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Horse profile

Hard Rain (GB)

Rock Hopper (GB) × Rainy Day WomanI (GB) (Sure Blade (USA))

TrainerRay Williams
OwnerR Williams
FamilyHocus

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1997

See also: Hard Rain (IRE) · Archie Watson · 28 runs · 1 win

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 11 Apr 2002, Ludlow (17/17)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

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Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
11 Apr 02	Ludlow	17/17	40/1	dist	Wayne Jones	Ray Williams	Raceday Staff Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H	Class 6	NH Flat	2m	Good to Firm	10-11	Blue Ride (IRE)	£2,223	12	0/14
30 Mar 02	Newton Abbot	13/16	50/1	dist	Victoria Roberts	Ray Williams	Pot Black Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H	Class 6	NH Flat	2m1f	Good	10-12	Stack The Pack (IRE)	£2,415	-	0/15

17/1711 Apr 02 · Ludlow40/1
Raceday Staff Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H
Class 62mGood to Firm
All fields
Date
11 Apr 02
Course
Ludlow
Pos
17/17
SP
40/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Wayne Jones
Trainer
Ray Williams
Race
Raceday Staff Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H
Class
Class 6
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
10-11
Winner / 2nd
Blue Ride (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,223
Days
12
Future form
0/14
13/1630 Mar 02 · Newton Abbot50/1
Pot Black Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H
Class 62m1fGood
All fields
Date
30 Mar 02
Course
Newton Abbot
Pos
13/16
SP
50/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Victoria Roberts
Trainer
Ray Williams
Race
Pot Black Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H
Class
Class 6
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1f
Going
Good
Wgt
10-12
Winner / 2nd
Stack The Pack (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,415
Days
-
Future form
0/15

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Ray Williams	30 Mar 02	11 Apr 02	13/16	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Ray Williams

Trainer: Ray Williams
First run: 30 Mar 02
Last run: 11 Apr 02
First run for yard: 13/16
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	30 Mar 02	11 Apr 02

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 30 Mar 02
Last run: 11 Apr 02

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchRock Hopper (GB)

Parent · 1

SireRock Hopper (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireShareef Dancer (USA)
Sire's damCormorant Wood (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchRainy Day WomanI (GB)

Parent · 1

DamRainy Day WomanI (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireSure Blade (USA)
Dam's damHocus (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Rock Hopper (GB)

Rainy Day WomanI (GB)

Shareef Dancer (USA)

Cormorant Wood (GB)

Sure Blade (USA)

Hocus (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseHard Rain (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled1997

SireRock Hopper (GB)

DamRainy Day WomanI (GB)

DamsireSure Blade (USA)

Sire's sireShareef Dancer (USA)

Sire's damCormorant Wood (GB)

2nd damHocus (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Rainy Day WomanI (GB) · by Sure Blade (USA) · 0 winners from 1 runners
Hocus (GB) · 6 winners from 7 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Rock Hopper (GB)	Rainy Day WomanI (GB)	Sure Blade (USA)	gelding	Flat 11.1f · NH 2m3f	Flat 8.9f · NH 2m2½f

Rock Hopper (GB)

Sire: Rock Hopper (GB)
Dam: Rainy Day WomanI (GB)
Damsire: Sure Blade (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.1f · NH 2m3f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.9f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Rock Hopper (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	1,318	93	280	7.1%	21.2%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	591	48	125	8.1%	21.2%	2
On Good going	421	28	93	6.7%	22.1%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	193	16	40	8.3%	20.7%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 1,318
Wins: 93
Placed: 280
Win %: 7.1%
Place %: 21.2%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 591
Wins: 48
Placed: 125
Win %: 8.1%
Place %: 21.2%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 421
Wins: 28
Placed: 93
Win %: 6.7%
Place %: 22.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 193
Wins: 16
Placed: 40
Win %: 8.3%
Place %: 20.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Rock Hopper (GB) × Sure Blade mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	0	2	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Hard Rain (GB)	2	0	0	£0	€0

Hard Rain (GB)

Horse: Hard Rain (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Rainy Day WomanI (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Hard Rain is the only foal out of Rainy Day WomanI (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Hard Rain is the only foal out of Rainy Day WomanI (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Rainy Day WomanI (GB) · by Sure Blade (USA)
2Hocus (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Hocus family

In brief

When was Hard Rain foaled?

Hard Rain (GB) was foaled in 1997.

Who are the sire and dam of Hard Rain?

Hard Rain (GB) is by Rock Hopper (GB) out of Rainy Day WomanI (GB), a daughter of Sure Blade (USA).

Who trained Hard Rain?

Hard Rain (GB) was trained by Ray Williams and owned by R Williams at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Hard Rain's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Hard Rain (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Hard Rain still racing?

Hard Rain (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 11 April 2002 at Ludlow in the Raceday Staff Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H, finishing 17th of 17, and has not run there since.