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Hitintheheadlines (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner Eventist Group Limited
by Harzand (IRE) out of Larnalee (IRE) (Presenting)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Chepstow Ran 10 days ago · 1st of 13
KTB Profile

Hitintheheadlines is a gelding who has won one of four starts, the success coming at Class 4 level in the Dragonbet Backing Welsh Racing Maiden Hurdle Race at Chepstow over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft in Oct 2026. All four runs have been on turf. He has one win and one place from two starts at 2m1f – 2m4f, and one win from two starts on good to soft. His last run, at Chepstow in Oct 2026, was a win.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chepstow, 10 Oct 2026

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 115B · median 103.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2115B103.52 · 115 / 103.5
Good2115C103.52 · 115 / 103.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2115B1152 · 115 / 115
1m5f – 2m292A922 · 92 / 92

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 135A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 10 Oct 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 135A · median 118
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2135A1262 · 135 / 126
Good2118B1182 · 118 / 118
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2135A126.52 · 135 / 126.5
1m5f – 2m2118B117.52 · 118 / 117.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 18 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 from 4 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (75%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Harzand (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,090 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 17% from 100. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.1% from 126. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 16.6% from 241. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm591016.9%+3.6—
Good3354814.3%+10 from 2
Good to Soft1802614.4%+1.11 from 2
Soft2903512.1%−1.2—
Heavy1001717%+3.7—
Standard (AW)12697.1%−6.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−13.3—
6f – 7f68710.3%−3—
1m – 1m1f121119.1%−4.2—
1m2f – 1m4f2592810.8%−2.5—
1m5f – 2m3205015.6%+2.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2414016.6%+3.31 from 2
2m5f – 3m72912.5%−0.8—
Over 3m500%−13.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Larnalee (IRE) (Presenting)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Doctor Dex (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Doctor Dex (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Doctor Dex (IRE)1942m–2m3½fClass 3
Jimli's Cave (IRE)2412m6f—
All Under Control (IRE)1412m5½fClass 5
Maria's Serpent (IRE)30——
Milalee (IRE)130——
Thenightisyoung (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +13.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +14.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 1 1 100% +14.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +13.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 3 1 33% +12.00
Tristan Durrell 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 1 50% +13.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 1 1 100% +14.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
10 Oct 26+187d Chepstow Dragonbet Backing Welsh Racing Maiden Hurdle Race (gbb Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled at the back - progress by the 7th - close to the front group when untidy 2 out - soon moved right and pushed along - flew the last to hit the front - stayed on strongly to win 1/13 11-4 115B135A Harry Skelton 14/1
06 Apr 26+105d Plumpton BetGoodwin Best Odds Guaranteed Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 18f · Good · 4 ran Went straight to the front - pressed for effort and lost the advantage 2f out - stayed on to finish third 3/4 1 11-3 115C118B Tristan Durrell 11/4
22 Dec 25+31d Huntingdon PricedUp Supports British Racing Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Held up towards back - improved into contention 3f out then pushed along 2f out - stayed on same gear from the final furlong to finish fifth 5/8 hd 11-6 92A117A Harry Skelton 10/3
21 Nov 25 Ascot Ladbrokes Get Rewarded With Ladbucks Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 3 · 15.5f · Good · 6 ran Pulled hard early - settled at the back of the field - pushed along and made ground over 2f out to press the front rank - one-paced inside the final furlong to finish third 3/6 2¾ 11-2 92A118B Harry Skelton 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hitintheheadlines (IRE) won?
Hitintheheadlines (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Hitintheheadlines (IRE)?
Hitintheheadlines (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
Who is Hitintheheadlines (IRE)'s sire?
Hitintheheadlines (IRE) is by Harzand (IRE) out of Larnalee (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What is Hitintheheadlines (IRE)'s sire's record?
Harzand (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,090 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 17% from 100. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.1% from 126. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 16.6% from 241. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.
Who are Hitintheheadlines (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Larnalee (IRE), Hitintheheadlines (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Doctor Dex (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Doctor Dex (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.