Hard Target (IRE)
Owner: Old Port Syndicate Trainer: D H Kelly Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Conduit / Butterfly Betty (Beneficial)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Yielding | 2 | 2 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 24 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2024 | Tramore | Good | 2m 5f 180y | 0 | Surf Club | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 16 | C M Quirke | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd and pushed along approaching 2 out, slight mistake last and no impression run-in, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2023 | Gowran Park | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f 70y | 0 | Emancipator | 11st | 8 of 13 | Mr A P Ryan | 11/4 |
| tracked leaders early, towards rear when mistake 5th, pushed along and no impression in 6th entering straight, ridden after 2 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2023 | Listowel | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Atimetodream | 11st 7lbs | BroughtDown of 19 | C M Quirke | 13/2 |
| towards rear, brought down 5th | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2023 | Killarney | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f 50y | 0 | Vintage Gold | 12st | 3 of 19 | C M Quirke | 7/2 |
| prominent, tracked leaders after 2nd, 2nd after 7th, led 3 out, joined when left in lead 2 out, strongly pressed before last, headed last, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace, 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2023 | Tramore | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 0 | Mr Social | 11st 13lbs | 2 of 19 | C M Quirke | 7/2 |
| tracked leader, 4th before 4 out, closed 2 out, 3rd last, kept on in 2nd closing stages, not trouble winner | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2023 | Killarney | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Ceanndana | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 19 | C M Quirke | 15/2 |
| mid-division, 6th before 3 out, pushed along and closer 2 out, ridden in 2nd before last, challenged last, kept on same pace, held | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2023 | Wexford | Good to Yielding | 2m 170y | 0 | Ricky Langford | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 17 | C M Quirke | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden and no impression in 3rd before 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2023 | Kilbeggan | Good (Good to Yielding in Places) | 3m 100y | 0 | Dorans River | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 19 | C M Quirke | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, led and ridden 2 out, headed after 2 out, dropped to 3rd before last, no extra | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2023 | Tramore | Good | 2m 175y | 0 | Maggie Walsh | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 17 | D F O'Regan | 6/1 |
| towards rear, not fluent at 1st, 11th after 6th, headway before 2 out, ridden into 5th last, kept on without threatening in 4th closing stages | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2023 | Tramore | Soft | 2m 4f 70y | 0 | Early Arrival | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 16 | M J M O'Sullivan | 7/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, no impression in moderate 6th when jumped left 2 out, jumped left last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2023 | Punchestown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 100y | 0 | Rochestown | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 19 | R A Doyle | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway to challenge briefly 2 out, 4th and pushed along entering straight, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2022 | Clonmel | Soft to Heavy | 2m 3f 14y | 0 | Hard Target | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 18 | C M Quirke | 5/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, disputed travelling well entering straight, led before 2 out, asserted before last where slightly awkward, ridden and clear run-in | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2022 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Emancipator | 11st 2lbs | of 19 | R A Doyle | 0/0 |
| 03 Nov 2022 | Thurles | Yielding to Soft | 1m 7f 188y | 0 | Light Parade | 11st 2lbs | of 20 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| 08 Oct 2022 | Fairyhouse | Good | 2m | 0 | Trishknowsbest | 11st 2lbs | 6 of 16 | D E Mullins | 4/1 |
| mid-division and 11th halfway, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and some progress before next, ridden in 6th from last, no impression and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2022 | Clonmel | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f 198y | 0 | Appian Way | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 13 | D E Mullins | 11/2 |
| mid-division, progress in 6th after 3 out, disputed entering straight, ridden 2 out, soon led, joined again last, headed run-in, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2022 | Tramore | Good | 2m | 0 | Bite That | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 17 | R A Doyle | 8/1 |
| held up early, mid-division halfway, progress 3 out, ridden in 4th before 2 out, closer in 3rd 2 out where slight mistake and went left, pressed leader last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 2022 | Tramore | Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 175y | 0 | Stilyker | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 16 | R A Doyle | 40/1 |
| held up towards rear, mistake 5th, ridden into moderate 7th before 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 24 May 2022 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 115y | 0 | Unanswered | 11st 5lbs | 13 of 24 | P T Enright | 50/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden and no impression after 2 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2022 | Wexford | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f 50y | 0 | Sadie's Pride | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 16 | P T Enright | 150/1 |
| held up, mistake 7th, ridden in 6th after 3 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2022 | Thurles | Yielding | 1m 7f 159y | 0 | Adamantly Chosen | 11st 4lbs | Fell of 21 | R A Doyle | 150/1 |
| settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, fell 3 out | |||||||||
| 07 Jun 2021 | Listowel | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Pythion | 11st 9lbs | 11 of 16 | P J Cawley | 125/1 |
| always towards rear, not fluent 4th and 5th, no extra from 3 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 13 May 2021 | Clonmel | Good | 2m 3f 189y | 0 | Julies Stowaway | 11st 3lbs | 10 of 17 | S W Flanagan | 250/1 |
| towards rear for most, no impression before 3 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 09 May 2021 | Killarney | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Mr Tambourine Man | 11st 4lbs | 13 of 21 | Reserve 1 | 100/1 |
| mid-division at best, slight mistake 4th, no threat from 4 out, tailed off | |||||||||