Balestra (GB)
Owner: Martyn Macleod Racing Trainer: T D Easterby Sex: colt Age: 11
Breeding: Bated Breath / Nimble Thimble (Mizzen Mast)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 2 | |||
| Totals | 10 | 3 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jul 2018 | Hamilton | Good to Firm (Watered) | 1m 68y | 2 | Ventura Knight | 9st | 2 of 9 | D Allan | 9/4 |
| held up in mid-division, ridden and headway from over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on, no impression | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2018 | Carlisle | Good to Firm | 7f 173y | 4 | Waarif | 9st 6lbs | of 17 | Jason Hart | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2018 | Ayr | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 2 | First Flight | 8st 9lbs | 2 of 11 | D Allan | 11/2 |
| mid-division, driven over 2f out, headway under pressure on outside over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not quite reach winner | |||||||||
| 08 Jun 2018 | Haydock | Good to Firm (Watering) | 6f 212y | 4 | Balestra | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | D Allan | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, effort between horses entering final furlong, soon joined winner, ran on to share spoils | |||||||||
| 24 May 2018 | Catterick | Good to Firm (Watered) | 7f 6y | 5 | Balestra | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 5 | Jason Hart | 11/2 |
| tracked leader, driven to challenge 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 2017 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m | 4 | Musical Terms | 9st 8lbs | 5 of 13 | Jim Crowley | 8/1 |
| close up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2017 | York | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f 192y | 2 | Mojito | 8st 3lbs | 13 of 15 | Cam Hardie | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, driven and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2017 | Bath | Firm | 1m | 4 | Balestra | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 5 | Jim Crowley | 9/1 |
| tracked leader until ran wide bend over 4f out, soon recovered to track leader again, led over 1f out, ridden out | |||||||||
| 19 May 2017 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 7f | 4 | Mutoondresdashorse | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 12 | L Dettori | 2/1 |
| bumped start, soon chasing leaders, shaken up and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2017 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f 1y | 5 | Casimiro | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 14 | R Kingscote | 7/2 |
| outpaced in mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms | |||||||||


