wins have come on good or quicker ground, with two at Tramore. She won the Bluegrass Horse Feeds Handicap Hurdle at Tramore in Aug 2025 off an official rating of 118. Her last run, at Downpatrick in Jun 2026, was eighth of 12 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle off 116, with headgear returning.
- 7–48Wins / Runs
- 14.6%Strike rate
- 15 (31.3%)Placed
- +38.00£1 level staken=48 at SP
- 1.98Fair A/E n=48 · 1.61 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 31dAvg 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 110
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 107C | 92 | 2 runs · 107 / 95 |
| Good | 5 | 110A | 108 | 2 runs · 110 / 109 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 110A | 99 | 3 runs · 110 / 108 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 109B | 100.5 | 1 run · — |
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 110B | 87 | 3 runs · 94 / 80 |
| Good | 9 | 105C | 83 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 105C | 74 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 48A | 25.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 18 | 110B | 87 | 3 runs · 94 / 80 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 104A | 71 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 104B | 78.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 48 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 44 figures from 48 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 22 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 9 (41%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 6 (27%) · 1 win
- Led 6 (27%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,099 runs since Apr 2022 (97 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 14% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 143 | 12 | 8.4% | +0.8 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 273 | 20 | 7.3% | −0.3 | 3 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 107 | 15 | 14% | +6.4 | 2 from 10 |
| Soft | 141 | 13 | 9.2% | +1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 45 | 1 | 2.2% | −5.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 383 | 23 | 6% | −1.6 | 1 from 17 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 158 | 12 | 7.6% | 0 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 466 | 27 | 5.8% | −1.8 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 238 | 24 | 10.1% | +2.5 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 130 | 10 | 7.7% | +0.1 | 2 from 18 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 64 | 8 | 12.5% | +4.9 | 3 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2022 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Liangel Hope (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Liangel Hope (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liangel Hope (IRE) | 25 | 5 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Kinross Claret (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| For Ever Hopefull (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Land Of Hope (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 3 | 18% | +13.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 1 | 6% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 2 | 20% | +5.50 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +28.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 17 | 1 | 6% | −6.00 |
| Tramore | 4 | 2 | 50% | +13.50 |
| Naas | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +28.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 18 | 2 | 11% | +22.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 3 | 33% | +19.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Harvey | 7 | 2 | 29% | +17.00 |
| Siobhan Rutledge | 6 | 1 | 17% | +23.00 |
| Colin Keane | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Dylan Kidd | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ben Harvey | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Mr C McConnell | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cian Fahy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nicola Burns | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jessica O'Gorman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carl Millar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 44 | 7 | 16% | +42.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +3.00 |
| 2024 | 14 | 3 | 21% | +30.50 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +13.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 32 | 4 | 13% | +25.50 |
| Hurdle | 16 | 3 | 19% | +12.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Jun 26+5d | Downpatrick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - moved up into 6th four out before dropping back approaching two out - dropped to 7th and unable to threaten leaders through to the line | 8/12 | ½ | 11-2 | 116 | 108B | 112A | Dylan Kidd | 40/1 |
| 09 Jun 26+13d | Sligo | Yeats Irish Whiskey Claiming Hurdle Drifted left at the off - settled towards rear - pushed along in 9th after 3 out but unable to close - beaten into 8th | 8/10 | 4 | 10-11 | 116 | 110A | 103A | Dylan Kidd | 28/1 |
| 27 May 26+37d | Wexford | Wexford Claiming Hurdle Sat handy behind front pack - fourth by the 6th - blundered and dropped away three out - faded from there - well beaten at the finish | 7/9 | 41 | 11-1 | 120 | 83C | 92C | Dylan Kidd | 12/1 |
