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Horse profile

J R Hartley (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2012) · Last trainer Bryan Smart · Last owner The Smart Flyfisher Partnership
by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Flyfisher (USA) (Riverman)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2011
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jan 2012 — 5,420 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2012 · 7th of 7 Won at Southwell (AW) Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

J R Hartley (GB) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2011. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 4 on turf.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5
Official rating75↓ 5lb off peak
75 65–80

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 22 Nov 2011 Official rating 75 at the last run, 2 Jan 2012

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 88A · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)688A79—
Good256C51—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f888A68.5—
1m – 1m1f249A45.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Refuse To Bend (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Apr 2008 (320 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5846.9%−2.9—
Good to Firm952899.3%−0.5—
Good1,09410910%+0.20 from 2
Good to Soft5555610.1%+0.30 from 1
Soft715709.8%00 from 1
Heavy245208.2%−1.6—
Standard (AW)1,24912910.3%+0.51 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2903110.7%+0.9—
6f – 7f1,5291439.4%−0.41 from 8
1m – 1m1f1,04110610.2%+0.40 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f944879.2%−0.6—
1m5f – 2m671619.1%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2973411.4%+1.6—
2m5f – 3m901516.7%+6.9—
Over 3m600%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Flyfisher (USA) (Riverman)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Fishforcompliments (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Fishforcompliments (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fishforcompliments (GB)7236f–7fClass 3
Playtotheaudience (GB)3036f–7fClass 5
Flying By (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 1 17% +7.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 1 17% +7.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 6 1 17% +7.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 8 1 13% +5.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Eaves 5 1 20% +8.00
Justin Newman 2 0 0% −2.00
Royston Ffrench 2 0 0% −2.00
Phillip Makin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
None 4 1 25% +9.00
E/S 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 9 1 11% +4.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 1 run
02 Jan 12+41d Southwell (AW) Download The Blue Square Iphone App Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 2¾ 9-1 7564A Tom Eaves 15/2
2011 · 9 runs
22 Nov 11+19d Southwell (AW) 32Red Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 hd 9-2 7588A Tom Eaves 10/1
03 Nov 11+30d Southwell (AW) Exclusive Breeders' Cup Coverage On ATR Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 5 9-1 7573A Justin Newman 13/2
04 Oct 11+39d Southwell (AW) 32RedBingo.com Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 1½ 8-12 7585A Justin Newman 14/1
26 Aug 11+28d Newcastle Sophos Supporting Children's Heart Unit Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 28 9-3 6535C Royston Ffrench 28/1
29 Jul 11+13d Thirsk Northallerton Shooting & Country Wear Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 5 9-7 7046C Tom Eaves 16/1
16 Jul 11+56d Ripon tyregiant.com Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 8 9-0 7842C Royston Ffrench 16/1
21 May 11+66d York Sportingbet And Yorkshire Evening Post Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 14/14 12 8-11 8056C Phillip Makin 16/1
16 Mar 11+29d Southwell (AW) Free Horse Racing Bets With Freebetting.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 8-12 —87A Tom Eaves 12/1
15 Feb 11 Southwell (AW) Southwell Golf Club Lady Members Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 3½ 8-8 —49A Tom Eaves 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has J R Hartley won?
J R Hartley (GB) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2011 and 2012, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained J R Hartley?
J R Hartley (GB) was trained by Bryan Smart on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 2 January 2012.
Who is J R Hartley's sire?
J R Hartley (GB) is by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Flyfisher (USA), whose sire is Riverman.
What going does J R Hartley prefer?
J R Hartley (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is J R Hartley's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 2 January 2012. The highest on record is 80.
What is J R Hartley's sire's record?
Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Apr 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are J R Hartley's siblings?
Out of Flyfisher (USA), J R Hartley (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fishforcompliments (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Fishforcompliments (GB)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2011. 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.