Hit It A Bomb (USA)
Hit It A Bomb (USA) is 2 from 5, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Star Appeal Stakes at Dundalk (AW) (Oct 2015). Hasn't won since Oct 2015. Each win came on a first visit to the course.
Progeny in our archive
As a sire, Hit It A Bomb (USA)’s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 38 runs since Aug 2020 (4 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 |
| Good to Firm | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −2.8 |
| Good | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +6.2 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +4.9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | +3.8 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2020 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
- 2–5Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- −0.60£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.33Fair A/E n=5 · 1.09 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 30dBetween runs (median)longest 307 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 —
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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 15.7% of 2,498 runs since Jul 2010 (297 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.8% from 924. Weakest on good going: 10.9% from 533. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.3% from 1,010.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +5.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 475 | 83 | 17.5% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 533 | 58 | 10.9% | −4.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 228 | 37 | 16.2% | +0.5 | — |
| Soft | 281 | 32 | 11.4% | −4.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 43 | 5 | 11.6% | −4.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 924 | 174 | 18.8% | +3.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 171 | 30 | 17.5% | +1.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,010 | 195 | 19.3% | +3.6 | 2 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 815 | 105 | 12.9% | −2.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 381 | 56 | 14.7% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 94 | 5 | 5.3% | −10.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −11.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −15.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2010 · 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 Opera Singer (USA) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Opera Singer (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opera Singer (USA) | 9 | 4 | 1m–1m2f | Group 1 |
| Brave Anna (USA) | 7 | 3 | 6f | Group 1 |
| Threeandfourpence (USA) | 8 | 2 | 6f–1m | — |
| Battle Of Liege (USA) | 4 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Taigan (USA) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Good Strike (USA) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.40 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.40 |
| Curragh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.40 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Joseph O'Brien | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.40 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.40 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Oct 16+35d | Ascot | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Group 1) (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str) | 9/13 | nk | 9-1 | 113 | 89C | 89A | Seamie Heffernan | 18/1 |
| 10 Sep 16+30d | Leopardstown | Clipper Logistics Boomerang Stakes (Group 2) | 3/7 | ½ | 9-3 | 116 | — | 93A | Ryan Moore | 15/8F |
| 11 Aug 16+307d | Leopardstown | Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes (group 3) | 3/8 | nk | 9-2 | 116 | — | 92A | Seamie Heffernan | 13/8F |
| 2015 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 15+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Star Appeal Stakes (Listed) | 1/6 | 9-3 | — | — | 96B | Joseph O'Brien | 2/5F | |
| 27 Sep 15 | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Plus 10) | 1/22 | 9-5 | — | — | 90A | Ryan Moore | 2/1F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hit It A Bomb won?
- Hit It A Bomb (USA) won 2 of 5 archived starts between 2015 and 2016, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trained Hit It A Bomb?
- Hit It A Bomb (USA) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 15 October 2016.
- Who is Hit It A Bomb's sire?
- Hit It A Bomb (USA) is by War Front (USA) out of Liscanna (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What is Hit It A Bomb's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 15 October 2016. The highest on record is 116.
- What is Hit It A Bomb's sire's record?
- War Front (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 2,498 runs since Jul 2010 (297 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.8% from 924. Weakest on good going: 10.9% from 533. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.3% from 1,010.
- Who are Hit It A Bomb's siblings?
- Out of Liscanna (IRE), Hit It A Bomb (USA) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Opera Singer (USA) (4). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Opera Singer (USA)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Hit It A Bomb sired winners?
- As a sire, Hit It A Bomb (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 38 runs since Aug 2020 (4 horses), Flat and jumps together.