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Horse profile

Like A Hurricane (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2012) · Last trainer Alan King · Last owner Mel Fordham
by Simply Great (FR) out of Legal Challenge (IRE) (Strong Gale)
14 runs · 10 courses · from Nov 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Feb 2012 — 5,366 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2012 2 wins · Ascot & Fontwell Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Like A Hurricane (IRE) is 2 from 14. Hasn't won since Oct 2010.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating120↓ 2lb off peak
120 115–122

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 131A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 30 Oct 2010 Official rating 120 at the last run, 25 Feb 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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 131A · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good10131A115—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4131A114—
1m5f – 2m4119C116—
2m5f – 3m3115A115—

Of 14 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 14 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
Simply Great (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 460 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses).

Strongest on good going: 11.4% from 140. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−7.4—
Good to Firm6746%−1.4—
Good1401611.4%+42 from 13
Good to Soft6734.5%−2.9—
Soft11176.3%−1.10 from 1
Heavy6146.6%−0.8—
Standard (AW)800%−7.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−7.4—
1m2f – 1m4f10110%+2.6—
1m5f – 2m10111%−6.40 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f14142.8%−4.62 from 4
2m5f – 3m141139.2%+1.80 from 6
Over 3m661522.7%+15.3—

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

Dam
Legal Challenge (IRE) (Strong Gale)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Adare Prince (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Adare Prince (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Adare Prince (IRE)2432m4f–3m1fClass 4
Court Challenge (IRE)1412m—
Whiskey Hall (IRE)1613m—
Morning Anne (IRE)30——
Tara Challenge (IRE)10——
Key Challenge (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 13 2 15% +4.50
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 4 1 25% +3.50
Class 5 2 1 50% +8.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton 3 0 0% −3.00
Ascot 2 1 50% +5.50
Fontwell 2 1 50% +8.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 2 50% +13.50
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Hutchinson 5 1 20% +2.50
Tom O'Brien 4 0 0% −4.00
Robert Thornton 3 1 33% +7.00
Peter Hatton 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie Huxley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 5 2 40% +12.50
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 2 25% +9.50
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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 · 2 runs
25 Feb 12+42d Kempton Racing Plus Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-5 120— Robert Thornton 14/1
14 Jan 12+37d Kempton Williamhill.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-12 118— Wayne Hutchinson 8/1
2011 · 3 runs
08 Dec 11+242d Taunton Weatherbys Private Banking Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m2f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 6 10-12 121106B Wayne Hutchinson 11/4J
10 Apr 11+64d Ascot Woodstock Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7½f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 7 11-1 122115A Peter Hatton 4/1F
05 Feb 11+98d Sandown totescoop6 Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m6f · Good · 20 ran PU/20 — 10-2 122— Robert Thornton 9/1
2010 · 5 runs
30 Oct 10+17d Ascot Windsor + Maidenhead Town Partnerships Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3½f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 11-7 115131A Wayne Hutchinson 13/2F
13 Oct 10+133d Uttoxeter Brian Ruthven At Seton Sands Haven Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 16 ran 3/16 6 11-5 115115A Wayne Hutchinson 5/1
02 Jun 10+40d Fontwell Elizabeth Clark's 50th Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 1¾ 11-2 115115B Charlie Huxley 5/2
23 Apr 10+44d Bangor-on-Dee Weatherbys bettrends.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 4 ran 3/4 1¼ 11-5 115115B Wayne Hutchinson 11/2
10 Mar 10+678d Fontwell Betfair Legal Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 11-2 —122A Robert Thornton 9/1
2008 · 3 runs
01 May 08+68d Hereford Barrels Pub Stowen Street Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good · 16 ran 3/16 1 11-2 —115A Tom O'Brien 7/2
23 Feb 08+53d Kempton Etihad Airways Racing Post Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 4 · 2m · Good · 15 ran 4/15 1½ 11-2 —117A Tom O'Brien 20/1
01 Jan 08+52d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Taunton Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 16 ran 8/16 6 11-5 —99C Tom O'Brien 13/2
2007 · 1 run
10 Nov 07 Wincanton Attwoolls Marquees Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 6 · 1m7½f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 ¾ 11-4 —119C Tom O'Brien 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Like A Hurricane won?
Like A Hurricane (IRE) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2007 and 2012, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Like A Hurricane?
Like A Hurricane (IRE) was trained by Alan King on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 25 February 2012.
Who is Like A Hurricane's sire?
Like A Hurricane (IRE) is by Simply Great (FR) out of Legal Challenge (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What going does Like A Hurricane prefer?
Like A Hurricane (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 13 starts (15.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Like A Hurricane's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 25 February 2012. The highest on record is 122.
What is Like A Hurricane's sire's record?
Simply Great (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 460 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 11.4% from 140. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1% from 101.
Who are Like A Hurricane's siblings?
Out of Legal Challenge (IRE), Like A Hurricane (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Adare Prince (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Adare Prince (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2007. 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.