Hardy Stuff

That one win came at Leopardstown on 27 December 2025, which is worth noting for more than sentimental reasons. Leopardstown at Christmas is one of the most watched meetings in the Irish racing calendar — packed crowds, serious competition, and horses that tend to be aimed there deliberately. Breaking through at that track, on that occasion, tells you this wasn't a throwaway win in an unimportant race.

The recent form figures — 20, 20, 7 — since that victory are honest rather than impressive, and suggest Hardy Stuff has found life a little harder in the races that followed. That is not unusual for a 4-year-old still finding its level, and with Elliott's team having the depth and experience to place horses carefully, the next few months will tell us whether the Leopardstown win was a glimpse of what this horse can do when conditions fall right.