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Hard To Cross
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Trained by Patrick & Michelle Payne at Plumpton, Hard To Cross is a 6 year old gelding by the sire All Too Hard, out of the dam Egyptian Cross.

He has won a total of 7 races from 27 starts for a win percentage of 26%. His career earnings are $516k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Sandown Hillside on June 10th in 2023 when he won $82,500 in the Ive > Hcp (a handicap race over 1,600 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $2080.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $24k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$516k
Starts
27
Wins
7
Second
4
Third
4
Win %
26
Place %
56
Profit
+20.8
Conditions
Good
16
3-2-3
$17k
Soft
10
4-1-1
$24k
Heavy
1
0-1-0
$5k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1800m
3
0-0-2
-3
1600m
12
6-2-0
+31
1523m
1
1-0-0
+3.8
1620m
1
0-0-1
-1
1400m
4
0-2-1
-4
1420m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
2
0-0-0
-2
2100m
1
0-0-0
-1
1700m
1
0-0-0
-1
2000m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Sandown Hillside
9
5-0-2
+30.6
Ballarat
1
0-1-0
-1
Moonee Valley
4
2-0-0
+4.2
Flemington
7
0-0-2
-7
Mildura
2
0-1-0
-2
Caulfield
1
0-0-0
-1
Sandown Lakeside
1
0-0-0
-1
Pakenham
1
0-1-0
-1
Echuca
1
0-1-0
-1
Race State
VIC
27
7-4-4
+20.8

Race History

Sep-27 25
7/12
4.9
$4.8
Sandown Hillside
3
1800
Quayclean Hcp
$3k
$150k
R Hammond
52
107.68
35.04
2
1,1,1
-6
Sep-19 25
2/10
0.2
$4.4
Ballarat
4
1600
Sportsbet Gold Nugget
$18k
$100k
B Egan
57
98.48
34.80
1
1,1,1
-1
Aug-23 25
1/10
0.3
$4.8
Moonee Valley
4
1523
Ascend Sales Trophies Hcp
$83k
$150k
R Hammond
51
92.03
36.50
3
3,3
+2
Aug-2 25
3/15
3.1
$16
Flemington
4
1620
2025 Melbourne Cup Carnival On Sale (Bm84)
$12k
$130k
T Prebble
58
96.87
34.82
1
3,6,3
Jul-18 25
2/11
1.3
$5.5
Mildura
4
1400
bet365 Mildura Cup
$18k
$100k
N Farley
54
82.87
35.82
11
11,11
+9
Jun-21 25
8/13
4.3
$31
Flemington
4
1420
Les Twentyman OAM (Bm84)
$2k
$80k
T Prebble
59
84.31
34.96
10
9,8
May-31 25
13/16
4.5
$81
Caulfield
4
1200
Darren Gauci (Bm84)
$0k
$130k
R Houston
58
69.78
34.82
11
11,10
-3
Spell of 350 Days
Jun-15 24
1/12
1.0
$3.8
Sandown Hillside
6
1600
Quayclean (Bm78)
$72k
$130k
J Kennedy
58½
97.79
35.40
2
3,3,3
+2
May-25 24
1/14
0.8
$3.6
Sandown Hillside
4
1600
Tile Importer (Bm84)
$72k
$130k
J Kennedy
52½
97.91
34.67
6
4,4,4
+3
May-15 24
1/10
1.3
$3.7
Sandown Hillside
5
1600
Tobin Brothers Celebrating Lives (Bm70)
$28k
$50k
R Houston
57
97.45
34.84
5
5,4,4
+3
Apr-25 24
3/11
1.1
$16
Flemington
5
1400
Colonel Sybil Irving MBE (Bm70)
$6k
$65k
B Egan
60
83.25
35.02
9
7,7
+4
Spell of 78 Days
Feb-7 24
6/9
2.0
$8.5
Sandown Lakeside
3
2100
Tile Importer (Bm70)
$1k
$55k
J McNeil
60
133.07
34.10
6
7,8,8
+2
Jan-24 24
3/12
1.6
$4.8
Sandown Hillside
3
1800
Sportsbet Same Race Multi (Bm70)
$5k
$55k
J McNeil
60
110.67
34.06
6
5,7,6
+3
Jan-11 24
2/7
1.0
$2.5
Pakenham
5
1600
Pro Lift Garage Doors (Bm70)
$7k
$40k
T Childs
58
100.08
37.37
5
5,6,4
+2
Dec-23 23
5/10
2.7
$9.5
Moonee Valley
3
1600
Sharp EIT Solutions (Bm78)
$4k
$130k
B Egan
56½
95.77
36.66
9
8,8,7
+2
Spell of 147 Days
Jul-29 23
7/11
7.6
$21
Moonee Valley
5
1600
Dominant 65 Years Hcp
$3k
$150k
L Lafferty
55
97.50
36.52
11
11,11,9
+2
Jul-15 23
11/16
6.1
$10
Flemington
4
1700
L.V. Lachal Handicap
$0k
$150k
J McNeil
60
101.77
35.14
15
15,15,10
-1
Jul-1 23
5/11
5.6
$9
Flemington
5
1600
Silver Bowl Series Final
$5k
$150k
B Egan
56½
97.26
35.28
8
10,10,7
+2
Jun-10 23
1/12
0.1
$26
Sandown Hillside
7
1600
Ive > Hcp
$83k
$150k
J McNeil
54
99.87
35.64
7
6,7,3
+2
May-27 23
5/12
1.9
$17
Sandown Hillside
6
1600
Lamaro's Hotel Hcp
$5k
$150k
B Egan
54½
99.70
35.41
5
7,7,8
+3
May-13 23
6/15
4.6
$26
Flemington
5
1200
The Rose Room Sprint
$3k
$150k
H Coffey
54
69.89
34.80
13
13,13
+7
Spell of 119 Days
Jan-14 23
4/10
3.5
$8.5
Flemington
4
2000
The Stud & Stable Awards-Bm70
$8k
$150k
L Lafferty
56
124.11
35.44
5
5,5,3
-1
Dec-26 22
3/7
2.0
$5.5
Sandown Hillside
4
1800
Frank O'Brien (Bm70)
$14k
$150k
D Stackhouse
60
110.57
35.31
5
5,5,5
+2
Dec-7 22
1/9
0.3
$2.5
Sandown Hillside
3
1600
Lockettled.Au (Bm64)
$30k
$55k
D Yendall
60
98.57
34.88
6
6,7,5
+4
Nov-18 22
1/9
1.3
$3.4
Moonee Valley
5
1600
Quest Moonee Valley Maiden Plate
$33k
$60k
D Yendall
58
99.57
36.82
9
9,8,9
+8
Nov-1 22
2/8
1.0
$3.4
Echuca
10
1400
Echuca Moama Print&Design Maiden
$5k
$27k
W Gordon
58
91.65
38.54
4
4,3
+1
Oct-4 22
4/10
2.7
$2
Mildura
3
1400
Mildura Motor Holdings Maiden
$1k
$27k
H Coffey
57
83.42
36.10
9
9,8
+4