Horse Details

Hardy Boy (FR)

30 Runs 1 Wins (3.3%) 12 Places (40.0%)

Owner: Martin & Lynn Jones Silks

Martin & Lynn Jones Trainer: Ben Pauling

7 years old

Sire: Diamond Boy (FR)

Dam: Alize Du Berlais (FR)

Damsire: Poliglote

Past Runs (30 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
09/05/25 16:23	Market Rasen	2m7f	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	4	-	-	121	11-10	22/1	Prominent - pressed leaders 2 out - disputed lead last - no extra final 110yds(op 18/1 tchd 16/1) Prominent - pressed leaders 2 out - disputed lead last - no extra final 110yds(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
29/11/24 15:40	Newbury	3m	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	9	6:32.76	39	123	10-12	16/1	Prominent - dropped to midfield 4th - weakened before 3 out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1) Prominent - dropped to midfield 4th - weakened before 3 out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)
16/11/24 14:55	Cheltenham	3m	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	7	6:0.60	2.75	124	10-9	14/1	Prominent - jockey lost iron briefly when awkward jump 1st - outpaced after 2 out(op 16/1) Prominent - jockey lost iron briefly when awkward jump 1st - outpaced after 2 out(op 16/1)
26/10/24 14:55	Cheltenham	3m	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	4	5:49.11	0.1	126	10-2	22/1	Prominent - dropped to midfield after 6th - headway after 9th - disputing second 2 out - kept on(op 12/1) Prominent - dropped to midfield after 6th - headway after 9th - disputing second 2 out - kept on(op 12/1)
06/10/24 15:35	Uttoxeter	2m7½f	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	2nd	-	-	119	10-12	13/8F	Prominent - going easily 3 out - disputed lead 2 out - led clearly approaching last - 2 lengths ahead last - reduced lead run-in - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 15/8 tchd 2/1) Prominent - going easily 3 out - disputed lead 2 out - led clearly approaching last - 2 lengths ahead last - reduced lead run-in - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 15/8 tchd 2/1)
06/09/24 16:30	Bangor-on-Dee	2m7f	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	4	5:41.17	6.5	120	11-1	6/1	Midfield - headway 2 out - soon went fourth - no impression run-in(op 9/2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2) Midfield - headway 2 out - soon went fourth - no impression run-in(op 9/2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2)
17/08/24 18:20	Market Rasen	2m7f	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	1st	5:38.80	Won	114	11-8	100/30F	Prominent early - midfield after 2nd - headway 8th - led before 2 out - ran on well and went clear run-in - ridden out(tchd 7/2) Prominent early - midfield after 2nd - headway 8th - led before 2 out - ran on well and went clear run-in - ridden out(tchd 7/2)
26/07/24 15:20	Uttoxeter	2m4f	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	2nd	4:58.03	0.05	112	11-7	11/1	Prominent - went second and going easily home turn - led 2 out - ridden and faced challenges when hit last - headed run-in - rallied and kept on well towards finish - just held(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) Prominent - went second and going easily home turn - led 2 out - ridden and faced challenges when hit last - headed run-in - rallied and kept on well towards finish - just held(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
08/07/24 15:45	Worcester	2m4f	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	2nd	4:53.05	1.25	109	10-2	20/1	Midfield - not fluent 1st - headway 6th - outpaced 2 out - kept on well and went second towards finish(op 25/1) Midfield - not fluent 1st - headway 6th - outpaced 2 out - kept on well and went second towards finish(op 25/1)
19/06/24 14:40	Worcester	2m4f	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	99	-	-	110	11-6	5/1	Didn't jump well - midfield - jumped left and hampered rival 1st - mistake 2nd - not fluent 5th - awkward jump and dropped to rear 8th - struggling when mistake and pulled up quickly 4 out - lost shoe (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) Didn't jump well - midfield - jumped left and hampered rival 1st - mistake 2nd - not fluent 5th - awkward jump and dropped to rear 8th - struggling when mistake and pulled up quickly 4 out - lost shoe (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
