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Hard Target

8-year-old gelding with a 3% win rate.
Quick Facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Conduit
Mother
Butterfly Betty
Owner
Old Port Syndicate
Rating
84

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
29
Career races
1
Wins
3.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
31.0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
155 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 14 starts
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Returning from a 155-day absence
Yet to win at Tramore in 7 attempts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft
Soft (muddy)
Soft to heavy
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Yielding
Avoids
Good to yielding
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turning
Loves
Right-handed, undulating
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Oct
10th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
29 Sep
6th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
8 Aug
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
29 May
5th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
10 Apr
8th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
16 Aug
13th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
7 Aug
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
19 Jul
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
7 Jun
6th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
17 May
7th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Cian Quirke Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/13
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
Michael O'Sullivan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Tramore
Sharp
7 1 second, 2 thirds, 4 other 16 Aug 0%
Wexford
Sharp
4 1 third, 3 other 8 Aug 0%
Clonmel
Sharp
3 1 win, 1 third, 1 other 7 Jun 33.3%
Killarney
Sharp
3 1 second, 1 third, 1 other 19 Jul 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
2 2 other 22 Feb 0%
Kilbeggan
Tight
2 1 third, 1 other 17 May 0%
Limerick
Galloping
2 2 other 29 May 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 8 Oct 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 10 Feb 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 29 Sep 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 25 Oct 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 23 Sep 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 other 29 Sep 0%