Pedigree

                                                                      Lomitas
                                        Malinas
                                                                      Majoritat
The Hardest Geezer
2019 bay gelding
                                                                      Stowaway
                                        Lis Goold
                                                                      Bealaha Essie

The family

The Hardest Geezer is the second foal out of the unraced broodmare Lis Goold. Her first born is Ballard Prince who has run a few times under Rules and been placed in Pt-to-Pts.
The second dam, Irish Point winner Bealaha Essie, has bred 3 winners from just 5 runners.
The best of these has been the high class West Yorkshire Hurdle winner Kilcooley but Grade 2 placed winning hurdler/chaser Ballydine and dual winning chaser Clondaw Flicka (for Lucinda) were no slouches either.

Digging deeper, 80s Dawn Run Novice Chase winner Aughanvilla can be found in the family.

Lis Goold also has a 2021 born filly by Blue Bresil, and a 2022 filly by Affinisea who she visited again in 2023.

About the sire

Malinas (b h born 2001) was trained in Germany by Arc-winning trainer Peter Schiergen where he showed high class form at 3 and 4 years of age. He was very consistent, with best performances in winning a Group 2 race before running Shirocco to a close 2nd in the German Derby.

Retired to stud in 2008, Malinas stood initially for 3 seasons in France at Haras de la Hetraie before moving to Yorton Farm in England where he proved a popular sire to NH breeders for 4 seasons.
In 2016, he moved to Glenview Stud before re-locating once more to current home at Coolagown Stud in 2022.
Sire of over 100 jumps winners, his best progeny are the Grade 1 Chase winner Master McShee, Grade 2 winning hurdler Medinas, Grade 2 winning chaser Black Thunder and Grade 3 winner Malystic.

Form Summary

Season 2023-24 outlook

The well-bred Malinas gelding "Cormac" was an acquisition at the Spring NH Goffs UK Store sale in May 2022, as an unbroken 3 year old.
He was sent along to Nick Orpwood shortly afterwards and during the 2022-23 campaign spent a few weeks in and out of training to aid the furnishing of his frame and mental strength.
We decided not to rush him into a late season bumper but will be looking to kick start this 4-yr-old's career with a bumper appearance in the Autumn.

The Hardest Geezer is a lovely, athletic gelding standing at over 16.1hh. All in all, a super exciting horse.

Update mid November - The Hardest Geezer was sold at Tattersalls Cheltenham November sale and realised £90,000. Acquired by Gwent Holdings (who have several horses in training with Christian Williams).
We wish new connections best of luck.

Season		win	2nd	3rd	4th	other
2023-24	NH Flat	1

Current Season Form

4 November 23 Ayr 2m NH Flat (Class 4) good to soft 15 ran (Craig Nichol) - won (by a nose)

Always prominent, hard driven 2f out to dispute lead with 1f to go, headed but kept on very well to lead again near line.

Described in our Season's Preview as "super exciting" and subsequently named The Hardest Geezer......well, it's not often we get things so right but this was a tremendous effort on debut to beat a strong field with 105 & 80 grand horses in 2nd & 4th. Close...but Craig was confident upon unsaddling!