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Sire profile

Tough As Nails (IRE)

Best progeny: Ideal Pal (IRE), Duke Of Leggagh (IRE), Silver Service (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 7.8f · NH 2m
Race record: 10 runs, 1 wins
By: Dark Angel (IRE)
As damsire: 0 winners from 2 runners
Country: IRE

Flat 2026 (GB & IRE): 0 winners from 2 runners
Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): 1 winner from 2 runners
Winners (GB & IRE): 19 of 39 runners (49%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 52 from 720 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £72,751 GB · €540,904 IRE
Best progeny: Ideal Pal (IRE), Duke Of Leggagh (IRE), Silver Service (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2026	Flat	2	0	11	0	0.0%	-	€1,005
2026/27	NH	2	1	5	1	20.0%	-	€11,068
2025	Flat	4	2	22	3	13.6%	-	€25,847
2025/26	NH	3	0	10	0	0.0%	-	€2,183
2024	Flat	9	1	46	1	2.2%	-	€14,965
2024/25	NH	4	2	15	3	20.0%	-	€28,990
2023	Flat	8	2	57	3	5.3%	£5,293	€36,755
2023/24	NH	4	0	9	0	0.0%	-	€115
2022	Flat	10	3	74	5	6.8%	£12,564	€33,483
2022/23	NH	7	0	30	0	0.0%	£5,017	€4,670
2021	Flat	14	3	95	4	4.2%	£300	€52,950
2021/22	NH	6	1	13	1	7.7%	£2,282	€11,800
2020	Flat	13	5	99	8	8.1%	£3,003	€83,027
2020/21	NH	4	0	14	0	0.0%	-	€5,340
2019	Flat	15	7	110	13	11.8%	£22,275	€113,466
2019/20	NH	1	0	2	0	0.0%	-	-
2018	Flat	14	5	79	9	11.4%	£19,130	€86,316
2018/19	NH	1	0	2	0	0.0%	-	€216
2017	Flat	5	1	27	1	3.7%	£2,887	€28,710

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Current season runners and winners


Butter Fingers (IRE)	NH	5	gelding	Annagh Haven (IRE)	Ross O'Sullivan	4	1	1	25.0%	€11,068	3 Oct 26	111
Talking Tough (IRE)	Flat/NH	9	gelding	Granny On Fire (IRE)	S M Duffy	7	0	0	0.0%	€644	23 Sep 26	43
Duke Of Leggagh (IRE)	Flat	6	gelding	Lucky Beguine (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	5	0	0	0.0%	€361	30 Sep 26	61

Flat 2026 and NH 2026/27; up to 100 runners, winners first.

Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Ideal Pal (IRE)	gelding	Lucky Beguine (IRE)	Cian Collins	2018-2023	63	7	11	11.1%	£2,673	€79,283
Duke Of Leggagh (IRE)	gelding	Lucky Beguine (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	2022-2026	50	6	9	12.0%	-	€70,653
Silver Service (IRE)	-	Love Is The Key (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	2018-2021	46	4	12	8.7%	-	€69,248
Take My Hand (IRE)	mare	The Silver Crown (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	2019-2024	63	4	12	6.3%	-	€45,314
Tough Remedy (IRE)	gelding	Remediate (USA)	Rebecca Menzies	2017-2020	27	4	8	14.8%	£38,417	-
My Silver Nails (IRE)	mare	The Silver Crown (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	2017-2018	21	3	9	14.3%	-	€44,969
Early Call (IRE)	-	Miss Spirit (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	2017-2021	51	3	8	5.9%	-	€43,665
The King Of Kells (IRE)	gelding	One Of Three (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	2019-2021	18	3	4	16.7%	-	€32,091
Butter Fingers (IRE)	gelding	Annagh Haven (IRE)	Ross O'Sullivan	2024-2026	23	3	3	13.0%	-	€29,091
The Nail Gunner (IRE)	gelding	Remediate (USA)	Des Donovan	2020-2024	28	3	6	10.7%	£19,498	-
Talking Tough (IRE)	gelding	Granny On Fire (IRE)	S M Duffy	2019-2026	83	2	9	2.4%	-	€30,806
Meryems Way (IRE)	-	Anne-Lise (GB)	Linda Jewell	2018-2021	21	2	3	9.5%	£700	€17,905
Rough And Tough (IRE)	gelding	Annagh Haven (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	2023	14	2	2	14.3%	-	€15,155
Toughari (IRE)	gelding	Carina Ari (IRE)	Thomas Mullins	2019-2022	18	1	2	5.6%	-	€11,480
Nailed On Nina (IRE)	-	Anne-Lise (GB)	Patrick Martin	2017-2020	15	1	1	6.7%	-	€10,410
Lady Leanora (IRE)	mare	Sweet Refusal (IRE)	Gordon Michael Doyle	2021-2025	23	1	3	4.3%	-	€10,315
Noble Andy (IRE)	gelding	Tiger Spice (GB)	Mark Fahey	2024-2025	11	1	1	9.1%	-	€9,665
The Dazzer (IRE)	gelding	Pursuit of Passion (GB)	Gerard Keane	2021-2024	21	1	2	4.8%	-	€8,940
Oofy Prosser (IRE)	gelding	Choir Lady (IRE)	Harry Dunlop	2018-2019	8	1	0	12.5%	£5,275	-
Tough Out (IRE)	gelding	Doutzen (IRE)	Jackie Stephen	2022-2023	7	0	3	0.0%	£4,626	-
Grasping At Straws (IRE)	mare	Miss Ailbhe (GB)	Michael Mulvany	2018-2019	9	0	1	0.0%	-	€4,140
Nailed Down (IRE)	mare	Stepping Down (IRE)	V C Ward	2020-2023	26	0	1	0.0%	-	€3,340
Ebony Belle (IRE)	mare	Ebonywood (USA)	Linda Jewell	2018-2020	12	0	2	0.0%	£800	€1,866
Johnyfortycoats (IRE)	gelding	Miss Ailbhe (GB)	Michael Mulvany	2019	2	0	0	0.0%	-	€1,500
Felstead Knight (IRE)	-	Fine Day (GB)	Joseph Tuite	2017-2018	7	0	1	0.0%	£762	-
Finches Cross (IRE)	gelding	Pandalute (IRE)	Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor	2022-2023	7	0	0	0.0%	-	€630
Point Duty (IRE)	gelding	Prove The Point (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	2024	4	0	0	0.0%	-	€440
Vector Belle (IRE)	gelding	Soviet Belle (IRE)	Gillian Scott	2023-2024	4	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Point To Prove (IRE)	filly	Prove The Point (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	2023	5	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Shesatrolleydollie (IRE)	filly	Love Is The Key (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	2023	2	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Hammertime (IRE)	horse	Berenica (IRE)	Mark Walford	2018	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Melkorka (IRE)	filly	Sonic Wind (IRE)	J F O'Shea	2024	6	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Maureen's Quest (IRE)	mare	Fine Day (GB)	Mrs Ann Mooney	2021	2	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Tough Tigress (IRE)	mare	Air Tiger (IRE)	Damian Joseph English	2018	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Barney Rubbles (IRE)	gelding	Air Tiger (IRE)	James McAuley	2021-2022	7	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Wish You Well (IRE)	mare	Cutting Corners (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	2019-2020	5	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Tip Toe Lady (IRE)	mare	Sweet Refusal (IRE)	Gordon Michael Doyle	2022	5	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Monday Blues (IRE)	-	Lucky Beguine (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	2018	3	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Midnight In Rio (IRE)	horse	Rio Branston (IRE)	William Hayes	2022	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has Tough As Nails sired?: Tough As Nails (IRE) has sired 19 winners from 39 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2017 (49%), with 52 wins from 720 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
Who is Tough As Nails' sire?: Tough As Nails (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE), and won 1 of 10 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Tough As Nails' progeny?: The average winning distance of Tough As Nails (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 7.8 furlongs on the Flat.
How are Tough As Nails' progeny doing this season?: Tough As Nails (IRE) has had no winners from 2 runners in the 2026 Flat season and 1 winner from 2 runners in the 2026/27 jumps season in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Tough As Nails' progeny won?: Tough As Nails (IRE)'s progeny have earned £72,751 in Britain and €540,904 in Ireland since 2017.
How has Tough As Nails done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Tough As Nails (IRE)'s daughters include no winners from 2 runners in Britain and Ireland.

Updated 2026-10-03