Cheltenham Festival 2024 Form and Entries for Horse Talking Tough (IRE)

Talking Tough (IRE) b g 2017

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Talking Tough (IRE) b g 2017

Sire

Tough As Nails (IRE)

Dam

Granny On Fire (IRE)

Dam's Sire

Trade Fair (GB)

Owner

Garry Fleming

Trainer

S M Duffy

Breeder

Larry Mulvany

Last Win

Galway Mon, 27th Jul, 20 11/2, W J Lee Michael Mulvany (1576 days)

Last Run

Galway Mon, 28th Oct, 24 8th, 80/1, J S Dalton (22 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

€33,287.5

-61.17

Under Rules Total

-61.17

Form Figures

54050-50458731409105902000602000072032068-88430520506500-00050038000-9680098

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 54050-50458731409105902000602000072032068-88430520506500-00050038000-9680098

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Race Result

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MorningSP

31Oct22 Gal 7f Heavy 3y+ Hcap(11K)

non-runner (Reserve)

Rated 54

Change of Trainer Michael Mulvany to S M Duffy

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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Reports in which Talking Tough (IRE) was mentioned

Purring Along strikes for Duffy & Crosse

Purring Along fairly scooted up the hill to win the seven-furlong handicap in great style under Nathan Crosse. Tue 12th Sep

Gegenpressing another for team Harty

Gegenpressing provided Eddie and Patrick Harty with their second winner in the space of four days, as he got up in the closing stages to land the Carlsberg Handicap. Wed 03rd Aug

Veteran Geological records 16th career win on 138th start

Geological rolled back the years to provide trainer Damian English with a welcome change of fortune in the M D O’Shea & Sons Handicap at Killarney. Wed 13th Jul

Foley strikes on My Minervina

Owner Peter Savill was on hand to see My Minervina (11/2) win the Guinness Claiming Race under Shane Foley. Fri 01st Jul

Inventor another for in-form Lee

Inventor made all from stall one to land the extended five furlong handicap in Sligo for three-year-olds plus rated 47-65. Tue 21st Jun

Drombeg Duke up and running for McCarthy

Drombeg Duke routed his rivals on his second start since switching to trainer Eoin McCarthy. Tue 21st Sep

O'Donnell on the mark with well-backed Dragon

The well-backed Dragon Of Malta claimed the Galway Handicap under Shane Foley for Co Limerick trainer Pat O'Donnell. Tue 07th Sep

Cracking Name earns her keep again

First-reserve Cracking Name flashed home down the outside to grab the spoils in the J.F. Hanley Handicap over an extended seven furlongs in Roscommon. Mon 16th Aug

Change of strategy reaps dividends with Pepperoni Pete

Jessica Harrington's Pepperoni Pete absolutely spread-eagled the field in the Best Wishes Peter Killeen Handicap at Fairyhouse. Sat 27th Mar

Bolger maintains good form with Mccabe

Jim Bolger made an uncharacteristic slow start to this season but the Coolcullen maestro is certainly now making up for lost time and recorded his eighth winner in the past fortnight as Mccabe took the Mitchelstown Handicap in Cork. Wed 16th Sep

Rocket Science produces answers in Roscommon

Rocket Science (7/4f) was strongest in the final furlong as she took Roscommon's Elphin Handicap for Jessica Harrington. Tue 18th Aug

Mulvany's Talking Tough relishes the hill

The Claytonhotelgalway.ie 3-y-o Handicap went to Talking Tough (11/2) in the hands of Billy Lee. Mon 27th Jul

Talking Tough edges out Lady Alcazar in a thriller

The Foley’s Bar & Off Licence Handicap provided a tremendous finish with Talking Tough just getting the verdict over Lady Alcazar at Sligo. Thu 02nd Jul

Sligo brace completes great couple of days for Coen

Up in trip after creditable efforts when third at Roscommon the last twice, Little Brother this evening stepped up a couple of placings to deservedly get off the mark in the Strandhill Caravan Park Handicap at Sligo. Thu 02nd Jul

Title chasing jockeys dominate Fairyhouse opener

It’s 85 for Donnacha O’Brien now, and 87 for Colin Keane, after the title chasing jockeys filled the first two positions in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Claiming Race at Fairyhouse. The reigning champion triumphed on Chrysalism (3s into 2s). Mon 23rd Sep

After race at Galway Mon, 27th Jul, 2020 (1st)

Billy (Lee) said they went good and hard early on and when he hit the hill, the rising ground helped him. He did the same at Sligo when he finished well and that is the secret to him. We are giving him plenty of racing but he is still a little ball of a horse and saves a little bit for himself all the time. We'll have to think about running him again later in the week with him. It's a different feeling to have a winner tonight - normally there'd be an army load of us who'd come up for the week and would give it welly; some are still coming (to Galway) but they're not here and can't really enjoy it.

Michael Mulvany