Hard To Cross (2019)
About
Hard To Cross is a 6yo brown gelding trained by Patrick & Michelle Payne and stationed at Plumpton. He is by the stallion All Too Hard out of the mare Egyptian Cross. To date he has logged seven victories. His biggest triumph came on 23 Aug 2025 at Moonee Valley, where he captured the $150,000 4yo+ Open Handicap. Bettors have found him rewarding; a consistent backer would have earned a 71% return on investment.
Raced At
Seymour
• Sandown Hillside
• Ballarat
• Moonee Valley
• Flemington
• Mildura
• Caulfield
• Traralgon
• Sandown Lakeside
• Pakenham
• Tatura
• MoeRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Seymour 12-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R8 LR 3YO+ Open Hcp (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.530, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 4th, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd | N Farley 54.5kg 3.08L | 9 (12) |
| Sandown Hillside 27-Sep-25 1800m GOOD 3 R8 Open Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:47.680, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040 | R Hammond 55kg, Cd 52kg 4.90L | 7 (12) |
| Ballarat 19-Sep-25 1600m GOOD 4 R8 Open Hcp $18,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.480, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.800 | B Egan 57kg 0.20L | 2 (10) |
| Moonee Valley 23-Aug-25 1523m GOOD 4 R8 4YO+ Open Hcp $82,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:32.030, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.500 | R Hammond 54kg | 1 (10) |
| Flemington 02-Aug-25 1620m GOOD 4 R8 BM 84 Hcp $11,700 (of $130,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.870, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 3rd, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 | T Prebble 60 3.00L | 3 (15) |
| Mildura 18-Jul-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 Open Hcp $18,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:22.870, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820 | N Farley 54kg 1.25L | 2 (11) |
| Flemington 21-Jun-25 1420m GOOD 4 R5 BM 84 Hcp $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:24.310, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.960 | T Prebble 61kg, Cd 59kg 4.34L | 8 (13) |
| Apiam Bendigo 17-Jun-25 700m R1 Jump Out-H9, Winning Time: 00:43.450 | P Payne | 5 (5) |
| Caulfield 31-May-25 1200m GOOD 4 R9 BM 84 Hcp (of $130,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.780, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 | R Houston 61kg, Cd 58kg 4.54L | 13 (16) |
| Sportsbet-Wangaratta 08-Jul-24 1170m SOFT 7 R2 2UP-TRL Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.040 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.120 | A Kuru 0 5.61L | 7 (10) |
| Sandown Hillside 15-Jun-24 1600m SOFT 6 R6 BM 78 Hcp $71,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.790, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 | J Kennedy 61.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Sandown Hillside 25-May-24 1600m GOOD 4 R8 BM 84 Hcp $71,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.910, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 | J Kennedy 55.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Sandown Hillside 15-May-24 1600m SOFT 5 R3 BM 70 Hcp $27,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.450, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840 | R Houston 60 | 1 (10) |
| Flemington 25-Apr-24 1400m SOFT 5 R4 BM 70 Hcp $5,850 (of $65,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.250, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.020 | B Egan 60 1.06L | 3 (11) |
| Traralgon 04-Apr-24 1100m SOFT 6 R3 2UP-TRL Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.440 | D Stackhouse 0 4.15L | 6 (9) |
| Sandown Lakeside 07-Feb-24 2100m GOOD 3 R7 BM 70 Hcp $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:13.070, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100 | J Mcneil 60 1.95L | 6 (9) |
| Sandown Hillside 24-Jan-24 1800m GOOD 3 R8 BM 70 Hcp $4,950 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:50.670, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.060 | J Mcneil 60 1.60L | 3 (12) |
| Pakenham 11-Jan-24 1600m SOFT 5 R3 BM 70 Hcp $7,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.080, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.370 | T Childs 60 1.00L | 2 (7) |
| Moonee Valley 23-Dec-23 1600m GOOD 3 R9 BM 78 Hcp $3,900 (of $130,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.770, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.660 | B Egan 56.5kg 2.65L | 5 (10) |
| Traralgon 14-Dec-23 1100m GOOD 4 R1 CL3-OPN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.390 | B Egan | 1 (8) |
| Tatura 27-Nov-23 1100m GOOD 4 R2 TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:07.090 | T Hope 0 2.50L | 4 (9) |
| Moonee Valley 29-Jul-23 1600m SOFT 5 R3 Open Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.500, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.520 | L Lafferty 58kg, Cd 55kg 7.60L | 7 (11) |
| Flemington 15-Jul-23 1700m GOOD 4 R2 3Y HCP (of $150,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:41.770, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 15th, 1200m 15th, 800m 15th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 | J Mcneil 60 6.10L | 11 (16) |
| Flemington 01-Jul-23 1600m SOFT 5 R9 Open Quality $4,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.260, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280 | B Egan 56.5kg 5.60L | 5 (11) |
| Sandown Hillside 10-Jun-23 1600m SOFT 7 R7 Open Hcp $82,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.870, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.640 | J Mcneil 54kg | 1 (12) |
| Moe 05-Jun-23 1200m SOFT 7 R5 MDN-CL2-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.410 | L Lafferty 0 6.70L | 5 (7) |
| Sandown Hillside 27-May-23 1600m SOFT 6 R5 Open Hcp $4,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.700, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.410 | B Egan 54.5kg 1.90L | 5 (12) |
| Flemington 13-May-23 1200m SOFT 5 R9 Open Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:09.890, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.800 | H Coffey 54kg 4.60L | 6 (15) |
| Flemington 14-Jan-23 2000m GOOD 4 R2 BM 70 Hcp $7,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:04.110, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 | L Lafferty 59kg, Cd 56kg 3.50L | 4 (10) |
| Ladbrokes Park Hillside 26-Dec-22 1800m GOOD 4 R2 3Y BM70 $13,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:50.570, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 | D Stackhouse 60 2.00L | 3 (7) |
| Ladbrokes Park Hillside 07-Dec-22 1600m GOOD 4 R5 3Y BM64 $30,250 (of $55,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.570, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.880 | D Yendall 60 | 1 (9) |
| The Valley 18-Nov-22 1600m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW $33,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.570, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.820 | D Yendall 58kg | 1 (9) |
| bet365 Echuca 01-Nov-22 1400m HEAVY 10 R6 MDN-SW $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:31.650, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.540 | W Gordon 58kg 1.00L | 2 (8) |
| Moe 18-Oct-22 1200m SOFT 7 R3 CL2-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:17.250 | S Payne 3.60L | 4 (7) |
| bet365 Mildura 04-Oct-22 1400m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.420, SP: 2.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100 | H Coffey 57kg 2.70L | 4 (10) |
| bet365 Benalla 26-Sep-22 1200m HEAVY 10 R3 TRL, Winning Time: 01:19.000 | M Dee 3.25L | 4 (10) |
| Cranbourne-Trn 09-Aug-22 800m HEAVY 9 R17 3UP -TRL Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:47.120 | T Prebble 0 7.60L | 8 (9) |