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Hard To Swallow

Foaled 2006 · by Snurge out of Nicat's Daughter (Oscar)

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16Runs

1Wins

42nd / 3rd

130Best OR

£5,550
€3,010Prize money

Form 043/26/4F/P/5P (latest on the right) · Hurdle, Chase, NH Flat · ran 19 Mar 11 – 27 Feb 16, last for Tom Weston · current OR 110

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
27 Feb 16	ChepstowPertemps Network Ltd Novices' Limited Handicap Chase · Class 3 · 2m7f131y · Soft	2m7f131y	Soft	PU/12	110	Andrew Thornton
19 Feb 16	FakenhamSnelling Group Novices' Handicap Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m7f95y · Good To Soft	2m7f95y	Good To Soft	5/6	115	Killian Moore
26 Jan 15	LudlowWatch Racing Uk Anywhere Novices' Limited Handicap Chase · Class 3 · 3m · Soft	3m	Soft	PU/11	119	Jake Greenall
12 Nov 14	Bangor-on-DeeLandowners Sir John Hanmer Novices' Limited Handicap Chase · Class 4 · 3m110y · Soft	3m110y	Soft	F/8	119	Richard Johnson
22 Oct 14	WorcesterRichard Davis Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase · Class 3 · 2m7f · Good To Soft	2m7f	Good To Soft	4/10	120	Jake Greenall
26 Jan 13	LeopardstownRyan's Cleaning Maiden Hurdle · 2m4f · Heavy	2m4f	Heavy	6/13	121	Tom Doyle
13 Jan 13	NavanNavan Golf Course Maiden Hurdle · 2m7f · Heavy	2m7f	Heavy	2/13	130	Tom Doyle
29 Dec 12	LeopardstownRyans Cleaning Maiden Hurdle · 2m4f · Soft	2m4f	Soft	3/12	130	Tom Doyle
21 Oct 12	CorkI.N.H. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Novice Hurdle · 3m · Yielding	3m	Yielding	4/9	130	Tom Doyle
16 Mar 12	CheltenhamAlbert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1) · Class 1 · 3m · Good	3m	Good	17/20	130	Alain Cawley
10 Feb 12	Kempton (AW)Check Betfair Before You Bet Jumpers' Bumper NH Flat Race · Class 6 · 2m · Standard To Slow	2m	Standard To Slow	2/14	–	Alain Cawley
28 Jan 12	CheltenhamNeptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) · Class 1 · 2m4f110y · Good To Soft	2m4f110y	Good To Soft	4/11	128	Alain Cawley

All 16 runs

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
1 Jan 12	CheltenhamNeptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle · Class 3 · 2m4f110y · Good To Soft	2m4f110y	Good To Soft	4/14	–	Alain Cawley
22 Oct 11	Chepstowtotetentofollow Persian War Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) · Class 1 · 2m4f · Good	2m4f	Good	F/12	–	Harry Skelton
21 Sep 11	PerthEdinburgh Gin Maiden Hurdle · Class 4 · 2m4f110y · Good To Soft	2m4f110y	Good To Soft	2/6	–	A P McCoy
19 Mar 11	Ffos LasKSB Bloodstock Standard Open NH Flat Race · Class 5 · 2m · Good	2m	Good	1/13	–	Warren Marston

Hard To Swallow2006

Snurge

Nicat's Daughter

–

Oscar

–

Snurge as a stallion

In our records: 158 runners, 56 winners (35%), 3 black-type winners, 7 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 1996–2007.

His best
The Disengager Listed OR 152 · Magic Fabien Listed · Madame Stella Listed · Studmaster bt OR 150 · You Must Know Me bt OR 143 · Kilcrea Kim OR 142

The dam: Nicat's Daughter by Oscar

No runs on our British and Irish records (unraced, or raced abroad). Dam of 2 winners from 4 other runners.

The dam’s other foals

Horse	Runs	Wins	Best
Daughter Of Oscar (IRE) 2014 mare · by Arcadio	3	0	–
Ktelama (IRE) 2012 mare · by Beneficial	2	0	–
Nicat's Benefit (IRE) 2011 mare · by Beneficial	21	1	OR 116
Truckers Darling (IRE) 2007 mare · by Flemensfirth	15	3	OR 118

Hard To Swallow in the sale ring

Sale	Result	Bought by	Sold by
2006 Tattersalls Ireland November National HuntLot 1643 · as a store	€13,000Richard Cotter	Richard Cotter	Rachel Bennett (Agent)
2007 Tattersalls Ireland November National HuntLot 1017 · as a store	€5,000Tom Keating	Tom Keating	Richard Cotter (Agent)

The family at the sales — out of the same dam

Foal	Sale	Result
Daughter Of Oscar2014 filly by Arcadio	2017 Tattersalls Ireland November National HuntLot 25 · store	€4,800Mayfield Stables
Ktelama2012 filly by Beneficial	2015 Goffs Land Rover SaleLot 455 · store	€16,000J J Walsh
Daughter Of Oscar2014 filly by Arcadio	2014 Tattersalls Ireland November National HuntLot 567 · store	€2,500P McCarthy
Nicat's Benefit2011 filly by Beneficial	2014 Tattersalls Ireland August National HuntLot 250 · store	€12,500Tom Keating
2010 filly by Robin des Pres	2014 Tattersalls Ireland August National HuntLot 249 · store	€2,200EBM
2010 filly by Robin Des Pres	2010 Tattersalls Ireland November National HuntLot 754 · store	Not sold
Truckers Darling2007 filly by Flemensfirth	2007 Tattersalls Ireland November National HuntLot 2352 · store	€6,500Kay Moroney

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