Hourman (FR)
Hourman won the Hitz Novices Hurdle at Hexham in Oct 2026 on good ground, leading all the way to score at Class 4 level. The gelding has one win and two places from six turf starts, all bar one at 1m5f to 2m. He has raced three times at Hexham, recording his only success there. The son of Masked Marvel last ran off his career-high mark of 102.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.47Fair A/E n=6 · 2.08 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 73dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 137
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 137B | 119 | 3 · 137 / 119 |
| Good | 2 | 97A | 37.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 119C | 89 | 4 · 119 / 93 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 6 analysed runs since Oct 2025
- Mid-division 3 (50%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,606 runs since Jan 2008 (265 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 19.8% from 283.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.5 | — |
| Good | 280 | 49 | 17.5% | +2 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 283 | 56 | 19.8% | +4.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 599 | 85 | 14.2% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 424 | 58 | 13.7% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | −9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 421 | 71 | 16.9% | +1.4 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 865 | 129 | 14.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 249 | 39 | 15.7% | +0.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 35 | 8 | 22.9% | +7.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Well Planted (FR) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m3f–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Well Planted (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well Planted (FR) | 39 | 4 | 1m4½f–2m1½f | Class 3 |
| Juninha (FR) | 6 | 1 | 1m3f | — |
| First Dream (FR) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexham | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Fox | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Alan Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 26+199d | Hexham | Hitz Novices' Hurdle Race (Go North Night Nurse Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Raced in the pack - close enough 3 out - third following fence - niggled on and gained ground on rail after minor jostle - went in front before the last - kept up the effort on run-in to win | 1/9 | 11-2 | 102 | 97A | 129B | Derek Fox | 3/1 | |
| 25 Mar 26+19d | Hexham | Racing To School Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - pushed along after 3 out and closed on the front group by the last - stayed on at one level to finish 3rd | 3/13 | 4¼ | 11-7 | — | 137B | 122B | Derek Fox | 11/1 |
| 06 Mar 26+19d | Ayr | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled at back of field - pushed along two out - stayed on up the run-in without threatening the leaders | 6/12 | 1 | 11-3 | — | 86B | 105A | Alan Doyle | 100/1 |
| 15 Feb 26+24d | Musselburgh | Sunshine On Leith Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held a midfield spot throughout - unable to land a blow late on - finished seventh well beaten | 7/11 | 5½ | 11-7 | — | 89C | 96C | Derek Fox | 80/1 |
| 22 Jan 26+103d | Wetherby | Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 6th and struggled to get involved before three out - dropped away late to finish sixth | 6/12 | 3¼ | 11-2 | — | 119C | 104C | Derek Fox | 28/1 |
| 11 Oct 25 | Hexham | L & R Pest Control Services Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Sat behind front group on the rail - asked for effort with 1f left and lost ground - drifted left under pressure inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish 4th beaten three quarters of a length | 4/5 | nk | 10-12 | — | -22C | 107B | Alan Doyle | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hourman (FR) won?
- Hourman (FR) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Hourman (FR)?
- Hourman (FR) is trained by Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is Hourman (FR)'s sire?
- Hourman (FR) is by Masked Marvel (GB) out of Next Dream (FR), whose sire is Dream Well.
- What is Hourman (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 10 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Hourman (FR)'s sire's record?
- Masked Marvel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,606 runs since Jan 2008 (265 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 19.8% from 283.
- Who are Hourman (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Next Dream (FR), Hourman (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Well Planted (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Well Planted (FR)). The wins came over 1m3f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.