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Optima RacingHorses › Too Hard To Hold (IRE)

Too Hard To Hold (IRE)

4yo gelding · Form & record 2019-06-21 to 2021-08-13 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Jack W Davison.
Pedigree Camacho (GB) × ?
Ratings Official 61 · best RPR 74 · best TS 67
24
Runs
3
Wins
12.5%
Strike rate
33.3%
Place rate
1.08
Actual / Expected
-12.5%
Level-stake ROI

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Full form — last 24 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2021-08-13 6d Curragh 6f Good 15/23 Scott McCullagh 135 61 41 25 25/1
TRI Equestrian Handicap
2021-08-07 17d Cork 6f Soft 13/18 Colin Keane 134 64 36 14/1
Fermoy Handicap
2021-07-21 10d Naas 6f Good 10/10 Ronan Whelan 131 66 54 26 18/1
Sean Barrett Bloodstock Insurances Ltd Handicap
2021-07-11 107d Fairyhouse 6f Good 11/18 Ronan Whelan 141 67 63 56 25/1
GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap
2021-03-26 112d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 11/12 Ronan Whelan 130 70 35 2 14/1
Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap
2020-12-04 14d Dundalk (AW) 5f Standard 5/13 Ronan Whelan 131 71 66 60 7/1
Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap
2020-11-20 4d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 1/14 Ronan Whelan 127 67 57 54 7/1
Follow Us On Twitter @DundalkStadium Handicap
2020-11-16 14d Dundalk (AW) 5f Standard 5/14 Ronan Whelan 142 67 57 48 6/1
Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap
2020-11-02 11d Curragh 5f Heavy 3/17 Ronan Whelan 139 67 68 61 22/1
GAIN Equine Nutrition Handicap
2020-10-22 27d Navan 5f Soft 6/14 Ronan Whelan 139 67 59 59 14/1
Arkle Bar Handicap
2020-09-25 4d Dundalk (AW) 5f Standard 2/13 Ronan Whelan 141 65 69 60 11/4
DundalkStadium.com Handicap
2020-09-21 7d Fairyhouse 6f Good 1/11 Ronan Whelan 136 59 68 42 7/1
Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap (Div II)
2020-09-14 31d Tipperary 5f Good 7/14 Ronan Whelan 142 61 34 30 14/1
Tipperary Handicap
2020-08-14 301d Curragh 5f Good 7/17 Ronan Whelan 139 65 61 56 25/1
TRM Kurasyn Handicap
2019-10-18 17d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 5 8/9 Joe Fanning 132 72 59 50 7/1
Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Nursery Handicap
2019-10-01 17d Kempton (AW) 5f Standard 5 4/9 Richard Kingscote 130 72 70 48 9/2
Get Switched On With Matchbook Nursery Handicap
2019-09-14 9d Chelmsford (AW) 5f Standard 4 3/6 Andrew Breslin 130 70 72 67 3/1
totesport.com EBF Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10 Race)
2019-09-05 20d Chelmsford (AW) 6f Standard 4 5/8 Franny Norton 131 70 69 41 6/1
Bet toteplacepot At totesport.com Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10 Race)
2019-08-16 14d Chelmsford (AW) 5f Standard 4 3/6 C Y Ho 134 70 73 48 8/1
Bet toteexacta At totesport.com Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race)
2019-08-02 9d Musselburgh 5f Good 6 1/9 C Y Ho 130 62 74 51 4/1
Like Racing TV On Facebook Nursery Handicap
2019-07-24 11d Bath 5f Firm 4 3/5 Jason Watson 131 62 73 34 11/1
Hunter Accountants/EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes (Plus 10 Race)
2019-07-13 11d Chester 5f Good 4 6/7 Jack Mitchell 130 51 26 10/1
Hashtag At Rosies EBF Stallions Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race)
2019-07-02 11d Hamilton 6f Good 4 4/8 P J McDonald 128 60 46 8/1
BB Foodservice Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10 Race) (£20 000 BB Foodservice 2yo Series Qualifier)
2019-06-21 DEB Goodwood 6f Good 4 4/5 P J McDonald 131 47 21 7/2
Disciples Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10 Race)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)14321.4%
Normal (2-4wk)500.0%
Freshened (1-2m)100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 4700.0%
Class 5200.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)24312.5%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard10110.0%
Good10220.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Dundalk (AW)5120.0%
Chelmsford (AW)300.0%
Curragh300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2019-06-21–2021-08-13. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.