Tough Times (FR)
Tough Times is a lightly raced gelding with one place from two starts since May 2024, both over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft turf. He finished 2 of 12 in the Prix Romantisme - Marcel Maschio at Cagnes-Sur-Mer in Jan 2026, his best effort to date, and last ran off an official rating of 109. By Whipper, whose progeny have won 451 of 4,592 runs since Jan 2008 and shown a strongest record on heavy ground. His dam has produced two runners so far without a winner.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 109Highest OR
- 588dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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 9.8% of 4,602 runs since Mar 2009 (397 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 13.6% from 516. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.6% from 1,128.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 3 | 13.6% | +3.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 314 | 42 | 13.4% | +3.6 | — |
| Good | 985 | 87 | 8.8% | −1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 618 | 62 | 10% | +0.2 | — |
| Soft | 1,018 | 112 | 11% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 516 | 70 | 13.6% | +3.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,128 | 75 | 6.6% | −3.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 225 | 28 | 12.4% | +2.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,340 | 132 | 9.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,315 | 129 | 9.8% | 0 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 964 | 91 | 9.4% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 425 | 38 | 8.9% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 234 | 19 | 8.1% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 90 | 14 | 15.6% | +5.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2009 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makfra (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Conquer All (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||
| 06 Jan 26+588d | Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) | Prix Romantisme - Marcel Maschio (Handicap Hurdle) (Turf) | 2/12 | 2½ | 10-1 | 109 | Jan Kratochvil | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||
| 28 May 24 | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Aladdin (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) | 10/13 | 14 | 10-10 | — | Jan Kratochvil | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Tough Times won?
- Tough Times (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Tough Times?
- Tough Times (FR) is trained by Josef Vana Jr, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 January 2026.
- Who is Tough Times's sire?
- Tough Times (FR) is by Whipper (USA) out of Mafra (IRE), whose sire is Kalanisi.
- What is Tough Times's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 6 January 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Tough Times's sire's record?
- Whipper (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,602 runs since Mar 2009 (397 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.6% from 516. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.6% from 1,128.
- Who are Tough Times's siblings?
- Out of Mafra (IRE), Tough Times (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.