Over this period John Balding has won 30 of 380 races (a 7.9% strike rate, an actual/expected ratio of 0.83 versus the market). Full breakdown by course, going and recent form below.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 146 | 14 | 9.6% |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 55 | 8 | 14.5% |
| Newcastle (AW) | 34 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Doncaster | 27 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nottingham | 25 | 2 | 8.0% |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 15 | 3 | 20.0% |
| Beverley | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| Redcar | 11 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 253 | 25 | 9.9% |
| Firm | 50 | 1 | 2.0% |
| Good | 38 | 2 | 5.3% |
| Soft | 36 | 2 | 5.6% |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Showboating (IRE) | 58 | 7 | 12.1% |
| Youre Cool (GB) | 39 | 7 | 17.9% |
| Razin Hell (GB) | 31 | 3 | 9.7% |
| Point North (IRE) | 27 | 5 | 18.5% |
| Fortinbrass (IRE) | 49 | 4 | 8.2% |
| Sleepy Blue Ocean (GB) | 17 | 2 | 11.8% |
| Undercover Brother (GB) | 11 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Lucky Mark (IRE) | 20 | 1 | 5.0% |
| Date | Course | Horse | Finish | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-30 | Chelmsford (AW) | Youre Cool (GB) | 3 | 12.0 |
| 2020-01-30 | Chelmsford (AW) | Murqaab (GB) | 3 | 21.0 |
| 2020-01-30 | Chelmsford (AW) | Emilys Sea (IRE) | 10 | 34.0 |
| 2019-12-29 | Southwell (AW) | Murqaab (GB) | 5 | 15.0 |
| 2019-11-05 | Southwell (AW) | Murqaab (GB) | 10 | 13.0 |
| 2019-10-26 | Chelmsford (AW) | Youre Cool (GB) | 10 | 34.0 |
| 2019-10-16 | Southwell (AW) | Murqaab (GB) | 5 | 34.0 |
| 2019-10-04 | Southwell (AW) | Murqaab (GB) | 9 | 34.0 |
| 2019-09-30 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Youre Cool (GB) | 7 | 17.0 |
| 2019-09-24 | Beverley | Showboating (IRE) | 6 | 12.0 |
| 2019-09-21 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Murqaab (GB) | 10 | 41.0 |
| 2019-09-07 | Kempton (AW) | Showboating (IRE) | 10 | 51.0 |
| 2019-08-22 | Leicester | Murqaab (GB) | 11 | 34.0 |
| 2019-08-14 | Beverley | Showboating (IRE) | 4 | 29.0 |
| 2019-08-09 | Chelmsford (AW) | Youre Cool (GB) | 7 | 21.0 |
| 2019-08-01 | Nottingham | Showboating (IRE) | 4 | 21.0 |
| 2019-07-27 | Newcastle (AW) | Showboating (IRE) | 10 | 67.0 |
| 2019-07-01 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Youre Cool (GB) | 5 | 11.0 |
| 2019-06-27 | Nottingham | Undercover Brother (GB) | 10 | 41.0 |
| 2019-06-17 | Carlisle | Showboating (IRE) | 7 | 17.0 |
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-01-04–2020-01-30. Strike rate and ROI are historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.