Hard Promises
Hard Promises broke through at Leopardstown just this week, securing a maiden victory that caps a promising early career. The three-year-old has raced three times so far, winning one and placing in the other two, which gives a sense of genuine potential — this is a horse that runs well consistently rather than one that occasionally flashes form. Still active and racing just yesterday, Hard Promises is being kept busy, which suggests the trainer sees enough to merit frequent opportunities.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Neil Connor P G Mcmanus
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by A Oliver at Caledon in County Tyrone, Hard Promises is part of a yard that has already sent out 18 winners this season, indicating a stable firing on all cylinders. The timing of the win at Leopardstown this week — coming right off a third-place finish — shows the horse is in form and building momentum. For a young horse early in its racing life, this kind of pattern, where runs come close together and results keep improving, often signals a horse finding its feet and ready to build on its breakthrough.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
6 Aug
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 15 runners
11 Jul
3rd
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 5 runners
3 May
3rd
Cork
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 13 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
6 Aug |
100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
3 May |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
11 Jul |
0% |