Hard To Handel (GB)
Owner: Mr Matt Watkinson Trainer: C Ellam Sex: gelding Age: 5
Breeding: Stimulation / Melody Maker (Diktat)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places, Good to Soft final 2.5f) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places (in the dip and in last furlong)) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 May 2017 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 6 | Gabrial The Thug | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 10 | P Aspell | 9/1 |
| mid-division, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2017 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 2f 60y | 5 | Boycie | 9st 4lbs | 13 of 20 | Patrick Pilley | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway on inside over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out | |||||||||
| 23 Mar 2017 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 6 | Celtic Artisan | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 13 | P Aspell | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched right, shaken up inside final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 06 Mar 2017 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 6 | Lacan | 9st | 6 of 8 | P Aspell | 33/1 |
| close up, headway 2f out, ridden and faded final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Feb 2017 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 5 | Idol Deputy | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 12 | P Aspell | 28/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden and hung left over 1f out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2017 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 103y | 4 | Count Montecristo | 8st 12lbs | 10 of 10 | P Aspell | 66/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2017 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 3f | 4 | Persun | 9st 1lbs | 11 of 14 | P Aspell | 66/1 |
| always towards rear, never involved | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2017 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 103y | 5 | Pivotman | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 13 | P Aspell | 100/1 |
| keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 2016 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 4f 98y | 4 | Isharah | 9st 4lbs | 7 of 8 | S J Drowne | 40/1 |
| held up, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2016 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 50y | 5 | Elusive Cowboy | 9st 12lbs | 8 of 10 | S J Drowne | 25/1 |
| mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2016 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 3f | 6 | Tatting | 9st 5lbs | of 8 | Patrick Vaughan | 0/0 |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 2016 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 50y | 6 | Hard To Handel | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 5 | D Tudhope | 9/4 |
| steadied start, held up last, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, soon ridden and edged left, ran on to lead near finish | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2016 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 5 | Mythical Madness | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 12 | Josh Doyle | 7/1 |
| keen tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2016 | Redcar | Good to Soft | 1m 2f | 6 | Hard To Handel | 9st 10lbs | 1 of 4 | Josh Doyle | 8/11 |
| tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2016 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 5y | 4 | Red Paladin | 9st 4lbs | 11 of 14 | D Nolan | 5/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2016 | Newmarket | Good to Firm | 1m 1f | 2 | Mithqaal | 9st 7lbs | 9 of 21 | D Tudhope | 25/1 |
| raced centre, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2016 | Ayr | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m | 4 | Silvery Moon | 9st 8lbs | 8 of 14 | P Makin | 17/2 |
| slowly into stride, held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2016 | Redcar | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m | 4 | Fuwairt | 10st | 7 of 18 | Patrick Vaughan | 12/1 |
| dwelt, behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2016 | Redcar | Good to Firm (Watered) | 1m | 4 | Normandy Knight | 10st | 7 of 13 | Shelley Birkett | 11/2 |
| held up towards rear, some headway inside final furlong, no threat | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2016 | Thirsk | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m | 3 | Ginger Jack | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 18 | Josh Doyle | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, stayed on, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 16 Jul 2016 | Ripon | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1m | 4 | Huntlaw | 10st | 4 of 8 | P Makin | 7/1 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2016 | Carlisle | Good to Firm | 7f 173y | 4 | Edgar Balthazar | 9st 6lbs | 16 of 17 | D Tudhope | 11/2 |
| behind, eased over 4f out, virtually pulled up, tailed off | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2016 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 5y | 4 | Replenish | 10st | 3 of 14 | D Nolan | 7/2 |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd well inside final furlong, unable to challenge | |||||||||
| 26 May 2016 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 5y | 4 | Firmament | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 14 | D Tudhope | 5/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway and edging left 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ran on, held close home | |||||||||
| 10 May 2016 | Beverley | Good to Firm | 1m 100y | 4 | Hulcolt | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 14 | D Tudhope | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2015 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7y | 4 | Lear's Rock | 9st 6lbs | 5 of 12 | A Kirby | 8/0 |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, no impression when lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2015 | Newbury | Soft | 1m | 4 | Dazzle The Duel | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 11 | P J Dobbs | 9/2 |
| held up in touch, progress to chase leaders over 2f out, switched left to challenge entering final furlong, soon every chance, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2015 | Salisbury | Good to Firm (Good in places (in the dip and in last furlong)) | 1m | 4 | Ajaadat | 9st 3lbs | 5 of 6 | F Tylicki | 7/2 |
| went left start, led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, weakened over 1f out, lost poor 4th close home | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2015 | Windsor | Good to Firm (Watered) | 1m 67y | 5 | Hard To Handel | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 8 | R Kingscote | 11/4 |
| raced keenly, led, wide on bend after 2f and again 5f out, edging left over 3f out, ridden and pressed when hung left over 1f out, stayed on gamely to assert towards finish | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2015 | Newmarket | Good to Firm (Watered) | 1m | 5 | Dutch Law | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 16 | P C O'Donnell | 8/1 |
| chased leaders, effort when not clear run approaching final furlong, weakened closing stages | |||||||||
| 21 May 2015 | Sandown | Good to Firm | 1m 14y | 4 | Critical Risk | 9st | 6 of 10 | R Kingscote | 20/1 |
| close up, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2015 | Newbury | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7f | 2 | Desert Force | 8st 5lbs | 6 of 16 | S De Sousa | 25/1 |
| dwelt, held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2014 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 4 | Qatar Road | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 11 | S Sanders | 7/1 |
| chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2014 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 7f 32y | 5 | Hard To Handel | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 9 | S Sanders | 6/1 |
| in rear, headway to go in touch over 4f out, effort on inside over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2014 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 216y | 5 | Subversive | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 10 | S Sanders | 3/1 |
| mid-division on outer, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2014 | Salisbury | Good (Good to Soft in places, Good to Soft final 2.5f) | 6f | 5 | Wet Sail | 8st 9lbs | 5 of 16 | Oscar Pereira | 33/1 |
| bumped start, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||