Balmacara
4-year-old gelding with a 15% win rate who thrives on soft, spongy ground over 7f – 1m.
Owner
Mick and Janice Mariscotti
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
61.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Returning from a 156-day absence
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Oct
10th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Soft · 11 runners
4 Oct
14th
Ascot
7f – 1m · Soft · 18 runners
17 Sep
2nd
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 6 runners
5 Sep
16th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 18 runners
14 Jun
3rd
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
29 Mar
14th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
28 Sep
14th
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 37 runners
31 Aug
2nd
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 7 runners
6 Jul
2nd
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 15 runners
31 May
3rd
Epsom Downs
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Sandown Park Galloping |
4 |
3 seconds, 1 third |
17 Sep |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
3 |
2 wins, 1 other |
24 Oct |
66.7% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
31 May |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Mar |
0% |