Liege Ardent (FR)
Liege Ardent is a lightly raced gelding with one place from two starts since Jul 2026. His best effort came when second of nine at Dieppe in Jul 2026. He finished fifth of 13, prominent, in the Overton Handicap Steeple Chase at Bangor-on-Dee in Oct 2026 on his first start for Richard Hobson. By Pour Moi, whose progeny have won 9.8% of 2,693 runs since Jan 2008. Last raced off OR 108.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 108Highest OR
- 110dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 88
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 4 Nov 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 2,696 runs since Jun 2015 (266 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.8% from 380.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | +34.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 194 | 18 | 9.3% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 722 | 87 | 12% | +2.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 402 | 35 | 8.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 640 | 59 | 9.2% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 268 | 28 | 10.4% | +0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 461 | 35 | 7.6% | −2.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 35 | 8 | 22.9% | +13 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 240 | 25 | 10.4% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 380 | 26 | 6.8% | −3.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 588 | 59 | 10% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 713 | 78 | 10.9% | +1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 524 | 52 | 9.9% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 207 | 17 | 8.2% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +1.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2015 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikigai (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Liege Ardent (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Oct 26+110d | Bangor-on-Dee | Overton Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Prominent early behind the front pair - moved into fourth 2 out - faded on the run-in to finish 5th | 5/13 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 108 | 88B | 123A | Paul O'Brien | 8/1 |
| 09 Jul 26 | Dieppe (FR) | Prix De La Galissonniere Handicap Hurdle | 2/9 | 2 | 11-2 | — | — | — | A Renard | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Liege Ardent won?
- Liege Ardent (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Liege Ardent?
- Liege Ardent (FR) is trained by Richard Hobson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 October 2026.
- Who is Liege Ardent's sire?
- Liege Ardent (FR) is by Pour Moi (IRE) out of Laurana (FR), whose sire is Badolato.
- What is Liege Ardent's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 27 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Liege Ardent's sire's record?
- Pour Moi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 2,696 runs since Jun 2015 (266 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.8% from 380.
- Who are Liege Ardent's siblings?
- Out of Laurana (FR), Liege Ardent (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.