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Horse profile

Hold Tough (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2006) · Last trainer John Joseph Murphy · Last owner John Joseph Murphy
by Florida Son (GB) out of Clare Maid (IRE) (Fidel)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Dec 2006 — 7,253 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2006
KTB Profile

Hold Tough (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 14 Nov 2005 Official rating 89 at the last run, 27 Jul 2006

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 86C · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f286C79.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 5 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Florida Son (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 93 runs since Jan 2008 (12 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−7.5—
Good to Firm800%−7.50 from 1
Good1715.9%−1.60 from 1
Good to Soft7114.3%+6.80 from 1
Soft3326.1%−1.40 from 1
Heavy27311.1%+3.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m12216.7%+9.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2300%−7.50 from 4
2m5f – 3m32412.5%+5—
Over 3m2613.8%−3.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Clare Maid (IRE) (Fidel)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Border Craic (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew J McNamara 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean McDermott 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Eddie Power 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 3 runs
26 Dec 06+120d Limerick Bambury Bookmakers Beginners Chase 2m1f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran F/16 — 11-9 —— Sean McDermott 50/1
28 Aug 06+32d Tralee Joseph J.Grace Memorial Beginners Chase 2m4f · Good · 15 ran F/15 — 11-9 —— Mark Walsh 25/1
27 Jul 06+255d Limerick DNG Chesser Auctioneers Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 13 11-5 8973C Eddie Power 16/1
2005 · 2 runs
14 Nov 05+64d Limerick Creme Brulee Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 2m3f · Heavy · 14 ran 9/14 1½ 11-7 9386C Andrew J McNamara 16/1
11 Sep 05 Killarney Ladbrokes 'Fixed Odds Betting' Novice Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 8/15 8 11-2 9561C Andrew J McNamara 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hold Tough won?
Hold Tough (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Hold Tough?
Hold Tough (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 26 December 2006.
Who is Hold Tough's sire?
Hold Tough (IRE) is by Florida Son (GB) out of Clare Maid (IRE), whose sire is Fidel.
What is Hold Tough's official rating?
Hold Tough (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 95.
What is Hold Tough's sire's record?
Florida Son (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 93 runs since Jan 2008 (12 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hold Tough's siblings?
Out of Clare Maid (IRE), Hold Tough (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.