Balmacara (GB)
Owner: Mick and Janice Mariscotti Trainer: Eve Johnson Houghton Sex: gelding Age: 4
Breeding: New Bay / Utopian Dream (High Chaparral)
Entries
| Date | Time | Course | Race name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Oct 2025 | 15:35 | Ascot | BetMGM Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap) |
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Standard / Slow | 1 | |||
| Totals | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2025 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m | 1 | Cicero's Gift | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 6 | Charles Bishop | 14/1 |
| led and raced keenly in front, set decent pace and went clear halfway, led field centre in straight, reduced lead over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra and just held on for 2nd | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2025 | Haydock | Good | 1m 37y | 1 | Zeus Olympios | 9st 5lbs | of 9 | Charles Bishop | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2025 | Ascot | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m | 2 | Shout | 9st 8lbs | 16 of 17 | Charles Bishop | 9/1 |
| steadied and slightly hampered start, raced alone in centre in mid-division, some headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly soon after, soon behind | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2025 | Goodwood | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m | 1 | Jonquil | 9st 7lbs | of 6 | Charles Bishop | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2025 | Sandown | Good to Firm | 1m | 2 | Urban Lion | 10st 2lbs | 3 of 5 | Charles Bishop | 10/3 |
| went to post early wearing red hood, led, raced freely, ridden well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2025 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m 2f 219y | 2 | Teumessias Fox | 9st 11lbs | 14 of 14 | Charles Bishop | 8/1 |
| took keen hold, led, pressed for lead 3f out, soon ridden and headed, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2024 | Newmarket | Soft | 1m 1f | 2 | Liberty Lane | 9st 4lbs | 14 of 31 | Charles Bishop | 8/1 |
| led far side, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2024 | Sandown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 1f 209y | 2 | Flying Frontier | 8st 11lbs | 2 of 6 | Charles Bishop | 3/1 |
| led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2024 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 1f 209y | 2 | Persica | 8st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | Charles Bishop | 9/2 |
| tracked leader, came centre 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2024 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm | 1m 1f 212y | 2 | Hand Of God | 9st 3lbs | of 12 | Charles Bishop | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 31 May 2024 | Epsom Downs | Good to Soft | 7f 3y | 1 | Evade | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 6 | Charles Bishop | 2/1 |
| soon led, headed over 2f out, well held over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 25 May 2024 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f | 2 | Qirat | 9st 2lbs | of 13 | Charles Bishop | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 23 May 2024 | Sandown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m | 1 | Almaqam | 9st 2lbs | of 6 | Charles Bishop | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2024 | Doncaster | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 7f 6y | 4 | Balmacara | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 11 | Charles Bishop | 7/2 |
| made all, ridden clear inside final furlong, comfortable | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2024 | Doncaster | Soft (Heavy in places) | 7f 6y | 5 | Balmacara | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 7 | Charles Bishop | 5/2 |
| took keen hold, made virtually all, driven and joined inside final 2f, stayed on, held on | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2023 | Newmarket | Heavy | 7f | 4 | Zoum Zoum | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 13 | Charles Bishop | 28/1 |
| dwelt close up, pushed along 2f out, switched left approaching final furlong, stayed on one pace | |||||||||