Too Hard To Hold (IRE)
Owner: Garrett J Freyne Trainer: J Davison Sex: colt Age: 7
Breeding: Camacho / Bilderberg (Big Bad Bob)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in Places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Standard / Slow | 1 | |||
| Totals | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2021 | Curragh | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 6f | 0 | Ever Rock | 10st | 15 of 26 | S T McCullagh | 25/1 |
| dwelt, towards rear, no impression from 2f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2021 | Cork | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 6f | 0 | Pretty Smart | 9st 8lbs | 13 of 21 | C T Keane | 14/1 |
| prominent in stands' side group, lost place 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2021 | Naas | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f 205y | 0 | Dandyville | 9st 5lbs | 10 of 10 | R P Whelan | 18/1 |
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2021 | Fairyhouse | Good | 6f | 0 | It's All A Joke | 10st 1lbs | 11 of 21 | R P Whelan | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, ridden over 1f out and kept on one pace, not clear run final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 26 Mar 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Irish Acclaim | 9st 4lbs | 12 of 12 | R P Whelan | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, took keen hold and short of room briefly early, ridden entering straight, weakened | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Dandy Spirit | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 14 | R P Whelan | 7/1 |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway early straight, 6th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Too Hard To Hold | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 15 | R P Whelan | 7/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along in 5th 2f out, soon ridden, progress to lead under 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, all out close home | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Dee Sprinter | 10st 2lbs | 5 of 15 | R P Whelan | 6/1 |
| bumped with rival soon after start, soon chased leaders, 7th approaching straight, soon headway and effort, kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2020 | Curragh | Heavy | 5f | 0 | Pretty Boy Floyd | 9st 13lbs | 3 of 19 | R P Whelan | 22/1 |
| mid-division, progress to chase leaders 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2020 | Navan | Soft (Yielding in Places) | 5f | 0 | Teddy Boy | 9st 13lbs | 6 of 17 | R P Whelan | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along and headway to go 3rd briefly 1f out, soon ridden and no extra final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 5f | 0 | Ahyoka | 10st 1lbs | 2 of 17 | R P Whelan | 11/4 |
| prominent, 3rd approaching straight, soon effort, edged slightly left inside final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2020 | Fairyhouse | Good | 6f | 0 | Too Hard To Hold | 9st 10lbs | 1 of 12 | R P Whelan | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, ran freely, 2nd halfway, travelled well early straight, pushed along to lead 1 1/2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, held on | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2020 | Tipperary | Good to Yielding | 5f | 0 | Seanjohnsilver | 10st 2lbs | 7 of 18 | R P Whelan | 14/1 |
| slightly bumped early, raced far side group, in touch, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2020 | Curragh | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 5f | 0 | Eleuthera | 9st 13lbs | 7 of 21 | R P Whelan | 25/1 |
| held up, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2020 | Naas | Good | 6f | 0 | Red Pantz | 9st 12lbs | 8 of 19 | R P Whelan | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden 2f out, 5th 1f out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2020 | Navan | Soft | 5f | 0 | Lady Maura | 10st | 8 of 11 | C T Keane | 9/2 |
| chased leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2020 | Naas | Good to Firm | 6f | 0 | Nordic Passage | 9st 4lbs | 7 of 17 | O J Orr | 28/1 |
| towards rear, ridden towards outer 2f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2019 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 5f 21y | 5 | Get Boosting | 9st 6lbs | 8 of 11 | J Fanning | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders and keen, clipped heels after 1f, faded inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2019 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 5f | 5 | Newyorkstateofmind | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 9 | P J McDonald | 9/2 |
| led, headed final furlong, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2019 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 5f | 4 | Colonel Whitehead | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 6 | Andrew Breslin | 3/1 |
| led, clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, lost 2nd post | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2019 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 6f | 4 | Second Love | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 8 | F Norton | 6/1 |
| led, edged right and headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2019 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 5f | 4 | Reassure | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 6 | Vincent C Y Ho | 8/1 |
| prominent, effort over 1f out, no extra closing stages | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2019 | Musselburgh | Good | 5f 1y | 6 | Too Hard To Hold | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | Vincent C Y Ho | 4/1 |
| prominent, led over 1f out, soon hung left, ran on well | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2019 | Bath | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 5f 10y | 4 | Streamline | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 5 | F Norton | 11/1 |
| went left start, led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2019 | Chester | Good | 5f 15y | 4 | Dr Simpson | 9st 4lbs | 6 of 8 | J Mitchell | 10/1 |
| went right and slowly into stride, in rear, switched right over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2019 | Hamilton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f 6y | 4 | Dragon Command | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 9 | P J McDonald | 8/1 |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2019 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6f | 4 | Sovereign Beauty | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 6 | P J McDonald | 7/2 |
| led on rail, headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||