Balthazar King (IRE)
Owner: The Brushmakers Trainer: P Hobbs & J White Sex: Gelding Age: 20
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | ||
| Good (Cross Country Good to Firm, Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross country: Good) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places; Cross Country: Good to Soft, Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (National Course: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 4 | 2 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places, Cross Country,G/S,Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft (Good to soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places, Cross Country: Good, Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 45 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Any Currency | 11st 4lbs | Fell of 16 | R Johnson | 9/0 |
| held up in touch when fell 16th | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2015 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 4m 3f 110y | 1 | Many Clouds | 11st 2lbs | Fell of 40 | R Johnson | |
| 14 Nov 2014 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places, Cross Country: Good, Good to Soft in places) | 3m 7f | 2 | Balthazar King | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 8 | R Johnson | 4/7 |
| in touch led 2nd to 4th, mistake next, led again 15th, mistake 19th, headed 6 out, in touch, regained lead 3 out, ridden last, stayed on gamely flat | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2014 | Aintree | Good (National Course: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 4m 3f 110y | 1 | Pineau De Re | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 40 | R Johnson | 14/1 |
| hampered 1st, soon in touch, hampered 9th (valentines), driven 3 out, chased winner last, ridden and hard pressed for 2nd approaching elbow, kept on, no impression | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2014 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places; Cross Country: Good to Soft, Soft in places) | 3m 7f | 2 | Balthazar King | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 16 | R Johnson | 4/1 |
| always prominent, headway to lead 5 out, ridden and hard pressed approaching last, stayed on gamely flat, just held on | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2013 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross country: Good) | 3m 7f | 2 | Balthazar King | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 11 | R Johnson | 5/4 |
| prominent, blundered 3rd, joined leader 10th, led 12th, made most after, hard pressed last, ridden and stayed on well flat | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2013 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 110y | 2 | Balthazar King | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 17 | R Johnson | 7/2 |
| made all, clear 2 out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2013 | Sandown | Good | 3m 5f 110y | 1 | Quentin Collonges | 11st 9lbs | PulledUp of 20 | R Johnson | |
| 06 Apr 2013 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 4m 3f 110y | 1 | Auroras Encore | 10st 12lbs | 15 of 40 | R Johnson | 16/1 |
| led to 8th (canal turn), in touch, led again after 16th (water), headed 19th, chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, weakened from next | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2012 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places, Cross Country,G/S,Soft in places) | 3m 7f | 2 | Uncle Junior | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 16 | R Johnson | 11/4 |
| led to after 1st, remained in touch, led again 16th to 18th, regained lead 21st, blundered 5 out, mistake and headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no chance with winner from last | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2012 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 2 | Balthazar King | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 20 | R Johnson | 9/1 |
| led until 4 out, ridden after 3 out, led again soon after 2 out, driven out, very game effort | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places. Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 3m 7f | 2 | Balthazar King | 10st 9lbs | 1 of 16 | R Johnson | 11/2 |
| always prominent, led 2nd to 4th, tracked leader, mistake 6th, not fluent 3 out, led again next, hard pressed last, ridden flat, just held on | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Cross Country Good to Firm, Firm in places) | 3m 7f | 2 | Garde Champetre | 10st 9lbs | Fell of 11 | R Johnson | |
| 26 Nov 2011 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Carruthers | 10st | 12 of 18 | Giles Hawkins | 66/1 |
| mid-division, mistake and hampered 16th, well beaten 4 out | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2011 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 3m 3f 110y | 1 | Galaxy Rock | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 11 | R Johnson | |
| 29 Oct 2011 | Ascot | Good | 3m | 1 | Exmoor Ranger | 11st 1lbs | 5 of 17 | T J O'Brien | 12/1 |
| mid-division, blundered and stumbled 3rd, lost place approaching 11th, plugged on from 3 out, never able to get on terms | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2011 | Cheltenham | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 2 | Balthazar King | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | R Johnson | 11/4 |
| made all, 3 lenghts clear when wandered flat, driven out | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2011 | Sandown | Good to Firm (Good in places ) | 3m 5f 110y | 1 | Poker De Sivola | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 18 | R Johnson | |
| 13 Apr 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 3m 1f 110y | 2 | Balthazar King | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 5 | R Johnson | 1/1 |
| led, hit 8th, headed 11th, stayed upsides, led approaching 4 out, ridden after 2 out, edged right flat, stayed on, driven out | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2011 | Hereford | Good to Soft | 3m 1f 110y | 4 | Balthazar King | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 4 | R Johnson | 1/2 |
| made all, dived at 5th, in command and clear from 2 out, pushed along from last, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 2 | Time For Rupert | 11st 9lbs | 5 of 9 | T J O'Brien | 16/1 |
