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Horse profile

Hatcher (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2023) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner P H Betts
by Doyen (IRE) out of African Keys (IRE) (Quws)
49 runs · 26 courses · from Dec 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Nov 2023 — 1,073 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2023 14 wins · 8 courses Last raced off OR 123
KTB Profile

Hatcher won 14 of 49 starts between Dec 2016 and Jul 2021. He recorded five wins from seven starts at Stratford and three wins from eight starts over 2m1f – 2m4f, all on good ground in handicap company. Ten of his wins came on good going from 29 starts on that surface. Aged 10 at his last run in Nov 2023, he finished off an official rating of 123, 27lb below his highest ever mark of 150.

Based on 49 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 27lb off peak
Official rating123↓ 27lb off peak
123 115–150

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 18 Sep 2023

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 →

Jumps 33 figures · best 136B · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good25136B90—
Good to Soft4125B68.5—
Good to Firm2109B95—
Soft273A48.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m25136B86—
2m1f – 2m4f7125B73—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 2 figures · best 98B · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)298B90.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f298B90.5—

Of 49 runs looked at, 14 have no figure: did not complete (8) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 49 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 119C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fakenham, 4 Jun 2023 Official rating 123 at the last jumps run, 13 Nov 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 88A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 29 Feb 2020

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 38 figures · best 149B · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good25149B121—
Good to Soft4134B122.5—
Soft4133C110.5—
Good to Firm3137A135—
Standard (AW)2130B125—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m30149B121—
2m1f – 2m4f7137B124—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 2 figures · best 88A · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)288A82.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f288A82.5—

Of 49 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (9).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 49 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
Doyen (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,349 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%−2.4—
Good to Firm3504212%+0.51 from 3
Good2,23427312.2%+0.710 from 29
Good to Soft1,43119313.5%+21 from 8
Soft2,00521510.7%−0.81 from 5
Heavy761668.7%−2.8—
Standard (AW)5465710.4%−1.11 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7667.9%−3.6—
6f – 7f3603610%−1.5—
1m – 1m1f4114510.9%−0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f5846010.3%−1.20 from 2
1m5f – 2m2,17825111.5%011 from 38
2m1f – 2m4f2,19526412%+0.53 from 8
2m5f – 3m1,28215812.3%+0.80 from 1
Over 3m2632810.6%−0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
African Keys (IRE) (Quws)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Flash Tommie (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Flash Tommie (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Flash Tommie (IRE)1912m3½fClass 4
Miss Benefitz (IRE)200——
Thorpeness (IRE)100——
Drishogue (IRE)50——
Alys Keys (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 29 10 34% −6.73
Good to Soft 8 1 13% −6.17
Soft 5 1 20% −1.25
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% −0.50
Good to Firm 3 1 33% −0.80

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 19 3 16% −8.13
Class 3 9 4 44% −0.62
Class 4 9 5 56% +1.58
Class 1 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 5 1 20% −3.38
Class 6 2 1 50% +0.10

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 7 2 29% −1.42
Stratford 7 5 71% +1.86
Huntingdon 4 1 25% −1.90
Ascot 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 3 0 0% −3.00
Worcester 2 1 50% −0.38
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 2 2 100% +2.66
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 1 100% +4.50
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 1 100% +2.50
Leicester 1 1 100% +0.73
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 38 11 29% −9.97
2m1f – 2m4f 8 3 38% −2.48
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 32 13 41% −0.18
Bridget Andrews 6 0 0% −6.00
Tristan Durrell 5 0 0% −5.00
Lorcan Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
William Marshall 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
David England 1 1 100% +0.73
Ian Popham 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 31 6 19% −11.05
Cheekpieces 9 6 67% +0.88
Hood 9 2 22% −5.28

