HARD TARGET Thoroughbred



Hard Target is a thoroughbred horse born in Ireland in 2017. Race horse Hard Target is by Conduit (IRE) out of Butterfly Betty (IRE) , trained by David Harry Kelly. Hard Target form is available here. Owned by OLD PORT SYNDICATE.


Pedigree :
Sire CONDUIT (IRE) 2005
Dam BUTTERFLY BETTY (IRE) 2008
Dam Sire BENEFICIAL (GB) 1990

About the horse :
Foal Date 17 Mar 2017
Description 9yo B Gelding
Trainer David Harry Kelly
Owner Old Port Syndicate
Career 1 Win (3%) - 8 Placings (28%) - 32 starts
Wins 3835m (1)
PM Ireland : EUR €19,324

Sale Information :
offline

2020 August National Hunt Sale Part II (258)  

Mr. N. Roche (Agent) 

Withdrawn

offline

2017 November National Hunt Sale (427)  

Erenagh House 

Frank Codd

EUR € 7,000



Starts:

32

Win Rate:

3%

Place Rate:

28%










Hard Target Past Races

10 of 16, 25 Oct 2025, R6 THE COLM QUINN BMW HANDICAP HURDLE (0 100) 3m | EUR € 9,870 | 69.0kg | J: CIAN QUIRKE | T: D KELLY | | 6:13.50 | Winner: GRACE FARADAY
6 of 15, 29 Sep 2025, R4 THE SWEENEY OIL HANDICAP HURDLE (0 100) 2m4f | EUR € 9,400 | 72.0kg | J: CIAN QUIRKE | T: D KELLY | | 5:03.20 | Winner: HITTHEHAYSON
6 of 13, 07 Jun 2024, R3 BULMERS SUMMER BBQ RACE EVENING BEGINNERS CHASE 2m4f | EUR € 10,810 | 72.0kg | J: J P SHINNICK | T: D KELLY | | 5:07.30 | Winner: GARDE LA PECHE



Horse Stat

Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
C M QUIRKE 1 100% 0 0% 1 $11,558 50 500
MR P J CAWLEY 0 0% 0 0% 2 $0 -20 0
MR S W FLANAGAN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
R A DOYLE 0 0% 1 25% 4 $1,839 -40 0
PHILIP ENRIGHT 0 0% 0 0% 2 $0 -20 0
DANIEL E. MULLINS 0 0% 1 50% 2 $1,767 -20 0
MR M J M O'SULLIVAN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
DENIS O'REGAN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,744 -10 0
CIAN QUIRKE 0 0% 6 46% 13 $14,938 -130 0
MR A P RYAN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
J P SHINNICK 0 0% 0 0% 2 $212 -20 0
SEAN FLANAGAN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
SEAN O'KEEFFE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $369 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
CLONMEL 1 25% 1 25% 4 $13,223 20 125
TRAMORE 0 0% 3 43% 7 $9,091 -70 0
KILLARNEY 0 0% 2 50% 4 $5,757 -40 0
WEXFORD 0 0% 1 25% 4 $1,744 -40 0
KILBEGGAN 0 0% 1 50% 2 $1,744 -20 0
LISTOWEL 0 0% 0 0% 2 $0 -20 0
THURLES 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
PUNCHESTOWN 0 0% 0 0% 2 $0 -20 0
FAIRYHOUSE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $314 -10 0
GOWRAN PARK 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
LIMERICK 0 0% 0 0% 2 $369 -20 0
ROSCOMMON 0 0% 0 0% 1 $185 -10 0
GALWAY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0