The Hard Shoulder (IRE)
The Hard Shoulder (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 69dBetween runs (median)longest 335 d
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 62
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 89C | 72.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 89C | 66 | — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 3,887 runs since Jan 2008 (309 horses).
Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 815.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | +11.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 260 | 33 | 12.7% | +2.2 | — |
| Good | 1,198 | 123 | 10.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 740 | 66 | 8.9% | −1.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,044 | 117 | 11.2% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 596 | 68 | 11.4% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 40 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 21 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | +4.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 815 | 61 | 7.5% | −3 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,329 | 148 | 11.1% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,271 | 135 | 10.6% | +0.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 411 | 60 | 14.6% | +4.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dontbelieveaword (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Quinlan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Callum Bewley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Craig Nichol | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 27 May 18+79d | Kelso | Border Facilities Novices' Hurdle | 6/8 | 22 | 10-5 | 56C | 68C | Liam Quinlan | 20/1 |
| 09 Mar 18+43d | Ayr | Toteplacepot Maiden Hurdle | 7/8 | 2 | 10-13 | 62A | 73A | Callum Bewley | 66/1 |
| 25 Jan 18+69d | Kelso | Racing UK Free For A Month Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) | 6/7 | 6 | 10-11 | 70C | 84C | Liam Quinlan | 80/1 |
| 2017 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 17+335d | Newcastle | Lovely Laundry Standard Open NH Flat Race | 9/11 | 16 | 10-9 | 89C | 73C | Callum Bewley | 100/1 |
| 2016 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 16 | Newcastle | Perfect Partnerships 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race | 12/14 | 12 | 10-12 | — | 87C | Craig Nichol | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Hard Shoulder won?
- The Hard Shoulder (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2016 and 2018.
- Who trained The Hard Shoulder?
- The Hard Shoulder (IRE) was trained by Chris Grant on the most recent run on record, at Kelso on 27 May 2018.
- Who is The Hard Shoulder's sire?
- The Hard Shoulder (IRE) is by Cloudings (IRE) out of Our Witness (IRE), whose sire is Witness Box.
- What is The Hard Shoulder's sire's record?
- Cloudings (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 3,887 runs since Jan 2008 (309 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.6% from 411. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 815.
- Who are The Hard Shoulder's siblings?
- Out of Our Witness (IRE), The Hard Shoulder (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.