Balco Coastal

7-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 3 wins from 10 runs over 1m6f – 2m.
Quick facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Coastal Path
Mother
Fliugika
Owner
Mark Blandford
Official rating
150

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
10
Career races
3
Wins
30%
Win rate
avg ~10%
60%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
1336 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 67% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 1072-day absence
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Soft (muddy)
Good (a little give)
Ok
📏 Race distance
1M6F – 2M
Loves
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 1 (elite)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Apr
DNF
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
16 Mar
7th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
4 Feb
2nd
Sandown Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 5 runners
26 Dec
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
25 Nov
5th
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
8 Apr
3rd
Aintree
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
12 Mar
DNF
Sandown Park
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 22 runners
29 Jan
2nd
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
22 Dec
🏆 Won
Ludlow
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
5 Dec
🏆 Won
Huntingdon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 11 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Nico de Boinville Current jockey
30%
Win rate
3/10
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Sandown Park
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 4 Feb 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 16 Mar 0%
Huntingdon
Galloping
1 1 win 5 Dec 100%
Ludlow
Undulating
1 1 win 22 Dec 100%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 win 26 Dec 100%
Ayr
Galloping
1 1 other 22 Apr 0%
Newbury
Galloping
1 1 other 25 Nov 0%
Aintree
Galloping
1 1 third 8 Apr 0%