Hard Shell (AUS) Horse
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Hard Shell is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Ross McConville. He is by Time To Reign out of Shelled. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in four starts. In his latest start at Kensington on 13 May 2026, Braith Nock rode him to a sixth-place finish behind the winner Adenauer.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kensington 13-May-26 1400m GOOD 4 R2 SUPER3Y+ MDN-SW $3,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.550, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.610 1st Adenauer ( T Schiller 59 ) 2nd Artgirl ( T Berry 57 ) 0.24L 3rd Nuclear Pete ( J Mcdonald 59 ) 5.16L 6th Hard Shell ( B Nock 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 7.91L See full results | B Nock 59kg, Cd 57.5kg 7.91L | 6 (6) |
| Kembla Grange 29-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 PROV 3Y MDN $1,600 (of $45,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.070, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810 1st Broadway Street ( N C Rawiller 59 ) 2nd Fitzclarence ( R Hutchings 58 ) 1.30L 3rd Codename ( C Schofield 57.5 ) 3.60L 5th Hard Shell ( S Grima 58 , Cd 56 ) 5.00L See full results | S Grima 58kg, Cd 56kg 5.00L | 5 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 13-Apr-26 801m GOOD 4 R7 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.920 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.450 1st Casserousse ( Z T Lloyd ) 2nd Siragusa ( M Fitzgerald ) 0.17L 3rd Malietoa ( D Panya ) 1.84L 8th Hard Shell ( S Grima ) 3.98L | S Grima 3.98L | 8 (9) |
| Sapphire Coast 29-Dec-25 1400m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.600, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.500 1st Alamagan ( J Taylor 57.5 ) 2nd The Bus ( N Heywood 59 ) 0.85L 3rd Belleistic Bonny ( P Boudvillain 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 1.89L 7th Hard Shell ( S Guymer 57.5 ) 3.25L See full results | S Guymer 57.5kg 3.25L | 7 (8) |
| Kembla Grange 11-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 MID MDN $1,400 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.480, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.430 1st Li'l Grug ( G Buckley 55.5 ) 2nd Blue Monday ( P Boudvillain 56 ) 0.10L 3rd Rose Of Fenway ( A B Collett 56 ) 0.30L 6th Hard Shell ( K Latham 58 , Cd 58.5 ) 2.10L See full results | K Latham 58kg, Cd 58.5kg 2.10L | 6 (10) |
| Warwick Farm 25-Nov-25 787m SOFT 5 R10 3YCGMDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.720 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.620 1st The Sheriff ( A Adkins ) 2nd Levelling Up ( T J Schiller ) 0.48L 3rd Castagnola ( O S Chambers ) 1.33L 6th Hard Shell ( A Villiers ) 4.05L | A Villiers 4.05L | 6 (7) |
| Kembla Grange 04-Jun-25 800m SOFT 7 R4 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.340 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.090 1st Mind Ya Bizz ( A B Collett ) 2nd El Hombre ( A Villiers ) 0.10L 3rd Hinzel ( A Layt ) 0.60L 7th Hard Shell ( C Lever ) 5.80L | C Lever 5.80L | 7 (8) |