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Horse profile

Kentucky Hyden (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2014) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Simon Munir Isaac Souede
by Kentucky Dynamite (USA) out of Cap serena (FR) (Highest Honor)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Nov 2014 — 4,375 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2014 Won at Sandown Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 146
KTB Profile

Kentucky Hyden (IRE) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 3 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2013. Last raced off a career-high mark of 146.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 3 OR at career high
Official rating146At career-high mark
146 135–146

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 136A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 14 Mar 2014 Official rating 146 at the last run, 12 Nov 2014

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 6 figures · best 143B · median 133
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy3143B132—
Good2136A135—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3143B132—
2m1f – 2m4f3136A134—

Of 7 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 · 6 figures from 7 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,067 runs since Apr 2011 (112 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.8% from 277. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 12.4% from 145.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm20315%+5.6—
Good2292711.8%+2.40 from 2
Good to Soft1591610.1%+0.70 from 2
Soft2672810.5%+1.10 from 3
Heavy11497.9%−1.51 from 5
Standard (AW)277165.8%−3.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1218.3%−1.1—
6f – 7f10987.3%−2.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f291268.9%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f296206.8%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m1451812.4%+31 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1411712.1%+2.70 from 5
2m5f – 3m59813.6%+4.2—
Over 3m14214.3%+4.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cap serena (FR) (Highest Honor)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gold Sceptre (FR)110——
Cap Dive (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 5 1 20% −3.67
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +0.33

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheltenham 3 0 0% −3.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 1 100% +0.33
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% −4.67
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Geraghty 4 1 25% −2.67
Alain De Chitray 4 0 0% −4.00
David Bass 2 0 0% −2.00
Daryl Jacob 1 0 0% −1.00
Cesar Passerat 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 4 0 0% −4.00
2013 7 1 14% −5.67
2012 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% −9.67
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 4 runs
12 Nov 14+193d Bangor-on-Dee Addington Fund Friends Of The Farmer Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-11 146— Daryl Jacob 9/4F
03 May 14+50d Punchestown AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 8/13 1½ 11-0 143129A Barry Geraghty 6/1
14 Mar 14+48d Cheltenham JCB Triumph Hurdle (Juvenile Grade 1) Class 1 · 2m1f · Good · 15 ran 2/15 3¼ 11-0 139136A David Bass 20/1
25 Jan 14+28d Cheltenham JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial (Registered As The Finesse Juvenile Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m1f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 10 11-7 138128B Barry Geraghty 15/2
2013 · 7 runs
28 Dec 13+14d Chepstow coral.co.uk Future Champions Finale Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 2m · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 2½ 11-0 135143B David Bass 2/1
14 Dec 13+35d Cheltenham JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial (Juvenile Hurdle) Class 2 · 2m1f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 nk 11-7 135134B Barry Geraghty 7/4
09 Nov 13+174d Sandown Movember Spitfire Ale Juvenile Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 10-12 —132B Barry Geraghty 1/3F
19 May 13+25d Auteuil (FR) Le Parisien Prix Stanley (Hurdle) () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 11 ran 4/11 2 10-3 —— Alain De Chitray 22/1
24 Apr 13+19d Auteuil (FR) Prix Go Ahead (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m7f · Very Soft · 9 ran 2/9 3 10-1 —— Alain De Chitray 17/1
05 Apr 13+19d Auteuil (FR) Prix Champaubert (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m7f · Very Soft · 10 ran 3/10 3½ 10-6 —— Alain De Chitray 25/1
17 Mar 13+138d Auteuil (FR) Prix Rush (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings unraced over hurdles and fences) (Turf) 1m7f · Heavy · 13 ran 8/13 15 10-3 —— Alain De Chitray 10/1
2012 · 1 run
30 Oct 12 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Pharamond (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f · Heavy · 5 ran 5/5 2 8-4 —— Cesar Passerat 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kentucky Hyden won?
Kentucky Hyden (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
Who trained Kentucky Hyden?
Kentucky Hyden (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 12 November 2014.
Who is Kentucky Hyden's sire?
Kentucky Hyden (IRE) is by Kentucky Dynamite (USA) out of Cap serena (FR), whose sire is Highest Honor.
What going does Kentucky Hyden prefer?
Kentucky Hyden (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Kentucky Hyden's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 146, from the run on 12 November 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is Kentucky Hyden's sire's record?
Kentucky Dynamite (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,067 runs since Apr 2011 (112 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.8% from 277. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 12.4% from 145.
Who are Kentucky Hyden's siblings?
Out of Cap serena (FR), Kentucky Hyden (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2012. 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.