Balkinstown (IRE)
Owner: Colleen Ford-ellis Trainer: R Stephens Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Westerner / Graffogue (Red Sunset)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places on straight course) | 1 | |||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 2 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 10 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 3 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 47 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2019 | Plumpton | Soft | 3m 1f 152y | 4 | Uallrightharry | 10st 8lbs | 5 of 8 | T J O'Brien | 5/1 |
| in touch in mid-division, bumped 13th, struggling when jumped left 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2019 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 2f 105y | 4 | Gardiners Hill | 10st 13lbs | 6 of 8 | Philip Donovan | 40/1 |
| chased leaders, lost place 3rd, well beaten after 3 out | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2019 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 2f 105y | 4 | Picture Painter | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 13 | T J O'Brien | 33/1 |
| held up mid-division, pushed along and lost place when mistake 5th, tailed off when pulled up after 6th | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2019 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f | 5 | Master Sunrise | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 15 | T J O'Brien | 14/1 |
| towards rear, behind 9th | |||||||||
| 24 May 2019 | Worcester | Good | 2m 7f | 5 | Sandy Boy | 11st 10lbs | 11 of 15 | Philip Donovan | 14/1 |
| in touch main group, close up after 6th, lost place when ridden after 3 out, weakened next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2018 | Ludlow | Good | 2m 7f 171y | 4 | Sutter's Mill | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 7 | Mr C Dowson | 4/1 |
| held up in rear, headway before 4 out, every chance 3 out, one pace and held last | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2018 | Plumpton | Good | 3m 217y | 5 | Balkinstown | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | Mr C Dowson | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, 2nd after 10th, led going well before 2 out, pushed along and kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2018 | Hereford | Good to Firm (Good in places ) | 3m 1f 119y | 5 | Georgina Joy | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 11 | Philip Donovan | 11/1 |
| mid-division, headway travelling well 3 out, 4th from last, never troubled leaders | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2018 | Ffos Las | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 191y | 5 | Gonnabegood | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 9 | Mr C Dowson | 4/1 |
| held up and behind, headway 8th, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, weakened last | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2018 | Uttoxeter | Good to Soft (Good in Places) | 2m 7f 70y | 5 | Handy Hollow | 11st 10lbs | 8 of 14 | Mr C Dowson | 7/2 |
| mid-division, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, never on terms, weakened last | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2018 | Worcester | Good | 2m 7f | 5 | Rubys Cube | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 11 | Mr C Dowson | 4/1 |
| held up in mid-division, went 2nd 9th until last, one pace flat | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2018 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2m 7f | 5 | Little Windmill | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 15 | Mr C Dowson | 4/1 |
| last pair, headway and plenty to do after 3 out, went 2nd and kept on run-in, never any chance with winner | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2018 | Worcester | Good to Firm | 2m 7f | 5 | Howlongisafoot | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 11 | Mr C Dowson | 2/1 |
| mid-division, headway on outside after 4 out, led next, headed last, soon ridden, no impression with winner flat | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2018 | Kempton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 4 | Broken Quest | 10st 13lbs | 12 of 18 | C Gethings | 14/1 |
| led until 2nd, chased leading pair until ridden on long run after 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2018 | Ludlow | Soft | 2m 7f 174y | 4 | Flashjack | 10st 13lbs | 6 of 17 | Mr C Dowson | 11/1 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 7th, headway on outside before 3 out, no extra 2 out, mistake last | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 2017 | Exeter | Soft | 2m 5f 135y | 5 | Market Road | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 17 | Mr C Dowson | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders before 4 out, every chance 3 out, one pace in 3rd from next | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2017 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f 10y | 5 | Rare Legend | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | Philip Donovan | 3/1 |
| held up in touch in rear, closed 7th, 3rd and beaten before 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2017 | Chepstow | Soft | 2m 7f 131y | 5 | Triopas | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | Philip Donovan | 10/1 |
| in touch, went 3rd from 4 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2017 | Chepstow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 2f | 6 | Oxford Blu | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 10 | L P Keniry | 9/1 |
| slowly away, behind, headway on outside under pressure 3f out, ridden over 2f out, went 3rd inside final 2f, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2017 | Southwell | Good (Watered) | 2m 7f 209y | 5 | Premier Rose | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 11 | T J O'Brien | 7/1 |
| towards rear, outpaced 3 out, headway into modest 4th before next, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no chance with leaders | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2017 | Worcester | Good | 2m 7f | 5 | Balkinstown | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 16 | Mr C Dowson | 12/1 |
| towards rear, headway before 3 out, led 2 out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2017 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f | 5 | Amber Flush | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 16 | Mr Zac Baker | 20/1 |
| pecked 1st, chased leader, led 8th, headed approaching 2 out, chased leaders, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2016 | Clonmel | Good to Firm (Watering) | 2m 3f 170y | 0 | You Can't Catch Me | 10st 10lbs | 9 of 13 | G N Fox | 16/1 |
