Ireland 3yo

Hardy's Hero (GB)

T: William Haggas · J: Hector Crouch · O: T J W Bridge

By New Bay (GB) out of Improve (IRE)

Form 115-2322670

13/2 Current odds

2/11 W/R

84 RPR

78 TS

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11 runs
2 wins
placed
18% strike
3 d off
90 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 115-2322670 3 days off

0 7 6 2 2 3

At Newmarket 0/3 0 wins · 2 placed

On Good 1/4 1 win · 2 placed

Over 7f 0/8 0 wins · 4 placed

Best RPR 90 Career peak

Best TS 78 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 11 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 56
Win %: 18%
Placed %: 55%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

8 venues

Career strike 55%; best at Newmarket (67% from 3 runs).

Newmarket 67% 0-2-3
Newbury 0% 0-0-2
Carlisle 100% 1-0-1
Haydock 100% 1-0-1
Lingfield 100% 0-1-1
Yarmouth 100% 0-1-1
Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Newmarket (July) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

3 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Tom Marquand 67% 0-4-6
Cieren Fallon 50% 2-0-4
Hector Crouch NOW 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

William Haggas NOW 55% 2-4-11

Going Record

10 classifiable runs

Firmspecialist Fires on firmer ground — 80% in-the-money on a fast surface vs 0% on softer ground.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 80% 1-3-5
Good 50% 1-1-4
Good to Soft 0% 0-0-1
Soft — 0 runs
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

11 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure sprint horse — 67% in-the-money at ≤ 6f.

Sprint ≤ 6f 67% 2-0-3
Seven 6½ – 7f 50% 0-4-8
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

19 Sep 2026 Turners Handicap Stakes Newmarket Class 4 12th/14 .5 Good 7f Hector Crouch OR 80 8/1

2 Sep 2026 Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling Handicap Stakes Kempton (AW) Class 4 7th/7 0.3 Standard / Slow 7f Cieren Fallon OR 81 5/1

1 Aug 2026 Racing TV Handicap Stakes Newmarket (July) Class 4 P 6th/6 4 Good To Firm 7f Cieren Fallon OR 81 100/30

23 Jul 2026 Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Stakes Yarmouth Class 4 2nd/4 0.1 Good To Firm 7f Tom Marquand OR 81 10/11F

26 Jun 2026 Boodles Handicap Newmarket Class 4 2nd/3 0.2 Good To Firm 7f Tom Marquand OR 81 6/4F

9 May 2026 William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Lingfield Class 4 3rd/8 .75 Good To Firm 7f Tom Marquand OR 81 5/4F

14 Apr 2026 AR Legal Collections Handicap Newmarket Class 4 2nd/13 0.3 Good 7f Tom Marquand OR 80 11/2

19 Sep 2025 Dubai Duty Free Nursery (Str) Newbury Class 4 5th/10 1.5 Good To Soft 7f Tom Marquand OR 82 15/2

1 Sep 2025 PricedUp EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Carlisle Class 3 1st/10 +0 Good 5f182y Cieren Fallon 13/8F

10 Aug 2025 Sky Bet Proud To Support RoR Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Haydock Class 4 1st/8 +0 Good To Firm 6f Cieren Fallon 5/1

Connections

Trainer: William Haggas 23%
Jockey: Hector Crouch 18%
Owner: T J W Bridge
Sire: New Bay (GB)
Dam: Improve (IRE)
Dam sire: Iffraaj
Country: Ireland
Age: 3yo

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