| 20 Apr 26+38d | Tramore | O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Claiming Hurdle Sat behind the pace early - hit first fence lightly - settled midfield by the 5th - pushed along after 3 out but unable to close and well held | 6/7 | 14 | 11-8 | 124 | 107C | 103C | Alex Harvey | 13/2 |
| 13 Mar 26+21d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) Held up in the pack - pushed along in 7th turning for home - unable to close - finished well beaten in 8th | 8/14 | ¾ | 9-5 | 49 | 94B | 59A | Donagh O'Connor | 40/1 |
| 20 Feb 26+28d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - pushed along 2f out but couldn't quicken - stayed on for 10th | 10/14 | 3 | 9-9 | 53 | 80B | 61A | Nicola Burns | 33/1 |
| 23 Jan 26+126d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race Settled around midfield - pushed along wide out with three furlongs left - unable to make headway and eventually held with little response to reach the line | 9/11 | 3¼ | 9-13 | 55 | 62C | 66C | Siobhan Rutledge | 50/1 |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Sep 25+36d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Sat close to the pace early - third at halfway then pressed for effort with 1f left dropping to 6th - held no more ground inside the final furlong finishing 9th | 9/14 | ½ | 9-7 | 58 | 87B | 65A | Jessica O'Gorman | 10/1 |
| 14 Aug 25+10d | Tramore | Bluegrass Horse Feeds Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - drifted wide rounding the turn in 4th before the home bend - improved position after the final obstacle then found a gap to hit the front late - stayed on strongly to score | 1/11 | 11-6 | 118 | — | 125A | Alex Harvey | 12/1 | |
| 04 Aug 25+13d | Cork | Fermoy Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - overtaken before the first - sat third at halfway - urged forward and slipped back after four out - regained ground inside to nudge into fifth before two out - asked for more but couldn't find it and stayed on at one speed from the last | 6/9 | 1½ | 11-7 | 119 | 106A | 121A | Alex Harvey | 10/1 |
| 22 Jul 25+10d | Ballinrobe | BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind the front group early - still 3rd at halfway - driven approaching the final fence with no real gain and met it awkwardly - eased back to finish 4th | 4/9 | 7 | 11-6 | 119 | 92A | 120A | Alex Harvey | 8/1 |
| 12 Jul 25+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Family Funday At Dundalk Friday 15th August Handicap Settled in the pack early - 7th at halfway - urged forward two out and stayed on at one speed to finish 6th | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-2 | 61 | 91B | 65A | Wayne Hassett | 16/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+36d | Bellewstown | QuinnBet Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle Sat close behind the front pack early - third at halfway - blundered three out - dropped away and was eased to a stop before the final fence | PU/16 | — | 10-10 | 119 | — | — | Alex Harvey | 28/1 |
| 30 May 25+19d | Tramore | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - urged forward before 2 out then overtaken on the run to the line - unable to threaten winner and stayed on same gear for second | 2/6 | 1½ | 11-7 | 118 | 99A | 128B | Carl Millar | 7/1 |
| 11 May 25+16d | Killarney | MD O'Shea's Tourist Attraction Mares Hurdle (Listed) Settled off the pace - minor error at the 2nd and mid-pack by halfway - serious blunder 4 out and jockey unseated | UR/6 | — | 11-0 | 118 | — | — | Alex Harvey | 25/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+9d | Perth | Campbell & Son Roofing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close up behind the front-runner early - narrowed the gap with four to jump - went in front after that - overtaken two out and dropped back through the places - form ebbed away late - eventually beaten into fourth | 4/9 | 2 | 11-0 | 122 | 92B | 115A | Charlie Maggs | 10/1 |
| 16 Apr 25+172d | Gowran Park | Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap Sat close to pace early - 3rd at halfway - urged on into straight then dropped away - faded 2f out and finished last | 17/17 | 19 | 9-13 | 68 | 3C | 56C | Ross Coakley | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Oct 24+10d | Cheltenham | Masterson Holdings Hurdle (GBB Race) Went straight to front - lost advantage approaching final stages before fading through last two - trailed in well beaten | 8/8 | 22 | 10-7 | 119 | — | 86C | Ben Harvey | 20/1 |
| 16 Oct 24+52d | Punchestown | Punchestown Premiere Weekend 23rd & 24th November Mares Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the off - challenged 3 out then edged clear again after a minor error - driven approaching the straight - stayed on strongly from the last - held on under late pressure to score | 1/9 | 11-0 | 113 | 102A | 119A | Alex Harvey | 10/1 | |
| 25 Aug 24+10d | Naas | Hartes Group Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) Went straight to the front - pressed and driven along 3f out before losing the advantage - fourth with 2f left - dropped away in the closing furlong | 10/13 | ½ | 9-2 | 68 | 105C | 62A | Cian Fahy | 12/1 |
