Balefire (IRE)
Owner: Godolphin Trainer: M Halford Sex: colt Age: 9
Breeding: Shamardal / Patent Joy (Pivotal)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 1 | |||
| Totals | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2019 | Curragh | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1m | 0 | Bopedro | 9st 2lbs | 15 of 15 | Ronan Whelan | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out where 4th, lost place and no extra over 1f out | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2019 | Galway | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 123y | 0 | Tauran Shaman | 9st | 5 of 13 | Ronan Whelan | 6/1 |
| soon led, joined approaching straight, headed over 1f out, no extra and one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2019 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 1m | 0 | Balefire | 8st 8lbs | 1 of 4 | S Foley | 11/10 |
| soon led, pushed along 2f out, went on 1 1/2f out, reduced lead and kept on well closing stages | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2019 | Tipperary | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 1m 1f | 0 | Killourney | 8st 11lbs | 2 of 7 | S Foley | 5/1 |
| soon led, headed after 1f and raced in 2nd, pushed along into straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2019 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 1m | 0 | Cnoc An Oir | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 12 | Ronan Whelan | 9/2 |
| prominent, soon disputed lead, headed inside first 2f, close up, pushed along approaching straight, led 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, soon one pace in 3rd | |||||||||
| 22 May 2019 | Cork | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m | 0 | Balefire | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 12 | Ronan Whelan | 3/1 |
| made all, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 May 2019 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m | 0 | California Daddy | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 13 | Ronan Whelan | 7/1 |
| led early, tracked leader, 3rd halfway, ridden in 2nd 2f out and no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2019 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | National Guard | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 17 | Ronan Whelan | 11/10 |
| mid-division, pushed along approaching straight, ridden on outer under 2f out and no impression in 5th over 1f out, no extra, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 2018 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 0 | Manjeer | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 15 | S Foley | 16/1 |
| prominent early before dropping to mid-division, 9th from halfway and soon pushed along, ridden on outer from 1f out and kept on well into 4th inside final furlong | |||||||||


