Thehardandthewild (2018) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-18

Colour

bay

Sire

Hillstar

Dam

Bella Patrice

Prize Money

812

Trainer

D Hickey

Owners

Denis Hickey

About

In the Wexford R4 Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2), Thehardandthewild is an 8yo gelding trained by D Hickey. The horse is by Hillstar out of Bella Patrice. It has not yet won, remaining maiden after seven starts. In its latest outing at Cork on 7 Dec 2025, Thehardandthewild, partnered by Sean O'Keeffe, finished unplaced behind the winner Theanniversary Man.

Raced At

Cork • Navan • Punchestown • Clonmel • Gowran Park

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Cork 07-Dec-25 4020m SOFT R8 NvHcpH (of $12,501), SP: 29.00 1st Theanniversary Man ( D King 146 ) 2nd Rowdy ( E Walsh 163 ) 0.30L 3rd Hakensack ( M Kenneally 143 ) 0.50L Thehardandthewild ( S O'keeffe 154 ) 0.00L See full results	S O'keeffe 69.9kg 0.00L	UPD (24)
Navan 16-Nov-25 3220m HEAVY R3 HcpH (of $15,000), SP: 34.00 1st St Denis's Well ( J Smith 168 ) 2nd Cowper Hall ( E Staples 160 ) 4.25L 3rd Stormy Jenn ( S Cleary-farrell 146 ) 5.00L 15th Thehardandthewild ( S O'keeffe 157 ) 67.20L See full results	S O'keeffe 71.2kg 67.2kgL	15 (24)
Punchestown 15-Nov-24 3120m GOOD R4 MdH (of $12,499), Winning Time: 03:48.300, SP: 126.00 1st Irancy ( M P Walsh 166 ) 2nd Will The Wise ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 9.00L 3rd Tumuch ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 18.00L 11th Thehardandthewild ( S O'keeffe 166 ) 50.45L See full results	S O'keeffe 75.3kg 50.5kgL	11 (18)
Clonmel 24-Oct-24 3330m SOFT R1 MdH $500 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:08.000, SP: 13.00 Rear of mid division, 5th halfway, not fluent 3 out, went moderate 4th next, soon no extra and kept on one pace from last 1st Marlpark ( S Fitzgerald 166 ) 2nd Elusive Prince ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 3.00L 3rd Shantou Princess ( K Donoghue 159 ) 7.00L 4th Thehardandthewild ( B Hayes 166 ) 18.00L See full results	B Hayes 75.3kg 18.00L	4 (7)
Gowran Park 04-Oct-24 3220m GOOD R2 MdH (of $12,499), Winning Time: 03:45.000, SP: 51.00 Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor 1st Hashtag Pretender ( M J M O'sullivan 166 ) 2nd The Mediator ( D Gilligan 166 ) 8.50L 3rd Locked Box ( P Donovan 166 ) 8.50L 9th Thehardandthewild ( S O'keeffe 166 ) 35.25L See full results	S O'keeffe 75.3kg 35.25L	9 (15)
Stradbally 19-May-24 4828m GOOD Md (of $7,891), SP: 5.00 Pr, tr ldrs in 4th 1/2way, prog to disp ld 3out, drpd to 2l 2nd bef last & no ex 1st Stage Burn ( L J Carberry 165 ) 2nd Thehardandthewild ( E Staples 170 ) 1.50L 3rd Leading Legend ( T P Aherne 165 ) 8.50L	E Staples 77.1kg 1.50L	2 (15)
Loughanmore 27-Apr-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $7,500), SP: 3/1 Twrds rr, prog to 3rd 7th, 1l adv at bypassed 6out, 3l 3rd usual 5out, prog to disp ld 4out, hdd flat, ko 1st Backonthegoagain ( S A Carter 165 ) 2nd Thehardandthewild ( E Staples 165 ) 2.50L 3rd Winning Paddy ( E Finegan 170 ) 2.00L	E Staples 74.8kg 2.50L	2 (9)