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Hard As Nails

7-year-old mare, a consistent performer, with 4 wins from 15 runs who runs best on soft, spongy ground over 1m6f – 2m.
Quick facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Mare
Father
Black Sam Bellamy
Mother
Cream Cracker
Owner
Raymond Treacy
Official rating
112

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
15
Career races
4
Wins
26.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
73.3%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
595 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%)
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 50% win rate
✔ Effective partnership with Jack Hogan: 36% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Returning from a 374-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Ok
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
1M6F – 2M
Loves
Long Distance (2M+)
Ok
🏅 Race level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Ok
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Ok
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
20 Mar
3rd
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
26 Feb
6th
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
28 Jan
2nd
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
16 Jan
DNF
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 6 runners
7 Dec
4th
Sandown Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 13 runners
7 Oct
🏆 Won
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
30 Jun
3rd
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
14 Jun
2nd
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
22 May
🏆 Won
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 9 runners
21 Apr
2nd
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Jack Hogan Current jockey
36.4%
Win rate
4/11
Wins / rides
Paddy Brennan
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
Fern O'Brien
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Ludlow
Undulating
2 1 win, 1 other 16 Jan 50%
Stratford-on-Avon
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 second 7 Oct 50%
Cartmel
Tight
2 2 thirds 30 Jun 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 win 22 May 100%
Kelso
Undulating
1 1 win 28 May 100%
Newton Abbot
Sharp
1 1 second 14 Jun 0%
Warwick
Sharp
1 1 third 1 Nov 0%
Huntingdon
Galloping
1 1 other 4 Dec 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
1 1 other 7 Dec 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 second 28 Jan 0%
Wetherby
Galloping
1 1 other 26 Feb 0%
Chepstow
Galloping
1 1 third 20 Mar 0%