Hard Shell (AUS) Horse
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Hard Shell, a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Ross McConville at Kembla Grange. He is by Time To Reign out of Shelled. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, going 0‑for‑8. In his latest start at Hawkesbury on 2 Jul 2026, jockey Chad Lever rode him to an 8th‑place finish behind Pink Persuasion.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkesbury 02-Jul-26 1600m SOFT 7 R3 MDN-SW $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.340, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.750 1st Pink Persuasion ( K Mcevoy 57 ) 2nd Ruskana ( A Hyeronimus 59 ) 1.16L 3rd Wizard's Star ( A R D Morgan 59 ) 1.82L 8th Hard Shell ( C Lever 59 ) 13.49L See full results | C Lever 59kg 13.49L | 8 (9) |
| Kembla Grange 20-Jun-26 1600m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-SW $1,150 (of $42,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.560, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.910 1st Corpulent ( K Latham 59 ) 2nd Audaciously Frank ( Z Wadick 59 ) 0.10L 3rd Wee Winn ( M Stapleford 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.20L 6th Hard Shell ( C Lever 59 ) 1.40L See full results | C Lever 59kg 1.40L | 6 (11) |
| Newcastle 13-Jun-26 1400m SOFT 7 R1 MID 3Y MDN $2,675 (of $45,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.150, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.380 1st Full Of Fun ( E Hennessy 57 ) 2nd Master Johnny ( A Mclucas 58.5 ) 0.90L 3rd Stability ( M Stapleford 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 3.74L 4th Hard Shell ( C Lever 55 , Cd 56 ) 3.79L See full results | C Lever 55kg, Cd 56kg 3.79L | 4 (8) |
| Illawarra Grange 30-May-26 1300m SOFT 6 R5 CG&E MDN-SW $1,150 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.640, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220 1st Demmo Dermy ( P Boudvillain 59 ) 2nd Flying Artisam ( A Mclucas 59 ) 1.50L 3rd Copartner Pegasus ( G Buckley 59 ) 1.70L 6th Hard Shell ( S Guymer 59 ) 3.70L See full results | S Guymer 59kg 3.70L | 6 (8) |
| 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 J Schiller 59 ) 2nd Artgirl ( T Berry 57 ) 0.24L 3rd Nuclear Pete ( J B 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) |