Hitchens (IRE)
Hitchens (IRE) is 10 from 63 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 3 level. The biggest win we hold: the Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes at Curragh (May 2013). Hasn't won since Aug 2013. All 10 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 93, 21lb below the career-high mark.
- 10–63Wins / Runs
- 15.9%Strike rate
- 20 (31.7%)Placed
- −2.38£1 level staken=63 at SP
- 1.71Fair A/E n=63 · 1.41 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 10% of 19,685 runs since Jan 2008 (1,326 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 151 | 23 | 15.2% | +5.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 3,917 | 446 | 11.4% | +1.4 | 7 from 24 |
| Good | 4,409 | 400 | 9.1% | −0.9 | 1 from 22 |
| Good to Soft | 1,951 | 214 | 11% | +1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,131 | 184 | 8.6% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 562 | 46 | 8.2% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,563 | 663 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 1 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,758 | 409 | 10.9% | +0.9 | 0 from 7 |
| 6f – 7f | 10,495 | 1,078 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 10 from 56 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,506 | 331 | 9.4% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,209 | 106 | 8.8% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 481 | 37 | 7.7% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 194 | 13 | 6.7% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −5.2 | — |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Tanzeel (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Tanzeel (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzeel (IRE) | 14 | 3 | 6f | Class 2 |
| Cava (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Effervesce (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 1m2½f | Class 5 |
| Phoenix Lightning (IRE) | 24 | 0 | — | — |
| Saran (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Flying Doha (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Love Power (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Haamesh (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 24 | 7 | 29% | +19.37 |
| Good | 22 | 1 | 5% | −12.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.25 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 29 | 3 | 10% | −7.50 |
| Class 1 | 23 | 3 | 13% | −1.75 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| Doncaster | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Ascot | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Curragh | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.25 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Newmarket | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ripon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chester | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Haydock | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 56 | 10 | 18% | +4.62 |
| Under 6f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gibbons | 13 | 3 | 23% | +5.25 |
| Phillip Makin | 10 | 2 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Fran Berry | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| George Baker | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Neil Brown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Jamie Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul McGiff | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Royston Ffrench | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Dwyer | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Kieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +7.00 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.25 |
| 2010 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −0.25 |
| 2009 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +1.00 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Hitchens (IRE) won?
- Hitchens (IRE) won 10 of 63 archived starts between 2007 and 2014, a strike rate of 15.9%. Placed 20 times in total (31.7% of starts).
- Who trained Hitchens (IRE)?
- Hitchens (IRE) was trained by David Barron on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 20 September 2014.
- Who is Hitchens (IRE)'s sire?
- Hitchens (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Royal Fizz (IRE), whose sire is Royal Academy.
- What going does Hitchens (IRE) prefer?
- Hitchens (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 7 wins from 24 starts (29.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hitchens (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 20 September 2014. The highest on record is 114.
- What is Hitchens (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,685 runs since Jan 2008 (1,326 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.
- Who are Hitchens (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Royal Fizz (IRE), Hitchens (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Tanzeel (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Tanzeel (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.