Sledgehammer (IRE)
Sledgehammer won the Class 4 Tynedale Rfc Community Rugby Handicap Steeple Chase at Hexham in Oct 2026 on his first start for Adrian Keatley. The gelding has one win from seven turf starts, that success coming over 2m5f – 3m on good going. He has never placed in three runs over 2m1f – 2m4f. His last run, at Hexham in Oct 2026, was his first for the yard.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- −4.12£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.61Fair A/E n=7 · 1.38 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 35dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 108
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 68C | 54 | 3 · 68 / 54 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 108A | 68 | 3 · 108 / 68 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 runs · as at 18 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
- Held up 5 (100%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 1,250 runs since Jan 2008 (197 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 2 | 25% | +12.1 | — |
| Good | 450 | 57 | 12.7% | −0.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 319 | 41 | 12.9% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 336 | 44 | 13.1% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 135 | 17 | 12.6% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +12.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 462 | 52 | 11.3% | −1.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 536 | 72 | 13.4% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 210 | 30 | 14.3% | +1.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | +1.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lily's Gem (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m1f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Lily's Gem (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lily's Gem (IRE) | 33 | 3 | 2m1f–2m4½f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr T A Halford | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Charlie Maggs | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Oakley Brown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ricky Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
| E/S | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 26+84d | Hexham | Tynedale Rfc Community Rugby Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Settled at back within sight of the pack - pulled hard early - clumsy at the 9th - gained ground soon after - nearer the front after 2 out - niggled wide turning in - went to the front at the last - kept going strongly on the run-in to win | 1/9 | 10-2 | 86 | 108A | 110A | Charlie Maggs | 15/8F | |
| 18 Jul 26+15d | Market Rasen | Read Paul Townend's Betway Blog Handicap Steeple Chase never got competitive - fell 3 out | F/8 | — | 11-3 | 94 | — | — | Oakley Brown | 9/1 |
| 03 Jul 26+42d | Wexford | Save The Date 7th August Ladies Day Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up at the back - driven into 8th turning for home - stayed on into 4th late | 4/13 | 6½ | 11-1 | 87 | — | 106A | Ricky Doyle | 25/1 |
| 22 May 26+32d | Downpatrick | Down Royal Corporation Of Horsebreeders Maiden Hunters Chase Struggled to hold a position from early on - clipped the 7th - well adrift when stumbling 5 out - soon under pressure and lost touch - finished last of all | 6/7 | 21 | 11-7 | — | 54C | 91C | Mr T A Halford | 14/1 |
| 20 Apr 26+22d | Tramore | O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Hunters Chase Held up towards the back and hampered by errors early on - never a factor from four out - stayed on late without threatening to finish sixth | 6/13 | 4½ | 11-0 | — | 68C | 95C | Mr T A Halford | 50/1 |
| 29 Mar 26+12d | Downpatrick | Boardsmill Sires Maiden Hunters Chase Held up towards the back - blundered 4th and lost more ground from 6th - eased out of contention and withdrawn before 5 out | PU/9 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Mr T A Halford | 80/1 |
| 17 Mar 26 | Down Royal | Bluegrass Resolve Cube Hunters Chase Settled towards the back early - minor errors at the 3rd and again 4 out - pushed along soon after - struggling to find more in 5th turning for home - dropped away and finished well beaten in 5th | 5/7 | 28 | 11-0 | — | 53C | 81C | Mr T A Halford | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sledgehammer (IRE) won?
- Sledgehammer (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trains Sledgehammer (IRE)?
- Sledgehammer (IRE) is trained by Adrian Keatley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is Sledgehammer (IRE)'s sire?
- Sledgehammer (IRE) is by Affinisea (IRE) out of Kegster (IRE), whose sire is Bach.
- What going does Sledgehammer (IRE) prefer?
- Sledgehammer (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sledgehammer (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 10 October 2026. The highest on record is 94.
- What is Sledgehammer (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Affinisea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 1,250 runs since Jan 2008 (197 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sledgehammer (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Kegster (IRE), Sledgehammer (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lily's Gem (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Lily's Gem (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.