Ballyboley (IRE)
Owner: Mr R J Spence Trainer: D J Wintle Sex: Gelding Age: 27
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places on the Chase Course) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 4 | 3 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 24 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2009 | Warwick | Heavy | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Ballyboley | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 7 | Alex Merriam | 4/1 |
| led, headed 2nd, chased leader, led again before 6th, drew clear from 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Jan 2009 | Fakenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 4 | Carruthers | 11st | 2 of 6 | Alex Merriam | 16/1 |
| led until 2nd, tracked winner after, not fluent 7th, lost 2nd after 11th, not fluent 13th, left in 2nd 4 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2008 | Towcester | Good to Soft | 2m 6f | 5 | Rate Of Knots | 11st | 2 of 10 | T Messenger | 7/2 |
| led, mistake 5th, jumped right 10th, headed next, led again 13th, hanging right and all out when headed last | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 2008 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 4 | Prince of Persia | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 15 | Alex Merriam | 25/1 |
| prominent, led 6th, hit 8th, headed on long run to last, weakened last, edged right flat | |||||||||
| 07 May 2008 | Huntingdon | Good to Firm | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Dhehdaah | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 7 | Alex Merriam | 16/1 |
| chased clear leading pair until after 4th, outpaced 8th and soon poor 4th, stayed on from 2 out | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2008 | Towcester | Good | 3m | 3 | River Reine | 11st 6lbs | 11 of 15 | Alexander Merriam | 16/1 |
| mid-division, ridden when hampered 9th, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2008 | Huntingdon | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 4 | Montevideo | 11st | 3 of 5 | Mr A Merriam | 8/1 |
| with leaders, led approaching 6th to 10th, led 12th, ridden after 3 out, headed 2 out, soon hung right and beaten, mistake last, hung left, lost 2nd flat | |||||||||
| 23 Mar 2008 | Towcester | Soft | 2m 6f | 4 | Just Jaffa | 11st 4lbs | of 8 | Mr J Owen | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2008 | Huntingdon | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 4 | Deep Reflection | 11st 11lbs | PulledUp of 14 | Mr A Merriam | 12/1 |
| in touch, lost place after 5th, pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 2007 | Haydock | Heavy | 2m 7f 110y | 3 | Malko De Beaumont | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 11 | Mr A Merriam | 13/2 |
| led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2007 | Towcester | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 4 | Ballyboley | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 14 | Mr J Owen | 10/1 |
| led until after 6th, led again 8th, clear 3 out, ridden out, held on well | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2007 | Towcester | Good to Soft | 3m | 4 | Iwillrememberyou | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 13 | Mr A Merriam | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, led after 7th, ridden and headed 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2007 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Soft in places on the Chase Course) | 3m | 4 | Arnold Layne | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 10 | O Nelmes | 7/1 |
| prominent, reminders after 7th, ridden approaching 11th, weakened before next, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2007 | Huntingdon | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 2f | 4 | Jackie Boy | 11st 4lbs | of 13 | O Nelmes | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2007 | Cartmel | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f | 4 | Browneyes Blue | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 10 | W Marston | 9/4 |
| chased leader, ridden 6th, led 7th, headed after 2 out, weakening when hit last | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2007 | Worcester | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m | 4 | Ballyboley | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 16 | W Marston | 7/4 |
| made all, ridden after 2 out, stayed on under strong pressure flat | |||||||||
| 14 May 2007 | TOWCESTER | Soft | 4620 | 4 | Ashwell | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 10 | W Marston | |
| tracked leaders, hit 6th, ridden 3 out, led approaching 2 out, headed soon after, one pace | |||||||||
| 03 May 2007 | HEREFORD | Good to Firm | 5720 | 4 | Constant Approach | 11st | 2 of 8 | W Marston | |
| in touch, chased winner from 5 out, kept on, one pace, under pressure from 2 out | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2007 | UTTOXETER | Good to Firm | 5280 | 4 | Golden Parachute | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 13 | T Siddall | |
| mid-division, headway after 8th, ridden after 11th, chased winner and mistake 3 out, jumped right 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2007 | UTTOXETER | Heavy | 5720 | 3 | Bannister Lane | 10st 13lbs | PU of 7 | W Marston | |
| chased leaders, lost place and mistake 9th, reminders, weakened and hung right before blundering badly 14th, soon pulled up pulled up | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2006 | HEREFORD | Soft | 5610 | 4 | Fair Question | 11st | 2 of 5 | R Johnson | |
| held up, pecked 10th, left poor 2nd 12th | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2006 | CARLISLE | Soft | 5500 | 4 | Hockenheim | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 7 | R Johnson | |
| chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, chased winner last, no impression | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2006 | CARLISLE | Heavy | 5500 | 4 | According To John | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 10 | Jimmy McCarthy | |
| mid-dividison, outpaced 2 out, rallied approaching last, stayed on flat | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2006 | WARWICK | Heavy | 5500 | 3 | Kildonnan | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 8 | Jimmy McCarthy | |
| held up and keen, ridden and headway 3 out, kept on, no chance with winner | |||||||||


