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Bal De Rio

11-year-old gelding with 4 wins from 25 runs who runs best on slightly soft ground.
Quick facts
Age
11 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Vertigineux
Mother
Baldoranic
Owner
James McAuley
Official rating
110

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
25
Career races
4
Wins
16%
Win rate
avg ~10%
36%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
1014 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Returning from a 789-day absence
⚠ Struggles on RH Tight tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Jan
6th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 9 runners
28 Sep
2nd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 8 runners
30 Aug
2nd
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
22 Aug
2nd
Roscommon
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding_To_Soft · 12 runners
6 Aug
7th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
2 Aug
8th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
10 Jul
🏆 Won
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
13 Jun
3rd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
5 Jun
4th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
23 May
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
21.4%
Win rate
3/14
Wins / rides
Philip Donovan
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Shane Mulcahy
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Diarmuid Moloney
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
J M Sheridan Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Roscommon
Sharp
3 1 win, 1 second, 1 other 22 Aug 33.3%
Clonmel
Sharp
3 1 win, 1 second, 1 other 28 Sep 33.3%
Galway
Tight
3 3 other 6 Aug 0%
Limerick
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 30 Jan 0%
Kilbeggan
Tight
2 2 other 20 Apr 0%
Sligo
Sharp
2 1 third, 1 other 13 Jun 0%
Cork
Galloping
2 2 other 10 Apr 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 win 14 Apr 100%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 win 23 May 100%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Feb 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
1 1 second 30 Aug 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 5 Jun 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
1 1 other 19 May 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 18 Dec 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 5 Mar 0%