Horse profile
Talking Tough (IRE)
by Tough As Nails (IRE) out of Granny On Fire (IRE) (Trade Fair)
83 runs · 22 courses · from Aug 2019
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Galway & Sligo
Last run 23 Sep 2026
KTB Profile
Talking Tough (IRE) is 2 from 83. Hasn't won since Jul 2020. Both wins have come on turf — 0 from 14 on the all-weather.
Based on 83 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 34lb off peak
- 2–83Wins / Runs
- 2.4%Strike rate
- 11 (13.3%)Placed
- −72.17£1 level staken=83 at SP
- 0.56Fair A/E n=83 · 0.45 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 32dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating43↓ 34lb off peak
43
34–77
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 22 | 101C | 66 | 2 runs · 50 / 43.5 |
| Good | 22 | 113A | 79 | 3 runs · 85 / 82 |
| Heavy | 14 | 96C | 68.5 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 87B | 78 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 87A | 79 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 95B | 73 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 96C | 71 | 1 run · — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 101C | 64 | 4 runs · 64 / 48.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 113A | 83.5 | 2 runs · 85 / 83.5 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 71A | 66.5 | — |
Of 79 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 76 figures from 79 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 14 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 7 (50%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (29%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (21%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 732 runs since Jan 2008 (40 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 46 | 6 | 13% | +5.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 181 | 12 | 6.6% | −0.8 | 1 from 25 |
| Good to Soft | 65 | 4 | 6.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 204 | 11 | 5.4% | −2 | 1 from 23 |
| Heavy | 108 | 11 | 10.2% | +2.8 | 0 from 15 |
| Standard (AW) | 128 | 10 | 7.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 14 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 104 | 5 | 4.8% | −2.6 | 1 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 205 | 20 | 9.8% | +2.4 | 1 from 41 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 206 | 16 | 7.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 25 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 97 | 6 | 6.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 83 | 7 | 8.4% | +1 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 30 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Granny On Fire (IRE) (Trade Fair)
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 25 | 1 | 4% | −20.67 |
| Soft | 23 | 1 | 4% | −16.50 |
| Heavy | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Listowel | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Galway | 7 | 1 | 14% | −0.50 |
| Curragh | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Bellewstown | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Gowran Park | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Roscommon | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Killarney | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sligo | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 41 | 1 | 2% | −34.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 25 | 0 | 0% | −25.