Going Nuclear (AUS)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

07-Aug-20

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay/brown

Sire

Nicconi

Dam

We Are At War

Prize Money

132620

Trainer

Matthew McGuire

Owners

M H McGuire, A Casey, J H Cream, Mrs M V McGuire, P T A McGuire, B W Hanke, Half Carton Racing (Mgr: R S Jackson), I B Whitehouse, K J Ashe, Mrs K D Grieve, N J Mansfield & T Busch

About

Going Nuclear, a 5yo bay/brown gelding from Australia, is trained by Matthew McGuire in Townsville. He is by Nicconi out of We Are At War. To date he has recorded six wins. His biggest victory came on 9 August 2025 at Townsville, when he captured the $50,000 Benchmark 78 Handicap. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors; a lifetime backing would have yielded a 21% return on investment.

Raced At

Townsville • Cairns • Mackay • Wangaratta • Bendigo • Werribee • Pakenham • Cranbourne • Sale

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Townsville 05-Oct-25 1609m GOOD 4 R6 Open Hcp $500 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.130, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 2nd	O Kendal 55.5kg, Cd 54kg 3.90L	7 (11)
Townsville 09-Sep-25 1609m GOOD 4 R3 Open Hcp $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.680, SP: 2.25 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.270	O Kendal 54kg	1 (8)
Cairns 23-Aug-25 1400m GOOD 4 R4 BM 70 Hcp $5,800 (of $32,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.540, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.180	L Martyn 62.5kg 1.32L	2 (7)
Townsville 09-Aug-25 1300m GOOD 4 R9 BM 78 Hcp $27,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.090, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.550	O Kendal 54kg	1 (11)
Mackay 11-Jul-25 1300m SOFT 5 R8 BM 70 Hcp $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.780, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.860	O Kendal 59kg 2.00L	5 (9)
Townsville 29-Jun-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 BM 60 Hcp $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.650, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.490	O Kendal 62kg	1 (8)
Townsville 12-Jun-25 1200m GOOD 4 R8 CL3 Hcp $1,950 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.690, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.860	O Kendal 60 2.70L	3 (13)
Townsville 27-May-25 1200m GOOD 4 R4 BM 65 Hcp $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.540, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.340	O Kendal 57.5kg	1 (9)
Townsville 06-May-25 1200m GOOD 4 R7 BM 60 Hcp $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.240, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.940	I Teh 60 7.24L	7 (8)
Townsville 28-Apr-25 850m GOOD 4 R3 CL4-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:48.390 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.410	I Teh 2.04L	4 (4)
Mackay 23-Dec-24 1560m SOFT 6 R1 CL3 Hcp $1,000 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:33.520, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080	C Jokic 58.5kg 3.73L	4 (7)
Townsville 05-Dec-24 1609m SOFT 6 R3 BM 60 Hcp $1,950 (of $21,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.640, SP: 2.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.790	R Wiggins 60.5kg 0.69L	3 (6)
Ingham 16-Nov-24 1600m FIRM 2 R6 BM 60 Hcp $2,880 (of $16,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.800, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:38.240	S Sheargold 61.5kg 0.06L	2 (6)
Townsville 26-Oct-24 1609m GOOD 4 R1 BM 58 Hcp $1,675 (of $18,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.360, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.410	S Sheargold 61.5kg 0.58L	3 (9)
Townsville 06-Oct-24 1609m GOOD 4 R5 BM 55 Hcp $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.360, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.940	R Wiggins 61kg	1 (11)
Cairns 14-Sep-24 1500m SOFT 5 R4 CL1 Hcp $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:28.960, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.680	C Whiteley 60 3.86L	7 (13)
Cairns 24-Aug-24 1250m SOFT 7 R2 BM 58 Hcp $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.650, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530	C Whiteley 60 0.34L	3 (9)
Wangaratta 20-Jun-24 1300m SOFT 5 R7 BM 58 Hcp $1,750 (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:18.010, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440	J Mott 60.5kg 5.40L	4 (13)
Bendigo 04-Jun-24 1400m SOFT 5 R7 BM 58 Hcp $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.690, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.160	B Egan 61kg 6.05L	4 (7)
Werribee 17-May-24 1417m SOFT 7 R6 BM 58 Hcp $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:29.600, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:39.780	F W Kersley 61.5kg 6.06L	8 (12)
Pakenham 18-Apr-24 1600m SOFT 6 R7 Restricted 64 Hcp $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:41.470, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.680	B Egan 59kg 23.10L	10 (10)
Cranbourne 29-Mar-24 1300m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:18.240, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.640	B Egan 59kg	1 (11)
Sale 29-Oct-23 1400m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $1,875 (of $37,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.550, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760	J Mott 58kg 3.15L	4 (10)
Bendigo 08-Oct-23 1300m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $6,750 (of $37,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.730, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330	B Allen 58kg 1.75L	2 (10)
Pakenham 11-May-23 1200m SOFT 7 R1 Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.750, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.000	L Riordan 58kg 7.30L	8 (8)