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Optima RacingHorses › Balqaa (GB)

Balqaa (GB)

8yo b m · Form & record 2021-08-04 to 2026-05-17 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay.
Pedigree Cable Bay (IRE) × Angels Wings (IRE) (by Dark Angel)
OwnerKettledrum Racing
BreederHighclere Stud & Jake Warren Ltd
Ratings Official 52 · best RPR 74 · best TS 59
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60
Runs
5
Wins
8.3%
Strike rate
31.7%
Place rate
0.7
Actual / Expected
-54.4%
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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.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-05-17 30d Ripon 8f Good 6 8/13 2.75 Zak Wheatley 130 52 37 28 18/1
Flat Turf Swinton Park Silver Anniversary Cup Handicap Slowly away - in rear - kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
2026-04-17 20d Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f Standard 6 5/11 0.3 Jason Hart 132 52 56 48 13/2
Flat AW Race And Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Dwelt start - held up in rear - headway over 1f out - not pace to challenge(op 7/1)
2026-03-28 11d Southwell (AW) 11f Standard 6 5/10 0.5 Paul Mulrennan 132 52 52 21 15/2
Flat AW Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (Div I) Slowly away - in rear - headway from 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong (jockey said mare was slowly away)(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
2026-03-17 34d Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f Standard 6 1/8 0 Jason Hart 135 46 55 29 13/2
Flat AW Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Classified Stakes (Div I) Held up in rear - headway from over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on(op 15/2 tchd 6/1)
2026-02-11 18d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 6/11 1.75 Jason Hart 122 47 44 32 25/1
Flat AW Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Slowly away - held up in rear - switched right when headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 20/1)
2026-01-24 7d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 6 5/10 0.5 Jason Hart 135 47 49 29 7/2
Flat AW Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Classified Stakes In rear - headway from over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong
2026-01-17 13d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 2/9 0.3 Jason Hart 135 47 54 29 10/1
Flat AW BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Classified Stakes (Div I) Slowly into stride - in rear - headway on near side of group over 1f out - went second and pressed leader inside final 110yds - kept on(tchd 9/1)
2026-01-04 156d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 8/12 0.5 Zak Wheatley 132 48 35 25 16/1
Flat AW Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Classified Stakes (Rider Restricted Race) Blindfold off late and slowly away - in rear - some headway inside final furlong - no telling impression (jockey was slow to remove blindfold explaining that it had become stuck in bridle and therefore took two attempts to remove)(op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 18/1)
2025-08-01 27d Newcastle (AW) 10f Standard 6 4/12 0.5 Callum Rodriguez 135 48 47 40 5/4
Flat AW JPS Ceilings And Partitions Classified Stakes In rear - good headway on far side of group over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/5 tchd 11/10)
2025-07-05 18d Leicester 10f Firm 6 9/10 1.5 Daniel Muscutt 132 49 41 36 8/1
Flat Turf Dark Horse Chardonnay Handicap Slowly away - held up in rear - brief headway 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 13/2)
2025-06-17 21d Beverley 10f Firm 6 3/10 0.1 George Wood 129 49 52 51 18/1
Flat Turf Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Hull Handicap In rear - headway under 2f out - went third inside final furlong - ran on(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
2025-05-27 33d Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f Standard 6 6/12 0.1 Callum Shepherd 134 51 50 32 12/1
Flat AW Wolverhampton Family Fun Raceday 10th August Handicap Midfield - headway from over 1f out - outpaced inside final furlong(op 10/1)
2025-04-24 63d Beverley 8.5f Good 6 5/11 1.5 Jason Hart 126 51 49 25 16/1
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2025-02-20 13d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 6 5/11 J F Egan 133 53 51 36 15/2
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2025-02-07 24d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 5/9 Jason Hart 135 55 51 31 4/1
BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap (Div II)
2025-01-14 24d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 3/9 Jason Hart 133 56 55 17 11/1