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Carroll | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Wesley Joyce | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Ben Coen | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.67 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mr C G Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jimmy Dalton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cian Horgan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Foley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr S Hunter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Kiely-Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| W J Lee | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Shay Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Casey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kerrie Gillespie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Persse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bird | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Melanie Horsman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Halpin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 47 | 2 | 4% | −36.17 |
| Cheekpieces | 19 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Visor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 2020 | 20 | 2 | 10% | −9.17 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 82 | 2 | 2% | −71.17 |
| Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Sep 26+7d | Listowel (IRE) | McSweeney Brothers Maiden Hurdle Struggled to hold pace from the off - driven and dropped away after 3 out - down at the following fence | F/16 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | Mr C G Ryan | 300/1 |
| 16 Sep 26+58d | Clonmel (IRE) | Camida Winning Solution Handicap Sluggish getaway - settled last of the field - no rally in the straight - well beaten in 14th | 14/14 | 18 | 8-13 | 43 | 37C | 37C | Shane Foley | 40/1 |
| 20 Jul 26+18d | Ballinrobe (IRE) | Tote Guarantee Never Beaten By SP Claiming Race dwelt early - held up at the back and off the early gallop - made ground into 8th 3f out - driven into 7th 2f out - up to 6th 1f out - stayed on to take 4th late on | 4/9 | 2½ | 8-12 | 34 | 87A | 66A | Shane Foley | 150/1 |
| 02 Jul 26+12d | Bellewstown | Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker, Crockafotha (Q.R.) Race Settled just off the front pack - still in touch in 5th after halfway - dropped away 4f out - well beaten from there to finish last of note | 7/7 | 30 | 10-7 | 34 | 64C | 47C | Mr C G Ryan | 200/1 |
| 20 Jun 26+13d | Down Royal | Mongey Communications Handicap (0-60) Held up in the pack - pushed along and made headway wide into 5th 2f out - unable to threaten leading pair - well held at the finish | 8/12 | 1½ | 8-3 | 40 | 50C | 45C | Shay Wallace | 50/1 |
| 07 Jun 26+7d | Navan | Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 11th Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Settled in the pack pulling hard early - moved into 4th and asked for effort 3f out - soon lost momentum and finished well held | 10/14 | 4¼ | 8-3 | 40 | 85C | 38C | Jimmy Dalton | 125/1 |
| 31 May 26+216d | Listowel | Acro Fire & Safety (Q.R.) Race Sluggish to begin - trailed the field throughout - never a threat - finished last of the six well held | 6/6 | 5 | 10-7 | 40 | 82C | 61C | Mr C G Ryan | 200/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Oct 25+31d | Galway | Galway Races Handicap (0-60) Sat close to the pace early - up in 3rd at halfway - pushed along and unable to quicken from 2f out - finished well beaten in 15th | 15/18 | 4¼ | 8-3 | 43 | 47C | 41C | Alan Casey | 100/1 |
| 26 Sep 25+15d | Listowel | Listowel Races Supporters Club Failte Abhaile (Q.R.) Race (In Memory Of Pat Scanlon) Held up towards back of field early - failed to threaten in the finish - well beaten in 11th | 11/11 | 9½ | 10-7 | 43 | — | 66C | Mr S Hunter | 300/1 |
| 11 Sep 25+102d | Clonmel | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back early - improved on the outside to sit third at halfway - dropped away from 5f out and finished well adrift | 11/11 | 53 | 10-7 | 46 | 30C | 45C | Mr S Hunter | 66/1 |
| 01 Jun 25+216d | Listowel | Acro Fire & Safety (Q.R.) Race Sat close to the front group early - pushed along with a furlong left - dropped away soon after - finished seventh | 7/9 | 2 | 10-7 | 40 | 113A | 61A | Kerrie Gillespie | 150/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 24+6d | Galway | Benetti Menswear Handicap (47-65) Towards the back of the main group - nudged for effort entering the straight - plugged on at one tempo from inside the final furlong to finish eighth | 8/18 | ¾ | 8-2 | 47 | 68C | 43C | Jimmy Dalton | 80/1 |
