Skip to content
Horse profile

Hooper's Legend (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2020) · Last trainer Gail Haywood · Last owner Rod Harding
by Midnight Legend (GB) out of Norton Sapphire (GB) (Karinga Bay)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2016
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Jul 2020 — 2,294 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2020 New yard Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Hooper's Legend (GB) is yet to win from 4 starts. Best effort: 4th of 9 at Sandown (Dec 2016).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 126 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newton Abbot, 7 Oct 2016

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 3 figures · best 126B · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2107B101.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2107B101.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 16 Nov 2016 Official rating 100 at the last run, 24 Jul 2020

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 119A · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2119A112.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2119A112.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 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
Midnight Legend (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 8,311 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1417.1%−7.1—
Good to Firm4045814.4%+0.2—
Good3,12646214.8%+0.60 from 2
Good to Soft1,89725913.7%−0.50 from 2
Soft1,97726013.2%−1—
Heavy76611815.4%+1.2—
Standard (AW)1271915%+0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−14.2—
1m – 1m1f600%−14.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1021615.7%+1.5—
1m5f – 2m2,20529913.6%−0.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,70738114.1%−0.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,49936314.5%+0.30 from 1
Over 3m79111814.9%+0.7—

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
Norton Sapphire (GB) (Karinga Bay)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Midnight Sapphire (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Midnight Sapphire (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Midnight Sapphire (GB)3642m5½fClass 4
Rod's Dream (GB)612mClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nick Scholfield 2 0 0% −2.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2020 · 1 run
24 Jul 20+1329d Newton Abbot oldgoldracing.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-0 100—— David Noonan 18/1
2016 · 3 runs
03 Dec 16+17d Sandown Barry Rawlings 'what A Year' 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 dht 10-12 —96A106A Nick Scholfield 33/1
16 Nov 16+40d Chepstow Grand Slam Of Darts At 188Bet Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 3½ 10-12 —107B119A Andrew Thornton 33/1
07 Oct 16 Newton Abbot Bettrends National Hunt Super Saver Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 nk 11-0 —126B111A Nick Scholfield 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hooper's Legend won?
Hooper's Legend (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2016 and 2020.
Who trained Hooper's Legend?
Hooper's Legend (GB) was trained by Gail Haywood on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 24 July 2020.
Who is Hooper's Legend's sire?
Hooper's Legend (GB) is by Midnight Legend (GB) out of Norton Sapphire (GB), whose sire is Karinga Bay.
What is Hooper's Legend's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 24 July 2020. That is also the highest on record.
What is Hooper's Legend's sire's record?
Midnight Legend (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 8,311 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hooper's Legend's siblings?
Out of Norton Sapphire (GB), Hooper's Legend (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Midnight Sapphire (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Midnight Sapphire (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2016. 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.