Going Nuclear (AUS) Horse
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Going Nuclear is a 6yo bay/brown gelding from Australia trained by Matthew McGuire in Townsville. He is by Nicconi out of We Are At War. To date he has secured eight victories. His most notable triumph came on 9 Aug 2025 at Townsville, when he won the $50,000 Cape Cleveland Bm78 Handicap. Punters have found him to be a money‑maker; backing his entire career would have yielded a 24% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cairns 29-Aug-26 2100m GOOD 4 R7 CAIRNS CUP Qlty $2,250 (of $150,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:10.810, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.470 1st Choir Boy ( I Fry 54 ) 2nd Zoology ( A Holt 60 ) 1.91L 3rd Journalism ( A Sewell 58.5 ) 2.57L 7th Going Nuclear ( A Butler 54 ) 3.61L See full results | A Butler 54kg 3.61L | 7 (14) |
| Townsville 08-Aug-26 2000m GOOD 4 R6 TVLLE CUP $2,250 (of $150,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:01.550, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 1st Leg Drive ( T Chambers 57 ) 2nd That's Molly ( F Sandkuhl 52 ) 0.28L 3rd Journalism ( A Sewell 58 ) 1.14L 9th Going Nuclear ( O Kendal 55 ) 4.42L See full results | O Kendal 55kg 4.42L | 9 (16) |
| 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 N Cormack 56.5 ) 0.46L 3rd The Penske File ( R M 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) |