Horse profile
Hickory (IRE)
by Free Eagle (IRE) out of Badr Al Badoor (IRE) (Acclamation)
36 runs · 13 courses · from Aug 2020
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · Ascot, Kempton (AW) & Yarmouth
Ran 2 days ago · 7th of 20
Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile
Hickory is a gelding with seven wins from 36 starts, four of them at Ascot. He won a Class 2 handicap at Ascot over 1m to 1m1f on good ground in Sep 2026 off a mark of 95 and followed up with another Class 2 success at the same track and trip on good to firm in Jul 2026. All wins have come over 6f to 1m1f. He finished seventh of 20 in the Balmoral Handicap Stakes at Ascot in Oct 2026, last raced off a career-high mark of 99.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 7–36Wins / Runs
- 19.4%Strike rate
- 17 (47.2%)Placed
- +25.08£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.41Fair A/E n=35 · 1.16 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 64dAvg 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.
Official rating99At career-high mark
99
80–99
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 93
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 12 | 115C | 80.5 | 5 · 93 / 75 |
| Good | 11 | 121A | 88 | 4 · 114 / 94 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 116A | 86 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 100A | 96 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 25 | 121A | 94 | 3 · 100 / 79 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 114C | 84 | 6 · 114 / 81.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 36 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,399 runs since Jan 2008 (189 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.2% from 130.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +7.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 202 | 26 | 12.9% | +2.3 | 2 from 12 |
| Good | 680 | 66 | 9.7% | −0.9 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 271 | 24 | 8.9% | −1.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 439 | 39 | 8.9% | −1.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 130 | 8 | 6.2% | −4.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 666 | 89 | 13.4% | +2.8 | 2 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 0 | 0% | −10.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 337 | 34 | 10.1% | −0.5 | 5 from 25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 513 | 65 | 12.7% | +2.1 | 2 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 690 | 71 | 10.3% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 523 | 56 | 10.7% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 244 | 22 | 9% | −1.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 59 | 5 | 8.5% | −2.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +6.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Badr Al Badoor (IRE) (Acclamation)
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Archer's Dream (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Archer's Dream (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer's Dream (IRE) | 11 | 5 | 5f–6f | Listed |
| Hover (IRE) | 12 | 3 | 1m–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Archer's Grace (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Sweetest (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Tradewinds (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Kalahari Blue (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 12 | 2 | 17% | +22.00 |
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | −2.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 2 | 22% | −5.42 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 16 | 1 | 6% | −9.00 |
| Class 2 | 15 | 3 | 20% | +27.50 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.38 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.20 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 15 | 4 | 27% | +34.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.42 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket (July) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 25 | 5 | 20% | +16.58 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 2 | 18% | +8.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saffie Osborne | 18 | 4 | 22% | +31.50 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 4 | 2 | 50% | −0.42 |
| William Carver | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| P. J. McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Doughty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 4 | 33% | +22.58 |
| Blinkers | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.50 |
