20 Jul 2026
1m1½f · Good To Yielding · Shane Foley
Talking Tough (IRE) Horse Record, Performance Stats & Odds
b gelding · by Tough As Nails (IRE) out of Granny On Fire (IRE)
Profile
Talking Tough (IRE) is a b gelding, by Tough As Nails (IRE) out of Granny On Fire (IRE). From 50 career starts, Talking Tough (IRE) has 0 wins, 6 total placed finishes (strike rate 0%, place rate 12%) and total recorded prize money of £10,802.
Career Record
50
Runs
0
Wins
0%
Win %
6
Placed
12%
Place %
£10,802
Earnings
Peak Ratings Achieved
69
Peak OR
2
Best finish
Performance Breakdowns
By course
| course | Runs | Wins | Placed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listowel | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Bellewstown | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Galway | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Killarney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
By going
| going | Runs | Wins | Placed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Yielding | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Heavy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Good To Yielding | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Standard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
By distance
| distance | Runs | Wins | Placed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7f | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 1m | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 6f | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 1m1f–1m2f | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 1m5f–1m6f | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 1m3f–1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Recent Form Analyst Notes
Race History
4
150/1
SP
7
2 Jul 2026
1m4f71y · Good · Mr C G Ryan
200/1
SP
8
20 Jun 2026
1m2f96y · Soft · Shay Wallace
50/1
SP
10
7 Jun 2026
1m5f · Good · Jimmy Dalton
125/1
SP
6
31 May 2026
1m5f80y · Good · Mr C G Ryan
200/1
SP
15
27 Oct 2025
1m3f180y · Heavy · Alan Casey
100/1
SP
11
26 Sep 2025
1m6f · Good To Yielding · Mr S Hunter
300/1
SP
11
11 Sep 2025
2m144y · Soft · Mr S Hunter
66/1
SP
7
1 Jun 2025
1m5f80y · Good · Kerrie Gillespie
150/1
SP
8
28 Oct 2024
1m3f180y · Heavy · Jimmy Dalton
80/1
SP
9
22 Oct 2024
1m2f · Yielding · Jimmy Dalton
100/1
SP
10
20 Oct 2024
7f24y · Heavy · Nathan Crosse
125/1
SP
Breeding
- Date of birth
- 29 Apr 2017
- Sire
- Tough As Nails (IRE)
- Dam
- Granny On Fire (IRE)
- Damsire
- Trade Fair (GB)
- Breeder
- Larry Mulvany
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dwelt early - held up at the back and off the early gallop - made ground into 8th 3f out - driven into 7th 2f out - up to 6th 1f out - stayed on to take 4th late on
Settled just off the front pack - still in touch in 5th after halfway - dropped away 4f out - well beaten from there to finish last of note
Held up in the pack - pushed along and made headway wide into 5th 2f out - unable to threaten leading pair - well held at the finish
Settled in the pack pulling hard early - moved into 4th and asked for effort 3f out - soon lost momentum and finished well held