Balinaboola Steel
Balinaboola Steel is a 14-year-old horse who has spent the better part of two decades in the sport without finding much success. With just one win from 20 races, the horse wins roughly 1 in every 20 times it races — a statistic that tells you everything about its level. That single victory came at Limerick back in July 2022, more than four years ago now, and there has been nothing since. In its last six races, the horse has finished nowhere near the winners' enclosure, with recent form reading 5–9–3, suggesting it is struggling to find the form even to place regularly.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The partnership with jockey Danny Mullins offers a small glimmer of consistency in an otherwise quiet career. In six rides together, Mullins has won once, putting his record at 17% — better than the horse's overall win rate, but hardly a partnership built on dominance. Still, in a horse approaching its mid-teens with such sparse success, any regular rider is worth noting as a familiar presence. Despite being active as recently as one day ago, Balinaboola Steel has all the hallmarks of a horse simply going through the motions at small tracks, a veteran treading water in the game.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 12 starts (8%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Aug
5th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
18 Aug
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
8 Jul
DNF
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
2 Jul
5th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
8 Jun
9th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
30 May
3rd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
9 May
6th
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
24 Nov
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
21 Sep
12th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
2 Sep
8th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third |
30 May |
33.3% |
| Wexford Sharp |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
19 Feb |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
24 Nov |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jul |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
1 |
1 third |
26 Jun |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jun |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 May |
0% |