Ballyben (IRE)
Owner: Drew & Ailsa Russell Trainer: Ruth Jefferson Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Beneficial / I'm Maggy (Danseur Etoile)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places, watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places,Soft places back straight and home bend) | 1 | |||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft places in the Back Straight) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2018 | Perth | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 7f 180y | 3 | Allysson Monterg | 11st 8lbs | 9 of 11 | B S Hughes | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, lost place when slow 4th, closed on outside 6th, struggling after 14th, well beaten from 4 out | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2018 | Doncaster | Good to Soft | 3m 84y | 3 | Buckle Street | 11st 5lbs | 7 of 13 | B S Hughes | 40/1 |
| with leaders, weakened from 4 out | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2017 | Carlisle | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | Vic De Touzaine | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 9 | B S Hughes | 9/2 |
| held up in touch, chased leaders halfway, lost place from 6 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2017 | Perth | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 180y | 3 | Ballyben | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 4 | B S Hughes | 7/2 |
| jumped well, tracked leader, led 5th, made rest, clear from 2 out, easily | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2017 | Kelso | Good (Good to Soft in places,Soft places back straight and home bend) | 3m 2f 39y | 3 | Scotswell | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 9 | B S Hughes | 9/2 |
| in touch, pushed along 12th, weakened 13th | |||||||||
| 12 Jan 2017 | Catterick | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 5f 214y | 3 | Straidnahanna | 11st 5lbs | 11 of 15 | B S Hughes | 6/1 |
| mid-division, close up on outer after 8th, lost place 19th, soon behind | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2016 | Carlisle | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 34y | 3 | West Of The Edge | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 10 | B S Hughes | 3/1 |
| in touch, headway before 9th, led before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, edged left from last, headed run-in, no extra | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2016 | Ayr | Soft | 3m 67y | 3 | Viva Steve | 11st | 2 of 6 | B S Hughes | 7/4 |
| pressed winner until outpaced before 4 out, rallied and effort when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, well held from last | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2016 | Carlisle | Soft | 3m 2f 34y | 3 | Ballyben | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 10 | B S Hughes | 9/2 |
| in touch, went 3rd before 4 out, ridden to lead last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2016 | Hexham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 41y | 4 | Dursey Sound | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 7 | B S Hughes | 2/1 |
| chased leaders, slow 3 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 04 Jan 2016 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 170y | 4 | Benenden | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 10 | B S Hughes | 4/0 |
| led to 5th, tracked leader, lost place after 12th, soon weakened and pulled up | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2015 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 2f 14y | 3 | Ikorodu Road | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 12 | D R Fox | 7/0 |
| led, headed before 2nd, ridden before 4 out, stumbled 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2015 | Kelso | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 39y | 3 | Gold Futures | 10st 8lbs | 3 of 7 | D R Fox | 10/0 |
| tracked leaders, effort 4 out, one pace 2 out, no chance with front pair before last | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2015 | Perth | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 180y | 3 | By The Boardwalk | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 8 | D R Fox | 16/0 |
| with leader, led 4th, headed before next, challenged 4 out until next, one pace 2 out, no extra last | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2015 | Aintree | Good (Watered) | 3m 210y | 3 | Silver Man | 11st 2lbs | 8 of 11 | B S Hughes | 8/1 |
| prominent, jumped left 2nd, lost place before 4 out, soon behind | |||||||||
| 24 May 2015 | Kelso | Good (Good to Firm in places, watered) | 3m 2f | 3 | Ballyben | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 12 | D R Fox | 11/1 |
| always prominent, disputed lead from 13th, led 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2015 | Ayr | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | Wicked Spice | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 12 | Craig Nichol | 22/1 |
| led, headed 2 out, chased leader under pressure until last, 4th and one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2015 | Kelso | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 110y | 3 | William Money | 11st | PulledUp of 8 | Craig Nichol | |