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 7 0 0% −7.00
2022 5 0 0% −5.00
2021 8 3 38% +1.95
2020 8 2 25% −1.75
2019 6 3 50% +1.39
2018 8 4 50% −1.76
2017 6 2 33% −2.28
2016 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 30 7 23% −9.91
Hurdle 12 4 33% −5.76
NH Flat 5 3 60% +2.22
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
13 Nov 23+56d Kempton Unibet Middle Distance Series Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 4 ran PU/4 — 11-6 123—— Harry Skelton 7/2
18 Sep 23+78d Worcester Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls SsangYong Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 8 10-11 12684A110B Harry Skelton 9/1
02 Jul 23+28d Uttoxeter Bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 15 10-12 12780B105A Tristan Durrell 11/2
04 Jun 23+11d Fakenham Jarrold Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 nk 11-9 126109C119C Tristan Durrell 4/1
24 May 23+41d Warwick Wigley Group Carnival Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 2¾ 10-3 12981B119B Tristan Durrell 10/1
13 Apr 23+11d Aintree Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-5 130—— Tristan Durrell 14/1
02 Apr 23+103d Ascot LK Bennett Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 17f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 nk 10-10 13071A121A Tristan Durrell 80/1
20 Dec 22+11d Ludlow Tanners Champagne Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 11-10 135—— Harry Skelton 28/1
09 Dec 22+13d Doncaster Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran PU/5 — 12-0 138—— Bridget Andrews 16/1
26 Nov 22+238d Newbury Coral Get Closer To The Action Handicap Chase (For The Jim Joel Memorial Trophy) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-11 142—— Harry Skelton 28/1
02 Apr 22+56d Ayr Scotty Brand Handicap Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 11-12 145—— Harry Skelton 10/1
05 Feb 22+85d Sandown Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-12 147—— Bridget Andrews 66/1
12 Nov 21+6d Cheltenham Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 3½ 11-12 14986B124A Harry Skelton 18/1
06 Nov 21+14d Wincanton Unibet Elite Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 15f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 10 11-0 14297B107B Bridget Andrews 66/1
23 Oct 21+54d Cheltenham 888sport Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 ½ 11-3 15069A141A Harry Skelton 16/1
30 Aug 21+43d Cartmel Peter Beaumont Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 17.5f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 99 11-12 1506C115C Harry Skelton 9/4F
18 Jul 21+37d Stratford Mark & Jackie Nixon Ruby Wedding Chase Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 17f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 11-7 14396C137B Harry Skelton 13/8
11 Jun 21+51d Newton Abbot Racing Partnership Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-0 137108C134B Harry Skelton 9/2
21 Apr 21+39d Ludlow Watch On RacingTV Now Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 2 ran 1/2 12-7 13670C131C Harry Skelton 5/6F
13 Mar 21+87d Hereford MansionBet Cheltmas Bet 10 Get 20 Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 26 11-3 139—106C Lorcan Williams 11/1
16 Dec 20+18d Ludlow Tanners Champagne Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-4 141—— William Marshall 11/1
28 Nov 20+36d Newbury Watch Racing Free Online At Ladbrokes Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 ½ 11-8 14360A121B Harry Skelton 9/1
23 Oct 20+96d Cheltenham Bentley Flying Spur Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 2¾ 10-10 14552B124A Harry Skelton 14/1
19 Jul 20+47d Southwell Visit attheraces.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-2 13990A149B Harry Skelton 7/4F
02 Jun 20+94d Kempton (AW) Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 7/12 nk 10-0 —83A77A Shane Kelly 40/1
29 Feb 20+6d Southwell (AW) Betway Novice Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 2 9-5 —98B88A Dougie Costello 5/1
23 Feb 20+30d Wolverhampton (AW) Novibet Super Odds 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16.5f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 1/6 11-4 ——130B Harry Skelton 5/2
24 Jan 20+37d Doncaster Sky Bet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 11/11 1¼ 11-5 14162A116A Bridget Andrews 10/1
18 Dec 19+23d Ludlow Tanners Cava Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 ¾ 11-9 14124C104C Harry Skelton 2/1F
25 Nov 19+23d Ludlow Ann Esp Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 13573A133C Harry Skelton 11/4
02 Nov 19+174d Ascot Byrne Group Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 3 11-0 13866A124A Bridget Andrews 12/1
12 May 19+33d Ludlow Scott & Newman Centenary Maris Piper Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 1 11-12 14068A110B Harry Skelton 11/10F
09 Apr 19+32d Southwell Toalsbet Casino Novices' Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 11-4 13598C139B Harry Skelton 10/11F
08 Mar 19+160d Leicester Royal Lancers Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 11-2 13583C138C David England 8/11F
29 Sep 18+32d Market Rasen Ferry Ales Brewery Prelude Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 nk 10-9 135100C111C Harry Skelton 6/1
28 Aug 18+26d Stratford Watch Racing UK On BT TV Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 12-4 129125B134B Harry Skelton 5/6F
02 Aug 18+18d Stratford Natural Flake Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 18.5f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-8 12973A132B Harry Skelton 1/14F
15 Jul 18+12d Stratford Rio Gold Syndicate 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-4 122122C144B Harry Skelton 1/7F
03 Jul 18+14d Stratford Racing Welfare Racing Staff Week Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 11-0 117—137A Harry Skelton 6/5F
19 Jun 18+28d Stratford Visit The All New racinguk.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 2½ 10-12 117109B135A Harry Skelton 15/8F
22 May 18+28d Huntingdon Daily Racing Specials At 188Bet Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran F/8 — 11-2 117—— Harry Skelton EvensF
24 Apr 18+171d Huntingdon Enhanced Place Odds At 188Bet Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 ½ 11-2 115136B127A Harry Skelton 5/2
04 Nov 17+9d Ascot Gl Events Uk Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 26 10-12 —76A88A Ian Popham 14/1
26 Oct 17+21d Ludlow Wendy Goodenough 21 Again Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 1¾ 10-12 —114B105A Harry Skelton 7/4F
05 Oct 17+17d Huntingdon 32Red.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 6 10-12 —121A121A Harry Skelton 7/4
18 Sep 17+154d Worcester Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber Of Commerce Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-7 —114A119A Harry Skelton 8/13F
17 Apr 17+35d Huntingdon Best Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-9 —120A117B Harry Skelton 11/10F
13 Mar 17+93d Stratford Take Advantage With Skybet Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1½ 10-10 ——115A Harry Skelton 3/1
10 Dec 16 Lingfield (AW) BEW Electrical With GAIA Underfloor Heating 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race (AW) Class 6 · 16f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 2¼ 10-11 ——120A Bridget Andrews 3/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Hatcher (IRE) won?
Hatcher (IRE) won 14 of 49 archived starts between 2016 and 2023, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 20 times in total (40.8% of starts).
Who trained Hatcher (IRE)?
Hatcher (IRE) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 13 November 2023.
Who is Hatcher (IRE)'s sire?
Hatcher (IRE) is by Doyen (IRE) out of African Keys (IRE), whose sire is Quws.
What going does Hatcher (IRE) prefer?
Hatcher (IRE) has the best record on good going: 10 wins from 29 starts (34.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Hatcher (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 123, from the run on 13 November 2023. The highest on record is 150.
What is Hatcher (IRE)'s sire's record?
Doyen (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,349 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hatcher (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of African Keys (IRE), Hatcher (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Flash Tommie (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Flash Tommie (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.