Horse Details

Hard As Nails (GB)

12 Runs 3 Wins (25.0%) 6 Places (50.0%)
Trainer: Fergal O'Brien
7 years old
Sire: Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)
Dam: Cream Cracker (GB)
Damsire: Sir Harry Lewis
Past Runs (12 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
20/03/25
15:30 		Chepstow 2m Jack Hogan Fergal O'Brien 3rd 4:0.90 14 112 11-9 5/4F
Raced in second - led after 1st - not fluent 2nd - joined 3rd - led clearly after 4 out - headed before 2 out - weakened and lost second before last(op 6/5 tchd 11/8)
26/02/25
17:00 		Wetherby 2m3½f Fern O'Brien Fergal O'Brien 6 5:24.32 10 112 11-7 11/4F
In touch with leaders - went third before 6th - lost third 3 out - soon weakened (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 3/1 tchd 5/2)
28/01/25
13:55 		Newcastle 2m1f Jack Hogan Fergal O'Brien 2nd 4:18.35 1 111 11-4 100/30
Led - headed after 3 out - 2 lengths down when slow jump last - kept on well run-in(op 7/2 tchd 4/1)
07/12/24
12:40 		Sandown 2m4f Jack Hogan Fergal O'Brien 4 5:36.23 6.5 111 11-1 7/2
Led - not fluent 5 out - headed after 2 out - soon weakened(op 9/2)
07/10/24
16:27 		Stratford 2m2½f Jack Hogan Fergal O'Brien 1st 4:36.80 Won 106 11-7 100/30F
Made all - ridden after last - kept on well(op 7/2)
30/06/24
13:30 		Cartmel 2m1f Jack Hogan Fergal O'Brien 3rd 4:11.96 2.25 106 11-4 11/4
Led early - headed and raced in second 1st - ridden after 2 out - lost second and no extra run-in(tchd 3/1)
14/06/24
17:35 		Newton Abbot 2m1f Jack Hogan Fergal O'Brien 2nd 4:0.88 1.75 106 11-4 8/11F
Raced in second - slightly hampered 1st - pressed leader briefly after 3 out - kept on(tchd 8/13)
22/05/24
19:40 		Southwell 2m Jack Hogan Fergal O'Brien 1st 4:23.23 Won 99 10-13 4/7F
Made all - went clear before last - easily(op 4/9)
21/04/24
13:10 		Stratford 2m½f Jack Hogan Fergal O'Brien 2nd 4:9.98 1.5 – 11-1 5/2
Took keen hold - prominent - went second approaching last - kept on but no chance with winner run-in
09/05/23
20:30 		Ludlow 2m Jack Hogan Fergal O'Brien 1st 3:41.70 Won – 10-11 7/1
Prominent - led with one circuit to go - clear and shaken up over 1f out - ran on final furlong - comfortably(op 6/1 tchd 15/2)
04/12/22
15:25 		Huntingdon 2m Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien 5 3:50.04 2 – 11-0 7/2
Midfield - going okay 4f out - brief headway and pushed along 3f out - ridden and held 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 10/3)
01/11/22
16:20 		Warwick 2m Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien 3rd 3:55.73 1.25 – 11-0 14/1
Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway about six wide home turn - ridden and went second over 1f out - no extra and lost second inside final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)