| 22 Oct 24+2d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap (47-70) (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - pushed along with two furlongs left and down to 12th soon after - stayed on steadily to finish ninth beaten six lengths | 9/20 | nk | 7-11 | 47 | 101C | 49A | Jimmy Dalton | 100/1 |
| 20 Oct 24+64d | Leopardstown | Next Fixture Christmas Festival Handicap Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout | 10/10 | hd | 8-7 | 47 | 24A | 37A | Nathan Crosse | 125/1 |
| 17 Aug 24+80d | Curragh | Tote.ie Handicap (47-65) Settled in the pack - unable to threaten front markers from 2f out - dropped away late | 25/28 | 2¾ | 8-12 | 47 | 58C | 43C | Nathan Crosse | 100/1 |
| 29 May 24+15d | Tipperary | Junction Handicap (47-65) | 8/13 | ¾ | 8-12 | 47 | 50C | 60A | Nathan Crosse | 66/1 |
| 14 May 24+20d | Killarney | Celtic Steps Handicap (47-65) | 6/14 | 1½ | 8-12 | 47 | 58C | 60A | Nathan Crosse | 80/1 |
| 24 Apr 24+177d | Gowran Park | Thomastown Handicap (47-65) | 9/16 | 3½ | 8-12 | 47 | 54C | 53A | Nathan Crosse | 66/1 |
| 2023 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 23+14d | Galway | Barna Recycling Handicap (47-70) | 12/16 | 3¼ | 8-7 | 47 | 69C | 46A | Leigh Roche | 66/1 |
| 16 Oct 23+25d | Gowran Park | Paulstown Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 15/16 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 47 | 37C | 45C | Chris Hayes | 40/1 |
| 21 Sep 23+2d | Listowel | Thorn Plant Hire Handicap (47-70) | 15/15 | 1¾ | 8-7 | 47 | 56C | 40C | Chris Hayes | 40/1 |
| 19 Sep 23+7d | Listowel | Rose Hotel Handicap (47-65) | 8/11 | nk | 8-13 | 47 | 63A | 54A | Chris Hayes | 28/1 |
| 12 Sep 23+19d | Galway | Galway Handicap (47-70) | 3/9 | nk | 8-7 | 47 | 90A | 69A | Chris Hayes | 18/1 |
| 24 Aug 23+8d | Killarney | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (47-70) (Div 2) | 12/15 | 2½ | 8-2 | 49 | 64C | 40A | Alan Persse | 40/1 |
| 16 Aug 23+28d | Gowran Park | BOYLESPORTS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 10/13 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 50 | 71C | 56A | Chris Hayes | 25/1 |
| 19 Jul 23+12d | Killarney | Complete Coverage Of Irish Racing Only On Racing TV Claiming Race | 5/11 | ½ | 9-6 | 40 | 73A | 65A | Chris Hayes | 50/1 |
| 07 Jul 23+21d | Bellewstown | Meath Farm Machinery Claiming Race | 12/14 | 1 | 9-2 | 43 | 60C | 47C | Cian Horgan | 125/1 |
| 16 Jun 23+15d | Cork | Racing Again July 14th Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 17/20 | nk | 8-6 | 47 | 73C | 37A | Cian Horgan | 50/1 |
| 01 Jun 23+174d | Fairyhouse | Book Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 15/18 | shd | 8-11 | 50 | 38C | 40C | Cian Horgan | 28/1 |
| 2022 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 22+44d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Racing Radio Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 12/14 | 1 | 8-8 | 47 | 78B | 49A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 40/1 |
| 26 Oct 22+12d | Curragh | Bet Responsibly At Novibet Handicap (47-65) | 14/29 | 1 | 8-12 | 54 | 72C | 61A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 33/1 |
| 14 Oct 22+24d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 5/14 | 3¼ | 8-12 | 47 | 87B | 61A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 14/1 |
| 20 Sep 22+27d | Listowel | Rose Hotel Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 6/14 | hd | 9-6 | 55 | 73C | 73A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 16/1 |
| 24 Aug 22+11d | Bellewstown | Southgate Centre Drogheda Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 10/14 | 1 | 9-9 | 58 | 68C | 64A | Ben Coen | 11/1 |
| 13 Aug 22+10d | Curragh | Holden Plant Rentals Handicap | 5/19 | ¾ | 9-2 | 58 | 79C | 83A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 22/1 |
