Stirring Ballad (GB)
Owner: Mr George Strawbridge Trainer: A M Balding Sex: filly Age: 5
Breeding: Compton Place / Balnaha (Lomond)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places on the round course) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places,Round Course Good to Firm) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places,Round G/Firm,Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places on the Round Course) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2014 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm (Good in places on the Round Course) | 1m | 2 | Field Of Dream | 8st 11lbs | of 31 | David Probert | |
| 03 May 2014 | Goodwood | Good to Soft | 1m | 1 | Be My Gal | 9st 7lbs | of 9 | Oisin Murphy | |
| 02 Aug 2013 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 2 | Wentworth | 9st 1lbs | of 22 | David Probert | |
| 13 Jul 2013 | Ascot | Good to Firm | 1m | 1 | Aljamaaheer | 8st 12lbs | of 13 | M Dwyer | |
| 19 Jun 2013 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m | 2 | Belgian Bill | 8st 11lbs | 22 of 30 | Richard Hughes | 10/1 |
| switched left to race near side, always towards rear and never involved | |||||||||
| 04 May 2013 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places on the round course) | 1m | 1 | Burke's Rock | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 7 | J Fortune | 5/2 |
| held up in last pair, pushed along 2f out, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2013 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 1 | Lily's Angel | 8st 12lbs | 2 of 14 | J Fortune | 4/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, soon switched left, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2013 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 4 | Bronze Prince | 8st 9lbs | 3 of 7 | L P Keniry | 4/1 |
| settled well off the pace, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2012 | Chester | Good | 7f 122y | 2 | Stirring Ballad | 8st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | F Norton | 11/4 |
| in touch, headway 2f out, soon ridden to challenge led inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2012 | Goodwood | Good | 7f | 2 | Stirring Ballad | 8st 7lbs | 1 of 16 | F Norton | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway when switched shaply right to rails over 2f out, went 4th over 1f out, switched right and strong run inside final furlong, soon led, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2012 | Sandown | Good (Good to Firm in places,Round G/Firm,Good in places) | 7f 16y | 3 | Stirring Ballad | 8st 8lbs | 1 of 10 | David Probert | 9/1 |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, switched right to challenge entering final furlong, ran on to lead close home | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2012 | Folkestone | Good to Firm | 7f | 6 | Stirring Ballad | 8st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | L P Keniry | 11/4 |
| held up in touch, headway and not much room over 1f out, soon switched right, squeezed between rivals final 100 yards, kept on well | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2012 | Salisbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6f 212y | 5 | Riot of Colour | 9st | 4 of 14 | David Probert | 13/2 |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened towards finish | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2012 | Goodwood | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m | 5 | Spoke To Carlo | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | J Fortune | 8/1 |
| led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 28 May 2012 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 5 | Poole Harbour | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 14 | David Probert | 16/1 |
| slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no threat | |||||||||
| 26 May 2012 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places,Round Course Good to Firm) | 7f | 5 | Sputnik Sweetheart | 9st | of 12 | David Probert | |