Hernes Hill (GB)
Hernes Hill won one of eight starts, the success coming in a maiden at Cork in May 2022 over 6f-7f on soft ground. The gelding, by Ardad out of a Desert King mare, has raced exclusively at that trip. All three placings came from his four turf runs while he was 0 from four on the all-weather. His last run, at Fairyhouse in Jun 2024, was his first for Ian Patrick Donoghue and he finished 14th of 17 off an official rating of 60, 19lb below his highest ever mark.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- +13.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 2.08Fair A/E n=8 · 1.69 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 140dAvg 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 88
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 88A | 87 | — |
| Good | 2 | 78A | 58.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 103A | 48 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 103A | 82 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,527 runs since Jan 2008 (351 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | −1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 697 | 68 | 9.8% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 800 | 62 | 7.8% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 357 | 39 | 10.9% | +2.2 | — |
| Soft | 334 | 32 | 9.6% | +0.9 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 98 | 5 | 5.1% | −3.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,201 | 98 | 8.2% | −0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,146 | 126 | 11% | +2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,970 | 155 | 7.9% | −0.8 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 332 | 20 | 6% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 55 | 5 | 9.1% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −2.8 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Secret Handsheikh (GB) (13 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Listed (Valonia (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Handsheikh (GB) | 89 | 13 | 5f–6f | Class 4 |
| Explain (GB) | 64 | 7 | 6f–7f | Class 3 |
| Valonia (GB) | 10 | 2 | 6f | Listed |
| Sandstream (GB) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Kylin (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ice Girl (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Hottie (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donagh O'Connor | 6 | 1 | 17% | +15.00 |
| Conor Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Siobhan Rutledge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 7 | 1 | 14% | +14.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
| 2021 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 14 Jun 24+270d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Handicap (47-65) | 14/17 | 2¼ | 9-12 | 60 | 39C | 51C | Conor Maxwell | 20/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Sep 23+241d | Fairyhouse | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (47-70) | 17/17 | 26 | 9-8 | 62 | -7C | 37C | Donagh O'Connor | 33/1 |
| 20 Jan 23+42d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap | 10/11 | ¾ | 9-0 | 71 | 88A | 67A | Donagh O'Connor | 20/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 22+170d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Bet Boost Handicap (47-75) | 9/14 | nk | 10-1 | 73 | 86B | 74A | Donagh O'Connor | 20/1 |
| 22 Jun 22+35d | Naas | ARKequine Derbymed Handicap | 8/10 | 1¾ | 8-5 | 79 | 78A | 59A | Siobhan Rutledge | 3/1F |
| 18 May 22+175d | Cork | Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden | 1/10 | 9-8 | 74 | 103A | 88A | Donagh O'Connor | 20/1 | |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Nov 21+47d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden | 3/9 | 1¼ | 9-3 | — | 88A | 76A | Donagh O'Connor | 17/2 |
| 08 Oct 21 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series (C & G) Maiden | 3/13 | ½ | 9-4 | — | 74B | 74A | Donagh O'Connor | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hernes Hill won?
- Hernes Hill (GB) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Hernes Hill?
- Hernes Hill (GB) was trained by Ian Patrick Donoghue on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 14 June 2024.
- Who is Hernes Hill's sire?
- Hernes Hill (GB) is by Ardad (IRE) out of Descriptive (IRE), whose sire is Desert King.
- What is Hernes Hill's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 14 June 2024. The highest on record is 79.
- What is Hernes Hill's sire's record?
- Ardad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,527 runs since Jan 2008 (351 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Hernes Hill's siblings?
- Out of Descriptive (IRE), Hernes Hill (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Secret Handsheikh (GB) (13). Highest grade won: Listed (Valonia (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.