| 15 Aug 24+8d | Tramore | Bluegrass Horse Feeds Maiden Hurdle Handy in the pack early - hint of a stumble 4 out - urged into second spot 2 out - edged in front approaching the last and kept driving to the finish | 1/14 | 11-0 | — | 87C | 128A | Ben Harvey | 7/2 | |
| 07 Aug 24+12d | Wexford | Wexford Fillies Maiden Hurdle Shared the front spot early - clear from the 3rd - driven on when caught 2 out - couldn't find more and lost the lead close home - stayed on to finish 2nd | 2/14 | 2¼ | 11-2 | — | 109B | 124A | Ben Harvey | 9/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+8d | Kilbeggan | Tote Maiden Hurdle | 6/15 | ½ | 11-0 | — | 88B | 103A | Ben Harvey | 10/1 |
| 18 Jul 24+36d | Leopardstown | BoyleSports Acca Rewards Handicap | 2/11 | nk | 9-8 | 67 | 88A | 77A | Siobhan Rutledge | 16/1 |
| 12 Jun 24+13d | Limerick | Party Time Claiming Race | 1/11 | 9-3 | 67 | 101A | 78A | Siobhan Rutledge | 28/1 | |
| 30 May 24+76d | Fairyhouse | House Restaurant Apprentice Handicap (47-75) | 15/16 | 2½ | 9-4 | 69 | 105C | 53C | Dylan Kidd | 33/1 |
| 15 Mar 24+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Claiming Race | 8/14 | ½ | 9-13 | 65 | 87B | 70A | Siobhan Rutledge | 18/1 |
| 23 Feb 24+7d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 9/14 | ¾ | 9-8 | 65 | 82B | 65A | Cian Fahy | 8/1 |
| 16 Feb 24+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-70) | 2/14 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 65 | 110B | 78A | Keithen Kennedy | 4/1 |
| 31 Jan 24+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap (47-80) | 7/14 | ¾ | 9-1 | 67 | 83B | 65A | Siobhan Rutledge | 16/1 |
| 12 Jan 24+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy New Year From All At Dundalk Apprentice Handicap (50-80) | 6/13 | ½ | 8-8 | 67 | 68B | 62A | Keithen Kennedy | 14/1 |
| 2023 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 23+19d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-70) | 5/14 | nk | 9-4 | 67 | 76B | 73A | Mr C McConnell | 11/2 |
| 01 Dec 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 1/14 | 9-7 | 63 | 93B | 78A | Mr C McConnell | 10/1 | |
| 17 Nov 23+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing 'Check Out Our Weekend Offers' Handicap (47-70) | 2/14 | 1 | 8-13 | 60 | 98B | 76A | Mr C McConnell | 16/1 |
| 08 Nov 23+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-75) | 9/14 | ¾ | 9-2 | 64 | 104B | 65A | Siobhan Rutledge | 25/1 |
| 27 Oct 23+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Fillies Claiming Race | 3/14 | 2½ | 9-2 | 67 | 85B | 71A | Mr C McConnell | 14/1 |
| 20 Oct 23+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Claiming Race | 3/12 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 71 | 80A | 76A | Robert Whearty | 8/1 |
| 13 Oct 23+30d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap | 8/14 | ½ | 8-8 | 73 | 88B | 70A | Chris Hayes | 40/1 |
| 13 Sep 23+31d | Punchestown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap | 11/13 | 2¼ | 8-13 | 74 | 74C | 54A | Ronan Whelan | 12/1 |
| 13 Aug 23+46d | Curragh | La Celia Wines Handicap | 7/14 | ¾ | 8-9 | 76 | 75C | 70A | Jamie Powell | 8/1 |
| 28 Jun 23+36d | Naas | Lucan Bloodstock Build For The Boys Apprentice Handicap | 1/13 | 8-9 | 71 | 83C | 77A | Jamie Powell | 12/1 | |
| 23 May 23+219d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Handicap (47-75) | 5/16 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 74 | 71C | 78A | Colin Keane | 14/1 |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 22+31d | Naas | Irish EBF Auction Series Nursery Handicap | 7/9 | 3½ | 9-10 | 75 | 48A | 62A | Colin Keane | 7/1 |
| 15 Sep 22+19d | Naas | GAIN The Advantage Series Nursery Handicap | 10/19 | nk | 9-12 | 75 | 74C | 67A | Chris Hayes | 9/2 |
| 27 Aug 22+16d | Curragh | DMG Media Nursery Handicap | 4/7 | ½ | 9-3 | 76 | 104A | 68A | Colin Keane | 11/8F |
| 11 Aug 22+19d | Leopardstown | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 1/14 | 9-0 | — | 87C | 86A | Colin Keane | 7/2 | |
| 23 Jul 22+16d | Gowran Park | Irish EBF Auction Series Fillies Maiden | 3/8 | ¾ | 8-10 | — | 58A | 77A | Chris Hayes | 17/2 |
| 07 Jul 22 | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 7/8 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 65A | 65A | Colin Keane | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hasten Slowly won?
- Hasten Slowly (IRE) won 7 of 48 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.6%. Placed 15 times in total (31.3% of starts).
- Who trains Hasten Slowly?
- Hasten Slowly (IRE) is trained by John C McConnell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 June 2026.
- Who is Hasten Slowly's sire?
- Hasten Slowly (IRE) is by Kessaar (IRE) out of Hope Against Hope (IRE), whose sire is Dark Angel.
- What going does Hasten Slowly prefer?
- Hasten Slowly (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hasten Slowly's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 14 June 2026. The highest on record is 124.
- What is Hasten Slowly's sire's record?
- Kessaar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,099 runs since Apr 2022 (97 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14% from 107.
- Who are Hasten Slowly's siblings?
- Out of Hope Against Hope (IRE), Hasten Slowly (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Liangel Hope (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Liangel Hope (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Nov 2026.