| disputed lead early, tracked leaders, hit 5th, on terms again after 7th, slight mistake 4 out, soon pushed along, lost place from 3 out, dropped to moderate 10th approaching straight, soon eased, tailed off | |||||||||
| 19 May 2016 | Clonmel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 0 | You Can't Catch Me | 11st 12lbs | 14 of 17 | Mark Walsh | 10/1 |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out, weakened and tailed off | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2016 | Clonmel | Soft | 2m 2f 200y | 0 | Ancient Highway | 11st | 11 of 19 | P E Corbett | 14/0 |
| prominent, lost place from 9th, pushed along from next and soon headway again until weakened straight | |||||||||
| 07 Feb 2016 | Naas | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Mr Cosmopolitan | 11st 1lbs | 11 of 13 | P E Corbett | 6/0 |
| prominent, 3rd from 2nd, pushed along from 3 out, dropped to 9th before straight, no impression 2 out, soon no extra and eased run-in | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2015 | Down Royal | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Angus Milan | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 16 | E O'Connell | 7/0 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge 2 out, no impression in 2nd before last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2015 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Oscar Sam | 10st 8lbs | 6 of 16 | Donagh Meyler | 6/0 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, closer in 4th 3 out, ridden after 2 out, no impression before last, 5th last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2015 | Punchestown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Tully East | 10st 5lbs | 3 of 11 | D J Mullins | 7/0 |
| prominent, not fluent 3 out, disputed 5th before straight, soon 4th, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2015 | Fairyhouse | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Sizing Scorpion | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 14 | Mark Walsh | 10/0 |
| held up, not fluent 6th and pushed along briefly, slightly slow 4 out, no impression before straight, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 15 Jul 2015 | Killarney | Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Modem | 8st 11lbs | PulledUp of 17 | S Foley | |
| 25 Jun 2015 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm | 1m 6f | 0 | Hurricane Sky | 8st 11lbs | of 19 | W J Lee | |
| 07 May 2015 | Clonmel | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 110y | 0 | Balkinstown | 8st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | Fran Berry | 7/2 |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, progress to lead 1 1/2f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, held on | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2015 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Sir Scorpion | 10st 2lbs | 9 of 14 | J J Burke | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, moderate 4th halfway, closer but slight mistake 4 out, ridden in 7th next, no extra entering straight | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2015 | Gowran Park | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Follow The Sign | 10st 1lbs | 8 of 14 | D E Mullins | 8/1 |
| soon mid-division, a little keen, 7th from 6th, pushed along after 3 out, 9th into straight, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 04 Jan 2015 | Naas | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | High Expectations | 10st 10lbs | 3 of 11 | A F O'Neill | 4/1 |
| led, ridden 2 out, headed after last, dropped to 3rd and no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2014 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 0 | Shemshal | 10st | 6 of 15 | K C Sexton | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 2nd briefly entering straight, ridden in 5th before last and no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2014 | Navan | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Glenquest | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 22 | Mark Walsh | 15/2 |
| soon chased leaders, 9th at 3rd, chasing winner disputing 2nd at last, soon no impression, one pace run-in and dropped to 3rd near line | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2014 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m | 0 | Shabra's Bertolini | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 13 | Andrew J McNamara | 3/1 |
| held up, 9th at 3rd, closed 6th, moderate 5th when mistake 2 out, no impression and one pace straight | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2014 | Galway | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Ronava | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 17 | Andrew J McNamara | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, progress into 6th before 2 out, ridden in 5th entering straight, 4th last, kept on well run-in into 2nd, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2014 | Killarney | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Pyromaniac | 11st 2lbs | 6 of 9 | Mark Walsh | 66/1 |
| towards rear, no impression from 4 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2013 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m | 0 | Plinth | 11st | 11 of 18 | Mark Walsh | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, 7th 3 out, no impression straight | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2013 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Analifet | 11st | 4 of 5 | Mark Walsh | 66/1 |
| in rear, pushed along from 3rd and soon trailing, in touch with field and ridden 3 out, no impression from next | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2013 | Leopardstown | Soft | 1m 1f | 0 | Al Murqab | 9st 5lbs | 13 of 13 | Fran Berry | 66/1 |
| tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, headway to dispute briefly approaching straight, soon headed and no extra 2f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2013 | Curragh | Good (Good to Yielding in places on straight course) | 1m 4f | 0 | Mckinley | 9st 5lbs | 12 of 14 | N G McCullagh | 50/1 |
| chased clear leader in mid-division, moderate 8th halfway, no extra from early straight | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2013 | Navan | Yielding | 1m 2f | 0 | Tonabrocky | 9st 5lbs | 16 of 18 | D M Grant | 66/1 |
| always behind, no impression from 4f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2013 | Listowel | Heavy | 1m 4f | 0 | Egyptian Warrior | 9st 5lbs | 10 of 14 | Fran Berry | 33/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, no threat from 4f out | |||||||||