Hard Nut
8-year-old gelding with a 3% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions.
Owner
The Hon Miss Heather Galbraith
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
8.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 12 starts (8%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 14 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 144-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Newcastle in 10 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 19 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Nov
12th
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Soft · 14 runners
1 Oct
4th
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Soft · 7 runners
13 Sep
4th
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
26 Aug
5th
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
12 Aug
6th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
1 Aug
2nd
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
26 Jun
6th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
23 Jan
6th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 7 runners
1 Jan
9th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
14 Oct
8th
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Musselburgh Sharp |
14 |
1 win, 1 second, 12 other |
5 Nov |
7.1% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
10 |
10 other |
23 Jan |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
12 Aug |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
12 Aug |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
23 Apr |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jul |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
15 Feb |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Aug |
0% |