| Visor | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +10.50 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +20.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.58 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 26+14d | Ascot | Balmoral Handicap Stakes (sponsored By Qatar Racing) Short of room towards stands rail early - dropped out last - urged over 2f out and gradually closed - plenty to find over 1f out - stayed on strongly inside final furlong to finish 7th | 7/20 | nk | 9-1 | 99 | 67C | 106A | Saffie Osborne | 11/2 |
| 03 Oct 26+29d | Ascot | Betmgm Challenge Cup (Class 2 Heritage Handicap) Settled at the back early - short of room over 1f out - pushed along and kept on late - never threatened leaders - finished 10th | 10/18 | nk | 9-6 | 99 | 75C | 95A | P. J. McDonald | 20/1 |
| 04 Sep 26+21d | Ascot | Ascot Hospitality Handicap Stakes Settled towards the back early - stuck for space approaching final furlong - angled left and found extra pace inside the closing stages - hit the front close home - drew clear at the finish | 1/13 | 9-5 | 95 | 114C | 111A | Saffie Osborne | 15/2 | |
| 14 Aug 26+20d | Newmarket (July) | Racing TV Handicap Stakes Settled just off the pace early - moved into contention over 2f out - pushed along 1f out - kept on to the line - finished fifth beaten under three lengths | 5/10 | 1¼ | 10-2 | 95 | 93B | 99A | William Carver | 13/2 |
| 25 Jul 26+16d | Ascot | Betfred Handicap Stakes Settled towards the back - travelling with plenty in hand three furlongs out but short of room and asked to close with two furlongs left - driven and finding another gear to hit the front close home | 1/11 | 9-1 | 93 | 75A | 98A | Saffie Osborne | 10/1 | |
| 09 Jul 26+21d | Newmarket | Debenhams Handicap Racing in the pack and short of room from 2f out - lost the trail under pressure in the final furlong - found more to finish on inside the final 110yds | 6/13 | nk | 10-1 | 94 | 74C | 98A | Saffie Osborne | 25/1 |
| 18 Jun 26+21d | Ascot | Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) Sluggish start - settled at the back near the stands rail - pushed along with a furlong left - stayed on at one gait to the line - finished 11th beaten 6½ lengths | 11/28 | ¾ | 9-2 | 95 | 79C | 92A | William Carver | 40/1 |
| 28 May 26+19d | Sandown | starsports.bet Whitsun Cup Handicap Settled at the back of the field - stayed there through the middle stages - found a bit late to close final furlong - finished sixth beaten 6 lengths | 6/7 | ½ | 9-10 | 96 | 88A | 88A | Saffie Osborne | 12/1 |
| 09 May 26+217d | Ascot | Carey Group Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) Sluggish start - settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - denied room approaching final furlong - stayed on late without threatening - finished well beaten in 18th | 18/28 | ¾ | 9-5 | 96 | 100C | 86A | Saffie Osborne | 12/1 |
| 04 Oct 25+29d | Ascot | BetMGM Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap) Sluggish start - settled towards the back - made ground over 2f out - within range approaching final furlong - couldn't reel in winner but stayed on for second | 2/15 | 1¾ | 8-9 | 93 | 96C | 101A | Edward Greatrex | 9/1 |
| 05 Sep 25+22d | Ascot | Molton Brown Classified Stakes Settled at rear early - made smooth progress from wide berth 3f out - moved into second inside final furlong - driven to front late and kept going to the line | 1/11 | 9-9 | 90 | 100A | 108A | Saffie Osborne | 6/1 | |
| 14 Aug 25+14d | Windsor | Racing League Race 26 Handicap Settled in 4th early - made progress from 2f out - pushed along with a furlong left - closed strongly late to snatch second right on the line - denied by a nose | 2/8 | shd | 9-12 | 89 | 90A | 99A | Saffie Osborne | 7/2 |
| 31 Jul 25+5d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Racing League Race 13 Handicap Slow into stride - settled towards back - urged forward with a furlong to go - stayed on without threatening to challenge - finished fifth | 5/11 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 87 | 84A | 88A | William Carver | 5/1 |
| 26 Jul 25+15d | Ascot | Betfred Handicap (Str) Settled last - driven forward in the final furlong - stayed on to grab third right on the line | 3/17 | nk | 8-13 | 87 | 81C | 102A | Jamie Spencer | 12/1 |
| 11 Jul 25+15d | Newmarket | Dubai Racing Club Handicap Settled in the pack early - held a similar position throughout - unable to improve position through the race - finished sixth of the runners | 6/11 | shd | 10-1 | 89 | 73A | 94A | Saffie Osborne | 16/1 |
| 26 Jun 25+14d | Newmarket | laywheeler.com Handicap Far-rail group - settled at the back and out of contention throughout | 7/12 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 90 | 82A | 87A | Saffie Osborne | 11/1 |
| 12 Jun 25+14d | Newbury | Grosvenor Sport Win Rewards Everyday Handicap (Str) Sat close to front pack early - squeezed for space and dropped back approaching 2f out - unable to close from 1f out - finished 7th | 7/10 | nk | 9-9 | 90 | 86A | 87A | Saffie Osborne | 16/5F |
