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Hard Nut: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Hard Nut is a 9-year-old gelding by Gutaifan, trained by Linda Perratt. He has won 3 of 46 starts and placed in 4 more, for £24,427 in prize money. His best trip is 6f, where 2 wins from 9 is a 22% strike rate against 3% at every other distance. He runs next in the 7:20 at Musselburgh on 12 September. His best performance rating is 95, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 46
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 7
  • Strike rate 7%
  • Prize money £24,427
  • Best rating 95
  • Official rating 45

Where Hard Nut runs next

Time Course Race Best price
7:20 Musselburgh Lothian Supply Company Handicap Stakes —

Hard Nut form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
30 Jun 26 Musselburgh Watch On Racing TV Handicap Class 6 5f Good 9 6.5 66/1 Tom Kiely-Marshall 45
22 Jun 26 Musselburgh Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Class 6 5f Good 7 6.75 66/1 William Pyle 45
6 Jun 26 Musselburgh Edinburgh Gin Rhubarb And Ginger Handicap Class 6 5f Good 7 10.5 66/1 Aiden Brookes 45
5 Nov 25 Musselburgh Happy 70th Birthday John Grossick Handicap Class 6 5f Soft 12 19 80/1 Alex Jary 45
1 Oct 25 Musselburgh 100% RacingTV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Class 6 5f Soft 4 7.5 12/1 Alex Jary 45
13 Sep 25 Musselburgh Jewson Edinburgh Craigentinny Handicap Class 6 5f Good To Soft 4 5.75 18/1 Alex Jary 45
26 Aug 25 Musselburgh Alan Steel For Independent Advice Handicap Class 6 5f Good 5 6.75 28/1 Andrew Mullen 45
12 Aug 25 Hamilton Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Soft 6 6.75 66/1 Phoebe Edwards 45
1 Aug 25 Musselburgh East Air Conditioning Handicap Class 6 5f Good 2 2.75 20/1 William Pyle 45
26 Jun 25 Hamilton Michael Tracey Project Selling Handicap Class 6 5f Good 6 15 100/1 Cam Hardie 45
23 Jan 25 Newcastle (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 6 8.75 66/1 Cam Hardie 47
1 Jan 25 Newcastle (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 5f Standard 9 9 25/1 Kaiya Fraser 49
14 Oct 24 Musselburgh Watch On Racing Tv Handicap Class 6 5f Good To Soft 8 8.5 40/1 Cam Hardie 50
14 Sep 24 Musselburgh Edmundson Electrical Paisley Handicap Class 6 5f Good 6 3.25 20/1 David Nolan 51
3 Sep 24 Southwell (AW) Golf And Gallop Package Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 8 2.75 20/1 Mark Winn 45
27 Aug 24 Musselburgh Bob Veitch 90th Birthday Bash Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 5f Good 1 — 50/1 Mark Winn 45
10 Aug 24 Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Classified Stakes Class 6 5f Good To Firm 12 8.25 50/1 Aiden Brookes 44
27 Jul 24 Newcastle (AW) Hudson Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 8 5.25 22/1 Jonny Peate 45
3 Jul 24 Musselburgh 100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Classified Stakes Class 6 5f Good 6 2.75 9/1 Mark Winn 44
13 Jun 24 Musselburgh Visit Racingtv.Com Handicap Class 6 5f Good 7 9.25 14/1 Paddy Mathers 45
23 Apr 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 6f Standard 12 5.75 14/1 Connor Beasley 45
10 Apr 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 3 2 13/2 David Allan 45
25 Mar 24 Newcastle (AW) Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 4 .75 25/1 David Allan 45
12 Mar 24 Newcastle (AW) BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Classified Stakes Class 6 5f Standard 7 6.25 10/1 Paul Mulrennan 44