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2024-12-21 18d Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f Standard 6 4/11 1.25 Jason Hart 133 57 55 34 14/1
Flat AW Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Slowly away - raced in last - headway over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - went fourth towards finish(tchd 16/1)
2024-12-03 18d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 6 3/12 0.5 Jason Hart 130 57 61 45 11/1
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap Dwelt start - towards rear - headway over 2f out - went third inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 12/1)
2024-11-15 52d Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f Standard 6 4/11 0.1 Andrew Elliott 135 58 61 53 33/1
Flat AW Weekly £5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Slowly into stride - took keen hold - in rear - headway over 1f out - went fourth inside final 110yds(op 25/1)
2024-09-24 7d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 6 10/10 1.75 Paul Mulrennan 135 60 31 6 3/1F
Flat AW Quinnbet Daily Free Bet Handicap Took keen hold - midfield - some headway over 3f out - weakened from over 2f out (jockey said mare ran too free when unable to get cover in early stages)(op 9/4)
2024-09-17 14d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 6 1/8 0 Jamie Spencer 135 55 63 52 11/2
Flat AW Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Slowly away - towards rear - smooth headway from over 2f out - hung left but ran on to lead inside final furlong - kept on(op 11/4)
2024-09-03 8d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 1/11 0 Jason Hart 132 49 58 50 15/8F
Flat AW Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Held up in rear - good headway from over 1f out - led towards finish - ran on(op 7/4 tchd 6/4)
2024-08-26 30d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 3/13 0.3 Jason Hart 129 49 60 46 10/1
Flat AW AK Bets Best Price Premier League Handicap Steadied start - took keen hold - held up in rear - headway when not clear run over 1f out - switched left inside final furlong - soon challenging - kept on (jockey said mare was denied a clear run 1 1/2f out)(op 8/1)
2024-07-27 21d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 6 4/13 0.2 Callum Rodriguez 129 49 54 47 5/1
Flat AW Above Handicap Dwelt start - in rear - headway into midfield 2f out - keeping on inside final furlong - went fourth towards finish - nearest finish(op 6/1)
2024-07-06 9d Carlisle 9f Good 6 7/10 4 Lewis Edmunds 127 52 41 7 11/1
Flat Turf Eden Animal Rescue Rescue Care Rehome Handicap Towards rear - some headway from 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 12/1)
2024-06-27 23d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 6 7/14 0.2 Shane Gray 134 53 54 32 11/1
Flat AW JenningsBet In Allerdene Handicap Dwelt start - in rear - headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 12/1)
2024-06-04 13d Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f Standard 6 9/12 0.5 Cameron Noble 135 55 43 16 12/1
Flat AW Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Slowly away - in rear - no telling impression(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1)
2024-05-22 26d Ayr 8f Firm 6 6/8 0.5 Alex Fielding 128 56 56 9/2
Flat Turf Fitzdares Apprentice Handicap Took keen hold - slowly away - in rear - headway over 1f out - no impression inside final 110yds(op 11/2)
2024-04-26 47d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 6 3/9 0.3 Callum Rodriguez 132 57 62 25 4/1
Flat AW Try The Racing App This Afternoon Handicap (Div II) Held up in rear - headway up the centre over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - went third final stride(op 5/1)
2024-03-10 29d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 2/9 1.75 Callum Rodriguez 135 55 63 51 8/1
Flat AW Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div II) Slowly away - in rear - going easily 2f out - headway but waiting for room over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong (jockey said mare was denied a clear run between 2f and 1f out)(op 17/2)

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)19210.5%
Normal (2-4wk)2613.8%
Freshened (1-2m)7114.3%
Layoff (2-6m)7114.3%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 5600.0%
Class 65259.6%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)4548.9%
Middle (10-12f)1516.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard45511.1%
Firm600.0%
Soft500.0%
Good400.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Newcastle (AW)25312.0%
Southwell (AW)9111.1%
Wolverhampton (AW)8112.5%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-08-04–2026-05-17. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.