Horse profile

Hot Zone (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer John Holt · Owner Mrs Lisa Else
by Bob Back (USA) out of Trixskin (IRE) (Buckskin)
25 runs · 16 courses · from Feb 2006
As at 24 Aug 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Stratford & Bangor-on-Dee Off 6157 days · 8th of 9 Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Hot Zone (IRE) is 3 from 25, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2007. All 3 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off 90, 31lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 24 Aug 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 31lb off peak
Official rating90↓ 31lb off peak
90 90–121

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Bob Back (USA)

Progeny in our archive: 11% strike from 5,246 runs · most wins over 2m1f – 2m4f.

Dam
Trixskin (IRE) (Buckskin)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Cousin Vinny (IRE) (7 wins, best perf 147).

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 1 9% −9.20
Good to Soft 6 1 17% −4.56
Good to Firm 5 1 20% −3.78
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 3 27% −6.54
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 3 0 0% −3.00
Stratford 3 2 67% +0.02
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 1 50% −0.56
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 16 3 19% −11.54
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P McCoy 14 3 21% −9.54
Chris Honour 4 0 0% −4.00
Richie McLernon 2 0 0% −2.00
Noel Fehily 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Campbell Gillies 1 0 0% −1.00
Dominic Elsworth 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 6 0 0% −6.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 8 3 38% −3.54
2006 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 21 3 14% −16.54
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 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 OR PR Jockey SP
14 Oct 09+7d Uttoxeter Tom Kirkpatrick At Lakeland Haven Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 30 10-9 90 — Chris Honour 33/1
07 Oct 09+52d Towcester Macintyre Hudson Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 12/16 ½ 11-2 95 76 Tom O'Connor 28/1
16 Aug 09+23d Southwell Advertiser Group Newspapers Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-9 100 — Chris Honour 25/1
24 Jul 09+9d Southwell Freddie Latham & Bernie Wright Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 19 11-4 110 — Chris Honour 50/1
15 Jul 09+166d Uttoxeter St Edmunds Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 4½ 10-9 110 — Chris Honour 33/1
30 Jan 09+145d Catterick Dinsdale Conditional Jockeys' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-5 110 — Campbell Gillies 3/1
07 Sep 08+30d Fontwell Butlins, Bognor Regis Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 nk 10-10 110 105 A P McCoy 11/2
08 Aug 08+75d Worcester Worcestershire Now Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 1¾ 11-10 110 109 A P McCoy 7/1
25 May 08+18d Fontwell A Good Night Sleep, Guaranteed! Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 2¾ 11-1 119 96 Richie McLernon 9/1
07 May 08+54d Huntingdon huntingdon-racecourse.co.uk Novices' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 3¾ 10-12 102 — A P McCoy 3/1
14 Mar 08+132d Fakenham Totepool Fakenham Silver Cup Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 7 11-1 121 114 Richie McLernon 10/1
03 Nov 07+15d Ascot Liberum Capital Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 2½ 11-8 121 — Noel Fehily 10/11F
19 Oct 07+67d Cheltenham Jewson Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 4 10-12 118 118 A P McCoy 3/1F
13 Aug 07+20d Stratford Chesterton Green Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 1/13 11-12 120 116 A P McCoy 2/9F
24 Jul 07+9d Bangor-on-Dee Jewson Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-5 112 109 A P McCoy 4/9F
15 Jul 07+30d Stratford Alan Grinsill 50th Birthday "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 10-12 112 103 A P McCoy 4/5F
15 Jun 07+12d Market Rasen PD Port Services Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 10-11 104 113 A P McCoy 15/8F
03 Jun 07+122d Hereford K W Bell Construction Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 3/15 hd 10-13 104 107 A P McCoy 7/1
01 Feb 07+85d Towcester Symitry I.T. North Ltd Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 9 11-4 102 105 A P McCoy 6/5F
08 Nov 06+17d Bangor-on-Dee Daresbury Properties Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 2½ 10-12 102 110 A P McCoy 5/1
22 Oct 06+18d Wincanton AJC Caterers 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 4 10-12 — 94 Noel Fehily 20/1
04 Oct 06+178d Towcester Jewson Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 ¾ 10-12 — 104 Dominic Elsworth 66/1
09 Apr 06+27d Worcester First Evening Meeting 26th April Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 shd 10-10 — 110 A P McCoy 5/1
13 Mar 06+33d Stratford Betfair.Com Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 5/14 shd 11-0 — 98 A P McCoy 12/1
08 Feb 06 Carlisle Junior NH Flat Race Class 6 · 14f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 ½ 10-12 — 108 A P McCoy 5/1

Record shown from February 2006. Our archive begins in January 2005; any earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.