Hard Stare (2020) Horse
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Hard Stare is a six-year-old bay gelding, sired by Passing Glance and out of Farewellatmidnight. He is trained by A J Honeyball and owned by Marmalade Matters. Over eight starts he has achieved one second‑place finish and three third‑place finishes, still seeking his inaugural win, and has accumulated $4,618 in earnings. His latest start was at Plumpton on 3 November 2026, where he came home 2nd of 4 runners. He previously notched a victory at Larkhill on 18 January 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fontwell 06-Nov-26 5221m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) R5 Mercedes-Benz Of Chichester Handicap Chase, SP: 1.91 | J J Burke 1L | 2 (6) |
| Plumpton 03-Nov-26 5173m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) R1 Richard Soan Roofing Services Novices' Handicap Chase, SP: 3.25 | Ben Godfrey 1L | 2 (4) |
| Ffos Las 20-May-26 4802m GOOD R3 CL5 NvHcpH $747 (of $6,049), Winning Time: 06:05.900, SP: 4.33 1st Green Asset ( S Fenelon 161 , Cd 156 ) 2nd Alderley Charlie ( J Best 147 ) 5.50L 3rd Hard Stare ( B Godfrey 165 ) 12.00L See full results | B Godfrey 74.8kg 12.00L | 3 (8) |
| Taunton 10-Mar-26 4808m GOOD R5 CL5 HcpH $1,094 (of $8,854), Winning Time: 06:07.010, SP: 7.00 1st Walkinthepresent ( D Johnston 153 ) 2nd Lady Caro ( C Johnstone-baker 158 ) 5.50L 3rd Hard Stare ( B Godfrey 156 ) 24.50L See full results | B Godfrey 70.8kg 24.50L | 3 (10) |
| Taunton 09-Jan-26 3314m GOOD R2 CL4 MdH (of $9,837), Winning Time: 04:09.720, SP: 26.00 1st Onlyforfrankie ( J J Burke 162 ) 2nd Babyken ( H Cobden 149 ) 17.00L 3rd Arnie Moon ( T Fisher 162 ) 4.50L 7th Hard Stare ( B Godfrey 162 ) 52.20L See full results | B Godfrey 73.5kg 52.2kgL | 7 (10) |
| Wincanton 16-Dec-25 3060m SOFT R4 CL4 MdH (of $6,886), Winning Time: 03:43.630, SP: 81.00 1st Swingin Safari ( H Cobden 158 ) 2nd Bespoke Tailor ( G Sheehan 158 ) 1.75L 3rd Constellation Walk ( R Dingle 158 ) 6.00L 10th Hard Stare ( B Godfrey 158 ) 37.50L See full results | B Godfrey 71.7kg 37.50L | 10 (18) |
| Fontwell 07-Nov-25 3570m GOOD R1 CL4 MdH (of $7,575), Winning Time: 04:26.650, SP: 29.00 1st Kocktail Bleu ( F Gordon 158 ) 2nd Roi Du Risk ( R T Dunne 158 ) 3.00L 3rd Broomfield Aderra ( T Durrell 151 ) 6.50L 12th Hard Stare ( R Dingle 158 ) 68.95L See full results | R Dingle 71.7kg 69kgL | 12 (14) |
| Fontwell 16-May-25 3570m GOOD R6 CL5 NHF $547 (of $4,427), Winning Time: 04:17.300, SP: 2.50 1st The Boss Bear ( T Cannon 156 ) 2nd Flying Pimpernel ( G Sheehan 143 ) 7.00L 3rd Hard Stare ( S Twiston-davies 156 ) 8.75L See full results | S Twiston-davies 70.8kg 8.75L | 3 (6) |
| Newbury 23-Mar-25 3280m GOOD R5 CL2 NHF (of $98,370), Winning Time: 03:54.900, SP: 8.00 Led, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out 1st Kadastral ( H Skelton 160 ) 2nd Talk The Talk ( J Bowen 150 ) 3.25L 3rd Klub De Reve ( P O'brien 160 ) 5.25L 9th Hard Stare ( R Dingle 160 ) 18.25L See full results | R Dingle 72.6kg 18.25L | 9 (11) |
| Larkhill 18-Jan-25 3219m GOOD NHF (of $59,010), Winning Time: 04:06.000, SP: 1.33 Made all; r.o wl 1st Hard Stare ( W Biddick 166 ) 2nd Tombereau ( C Case 155 ) 5.00L 3rd Geordies Betty ( M Mcintyre 159 ) 3.00L | W Biddick 75.3kg | 1 |