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Horse profile

Rusty Harkness (GB)

6yo gelding · Trainer Henry De Bromhead · Owner Kenneth Alexander
7 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 2 wins · Ballinrobe (IRE) & Kilbeggan (IRE) Ran 54 days ago · 1st of 7
KTB Profile

Rusty Harkness is a gelding by Walk In The Park out of a Balko mare who has won two of seven starts on turf. Both wins came over 2m5f – 3m on good going at first time of asking at the course, the latest in the Corrib Oil Beginners Steeplechase at Ballinrobe in Aug 2026. He also won a maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan the previous month off an official rating of 113. He usually races prominently. His last run, at Ballinrobe in Aug 2026, was a win.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kilbeggan (IRE), 24 Jul 2026

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 113A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3113A983 · 113 / 98
Heavy290A882 · 90 / 88
Soft1——1 · —
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5113A905 · 113 / 90
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 137A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe (IRE), 24 Aug 2026 Official rating 113 at the last run, 24 Jul 2026

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 137A · median 124
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3137A1343 · 137 / 134
Heavy2123A115.52 · 123 / 115.5
Soft1——1 · —
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5137A1325 · 137 / 132
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 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 from 5 analysed runs

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,925 runs since Jan 2008 (686 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm491122.4%+9.2—
Good1,85925313.6%+0.42 from 3
Good to Soft1,54521013.6%+0.40 from 1
Soft2,44531412.8%−0.40 from 1
Heavy99012812.9%−0.30 from 2
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.2—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.6—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.2—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m2,21230713.9%+0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,77939514.2%+10 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,53017011.1%−2.12 from 5
Over 3m2843512.3%−0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Raffles Gitane (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Raffles Gitane (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Raffles Gitane (FR)1122m–2m½fClass 4
Raffles Carlo (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 2 67% +2.33
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ballinrobe (IRE) 1 1 100% +2.50
Kilbeggan (IRE) 1 1 100% +0.83
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 2 40% +0.33
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Darragh O'Keeffe 6 2 33% −0.67
Mike O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 2 33% −0.67
HT 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 2 40% +0.33
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% −3.17
Chase 2 1 50% +1.50

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
24 Aug 26+31d Ballinrobe (IRE) Corrib Oil Beginners Steeplechase 23.5f · Good · 7 ran Front from the off and showing the way - a mistake at the 2nd before retaking control at the 3rd - a bold leap 4 out to move clear - challenged before 2 out and under pressure - stuck on to prevail 1/7 11-12 —98A137A Darragh O'Keeffe 5/2J
24 Jul 26+64d Kilbeggan (IRE) Hurley Family Maiden Hurdle 24.5f · Good · 9 ran handy in 3rd early - went to the front approaching 3 out and opened up a 4-length advantage over the last - kept on driven out to win 1/9 11-4 113113A134B Darragh O'Keeffe 5/6F
21 May 26+37d Limerick Munster Drilling Beginners Chase 22.5f · Good · 5 ran Contested the front early - sat just behind before moving into command after 5 out - driven when overtaken by a whisker 2 out - stumbled at the last - battled on at one speed to finish second beaten a length and a half 2/5 1½ 11-12 —84C132B Darragh O'Keeffe 5/2F
14 Apr 26+54d Clonmel Killusty Handicap Hurdle 23f · Yielding · 15 ran Handy early in 4th - small error 4 out and pushed to stay in touch - dropped back before 2 out - finished 5th 5/15 3 11-12 11388B123A Darragh O'Keeffe 9/2
19 Feb 26+52d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle 23f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran Tracked the front-runner - moved to the fore 5 out - surpassed entering the straight - driven after 2 out - plugged on from the last but could not land a blow on the winner - finished 2nd 2/9 11 11-4 —90A123A Darragh O'Keeffe 5/6F
29 Dec 25+50d Leopardstown Donohue Marquees Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Made the running early - lost the advantage after the 2nd and settled third by halfway - slipped back to 7th after two out - urged forward on the inside to move into 5th nearing the last - finished strongly to grab third on the run-in 3/11 13 11-12 —93A124A Mike O'Connor 40/1
09 Nov 25 Naas Cavan Developments Home Builders Supporting St Marys GAA Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran Midfield 5th to 4th - minor error 3 out - fell back to 5th at the last - plugged on into 4th without threatening 4/16 3¾ 11-12 —86B108A Darragh O'Keeffe 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rusty Harkness (GB) won?
Rusty Harkness (GB) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).
Who trains Rusty Harkness (GB)?
Rusty Harkness (GB) is trained by Henry De Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 August 2026.
Who is Rusty Harkness (GB)'s sire?
Rusty Harkness (GB) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Gitane Du Berlais (FR), whose sire is Balko.
What going does Rusty Harkness (GB) prefer?
Rusty Harkness (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Rusty Harkness (GB)'s official rating?
Rusty Harkness (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 113.
What is Rusty Harkness (GB)'s sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,925 runs since Jan 2008 (686 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Rusty Harkness (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Gitane Du Berlais (FR), Rusty Harkness (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Raffles Gitane (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Raffles Gitane (FR)). The wins came over 2m–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.