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Horse profile

Take A Hike (IRE)

8yo mare · Trainer D J Jeffreys · Owner Barber Hunter Jeffreys Landale
by Mahler (GB) out of Sommer Ode (IRE) (Beneficial)
13 runs · 11 courses · from Mar 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 2 wins · Kelso Last run 2 Apr 2026 · 1st of 8 Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Take A Hike is a mare who has won two of 13 starts, both at Class 5 level in handicaps over 2m5f – 3m on good or good to soft. Both wins came at Kelso, the most recent in the Racing TV Club Day Mares' Handicap Hurdle in Apr 2026 when she scored off an official rating of 81. She has raced on turf only. Aged 8 at her last run in Apr 2026.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5
Official rating81↓ 3lb off peak
81 79–84

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 1 Dec 2025

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 11 figures · best 119B · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft498A892 runs · 96 / 89
Soft499C75.5—
Good2119B96.5—
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m6119B972 runs · 104 / 100
1m5f – 2m399C74—
2m1f – 2m4f282B741 run · —

Of 13 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 1 Dec 2025 Official rating 81 at the last run, 2 Apr 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 — 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 12 figures · best 104A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4100A892 runs · 100 / 90
Soft4103A88.5—
Good395A901 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m7104A953 runs · 104 / 100
1m5f – 2m390C83—
2m1f – 2m4f294A871 run · —

Of 13 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 · 12 figures from 13 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 11 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 6 (55%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 4 (36%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (9%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mahler (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,863 runs since Sep 2014 (785 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1191815.1%+4.3—
Good2,96837812.7%+1.91 from 3
Good to Soft1,8131799.9%−0.91 from 4
Soft2,7392599.5%−1.30 from 4
Heavy1,21412410.2%−0.60 from 2
Standard (AW)10110%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m2,0451999.7%−1.10 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f3,20732410.1%−0.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,82234112.1%+1.32 from 7
Over 3m7689512.4%+1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2014 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sommer Ode (IRE) (Beneficial)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +0.20
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 1 33% +4.50
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 9 2 22% +2.70
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 3 2 67% +8.70
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 2 29% +4.70
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kielan Woods 3 0 0% −3.00
Jamie Brace 2 1 50% +2.20
Sean Houlihan 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Atkins 1 1 100% +6.50
Beau Morgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Freddie Keighley 1 0 0% −1.00
Lewis Stones 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Bellamy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 9 1 11% −4.80
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 1 100% +6.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% +4.50
2025 6 1 17% −1.80
2024 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 2 17% −0.30
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
02 Apr 26+30d Kelso Racing TV Club Day Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5f · Good · 8 ran Settled midpack early - made ground into contention by the 6th - hit the front approaching the last - driven out under pressure to prevail close home 1/8 10-6 81—95A Harry Atkins 13/2
03 Mar 26+42d Newcastle Border Minstrel Sunday Lunch Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - began losing touch after the 7th - no impression from there - well beaten in 7th 7/12 2¾ 10-9 8382B80A Beau Morgan 8/1
20 Jan 26+50d Leicester Watch On Racing TV 'Hands & Heels' Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional/Amateurs) Class 5 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 11 ran Held up at the back - lost touch four out - dropped away and pulled up before two out PU/11 — 10-13 84—— Freddie Keighley 9/2
2025 · 6 runs
01 Dec 25+23d Ayr Book New Years Day Lunch At westernhousehotel Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m½f · Heavy · 10 ran Held up mid-pack - pushed along to share front spot two out before losing it near the last - held safe and slipped to fourth close home 4/10 ¾ 10-7 84104A104A Jamie Brace 3/1J
08 Nov 25+147d Kelso Graeme Todd Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled towards the back early - began to close from 3 out - moved into second after shifting across in the straight - hit the front nearing the last - pulled clear comfortably on the run-in 1/9 10-2 7996A100A Jamie Brace 16/5F
14 Jun 25+20d Hexham Cleansweep Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled at the back early - clumsy at the 2nd and again 12th - pushed along and nudged into contention before the last where met it awkwardly again - unable to threaten the front runners late 7/12 ¾ 10-7 8051A86A Lewis Stones 10/1
25 May 25+98d Kelso Ponsse UK Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 7 ran Held up towards back - improved into contention but ragged at second last - unable to quicken from the final flight - finished fourth 4/7 3 10-2 80119B90B Sean Quinlan 15/2
16 Feb 25+24d Musselburgh Visit racingtv.com Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 8 ran Drifted left early - travelled close to the pace - hit front three out - lost lead after two out - blundered last and unable to find more to finish sixth 6/8 ¾ 11-0 8198A92A Tom Bellamy 15/2
23 Jan 25+34d Wetherby William Hill Cheltenham Non-Runner Money Back Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 3m · Soft · 10 ran Settled towards the back early - made progress before the 7th - up into 3rd 3 out - shadowed the leader but hit the last awkwardly and found little more - stayed on for second 2/10 5½ 10-7 7985A103A Sean Houlihan 25/1
2024 · 4 runs
20 Dec 24+74d Uttoxeter QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 12 ran Race in touch early - hit front after second fence - lost advantage after four out - fourth turning for home before finding a bit late to snatch third 3/12 12 10-8 7966B94A Kielan Woods 25/1
07 Oct 24+154d Stratford Exim Routes Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran Settled towards the back early - hampered soon after the 2nd - losing touch and toiling from 3 out to finish well beaten 9/12 ½ 10-7 —37C81C Kielan Woods 150/1
06 May 24+46d Warwick eventmasters.co.uk Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 9 ran 5/9 2 11-2 —74C90C Sean Houlihan 40/1
21 Mar 24 Ludlow Balfours LLP And Lycetts Insurance Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 11 10-12 —99C83C Kielan Woods 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Take A Hike won?
Take A Hike (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
Who trains Take A Hike?
Take A Hike (IRE) is trained by D J Jeffreys, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 April 2026.
Who is Take A Hike's sire?
Take A Hike (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Sommer Ode (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
What going does Take A Hike prefer?
Take A Hike (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 Take A Hike's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 2 April 2026. The highest on record is 84.
What is Take A Hike's sire's record?
Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,863 runs since Sep 2014 (785 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

Record shown from March 2024. 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.