Ballyalton (IRE)
Owner: Mr John Westwood Trainer: Ian Williams Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Pierre / Almilto (Mandalus)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Cross Country: Good, Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Watered) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft ( Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Totals | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2018 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 2f 13y | 1 | Virgilio | 11st 1lbs | 13 of 18 | T J O'Brien | 5/1 |
| mid-division, closed 2nd, headway after 13th, mistake 3 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2018 | Southwell | Good | 2m 7f 209y | 3 | Brave Eagle | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 12 | T J O'Brien | 9/2 |
| soon led, headed after 2 out, stayed on same pace flat | |||||||||
| 18 May 2018 | Aintree | Good (Watered) | 3m 210y | 2 | Virgilio | 11st 5lbs | of 8 | T J O'Brien | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2018 | Aintree | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 19y | 1 | Ultragold | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 30 | T J O'Brien | 11/1 |
| mid-division, tracked leaders 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace, never on terms | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 166y | 1 | The Storyteller | 10st 9lbs | 4 of 24 | T J O'Brien | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden and every chance on inside 2 out, one pace last, no impression flat | |||||||||
| 13 Jan 2018 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 2 | Fountains Windfall | 11st 8lbs | PulledUp of 6 | T J O'Brien | 9/2 |
| raced keenly, chased leaders, weakened 12th, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2017 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 166y | 1 | Guitar Pete | 11st | 4 of 11 | T J O'Brien | 15/2 |
| chased leaders, dropped to mid-division from 2nd, not fluent 8th or 13th, outpaced after 4 out, closed but no impression on leader when left 5th and a little chance before 2 out, stayed on same pace last | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 2017 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 78y | 1 | Splash of Ginge | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 18 | T J O'Brien | 8/1 |
| mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, ridden after next, kept on same pace in 4th from last, no impression | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2017 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 2 | Bags Groove | 11st 8lbs | 6 of 15 | T J O'Brien | 12/1 |
| held up behind, headway after 3 out, driven to chase leaders after next, kept on same pace, no impression | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2017 | Wetherby | Good (Watered) | 2m | 3 | Master Of Irony | 11st 12lbs | of 13 | T J O'Brien | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2016 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 210y | 1 | Native River | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 8 | B S Hughes | 20/0 |
| tracked leaders on outside, close up and effort 3 out, driven and one pace after next, well held before last | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 78y | 1 | Ballyalton | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 20 | B S Hughes | 12/0 |
| tracked leaders, challenged going well after 3 out, led briefly between last 2, soon ridden, stayed on to regain lead final 110 yards, held on well | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2016 | Market Rasen | Soft | 2m 5f 89y | 3 | Lockstockandbarrel | 11st | of 6 | Aidan Coleman | 0/0 |
| non runner | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2016 | Ascot | Soft | 2m 7f 180y | 1 | Vyta Du Roc | 11st | Fell of 6 | Aidan Coleman | 12/0 |
| held up in rear but in touch, fell 7th | |||||||||
| 22 Jan 2016 | Market Rasen | Soft ( Heavy in places) | 2m 5f 89y | 2 | Aso | 10st 10lbs | 2 of 5 | R Johnson | 11/0 |
| in rear, headway 4 out, chased winner before 3 out, kept on and always held run-in | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2015 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f 78y | 2 | More Of That | 11st 2lbs | 6 of 7 | W T Kennedy | 11/0 |
| disputed lead to 10th (water), chased leaders, lost place 3 out, weakened next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2015 | Warwick | Good to Soft | 2m | 3 | Willow's Saviour | 11st 1lbs | UnseatedRider of 4 | W T Kennedy | 5/0 |
| held up in touch, niggled along after 5th, closed 8th, about 3 lengths 3rd when mistake (virtually fell) and unseated rider 3 out | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2014 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Faugheen | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 16 | W T Kennedy | 20/1 |
| mid-division, headway and in touch 4 out, effort 2 out, ridden to chase winner before last, kept on when hard pressed for 2nd flat, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2014 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Aubusson | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 7 | A P McCoy | 3/1 |
| held up in last, closed from after 3 out, every chance approaching last, no extra inside final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2013 | Cheltenham | Good (Cross Country: Good, Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 3 | Ballyalton | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 9 | A P McCoy | 11/4 |
| stood at start for 20 seconds before getting going, prominent, mistake 5th, led after 2 out, headed narrowly before last, soon led again, driven out | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2013 | Newcastle | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f | 2 | Ballyalton | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 8 | A P McCoy | 3/1 |
| took keen hold, held up behind, close up 7th, tracked leading pair before 3 out, switched outside and effort to lead narrowly next, hung left between last 2, ridden flat, held on towards finish | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2013 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 5 | Ballyalton | 11st | 1 of 15 | W T Kennedy | 2/1 |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd 4 out, led narrowly next, 3 lengths advantage when left well clear next, unchallenged after (no time taken) | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2012 | Southwell | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Imperial Leader | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | Harry Skelton | 4/5 |
| took ken hold, held up in rear, smooth headway approaching 3 out, challenged on outside and every chance 2 out, soon outpaced, rallied approaching last, went 2nd towards finish, not pace to reach winner | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2012 | Doncaster | Good | 2m 110y | 6 | Ballyalton | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | Harry Skelton | 4/6 |
| held up in touch, smooth headway to track leaders over 4f out, led over 2f out, strongly challenged inside final furlong, just held on | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2012 | Warwick | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 6 | Ballyalton | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | Harry Skelton | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led 3f out, drew clear from 2f out | |||||||||