24/05/24 19:30	Hereford	2m5f	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	3rd	5:19.60	10	112	11-3	6/4	Whipped round start - raced in last - slow jump 7th - went third 4 out - headway and challenging when hit 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding whipped around at the start)(tchd 11/8) Whipped round start - raced in last - slow jump 7th - went third 4 out - headway and challenging when hit 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding whipped around at the start)(tchd 11/8)
04/01/24 14:58	Hereford	3m1f	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	3rd	6:46.38	8	112	12-2	5/2J	Prominent - hit 13th - soon went second - not fluent 14th - 4 lengths down last - soon lost second and weakened(op 3/1) Prominent - hit 13th - soon went second - not fluent 14th - 4 lengths down last - soon lost second and weakened(op 3/1)
14/12/23 14:05	Taunton	2m7f	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	2nd	5:56.46	0.3	110	11-4	9/2	Disputed lead - prominent after 3rd - led 3 out - headed 2 out - rallied inside final 110yds - kept on well Disputed lead - prominent after 3rd - led 3 out - headed 2 out - rallied inside final 110yds - kept on well
30/11/23 13:25	Taunton	2m7f	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	2nd	6:4.36	0.3	108	11-7	9/2	Midfield - headway and prominent 8th - disputed lead 4 out - led clearly 3 out - 2 lengths ahead when not fluent last - headed run-in - kept on(op 11/2) Midfield - headway and prominent 8th - disputed lead 4 out - led clearly 3 out - 2 lengths ahead when not fluent last - headed run-in - kept on(op 11/2)
17/11/23 14:10	Doncaster	2m3f	Kielan Woods	Ben Pauling	3rd	4:51.18	0.3	108	11-12	3/1	Towards rear - outpaced after 4 out - still plenty to do 2 out - went third last - kept on well run-in - nearest finish(op 10/3 tchd 7/2) Towards rear - outpaced after 4 out - still plenty to do 2 out - went third last - kept on well run-in - nearest finish(op 10/3 tchd 7/2)
12/09/23 16:05	Worcester	2m7f	Kielan Woods	Ben Pauling	4	6:2.64	18	109	11-9	11/2	Held up in rear - awkward jump and reminder 2nd - brief headway 3 out - soon weakened(op 13/2) Held up in rear - awkward jump and reminder 2nd - brief headway 3 out - soon weakened(op 13/2)
10/07/23 14:05	Worcester	2m7f	Lorcan Williams	Ben Pauling	2nd	6:9.40	3	108	11-2	13/2	Whipped round start - held up in rear - headway after 8th - not fluent 10th - pressed leader when not fluent 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - kept on but no chance with winner run-in (jockey said gelding whipped around at the start; vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 15/2 tchd 6/1) Whipped round start - held up in rear - headway after 8th - not fluent 10th - pressed leader when not fluent 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - kept on but no chance with winner run-in (jockey said gelding whipped around at the start; vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 15/2 tchd 6/1)
28/06/23 14:58	Worcester	2m7f	Luca Morgan	Ben Pauling	99	-	-	108	11-13	11/8F	Whipped round start - very slowly away - pulled up soon after start (jockey said gelding whipped around after the starting tape released and was very reluctant to race - and by the time gelding consented to eventually jump off - it quickly became apparent that he had virtually lost all chance of being competitive after forfeiting approximately 50 lengths and had therefore elected to pull gelding up)(op 6/4) Whipped round start - very slowly away - pulled up soon after start (jockey said gelding whipped around after the starting tape released and was very reluctant to race - and by the time gelding consented to eventually jump off - it quickly became apparent that he had virtually lost all chance of being competitive after forfeiting approximately 50 lengths and had therefore elected to pull gelding up)(op 6/4)
12/05/23 16:35	Market Rasen	2m5½f	Luca Morgan	Ben Pauling	3rd	5:47.64	1.25	105	12-0	100/30	In touch with leaders - lost position from 5 out - rallied and went third 3 out - soon pushed along - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - kept on run-in(op 7/2 tchd 4/1) In touch with leaders - lost position from 5 out - rallied and went third 3 out - soon pushed along - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - kept on run-in(op 7/2 tchd 4/1)
