Cheltenham Festival 2024 Form and Entries for Horse Hard Times (IRE)

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The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

Date Course

Conditions

Race

Jockey Weight

OR Class

Date

Sale

Consignor

Purchaser

Price

Sep 2012

September Yearling Sale (Tattersalls (Ireland))

Corrin Stud

Purchaser: Tom McCourt

€2,800

Lots Sold: 414

Prices

Avg: €11,650

Median: €9,250

Maximum: €75,000

Reports in which Hard Times (IRE) was mentioned

Sheehy gets first double at massive odds

Danny Sheehy brought up a 1406/1 Bellewstown double (the first brace of his career) when Bert Leaf (20/1) got home by half a length from Hard Times in split two of the Eva-Tec Ltd Handicap. Wed 30th Aug

Review listowel 4th Jun

Orangey Red's victory in the Follow Listowel Races On Facebook Handicap was the highlight of a Listowel double for Pat SmullenSun 04th Jun

Hard Times come again no more!

Flan Costello enjoyed the perfect half-time match treat today as his Hard Times (33/1) ended a barren spell for the trainer/publican when landing the St. John's Literary Centre Handicap (Div 1) at Listowel today, thus getting jockey Karen Kenny back to the winners’ enclosure for the first time since suffering serious injury. Sun 04th Jun

Stewards reports from Tipperary

Below are the Stewards reports from Tipperary today, which includes a running and riding enquiry into the performance of Eziyra who finished an eye-catching second in the opening race on the card. Sat 09th Jul

Review tipperary 9th Jul

Ivan Grozny absolutely obliterated the field in the Grade Three Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle at TipperarySat 09th Jul

Hussey the man as Hard Times end

On his first time aboard Mick Hussey wasn't taking no for an answer from Hard Times (20/1), and on start number twenty nine the five-year-old shed his maiden tag in division two of the Costello's Tavern Handicap at Tipperary. Sat 09th Jul

Review dundalk 28th Oct

Indrahar showed a fine attitude to land the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden on an excellent evening for favourite backers at DundalkWed 28th Oct

Top makes a Splash for favourite backers

Splashtop was best for money through the day for the opening www.dundalkstadium.com Claiming Race and Rick Barnes and Patrick Prendergast's representative just held the one they came for in the ring at the track, I Will Excel (7/2 into 11/4). Wed 28th Oct

Sligo preview

Slygufftou will bid to complete a hat-trick of wins as he lines-up in the Sligo Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle at the Western venue on Tuesday evening. Tue 18th Aug

Another Gold for Apache

Joe Joe Walsh secured a fourth win with Apache Gold, since the Golden Snake seven-year-old joined his Doneraile yard back in 2013, the Connor King-ridden 5/1 joint favourite taking division one of the Dan Dooley Ford Centre Handicap at Tipperary. Fri 07th Aug

Diamond comes through to surprise

After coming up narrowly short in the preceding event on Lily's Rainbow, Wayne Lordan struck on 25/1 chance Annadiamond in the Easter Mid-Term Madness At Dundalk Handicap. Fri 20th Mar

King and Kent combine with Caliso

After a string of placed efforts Caliso Bay got a deserved win to her name as she took the Follow Us On Facebook Handicap under Connor King for trainer/owner/breeder George Kent. Fri 16th May

After race at Listowel Sun, 4th Jun, 2017 (1st)

Flan’s yard was getting quiet for the winter, so he sent me to Dubai with a friend where I went with Tom Hogan’s Gordon Lord Byron. I was there for three months and it helped me getting fit coming back and this is great. We weren’t expecting it but the horses have turned a corner recently. Dad’s watching the Clare match so I hope they win for his sake!

F Costello