Talking Tough (IRE)
Owner: Garry Fleming Trainer: S M Duffy Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Tough As Nails / Granny On Fire (Trade Fair)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Good (good to firm in places) | 6 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 8 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 3 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 15 | |||
| Yielding | 6 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in Places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 68 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2023 | Galway | Heavy | 7f | 0 | Kinda Tiny | 8st 7lbs | 12 of 19 | L F Roche | 66/1 |
| very slowly away and detached, closer in rear approaching straight, ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2023 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Lisabetta | 8st 13lbs | 15 of 17 | C D Hayes | 40/1 |
| rear of mid-division, progress into 7th 3f out, ridden and no impression on outer 2f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2023 | Listowel | Soft to Heavy | 1m | 0 | Drop The Dip | 8st 7lbs | 15 of 19 | Reserve 3 | 40/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2023 | Listowel | Soft (Heavy in places) | 7f 15y | 0 | Racing Royalty | 8st 13lbs | 8 of 18 | C D Hayes | 28/1 |
| towards rear for most, ridden and no impression 3f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2023 | Galway | Soft | 7f 24y | 0 | Purring Along | 8st 7lbs | 3 of 11 | C D Hayes | 18/1 |
| towards rear and 7th halfway, pushed along over 2f out and soon improved into 5th, ridden over 1f out and kept on into 3rd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2023 | Killarney | Yielding (Good to Yielding in Places) | 1m 30y | 0 | Ano Manna | 8st 9lbs | 12 of 16 | A C Persse | 40/1 |
| mid division, 8th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and no extra from over 2f out | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2023 | Gowran Park | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Slamadoor | 9st 1lbs | 10 of 20 | C D Hayes | 25/1 |
| dwelt slightly and towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2023 | Killarney | Yielding | 1m 40y | 0 | Roderick | 9st 6lbs | 5 of 11 | C D Hayes | 50/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along 2f out and 6th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2023 | Bellewstown | Yielding | 7f 175y | 0 | Sunday Sovereign | 9st 9lbs | 12 of 18 | Reserve 2 | 125/1 |
| pushed along early and always towards rear, never a factor, no extra from 2f out | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2023 | Roscommon | Good to Yielding | 7f 59y | 0 | Manhattan Dandy | 8st 13lbs | of 18 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 16 Jun 2023 | Cork | Yielding | 7f | 0 | Chica Power | 8st 13lbs | 17 of 25 | C Horgan | 50/1 |
| in touch in far side group, lost place and under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2023 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 0 | Secret Road | 9st 4lbs | 15 of 18 | C Horgan | 28/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden entering straight, weakened | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2022 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Leclerc | 8st 12lbs | 12 of 17 | Tom Kiely Marshall | 40/1 |
| towards rear, headway halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, lost place and weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2022 | Galway | Heavy | 7f | 0 | Speckled Meadow | 9st | of 19 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
| 26 Oct 2022 | Curragh | Heavy | 7f | 0 | Breezy Zoff | 9st 5lbs | 14 of 33 | Tom Kiely Marshall | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden to close 2f out, under pressure in 5th 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2022 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Tawaazon | 8st 12lbs | 5 of 17 | D McMonagle | 14/1 |
| towards rear, ridden 2f out and 9th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 5th closing stages | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2022 | Listowel | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 7f 15y | 0 | Star Of Cashel | 9st 6lbs | 6 of 18 | D McMonagle | 16/1 |
| mid-division, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2022 | Bellewstown | Good | 7f 187y | 0 | Caesar's Comet | 9st 9lbs | 10 of 18 | B M Coen | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and headway to challenge 2f out, ridden and dropped back to 4th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2022 | Curragh | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 0 | Ducky Mallon | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 20 | D McMonagle | 22/1 |
| raced in rear of far side group, pushed along over 2f out, switched right to far rail under 2f out and soon headway, ridden and no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2022 | Sligo | Soft | 5f 160y | 0 | Gegenpressing | 9st 9lbs | 11 of 17 | K J Leonard | 10/1 |
| slowly into stride and towards rear, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, kept on one pace on outer final furlong, never a factor | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2022 | Killarney | Good | 1m 40y | 0 | Geological | 9st 10lbs | 2 of 18 | K J Leonard | 22/1 |
| soon tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden to challenge, no impression on winner inside final furlong and kept on same pace close home | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2022 | Bellewstown | Yielding | 7f 175y | 0 | My Minervina | 9st 9lbs | 5 of 17 | W Joyce | 8/1 |
