Hammering Away (AUS) Horse
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Hammering Away is a 5yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Diane Poidevin Laine. He is by Thronum out of There's Only One and has recorded three victories to date. On 6th Jun 2025 at Dubbo he captured his top prize, winning the $30,000 Ch&g Benchmark 58 Handicap. The horse has been a money‑maker for punters, delivering about a 15% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goulburn 17-Jul-26 1100m SOFT 6 R7 CL3 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.140, SP: 81.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.460 1st Extrio ( B Loy 58.5 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Dancer's Delight ( L Day 57.5 ) 0.34L 3rd Tessy Tee ( A Collett 56.5 ) 1.52L 8th Hammering Away ( E Hennessy 56.5 ) 4.02L See full results | E Hennessy 56.5kg 4.02L | 8 (10) |
| Illawarra Grange 03-Jul-26 800m SOFT 5 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.490 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.060 1st The Main Event ( J Penza ) 2nd South Of India ( C Lever ) 0.10L 3rd Heuristic ( J V Overmeire ) 1.60L 7th Hammering Away ( E Hennessy ) 14.70L | E Hennessy 14.70L | 7 (8) |
| Scone 01-Apr-26 1000m SOFT 5 R14 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.740 1st Ballinderry Sal ( P Goordin ) 2nd Valorous Power ( J Severo ) 0.11L 3rd Hammering Away ( J Pracey-holmes ) 1.48L | J Pracey-holmes 1.48L | 3 (6) |
| Orange 22-Mar-26 1280m GOOD 4 R6 BM58 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:14.520, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th 1st Shyamalan ( B Owen 59.5 ) 2nd Mrs Bull ( M Weir 62 ) 0.82L 3rd Vinari ( C Gallagher 55.5 ) 1.54L 10th Hammering Away ( J Pracey-holmes 61 ) 8.06L See full results | J Pracey-holmes 61kg 8.06L | 10 (11) |
| Cowra 09-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 BM58 $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.800, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 6th 1st Glowing Rapids ( D L Roux 62 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Twin Gift ( J Quince 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.74L 3rd Only Need One ( M A Cahill 55 ) 1.89L 5th Hammering Away ( J Pracey-holmes 61.5 ) 3.42L See full results | J Pracey-holmes 61.5kg 3.42L | 5 (13) |