Going Nuclear (AUS) Horse
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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 and has recorded eight career victories. On 9 Aug 2025 at Townsville he captured his biggest win to date, the $50,000 Cape Cleveland Bm78 Hcp. Punters have found him profitable; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 31% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mackay 17-Jul-26 1800m GOOD 4 R5 HCP $500 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:49.550, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.460 1st Journalism ( A Sewell 56.5 ) 2nd Odegaard ( S Cormack 56.5 ) 0.46L 3rd The Penske File ( R S Olivera 54 ) 1.16L 6th Going Nuclear ( O Kendal 58.5 ) 5.48L See full results | O Kendal 58.5kg 5.48L | 6 (11) |
| Townsville 28-Jun-26 1609m GOOD 4 R5 HCP $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.210, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.000 1st Going Nuclear ( O Kendal 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Free Carry ( A Sewell 56 ) 0.45L 3rd Beau Rain ( A Holt 58 ) 1.61L See full results | O Kendal 56kg, Cd 54.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Townsville 16-Jun-26 1609m GOOD 4 R7 HCP $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.720, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.730 1st Going Nuclear ( O Kendal 55 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Journalism ( A Sewell 56 ) 1.59L 3rd Olympic Korchnoi ( N Thomas 54 ) 1.87L See full results | O Kendal 55kg, Cd 53.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Townsville 31-May-26 1400m GOOD 4 R5 HCP $650 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.790, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.480 1st Central Park ( F Sandkuhl 54 , Cd 52 ) 2nd Free Carry ( T Chambers 57.5 ) 0.65L 3rd Prince Akeem ( I Fry 54 ) 1.68L 5th Going Nuclear ( O Kendal 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 2.00L See full results | O Kendal 56kg, Cd 54.5kg 2.00L | 5 (7) |
| Townsville 08-May-26 1400m SOFT 5 R9 HCP $3,200 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:21.670, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100 1st Smart Legend ( S N Cormack 57 ) 2nd Astra Star ( C Whiteley 54.5 , Cd 55 ) 0.59L 3rd Going Nuclear ( T Chambers 54.5 ) 1.17L See full results | T Chambers 54.5kg 1.17L | 3 (13) |