| dwelt, rear of mid-division, headway into 5th and ridden 2f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, close 5th close home | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2022 | Roscommon | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 7f 76y | 0 | Dutch Schaefer | 9st 3lbs | 11 of 18 | J Kearney | 17/2 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, 5th 1f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2022 | Sligo | Good | 5f 170y | 0 | Inventor | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 9 | W Joyce | 13/2 |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2022 | Limerick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 0 | Church Mountain | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 19 | W Joyce | 12/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, raced keenly, ridden and no impression 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace, lost 3rd on line | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2022 | Listowel | Good | 6f 60y | 0 | Amirat Alward | 8st 10lbs | 8 of 12 | D P McDonogh | 16/1 |
| towards rear, 9th halfway, switched right 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, never on terms | |||||||||
| 27 May 2022 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 0 | Ever Rock | 9st 13lbs | 8 of 21 | W Joyce | 16/1 |
| dwelt, soon raced towards rear, 14th halfway, progress on inner over 2f out, kept on same pace under 1f out | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2021 | Laytown | Standard | 6f | 0 | El Padre | 10st 4lbs | 8 of 10 | J W Kennedy | 12/1 |
| in rear, pushed along and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Drombeg Duke | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 14 | W Joyce | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 2nd 1f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2021 | Limerick | Heavy | 7f | 0 | Ask Delaney | 10st 1lbs | 12 of 19 | Sam Ewing | 11/1 |
| rear of mid-division, no impression 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, eased over 1f out | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2021 | Listowel | Yielding to Soft | 7f | 0 | Drombeg Duke | 10st 2lbs | 2 of 18 | W Joyce | 6/1 |
| broke well and prominent, headed after 1f, 2nd halfway, on terms over 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no impression in 2nd 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2021 | Galway | Good | 7f 24y | 0 | Dragon Of Malta | 9st 9lbs | 3 of 14 | W Joyce | 8/1 |
| soon chased leaders, led after 2f, ridden and joined 2f out, headed final 100 yards, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2021 | Bellewstown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 7f 187y | 0 | Plugged In | 10st 2lbs | 10 of 18 | W Joyce | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, headed under 1f out, soon no impression and hampered, no extra | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2021 | Roscommon | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 7f 71y | 0 | Cracking Name | 9st 11lbs | 2 of 18 | W Joyce | 10/1 |
| mid-division on inner, switched left and some headway under 2f out, 3rd and ridden 1f out, disputed lead briefly inside final 100 yards, headed close home | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2021 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 7f 20y | 0 | Cactus Tree | 10st | 7 of 21 | B M Coen | 28/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on into 9th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2021 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m | 0 | Eagle's Flight | 9st 6lbs | 19 of 23 | D McMonagle | 66/1 |
| soon led, headed after 2f and 2nd halfway, disputed briefly entering straight, soon ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 14 May 2021 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 1m | 0 | Indian Lilac | 10st 2lbs | 12 of 23 | G F Carroll | 80/1 |
| rear of mid-division, came wide entering straight and lost place, soon ridden, no impression 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 03 May 2021 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft | 7f | 0 | Pretty Rebel | 9st 11lbs | 21 of 25 | S P Bird | 50/1 |
| mid-division early, pushed along halfway, 21st 3f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2021 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 2f | 0 | Dancing Approach | 9st 9lbs | 13 of 23 | G F Carroll | 40/1 |
| soon chased leaders, disputed 7th after halfway, effort straight, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2021 | Navan | Heavy | 1m | 0 | Pepperoni Pete | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 18 | W J Lee | 28/1 |
| soon mid-division, 11th approaching straight, soon headway and effort, chased winner and kept on same pace without threatening final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Gatsby Cap | 10st | 13 of 17 | Reserve 1 | 17/2 |
| rear of mid-division, no impression straight, never a factor | |||||||||
| 22 Jan 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Irish Ambassador | 9st 11lbs | 6 of 17 | Melanie Horsman | 66/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and closer under 2f out, 6th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Foreign Legion | 9st 9lbs | of 13 | Sam Ewing | 0/0 |
| 06 Nov 2020 | Curragh | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1m | 0 | Thefaithfulindian | 9st 8lbs | 13 of 21 | N M Crosse | 50/1 |
| mid-division early, pushed along briefly before halfway, soon under pressure towards rear and no danger | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Gee Rex | 9st 8lbs | 11 of 17 | B M Coen | 100/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, under pressure approaching straight, lost place and ridden under 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2020 | Fairyhouse | Good | 7f | 0 | Sure Cert | 9st 13lbs | 13 of 16 | M P Sheehy | 12/1 |
