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Optima RacingHorses › Ballylinch (IRE)

Ballylinch (IRE)

8yo b g · Form & record 2023-06-23 to 2025-11-13 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Micky Hammond.
Pedigree Califet (FR) × Moll Magee (GB) (by Yeats)
OwnerJohn Burnett
BreederMrs Katrina Mackie
Ratings Official 91 · best RPR 101 · best TS 74
11
Runs
2
Wins
18.2%
Strike rate
45.5%
Place rate
1.09
Actual / Expected
12.1%
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Full form — last 11 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.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2025-11-13 25d Sedgefield 26.5f Soft 5 5/6 33 Conor O'Farrell tp 155 91 57 45 9/1
Chase Turf Resolve Group UK Handicap Chase Led - not fluent 10th - headed before last - weakened quickly run-in(op 11/1)
2025-10-19 526d Sedgefield 26.5f Good 4 4/5 51 Brian Hughes t 153 93 40 45 15/2
Chase Turf Naylors Gavin Black Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Prominent - dropped to last 3 out - lost touch 2 out - tailed off(op 11/2)
2024-05-11 57d Hexham 24f Good 4 2/10 1 Brian Hughes p 153 95 101 54 13/2
Chase Turf Mick Walsh Open Ditch Handicap Chase Prominent - left in second 8th - pressed leader 4 out - led 3 out - keeping on before last - ridden run-in - no extra when headed inside final 110yds(op 11/2)
2024-03-15 24d Fakenham 24f Good 5 1/5 0 Brian Hughes p 151 88 101 57 100/30
Chase Turf Woodfordes Wherry Novices Handicap Chase (For The Prince Carlton Cup) Made virtually all - ridden after 2 out - went clear approaching last - kept on well
2024-02-20 54d Market Rasen 24f Soft 5 4/7 3 Brian Hughes p 157 89 86 73 8/1
Chase Turf Countdown To Cheltenham At Rhino.Bet Novices Handicap Chase Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear but in touch with leaders on outer - some headway 4 out - went fourth when mistake 3 out - soon no extra(op 5/1)
2023-12-28 42d Catterick 25f Soft 5 5/11 0.1 Brian Hughes 156 90 80 9 100/30
Chase Turf Better Betting With Sky Bet Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) Midfield - headway 11th - challenging before 2 out - weakening when mistake last(op 3/1)
2023-11-16 25d Sedgefield 27f Soft 5 2/6 12 Brian Hughes 156 90 97 33 6/5F
Chase Turf Betting Sites bettingsites.ltd.uk Handicap Chase In touch with leaders - mistake 12th - headway and pressed leader 3 out - no extra from 2 out(op 11/8)
2023-10-22 92d Sedgefield 27f Soft 5 1/8 0 Brian Hughes 154 88 98 74 7/1
Chase Turf Roflow Enviromental Engineering Specialist Ventilation Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Qual) Prominent - went second 10th - mistake 12th - led 16th - headed before 2 out - ridden and outpaced after 2 out - switched right and rallied approaching last - led again last - stayed on(op 15/2 tchd 9/1)
2023-07-22 12d Cartmel 22f Heavy 4 3/4 Miss Alice Stevens 149 75 28 28/1
William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2023-07-10 17d Worcester 20f Good 4 8/11 Miss Alice Stevens 149 79 25 66/1
Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls Ssangyong Novices Hurdle (Arc Summer Novices Brush Hdl Qual) (GBB)
2023-06-23 DEB Market Rasen 23f Good 4 4/6 Brian Hughes 158 85 32 5/2
ABP Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)

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 runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)100.0%
Normal (2-4wk)4125.0%
Freshened (1-2m)300.0%
Layoff (2-6m)11100.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 4500.0%
Class 56233.3%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)11218.2%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft5120.0%
Good5120.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Sedgefield4125.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-06-23–2025-11-13. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.