| 20 Jan 2015 | Wetherby | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 3 | Clondaw Knight | 11st 2lbs | of 13 | Craig Nichol | |
| 29 Nov 2014 | Newcastle | Soft | 3m | 3 | Straidnahanna | 10st 8lbs | Fell of 4 | Craig Nichol | |
| 12 Nov 2014 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 3 | Ballyben | 10st 3lbs | 1 of 3 | B S Hughes | 7/4 |
| made all, clear 2 out, readily | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2014 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 4 | Presenting Junior | 11st 8lbs | of 6 | Craig Nichol | |
| 31 Oct 2014 | Wetherby | Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered) | 3m 1f | 4 | Ballyben | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 7 | Craig Nichol | 7/2 |
| tracked leader, led 7th, headed after 9th, led 3 out, kept on, driven out | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2014 | Perth | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 5 | Solway Dornal | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 5 | Craig Nichol | 9/4 |
| with leader, led 2nd, headed 3rd, tracked leader, challenged 2 out, ridden run-in, kept on and held post | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2014 | Perth | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 3 | Seebright | 10st 3lbs | 6 of 9 | Craig Nichol | 9/1 |
| in touch, pushed along after 11th, outpaced from 4 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 28 Mar 2014 | Newcastle | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 4 | Mr Supreme | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 9 | Craig Nichol | 7/2 |
| held up in rear, headway after 7th, went 3rd before 11th, no impression from 3 out, stayed on one pace, lost 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 11 Feb 2014 | Ayr | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 4 | Tiny Dancer | 11st | 3 of 5 | Craig Nichol | 5/2 |
| tracked leader, left in lead 10th, headed before 4 out, lost 2nd 3 out | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 2013 | Newcastle | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 4 | Swatow Typhoon | 11st | 3 of 5 | Craig Nichol | 15/8 |
| tracked leaders, left 2nd at 12th, lost place 5 out, kept on same pace, no impression in clear 3rd from next | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2013 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 3m 1f | 4 | Rattlin | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 9 | Craig Nichol | 11/4 |
| tracked leaders, went 3rd before 3 out, chased winner from last, kept on well, always well held | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2013 | Carlisle | Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | Big Casino | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 10 | Craig Nichol | 15/2 |
| chased leaders in 4th, in 3rd and one pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2013 | Hexham | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Ballyben | 11st | 1 of 13 | Craig Nichol | 5/2 |
| made all, ridden approaching last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2013 | Perth | Good to Soft | 3m 110y | 3 | Emily's Flyer | 11st | PulledUp of 12 | J M Maguire | |
| 16 May 2013 | Perth | Good | 3m 110y | 4 | Indian Castle | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 7 | T Scudamore | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, faltered on bend after 2nd, went 2nd when not fluent 8th, ridden before 2 out, switched left towards finish, ran on, just held | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2013 | Haydock | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 3 | Oscar Magic | 10st 9lbs | 10 of 15 | D C Costello | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear on outside, mistake 4th, ridden 6th, well beaten after next | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2013 | Kelso | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 1 | Mwaleshi | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 6 | J M Maguire | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders on inside, lost place after 4 out, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2013 | Newcastle | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Broadway Buffalo | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 12 | Craig Nichol | 11/2 |
| in touch, outpaced before 4th, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd towards finish | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2013 | Ayr | Heavy | 2m | 6 | Fine Rightly | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 10 | G B Watters | 4/1 |
| prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2012 | Haydock | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 4 | Ballyben | 11st | 1 of 5 | Craig Nichol | 6/1 |
| held up in touch, ridden before 3f out, led before 2f out, ridden clear 1f out | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2012 | Carlisle | Good | 2m 1f | 6 | Fascino Rustico | 10st 10lbs | of 12 | P Buchanan | |
| 17 Dec 2011 | Newcastle | Good to Soft (Soft places in the Back Straight) | 1m 6f | 6 | Call Back | 10st 12lbs | of 11 | C I Gillies | |