| rear of mid-division on outer, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no extra from 2f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2020 | Cork | Good (good to firm in places) | 1m | 0 | Mccabe | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 14 | G F Carroll | 22/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, pushed along from early straight, chased winner from 2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2020 | Gowran Park | Soft to Heavy | 7f | 0 | Maud Gonne Spirit | 9st 8lbs | 11 of 13 | C D Hayes | 18/1 |
| always towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2020 | Roscommon | Yielding to Soft | 7f 47y | 0 | Royal Canford | 9st 1lbs | 9 of 9 | G F Carroll | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, disputed 2nd after 2f, ridden in 3rd 3f out, no extra 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2020 | Roscommon | Soft to Heavy | 7f 80y | 0 | Rocket Science | 9st 4lbs | 5 of 13 | G F Carroll | 7/1 |
| pushed along briefly early to lead, pushed along again 2 1/2f out, joined 2f out, narrowly headed from 1 1/2f out, no extra and one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2020 | Galway | Soft | 1m 73y | 0 | Next In Line | 9st 13lbs | 10 of 11 | G F Carroll | 10/1 |
| in touch, 3rd over 3f out, ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2020 | Galway | Soft | 7f | 0 | Talking Tough | 9st | 1 of 18 | W J Lee | 11/2 |
| chased leader, 5th 2 1/2f out, headway and switched left 2f out, progress to lead entering straight, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2020 | Gowran Park | Yielding | 7f | 0 | Kodiac Prince | 9st 10lbs | 9 of 17 | B M Coen | 16/1 |
| a little awkward away from stalls and pushed along, soon mid-division, pushed along again approaching halfway, soon under pressure, some progress straight, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2020 | Naas | Good | 6f | 0 | Red Pantz | 9st 10lbs | 10 of 19 | G F Carroll | 11/2 |
| in rear, ridden 2f out, moderate 11th 1f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2020 | Roscommon | Heavy | 7f 69y | 0 | Star Of Cashel | 9st 12lbs | 4 of 16 | B M Coen | 15/2 |
| pushed along briefly early, soon tracked leaders, effort straight, kept on same pace from under 2f out | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2020 | Sligo | Good | 5f 160y | 0 | Talking Tough | 9st 11lbs | 1 of 11 | B M Coen | 10/3 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 3rd over 2f out, ridden in 2nd over 1f out and soon strongly pressed leader, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, led post | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2020 | Limerick | Good | 1m | 0 | Hisnameis Mrdevitt | 9st 12lbs | 3 of 12 | C D Hayes | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong to go 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 20 Mar 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Lequinto | 9st 4lbs | 7 of 12 | G F Carroll | 9/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden on outer under 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never a factor | |||||||||
| 06 Mar 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Corvus Glaive | 9st 10lbs | 8 of 12 | G F Carroll | 7/1 |
| prominent and disputed lead, ridden under 2f out and lost place over 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 28 Feb 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Funny Little Ways | 9st | 5 of 16 | G F Carroll | 7/1 |
| held up, ridden and progress on outer under 2f out, stayed on into 7th and drifted right 1f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Eglish | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 17 | G F Carroll | 20/1 |
| mid-division, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 7th 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Calidus Mirabilis | 9st 1lbs | 12 of 13 | N M Crosse | 33/1 |
| slowly into stride, always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression early straight, no extra | |||||||||
| 17 Jan 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 6f | 0 | Dark Vader | 8st 12lbs | 5 of 6 | N M Crosse | 25/1 |
| pushed along briefly early, raced in 5th, pushed along again approaching halfway, one pace straight | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2019 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Leadership Race | 9st 5lbs | 14 of 17 | C D Hayes | 25/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2019 | Navan | Soft | 5f 164y | 0 | Flaming Moon | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 21 | G F Carroll | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in 6th over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2019 | Curragh | Heavy | 1m | 0 | Katiba | 9st 5lbs | 15 of 28 | G P Halpin | 20/1 |
| mid-division, no impression from 3f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2019 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 7f | 0 | Chrysalism | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 10 | B M Coen | 25/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along and no impression entering straight, switched left and ridden 2f out, 7th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2019 | Bellewstown | Good | 5f | 0 | Phase After Phase | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 11 | G F Carroll | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along 2f out, 8th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace on outer inside final furlong | |||||||||