| led to 4th, tracked leader, lost place 5 out, soon outpaced, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 2 | Wayward Prince | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 9 | R Johnson | 16/1 |
| chased leader, led 8th, narrowly headed after 11th, chased leader, led again 4 out, headed before 2 out, 3rd when left close 2nd 2 out, ridden and no extra from last | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2010 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 110y | 2 | Chicago Grey | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 7 | R Johnson | 11/2 |
| chased leader, mistake 12th, lost 2nd 4 out, chased leading pair after until ridden and outpaced before 2 out, kept on again flat to press for 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2010 | Chepstow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 3 | Balthazar King | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 5 | R Johnson | 3/1 |
| jumped well, made all, joined from 3 out, 1 length ahead last, stayed on gamely flat, ridden out (no time taken) | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2010 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f | 4 | Balthazar King | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 8 | T J O'Brien | 2/1 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent and went 2nd 11th, close up when left in lead 4 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2010 | Punchestown | Good | 3m | 0 | Prince Rudi | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 28 | R Johnson | 10/1 |
| mid-division, headway in 9th 4 out, 7th 2 out, ridden into 5th last, no extra run-in and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2010 | Bangor | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 2 | Mith Hill | 11st 5lbs | 12 of 15 | T J O'Brien | 5/1 |
| in touch, lost place 8th, soon outpaced, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2010 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Pause And Clause | 11st 4lbs | Fell of 24 | R Flint | |
| 01 Jan 2010 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to soft in places) | 3m | 2 | Wolf Moon | 10st 5lbs | 2 of 7 | Giles Hawkins | 7/2 |
| tracked leader to approaching 5th, remained prominent, ridden after 3 out, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd last, kept on flat, unable to peg back winner | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2009 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 3m 110y | 2 | Lie Forrit | 11st | 4 of 18 | R Johnson | 11/2 |
| in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakening when jumped left last | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2009 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | Wolf Moon | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 17 | R Johnson | 25/1 |
| prominent, went 2nd 3rd until 2 out, soon slightly outpaced, rallied flat, ran on well towards finish, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2009 | Kempton | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 4 | Balthazar King | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 3 | R Johnson | 10/11 |
| made all, hit 7th, ridden and stayed on flat | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2009 | Ffos Las | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Balthazar King | 11st | 1 of 11 | R Johnson | 5/4 |
| held up, headway 5th, went 2nd before 3 out, led approaching 2 out, driven out | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2009 | Perth | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | A Little Different | 11st 12lbs | of 12 | R Thornton | |
| 23 Sep 2009 | Perth | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Now This Is It | 11st | 2 of 12 | R Johnson | 7/2 |
| held up mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, not fluent last, one pace and no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 13 May 2009 | Fontwell | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 4 | Newsday | 11st | Fell of 11 | R Johnson | |
| 22 Apr 2009 | Perth | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Chicago Grey | 11st | 2 of 14 | R Johnson | 8/1 |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, led briefly before 2 out, ridden and one pace approaching last | |||||||||
| 23 Mar 2009 | Kempton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f | 5 | Dreamy Sweeney | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 7 | R Johnson | 7/4 |
| tracked leaders, chased winner from 3 out, weakened last | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2009 | Ludlow | Good | 2m 5f | 3 | Patsy Finnegan | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 9 | R Johnson | 15/2 |
| held up, not clear run approaching 3 out, headway when hit 3 out, weakened last | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2009 | Plumpton | Heavy | 2m 5f | 3 | Hello Moscow | 11st 9lbs | 6 of 12 | R Johnson | 13/2 |
| mid-division, weakened 9th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2008 | Fontwell | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 4 | Missoula | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 15 | R Johnson | 9/2 |
| mid-division, headway after 7th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on without reacing leading pair | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2008 | Ludlow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 4 | Tragic Realm | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 9 | R Johnson | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders from 3rd, led 4th, headed when mistake 3 out, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2008 | Plumpton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 6 | Balthazar King | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 11 | R Johnson | 5/1 |
| held up, tracked leader over 7f out, led over 1f out, kept on | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2008 | Ludlow | Good | 2m | 5 | Time For Rupert | 10st 12lbs | 11 of 15 | T J O'Brien | 16/1 |
| chased leaders for 10f | |||||||||
| 28 Mar 2008 | Newbury | Soft | 1m 4f 110y | 5 | Son of Flicka | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 17 | T J O'Brien | 12/1 |
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||