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Balance Play

3-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 3 wins from 8 runs who runs best on slightly soft ground over 1m3f – 1m4f.
Quick facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Lope De Vega
Mother
Bezique
Owner
Valmont
Official rating
95

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
8
Career races
3
Wins
37.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
75%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
1144 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_soft ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 60% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 918-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
1M3F – 1M4F
Loves
7F – 1M
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Ok
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Ok
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Sep
🏆 Won
Newbury
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 8 runners
25 Aug
10th
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
4 Aug
🏆 Won
Goodwood
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
30 Jun
🏆 Won
Chester
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
3 Jun
3rd
Epsom Downs
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
4 May
2nd
Salisbury
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
28 Nov
3rd
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
26 Oct
4th
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 10 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Hector Crouch Current jockey
75%
Win rate
3/4
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
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
Newbury
Galloping
1 1 win 23 Sep 100%
Chester
Tight
1 1 win 30 Jun 100%
Goodwood
Undulating
1 1 win 4 Aug 100%
Epsom Downs
Undulating
1 1 third 3 Jun 0%
Salisbury
Undulating
1 1 second 4 May 0%
Nottingham
Galloping
1 1 other 26 Oct 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 third 28 Nov 0%
York
Galloping
1 1 other 25 Aug 0%