20 Feb 24 Newcastle (AW) Find More Big Deals At BetUK Classified Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 5f Standard 3 1.75 18/1 Paul Mulrennan 40
15 Feb 24 Chelmsford City (AW) chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Classified Stakes Class 6 5f Standard 6 6.5 13/2 Tommie Jakes 44
2 Feb 24 Newcastle (AW) Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Classified Stakes Class 6 5f Standard 8 4.5 11/1 Paul Mulrennan 44
27 Jan 24 Newcastle (AW) Betuk. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Classified Stakes Class 6 6f Standard 8 6.5 16/1 Paul Mulrennan 45
17 Jan 24 Newcastle (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Classified Stakes Class 6 5f Standard 9 4.75 11/2 Paul Mulrennan 49
2 Nov 23 Newcastle (AW) BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 8 3 9/1 Jack Mitchell 51
12 Aug 23 Ayr Fabulous Handicap Class 6 5f Good 9 5.5 18/1 James Sullivan 53
4 Aug 23 Musselburgh Thistle TBS - Xtratherm Unilin Insulation UK Handicap Class 6 5f Good 4 3.25 7/1 Paul Mulrennan 57
31 Jul 23 Ayr Sunday Market At Ayr Racecourse Handicap Class 6 5f Soft 5 8 7/2 David Nolan 57
25 Jul 23 Musselburgh East Coast Harbour Handicap Class 5 5f Good 8 7 10/1 Clifford Lee 57
3 Jul 23 Musselburgh 100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 4 4.75 20/1 Andrew Breslin 60
23 Jun 23 Musselburgh C&P Recruitment 90s Classic Handicap Class 4 5f Good 5 3.75 50/1 Andrew Breslin 63
27 Sep 22 Ayr virginbet.com Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Soft 12 19 100/1 Paul Hanagan 69
15 Jul 22 Hamilton Racing Tv Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Firm 7 13.25 66/1 Tom Eaves 76
9 Jul 22 York John Smith's Sprint Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 20 32.5 100/1 Clifford Lee 76
18 Jun 22 Ayr Enjoy Afternoon Tea At westernhousehotel Handicap Class 4 5f Good 9 12.5 66/1 Paul Hanagan 80
31 Aug 19 Chelmsford City (AW) totepool Nursery Class 3 6f Standard 2 1 2/1F Ryan Moore 85
21 Aug 19 York Sky Bet Nursery Class 2 6f Good 5 3.75 9/1 Ryan Moore 85
2 Aug 19 Goodwood Unibet Nursery Class 2 6f Good To Firm 5 3.75 10/1 Oisin Murphy 86
11 Jul 19 Newbury Mirage Signs Ebf Novice Auction Stakes Class 5 6f Good To Firm 1 — 7/1 Sean Levey –
20 Jun 19 Chelmsford City (AW) Love That Hat EBF Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 6f Standard 1 — 7/2 Sean Levey –
10 Jun 19 Windsor Murphy Group EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 5f Soft 5 2 8/1 Sean Levey –

Last time out

Finished 9 in the Watch On Racing TV Handicap at Musselburgh on 30 June 2026. Fretted before the off - raced up with the pace - driven over a furlong out - lost placing inside the final furlong and dropped away near the finish to come home ninth.

Hard Nut by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
5f 37 1 3%
6f 9 2 22%

Hard Nut by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 16 1 6%
Standard 16 1 6%
Good To Firm 6 1 17%
Soft 4 0 0%
Good To Soft 4 0 0%

Hard Nut by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Musselburgh 17 1 6%
Newcastle (AW) 10 0 0%
Ayr 4 0 0%
Hamilton 3 0 0%
Chelmsford City (AW) 3 1 33%
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0%
York 2 0 0%
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0%
Redcar 1 0 0%
Goodwood 1 0 0%

Hard Nut breeding

  • Sire Gutaifan (IRE)
  • Dam With A Twist (GB)
  • Damsire Excellent Art (GB)
  • Breeder Springwell Stud
  • Foaled 16 March 2017

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