HARDLY SURPRISING Thoroughbred



Hardly Surprising is a thoroughbred horse born in Ireland in 2021. Race horse Hardly Surprising is by Affinisea (IRE) out of Inquisitive Look (GB) , trained by H Fry. Hardly Surprising form is available here. Owned by JOHN P MCMANUS.


Pedigree :
Sire AFFINISEA (IRE) 2011
Dam INQUISITIVE LOOK (GB) 2005
Dam Sire MONTJEU (IRE) 1996

About the horse :
Foal Date 27 Feb 2021
Description 5yo B Gelding
Trainer H Fry
Owner John P Mcmanus
Career 2 Wins (40%) - 2 Placings (80%) - 5 starts
Wins 3822m (1), 4828m (1)
PM United Kingdom : GBP £8,045

Sale Information :
offline

2024 Derby Sale (208)  

Castledillon Stud (Agent) 

Frank Berry

EUR € 80,000

offline

2021 November National Hunt Sale (894)  

Ballincurrig House Stud 

T Hillman

EUR € 62,000



Starts:

5

Win Rate:

40%

Place Rate:

80%










Hardly Surprising Past Races

1 of 12, 08 Apr 2026, R1 MERCEDES BENZ OF CHICHESTER MAIDEN HURDLE (GBB RACE) 2m3f | GBP £ 9,837 | 72.0kg | J: MR B CARVER | T: H FRY | Led-Gave no one a chance | 4:55.06 | 2nd: TESTING PATIENCE
3 of 13, 23 Jan 2026, R1 VIRGIN BET EBF 'NATIONAL HUNT' MAIDEN HURDLE (QUALIFIER) (GBB RACE) 2m3½f | GBP £ 11,805 | 74.5kg | J: MR B CARVER | T: H FRY | OP-Grabbed minor prize | 4:49.80 | Winner: RATHKENNY
3 of 9, 29 Nov 2025, R1 WREXHAM LAGER MAIDEN HURDLE (GBB RACE) 2m3½f | GBP £ 8,854 | 71.0kg | J: MR B CARVER | T: H FRY | OP-Grabbed minor placing | 5:09.24 | Winner: ATLANTIC LAD
5 of 14, 07 Nov 2025, R1 V2 RADIO MAIDEN HURDLE (GBB RACE) 2m1½f | GBP £ 7,575 | 71.5kg | J: MR B CARVER | T: H FRY | MF-Never in the race | 4:26.65 | Winner: KOCKTAIL BLEU
1 of 8, 02 Mar 2025, R2 TATTERSALLS IRELAND DERBY SALE & THE DUNRAVEN ARMS HOTEL 4YO GELDINGS MAIDEN 3m | | 60.0kg | J: DEREK O'CONNOR | T: D O'CONNOR | | | 2nd: MISTER ST ELOI
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Horse Stat
Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
MR DEREK O'CONNOR 1 100% 0 0% 1 $0 25 250
BRYAN CARVER 1 25% 2 50% 4 $14,843 -23 18

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
BALLYCAHANE P2P 1 100% 0 0% 1 $0 25 250
FONTWELL PARK 1 50% 0 0% 2 $10,048 -3 36
BANGOR-ON-DEE 0 0% 1 100% 1 $2,018 -10 0
DONCASTER 0 0% 1 100% 1 $2,777 -10 0


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