Hold True (GB)
Hold True (GB) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Sep 2018. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer).
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Hold True (GB) has 2 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring True (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Standby (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
- 1–13Wins / Runs
- 7.7%Strike rate
- 5 (38.5%)Placed
- −10.30£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 0.57Fair A/E n=13 · 0.47 incl. margin
- 43dAvg 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 Sep 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 10.8% of 8,109 runs since Jan 2008 (669 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.7% from 841.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 34 | 7 | 20.6% | +9.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,293 | 149 | 11.5% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 1,663 | 201 | 12.1% | +1.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 809 | 81 | 10% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 841 | 65 | 7.7% | −3.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 261 | 21 | 8% | −2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,208 | 349 | 10.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,019 | 118 | 11.6% | +0.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,032 | 469 | 11.6% | +0.8 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,862 | 178 | 9.6% | −1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 873 | 81 | 9.3% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 256 | 25 | 9.8% | −1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | −9.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +3.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Bona Fide (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Equitable (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bona Fide (GB) | 4 | 2 | 7f–1m1½f | — |
| Equitable (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Vasari (USA) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Sugar Mill (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.30 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deauville (FR) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.70 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.30 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Demuro | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Vincent Cheminaud | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.30 |
| Antoine Coutier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stephane Pasquier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.30 |
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 Hold True (GB) won?
- Hold True (GB) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2018 and 2019, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 5 times in total (38.5% of starts).
- Who trained Hold True (GB)?
- Hold True (GB) was trained by D Smaga on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 30 December 2019.
- Who is Hold True (GB)'s sire?
- Hold True (GB) is by Bated Breath (GB) out of Honest Quality (USA), whose sire is Elusive Quality.
- What going does Hold True (GB) prefer?
- Hold True (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hold True (GB)'s sire's record?
- Bated Breath (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,109 runs since Jan 2008 (669 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.7% from 841.
- Who are Hold True (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Honest Quality (USA), Hold True (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Bona Fide (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Equitable (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Hold True (GB) produced winners?
- As a dam, Hold True (GB) has 2 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.