Hes A Hardy Bloke (IRE)
Hes A Hardy Bloke won three of 13 starts on turf between Oct 2020 and Jan 2021. All three wins came over 1m5f – 2m, two on heavy ground at Cork and Punchestown and one on good at Clonmel. He last ran at Punchestown in Apr 2022 when he finished 21 of 24 in a handicap hurdle off an official rating of 133. He had reached a highest ever mark of 137.
- 3–13Wins / Runs
- 23.1%Strike rate
- 6 (46.2%)Placed
- −2.79£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 1.77Fair A/E n=13 · 1.42 incl. margin
- 137Highest OR
- 30dBetween runs (median)longest 201 d
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 107
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 118A | 92 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 93C | 66.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 97B | 87.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 118A | 94.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 93C | 85.5 | — |
Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 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 12.8% of 743 runs since Apr 2018 (60 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.7% from 141.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | +30.1 | — |
| Good | 271 | 40 | 14.8% | +2 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 144 | 15 | 10.4% | −2.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 231 | 28 | 12.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 86 | 9 | 10.5% | −2.3 | 2 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −12.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −12.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 295 | 37 | 12.5% | −0.3 | 3 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 262 | 31 | 11.8% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 141 | 25 | 17.7% | +4.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −7.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Empire Steel (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Listed (Empire Steel (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Steel (IRE) | 25 | 6 | 2m4½f–3m1f | Listed |
| Captainofindustry (IRE) | 17 | 3 | 2m3f–3m | Class 4 |
| Talkofgold (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 2m4f–2m5½f | Class 4 |
| Talkingthetalk (IRE) | 17 | 2 | 2m4f–3m | Class 4 |
| Leopards Leap (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Kalineeta (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.71 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 3 | 30% | +0.21 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E Walsh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Mr Finian Maguire | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Michael Stenson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr M J O'Hare | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.71 |
| None | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.83 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 9 | 2 | 22% | −2.29 |
| Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Apr 22+14d | Punchestown | Tote Always SP Or Better Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) | 21/24 | 6 | 10-9 | 133 | 93C | 107C | E Walsh | 12/1 |
| 16 Apr 22+29d | Fairyhouse | RYBO Handicap Hurdle (Grade A) | 4/17 | 2¾ | 10-6 | 131 | 97B | 135A | E Walsh | 11/1 |
| 18 Mar 22+40d | Cheltenham | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 10/23 | 1½ | 11-3 | 137 | 78B | 124A | E Walsh | 25/1 |
| 06 Feb 22+191d | Leopardstown | Liffey Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B) | 8/27 | 3½ | 10-9 | 134 | — | 127A | E Walsh | 66/1 |
| 2021 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Jul 21+11d | Galway | Guinness Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle | 6/17 | ½ | 11-4 | 134 | 107B | 135A | Donagh Meyler | 22/1 |
| 19 Jul 21+163d | Ballinrobe | Michael Jennings Electric Maiden | 7/10 | ¾ | 9-9 | — | 100A | 77A | Colin Keane | 11/4F |
| 06 Feb 21+35d | Leopardstown | Ladbrokes Hurdle (Extended Handicap Hurdle) (0-150) (Grade B) | 14/22 | 4¾ | 10-13 | 134 | 64C | 106C | Sean Flanagan | 10/1 |
| 02 Jan 21+22d | Cork | GAIN Rated Novice Hurdle | 1/6 | 11-12 | 125 | 118A | 127B | Sean Flanagan | 11/8F | |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 20+41d | Punchestown | Punchestown Maiden Hurdle | 1/17 | 12-0 | — | 92B | 140A | Jonathan Moore | 10/3 | |
| 31 Oct 20+30d | Down Royal | Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle | 3/18 | 18 | 12-0 | — | 40B | 104A | Sean Flanagan | 10/3 |
| 01 Oct 20+12d | Clonmel | Clonmel Flat Race | 1/14 | 12-2 | — | — | 90B | Mr Finian Maguire | 5/2 | |
| 19 Sep 20+201d | Navan | BarOneRacing Telebetting 1800 624 524 (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 2/11 | hd | 11-9 | — | — | 79B | Michael Stenson | 3/1 |
| 02 Mar 20 | Leopardstown | 'Club 30 Membership' Flat Race | PU/11 | — | 12-0 | — | — | — | Mr M J O'Hare | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hes A Hardy Bloke won?
- Hes A Hardy Bloke (IRE) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2020 and 2022, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 6 times in total (46.2% of starts).
- Who trained Hes A Hardy Bloke?
- Hes A Hardy Bloke (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 30 April 2022.
- Who is Hes A Hardy Bloke's sire?
- Hes A Hardy Bloke (IRE) is by Aizavoski (IRE) out of Talk Of Rain (FR), whose sire is Turgeon.
- What going does Hes A Hardy Bloke prefer?
- Hes A Hardy Bloke (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hes A Hardy Bloke's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 133, from the run on 30 April 2022. The highest on record is 137.
- What is Hes A Hardy Bloke's sire's record?
- Aizavoski (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 743 runs since Apr 2018 (60 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.7% from 141.
- Who are Hes A Hardy Bloke's siblings?
- Out of Talk Of Rain (FR), Hes A Hardy Bloke (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Empire Steel (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Empire Steel (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.