| 03 Aug 22+21d | Sligo | Carlsberg Handicap (47-65) | 11/14 | ¾ | 9-9 | 58 | 62C | 55A | Killian Leonard | 10/1 |
| 13 Jul 22+12d | Killarney | M.D. O'Shea & Sons Handicap (47-65) | 2/15 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 58 | 88C | 79A | Killian Leonard | 22/1 |
| 01 Jul 22+3d | Bellewstown | Guinness Claiming Race | 5/15 | shd | 9-2 | 51 | 91C | 74A | Wesley Joyce | 8/1 |
| 28 Jun 22+7d | Roscommon | Guinness Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 11/14 | nk | 8-13 | 52 | 71C | 55A | Jack Kearney | 17/2 |
| 21 Jun 22+10d | Sligo | RSS Record & Document Storage Service Sligo Handicap (47-65) | 3/9 | 1 | 9-0 | 54 | 95B | 63A | Wesley Joyce | 13/2 |
| 11 Jun 22+7d | Limerick | Limerick Racecourse Handicap (47-70) | 4/12 | nse | 8-11 | 57 | 86A | 62A | Wesley Joyce | 12/1 |
| 04 Jun 22+8d | Listowel | Pat Smullen Handicap (50-85) | 8/10 | nk | 8-10 | 60 | 76A | 59A | Declan McDonogh | 16/1 |
| 27 May 22+207d | Fairyhouse | Book Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Handicap (47-65) | 8/18 | hd | 9-6 | 62 | 80C | 72A | Wesley Joyce | 16/1 |
| 2021 · 15 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Nov 21+5d | Laytown (AW) | tote Ten To Follow Handicap (50-75) | 8/10 | nk | 10-4 | 63 | — | 59A | Jack Kennedy | 12/1 |
| 27 Oct 21+18d | Dundalk (AW) | BetVictor Casino Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 6/14 | nk | 8-10 | 50 | 87B | 56A | Wesley Joyce | 12/1 |
| 09 Oct 21+18d | Limerick | Treo Eile, Retraining Ireland's Racehorses Handicap (45-65) | 12/16 | nk | 9-10 | 64 | 34C | 64C | Sam Ewing | 11/1 |
| 21 Sep 21+14d | Listowel | Rose Hotel Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 2/15 | 6½ | 9-9 | 63 | 81C | 79A | Wesley Joyce | 6/1 |
| 07 Sep 21+14d | Galway | Galway Handicap (45-70) | 3/13 | hd | 9-2 | 63 | 61C | 75A | Wesley Joyce | 8/1 |
| 24 Aug 21+8d | Bellewstown | Gerry Hughes Memorial Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 10/15 | nk | 9-9 | 65 | 78C | 70A | Wesley Joyce | 11/2 |
| 16 Aug 21+11d | Roscommon | J. F. Hanley Handicap (45-70) | 2/15 | ½ | 9-4 | 64 | 85C | 76A | Wesley Joyce | 10/1 |
| 05 Aug 21+63d | Leopardstown | Plusvital Handicap (45-70) | 7/16 | 1 | 10-0 | 66 | 79C | 75A | Ben Coen | 28/1 |
| 03 Jun 21+20d | Leopardstown | Plusvital Handicap (50-80) (Div 2) | 19/19 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 69 | 67C | 41A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 66/1 |
| 14 May 21+11d | Leopardstown | Glenageary Handicap (50-70) (Div 1) | 12/20 | 1¼ | 10-2 | 70 | 71C | 72A | Gary Carroll | 80/1 |
| 03 May 21+19d | Curragh | AES Bord Na Mona Apprentice Handicap | 21/23 | 6 | 9-4 | 72 | 35C | 48C | Sean Bird | 50/1 |
| 14 Apr 21+18d | Leopardstown | SPIN 1038 Handicap (50-80) | 13/19 | ½ | 9-9 | 73 | 79C | 69A | Gary Carroll | 40/1 |
| 27 Mar 21+54d | Navan | Best Wishes On Your Retirement Peter Killeen Handicap | 2/18 | 11 | 9-7 | 73 | 96C | 82A | W J Lee | 28/1 |
| 01 Feb 21+10d | Dundalk (AW) | Find Us On Facebook At dundalkstadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 13/14 | ½ | 10-0 | 59 | 71B | 58A | Gary Carroll | 17/2 |
| 22 Jan 21+77d | Dundalk (AW) | Follow Us On Twitter At dundalkstadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 6/14 | hd | 9-1 | 59 | 85B | 60A | Melanie Horsman | 66/1 |
| 2020 · 20 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Nov 20+9d | Curragh | Paddy Power From The Horses Mouth Podcast Handicap (50-80) | 13/17 | 6 | 9-3 | 74 | 55C | 55C | Nathan Crosse | 50/1 |
| 28 Oct 20+37d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race | 11/12 | hd | 9-8 | 66 | 77A | 53A | Ben Coen | 100/1 |
| 21 Sep 20+5d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Apprentice Handicap (45-75) | 13/16 | 1¾ | 9-11 | 73 | 69C | 50C | Mikey Sheehy | 12/1 |
| 16 Sep 20+14d | Cork | Mitchelstown Handicap | 2/10 | 4¼ | 9-7 | 73 | 87A | 87A | Gary Carroll | 22/1 |