22/04/23 14:15	Bangor-on-Dee	2m3½f	Luca Morgan	Ben Pauling	6	4:41.54	.75	106	11-10	9/2	Prominent - awkward jump and reminder 2nd - dropped to midfield 4th - mistake 5 out - pressed leaders 3 out - soon ridden - weakening when not fluent last (jockey said gelding jumped poorly) Prominent - awkward jump and reminder 2nd - dropped to midfield 4th - mistake 5 out - pressed leaders 3 out - soon ridden - weakening when not fluent last (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)
28/03/23 15:30	Huntingdon	2m3½f	Luca Morgan	Ben Pauling	4	5:4.48	3	107	11-11	100/30	Didn't jump with fluency - disputed lead - led 5th - pushed along when headed 2 out - soon switched right - ridden and weakened after last(op 7/2) Didn't jump with fluency - disputed lead - led 5th - pushed along when headed 2 out - soon switched right - ridden and weakened after last(op 7/2)
10/02/23 15:35	Kempton	2m5f	Luca Morgan	Ben Pauling	2nd	5:19.22	0.1	104	11-8	100/30	Led - going easily home turn - pushed along before 2 out - bad mistake and hard pressed 2 out - ridden approaching last - led again run-in - kept on run-in - headed final stride(op 4/1) Led - going easily home turn - pushed along before 2 out - bad mistake and hard pressed 2 out - ridden approaching last - led again run-in - kept on run-in - headed final stride(op 4/1)
26/12/22 13:47	Huntingdon	2m4½f	Kevin Brogan	Ben Pauling	8	5:18.84	1.5	106	11-6	13/2	Raced in second - lost two places and pushed along 6th - soon ridden and struggling - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 15/2) Raced in second - lost two places and pushed along 6th - soon ridden and struggling - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 15/2)
11/11/22 13:10	Cheltenham	2m5f	Beau Morgan	Ben Pauling	13	5:14.32	0.3	108	10-4	13/2	Didn't jump well - prominent - not fluent and reminder 5 out - bumped 4 out - weakened from 2 out(op 8/1) Didn't jump well - prominent - not fluent and reminder 5 out - bumped 4 out - weakened from 2 out(op 8/1)
27/10/22 17:20	Worcester	2m4f	Kielan Woods	Ben Pauling	7	5:25.28	8	110	11-4	7/2F	Midfield - awkward jump 1st - not fluent 7th - went fourth home turn - soon ridden - weakened 2 out(op 9/2) Midfield - awkward jump 1st - not fluent 7th - went fourth home turn - soon ridden - weakened 2 out(op 9/2)
25/03/22 15:55	Hereford	2m3½f	Kielan Woods	Ben Pauling	2nd	4:50.52	0.1	94	11-2	6/1	Disputed lead - tracked winner from 3rd - awkward jump 4th - outpaced 3 out - ridden 2 out - 2 lengths down last - kept on well towards finish - just held(op 8/1) Disputed lead - tracked winner from 3rd - awkward jump 4th - outpaced 3 out - ridden 2 out - 2 lengths down last - kept on well towards finish - just held(op 8/1)
11/02/22 14:20	Kempton	2m5f	Kielan Woods	Ben Pauling	5	5:28.99	7	–	11-3	10/1	Held up in rear - pushed along after 7th - outpaced and ridden 3 out - lost touch from 2 out Held up in rear - pushed along after 7th - outpaced and ridden 3 out - lost touch from 2 out
02/12/21 13:22	Market Rasen	2m4½f	David Bass	Ben Pauling	7	5:48.88	2.5	–	10-12	33/1	Raced wide early - tracked leaders - ridden 8th - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 11/1) Raced wide early - tracked leaders - ridden 8th - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 11/1)
05/11/21 13:25	Warwick	2m3f	Kielan Woods	Ben Pauling	11	4:41.65	0.3	–	10-11	25/1	Midfield - ridden and brief headway before 2 out - soon weakened - got well behind approaching last(op 22/1) Midfield - ridden and brief headway before 2 out - soon weakened - got well behind approaching last(op 22/1)
08/05/21 20:20	Warwick	2m	David Bass	Ben Pauling	4	4:0.70	.75	–	10-10	5/2J	Led - headed and chased leader after 2f - raced wide back straight - led again 5f out - ridden and hard pressed 2f out - headed 1f out - lost two places and no extra inside final furlong(op 9/4 tchd 2/1 and tchd 11/4) Led - headed and chased leader after 2f - raced wide back straight - led again 5f out - ridden and hard pressed 2f out - headed 1f out - lost two places and no extra inside final furlong(op 9/4 tchd 2/1 and tchd 11/4)