| 29 May 25+19d | Sandown | starsports.bet Whitsun Cup Handicap Bumped for room at the start and lost ground early - settled towards the back of the field - driven to find extra 2f out - kept on strongly from 1f out to finish closest of all in 3rd | 3/12 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 90 | 77B | 94A | Saffie Osborne | 7/1 |
| 10 May 25+201d | Ascot | Schweppes Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) Settled at the back early - tight for space approaching 2f out - moved right and made strong progress with a furlong to run - stayed on strongly through the last furlong - closed to get up right on the line | 1/17 | 8-4 | 85 | 115C | 99A | Saffie Osborne | 22/1 | |
| 21 Oct 24+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Held up in the pack - pushed along with 2f left then found room and progressed - finished strongly to close and take second | 2/12 | 2 | 9-9 | 85 | 100A | 89A | Jack Doughty | 8/1 |
| 02 Oct 24+41d | Kempton (AW) | North Farm Stud Handicap (Div 1) Sat behind the front group early - pushed along with no headway from over 1f out - dropped away soon after | 13/14 | ½ | 10-2 | 87 | 86B | 75A | Sean Levey | 15/2 |
| 22 Aug 24+26d | Newcastle (AW) | Tote.co.uk Let's Gan Into Toon Racing League Race 35 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Slow to break - settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - kept on inside final furlong but couldn't close | 8/12 | shd | 8-9 | 88 | 67A | 86A | Harry Davies | 17/2 |
| 27 Jul 24+44d | Ascot | Moet & Chandon International Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 7/18 | nse | 8-10 | 88 | 104C | 88A | Saffie Osborne | 14/1 |
| 13 Jun 24+33d | Newbury | Racehorse Shares From 25 At racingclub.com Handicap | 8/11 | nse | 9-8 | 89 | 76A | 84A | William Buick | 3/1F |
| 11 May 24+38d | Ascot | Lavazza & Ascot 10 Year Anniversary Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 4/21 | 1½ | 8-6 | 89 | 97C | 93A | Saffie Osborne | 8/1 |
| 03 Apr 24+179d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-6 | 89 | 114A | 93A | Saffie Osborne | 10/3 |
| 07 Oct 23+28d | Ascot | Howden Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 12/17 | 1 | 8-10 | 89 | 81C | 76A | Benoit De La Sayette | 13/2 |
| 09 Sep 23+42d | Ascot | bet365 Handicap | 3/14 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 89 | 90C | 99A | Saffie Osborne | 11/2 |
| 29 Jul 23+7d | Ascot | Moet & Chandon International Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 2/25 | ½ | 8-6 | 87 | 100C | 102A | Saffie Osborne | 50/1 |
| 22 Jul 23+28d | Doncaster | Rewarding Race For Loyal Steeds Handicap | 10/10 | 1 | 9-8 | 87 | 81B | 65A | Hayley Turner | 13/2 |
| 24 Jun 23+45d | Redcar | Host & Stay Handicap | 2/6 | ¾ | 9-0 | 86 | 121A | 88B | David Egan | 7/2 |
| 10 May 23+76d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts Per Day Handicap | 4/6 | 2 | 9-6 | 87 | 100A | 82B | Daniel Muscutt | 4/5F |
| 23 Feb 23+71d | Southwell (AW) | Spreadex Sports Live Uk Racing Streaming Handicap | 4/11 | hd | 9-4 | 87 | 76A | 91A | Daniel Muscutt | 5/4F |
| 14 Dec 22+49d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 1/12 | 9-9 | 80 | 116A | 101A | Daniel Muscutt | 11/8F | |
| 26 Oct 22+792d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 9-13 | — | 70A | 83A | Daniel Muscutt | 1/5F | |
| 25 Aug 20 | Yarmouth | EBF Future Stayers Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 1/8 | 9-5 | — | 94A | 87A | Tom Marquand | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hickory (IRE) won?
- Hickory (IRE) won 7 of 36 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 19.4%. Placed 17 times in total (47.2% of starts).
- Who trains Hickory (IRE)?
- Hickory (IRE) is trained by Jamie Osborne, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Hickory (IRE)'s sire?
- Hickory (IRE) is by Free Eagle (IRE) out of Badr Al Badoor (IRE), whose sire is Acclamation.
- What going does Hickory (IRE) prefer?
- Hickory (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hickory (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 17 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Hickory (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Free Eagle (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,399 runs since Jan 2008 (189 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.2% from 130.
- Who are Hickory (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Badr Al Badoor (IRE), Hickory (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Archer's Dream (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Archer's Dream (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.