| 02 Sep 20+2d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Business Club Handicap | 11/12 | 2 | 9-8 | 77 | 69A | 57A | Chris Hayes | 18/1 |
| 31 Aug 20+13d | Roscommon | Castlerea Handicap | 9/9 | 4¼ | 9-1 | 77 | 68A | 47A | Gary Carroll | 16/1 |
| 18 Aug 20+17d | Roscommon | Elphin Handicap | 5/6 | ¾ | 9-4 | 77 | 74A | 66B | Gary Carroll | 7/1 |
| 01 Aug 20+5d | Galway | It's Not Rocket Science With MansionBet Handicap (50-80) | 10/11 | ¾ | 9-13 | 77 | 71A | 49A | Gary Carroll | 10/1 |
| 27 Jul 20+2d | Galway | Claytonhotelgalway.ie Handicap (50-80) | 1/15 | 9-0 | 66 | 92C | 92A | W J Lee | 11/2 | |
| 25 Jul 20+3d | Gowran Park | Please Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap (45-70) | 9/15 | nk | 9-7 | 66 | 76C | 65A | Ben Coen | 16/1 |
| 22 Jul 20+15d | Naas | O'Neill & Co Chartered Surveyors & Auctioneers Handicap (45-70) | 10/18 | ¾ | 9-10 | 66 | 93C | 60A | Gary Carroll | 11/2 |
| 07 Jul 20+5d | Roscommon | www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap (45-70) | 4/14 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 62 | 80C | 67A | Ben Coen | 15/2 |
| 02 Jul 20+3d | Sligo | Foley's Bar & Off Licence Handicap (45-65) | 1/11 | 9-8 | 62 | 71A | 77A | Ben Coen | 10/3 | |
| 29 Jun 20+101d | Limerick | It's Good To Be Back At Limerick Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 3/12 | ½ | 9-12 | 62 | 85A | 73A | Chris Hayes | 10/1 |
| 20 Mar 20+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Ladies Day Sunday 12th July Handicap | 7/12 | ½ | 9-4 | 59 | 85A | 64A | Gary Carroll | 9/1 |
| 06 Mar 20+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race | 8/11 | 1½ | 9-10 | 59 | 64A | 62A | Gary Carroll | 7/1 |
| 28 Feb 20+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Winter Series Awards Day Saturday 4th April Handicap | 5/14 | ½ | 9-0 | 60 | 82B | 66A | Gary Carroll | 7/1 |
| 14 Feb 20+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap | 4/13 | nk | 9-2 | 60 | 81B | 72A | Gary Carroll | 20/1 |
| 24 Jan 20+7d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant January Special Handicap | 12/12 | hd | 8-10 | 65 | 71A | 51A | Nathan Crosse | 33/1 |
| 17 Jan 20+91d | Dundalk (AW) | Bet On The Best Night Out At Dundalk Stadium Race | 5/6 | 2¾ | 8-7 | 68 | 60A | 43B | Nathan Crosse | 25/1 |
| 2019 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Oct 19+9d | Dundalk (AW) | I Love You Mrs Hayes Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) | 14/14 | 3½ | 9-5 | 73 | 62B | 48A | Chris Hayes | 25/1 |
| 09 Oct 19+10d | Navan | Arkle Bar Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 5/21 | nk | 9-5 | 75 | — | — | Gary Carroll | 14/1 |
| 29 Sep 19+6d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 15/23 | 1 | 9-5 | — | — | — | Gary Halpin | 20/1 |
| 23 Sep 19+26d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Claiming Race (Plus 10) | 4/10 | 2 | 8-12 | — | — | — | Ben Coen | 25/1 |
| 28 Aug 19 | Bellewstown | Phil Kierans Memorial Maiden (Plus 10) | 5/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | — | — | Gary Carroll | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Talking Tough won?
- Talking Tough (IRE) won 2 of 83 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 2.4%. Placed 11 times in total (13.3% of starts).
- Who trains Talking Tough?
- Talking Tough (IRE) is trained by S M Duffy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 September 2026.
- Who is Talking Tough's sire?
- Talking Tough (IRE) is by Tough As Nails (IRE) out of Granny On Fire (IRE), whose sire is Trade Fair.
- What going does Talking Tough prefer?
- Talking Tough (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 23 starts (4.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Talking Tough's official rating?
- Talking Tough (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 77.
- What is Talking Tough's sire's record?
- Tough As Nails (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 732 runs since Jan 2008 (40 horses), Flat and jumps together.