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Ballard Down (IRE)

8yo gelding · Form & record 2015-12-09 to 2021-01-09 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Alexandra Dunn.

Pedigree Canford Cliffs (IRE) × ?

Ratings Official 76 · best RPR 105 · best TS 91

Runs

Wins

15.2%

Strike rate

30.3%

Place rate

1.51

Actual / Expected

31.8%

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Full form — last 30 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2021-01-09	26d	Chelmsford (AW)	10f	Standard	5	12/12	–	Rossa Ryan	137	76	67	40	50/1
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2020-12-14	12d	Kempton (AW)	12f	Standard	4	6/7	–	Robert Havlin	127	78	78	24	22/1
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2020-12-02	13d	Kempton (AW)	8f	Standard	4	7/9	–	Robert Havlin	133	79	79	70	25/1
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2020-11-19	20d	Chelmsford (AW)	8f	Standard	4	7/9	–	Robert Havlin v	135	82	73	32	28/1
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2020-10-30	11d	Newmarket	8f	Heavy	3	4/7	–	Daniel Muscutt v	128	85	84	54	80/1
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2020-10-19	25d	Windsor	8f	Soft	4	8/11	–	Saffie Osborne tv	129	85	76	59	28/1
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2020-09-24	240d	Newmarket	8f	Good	3	5/8	–	Hollie Doyle v	136	88	82	50	50/1
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2020-01-28	78d	Southwell (AW)	8f	Standard	6	4/4	–	Daniel Muscutt v	127	90	70	–	7/1
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2019-11-11	35d	Kempton	16f	Good	4	6/10	–	Tom Scudamore tv	152	–	83	59	10/1
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2019-10-07	74d	Stratford	16.5f	Soft	4	4/14	–	David Noonan v	152	–	70	52	20/1
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2019-07-25	35d	Southwell	15.5f	Good	4	2/4	–	Tom Scudamore p	154	–	100	39	2/1
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2019-06-20	17d	Chelmsford (AW)	8f	Standard	3	6/8	–	Finley Marsh v	127	92	86	58	10/1
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2019-06-03	27d	Windsor	8f	Firm	3	1/7	–	Finley Marsh v	129	88	96	47	9/1
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2019-05-07	8d	Wolverhampton (AW)	7f	Standard	5	1/7	–	Cam Hardie v	133	91	78	73	9/2
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2019-04-29	44d	Newcastle (AW)	8f	Standard	3	6/8	–	David Nolan p	130	91	86	51	14/1
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2019-03-16	24d	Wolverhampton (AW)	8.5f	Standard	3	8/10	–	Daniel Tudhope p	132	93	90	44	22/1
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2019-02-20	25d	Newcastle (AW)	7f	Standard	2	9/9	–	Daniel Tudhope v	129	94	72	40	11/1
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2019-01-26	14d	Lingfield (AW)	8f	Standard	3	3/10	–	Daniel Tudhope	133	94	100	87	8/1
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2019-01-12	198d	Newcastle (AW)	8f	Standard	3	3/5	–	Callum Rodriguez	133	94	97	50	5/1
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2018-06-28	57d	Newcastle (AW)	8f	Standard	2	14/14	–	Paul Mulrennan v	129	98	37	–	33/1
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2018-05-02	11d	Ascot	8f	Soft	1	7/7	–	Harry Bentley v	126	100	71	14	10/1
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2018-04-21	28d	Newbury	8f	Soft	2	17/22	–	Martin Harley v	134	102	50	9	25/1
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2018-03-24	245d	Doncaster	8f	Soft	2	18/20	–	Harry Bentley v	131	102	37	–	14/1
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2017-07-22	30d	Newmarket (July)	8f	Soft	2	1/13	–	Harry Bentley v	126	93	105	91	16/1
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2017-06-22	22d	Chelmsford (AW)	8f	Standard	3	2/10	–	Callum Shepherd v	133	92	98	70	6/1
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2017-05-31	28d	Kempton (AW)	8f	Standard	3	5/10	–	Harry Bentley v	136	92	94	53	11/4
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2017-05-03	35d	Wolverhampton (AW)	8.5f	Standard	3	1/6	–	Harry Bentley v	123	85	96	64	7/2
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2017-03-29	282d	Kempton (AW)	8f	Standard	4	2/11	–	Adam Kirby	132	84	90	75	15/2
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2016-06-20	27d	Windsor	8f	Soft	4	4/7	–	George Baker	133	84	81	64	11/2
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2016-05-24	18d	Wolverhampton (AW)	8.5f	Standard	4	5/7	–	George Baker	133	84	84	45	5/2
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Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.

Time since last run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	7	2	28.6%
Normal (2-4wk)	13	2	15.4%
Freshened (1-2m)	5	1	20.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	3	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	4	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 2	5	1	20.0%
Class 3	11	2	18.2%
Class 4	12	0	0.0%
Class 5	3	2	66.7%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Mile (7-9f)	28	5	17.9%
Middle (10-12f)	2	0	0.0%
Staying (13f+)	3	0	0.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Standard	20	3	15.0%
Soft	7	1	14.3%
Good	3	0	0.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Kempton (AW)	6	1	16.7%
Chelmsford (AW)	4	0	0.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)	4	2	50.0%
Newcastle (AW)	4	0	0.0%
Windsor	3	1	33.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-12-09–2021-01-09. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.