Its Tough (IRE)
Its Tough (IRE) is 2 from 12, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2008. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off 92, 24lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–12Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 4 (33.3%)Placed
- +12.50£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.56Fair A/E n=12 · 1.33 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 125dAvg 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 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
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 9.7% of 1,917 runs since Jan 2008 (149 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.7% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 162 | 23 | 14.2% | +4.5 | — |
| Good | 544 | 55 | 10.1% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 290 | 23 | 7.9% | −1.8 | 2 from 4 |
| Soft | 548 | 54 | 9.9% | +0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 325 | 26 | 8% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 5 | 13.5% | +3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +11.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 430 | 41 | 9.5% | −0.2 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 693 | 72 | 10.4% | +0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 613 | 50 | 8.2% | −1.5 | 0 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 139 | 19 | 13.7% | +4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +20.50 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +21.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Worcester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Renwick | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Timmy Murphy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Nathan Moscrop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Cook | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Scudamore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +20.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.50 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 12+644d | Newcastle | Betfair Racing Excellence Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle | 8/12 | shd | 11-4 | 92 | 91A | Nathan Moscrop | 8/1 |
| 2010 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 10+12d | Kelso | John N. Dunn Group Ltd/sol2o Handicap Hurdle | 7/12 | 7 | 10-0 | 100 | 89C | Wilson Renwick | 15/2 |
| 16 Apr 10+25d | Ayr | MSP Scotland Handicap Hurdle | 2/12 | 11 | 10-0 | 92 | 108A | Wilson Renwick | 14/1 |
| 22 Mar 10+16d | Kelso | Lyntoun Private Hire Handicap Hurdle | 5/12 | 5 | 10-7 | 95 | 90A | Wilson Renwick | 28/1 |
| 06 Mar 10+40d | Kelso | toteswinger Handicap Hurdle | 8/10 | 5 | 11-5 | 102 | 94C | Wilson Renwick | 18/1 |
| 25 Jan 10+50d | Newcastle | S.V. Rutter Office Accomodation Handicap Hurdle | 9/11 | 5 | 11-4 | 107 | 86C | Wilson Renwick | 16/1 |
| 2009 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 09+274d | Kelso | 'brian Meikle Is 50 Today' Handicap Hurdle | 8/10 | 12 | 11-3 | 110 | 92C | Wilson Renwick | 8/1 |
| 07 Mar 09+86d | Chepstow | Digibet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle | 7/16 | 9 | 11-7 | 115 | 105C | Danny Cook | 25/1 |
| 2008 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 08+38d | Taunton | Brewin Dolphin Handicap Hurdle | 8/10 | 30 | 11-8 | 116 | 102C | Timmy Murphy | 3/1 |
| 03 Nov 08+40d | Plumpton | Ricoh Uk 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 3/11 | 30 | 11-5 | 116 | 106C | Timmy Murphy | 2/1 |
| 24 Sep 08+154d | Perth | Iveco Eurocargo Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 1/11 | 11-0 | 110 | 124A | Timmy Murphy | 5/2F | |
| 23 Apr 08 | Worcester | Connolly's Red Mills Horse Feeds Standard Open NH Flat Race | 1/11 | 11-0 | — | 127A | Tom Scudamore | 20/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Its Tough won?
- Its Tough (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2008 and 2012, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Its Tough?
- Its Tough (IRE) was trained by Alistair Whillans on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 1 February 2012.
- Who is Its Tough's sire?
- Its Tough (IRE) is by Dushyantor (USA) out of Parsons Brush (IRE), whose sire is Brush Aside.
- What going does Its Tough prefer?
- Its Tough (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Its Tough's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 1 February 2012. The highest on record is 116.
- What is Its Tough's sire's record?
- Dushyantor (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,917 runs since Jan 2008 (149 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.7% from 139.