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Balboa: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Balboa is a 6-year-old gelding by Mondialiste, trained by Seamus Mullins. He has won 2 of 30 starts and placed in 11 more, for £64,284 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 4.5f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 4% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:35 at Chepstow on 10 October. His best performance rating is 126, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 30
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 13
  • Strike rate 7%
  • Prize money £64,284
  • Best rating 126
  • Official rating 112

Where Balboa runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:35 Chepstow Dragonbet John Ayres Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race —

Balboa form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
30 Jun 26 Stratford SolidCAM UK Partner Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 6f Good To Firm 3 2.75 15/2 Callum Pritchard 112
19 May 26 Hexham Port Of Blyth Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 4f Good 4 20.5 6/1 Callum Pritchard 112
17 Apr 26 Ayr Jardine Utilities Race To Repair 'Hands & Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Class 4 2m 4.5f Soft 1 — 10/3J Mr Jack Stenhouse 106
23 Mar 26 Wincanton Cheese & Cider Raceday April 1st Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m 0.5f Good 3 2 8/1 Mr Paddy Barlow 105
17 Feb 26 Newbury Finli Live Your Best Financial Life Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 4.5f Soft 3 25.5 10/1 Callum Pritchard 107
30 Dec 25 Taunton Musgrove Park Hospital League Of Friends Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 3f Good 4 10 13/2 Ben Smith 110
4 Dec 25 Wincanton Download The PricedUp App Handicap Hurdle Class 4 1m 7f Good To Soft 7 8.25 22/1 Benjamin Macey 112
4 Jun 25 Newton Abbot Clearance Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 1f Good 5 11 16/1 Micheal Nolan 115
10 May 25 Hexham Paxtons Official Case IH Cumbrian Dealer Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 4f Good 8 42.5 14/1 Micheal Nolan 117
11 Apr 25 Ayr Jardine Utilities Race To Repair 'Hands & Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Class 4 2m 4.5f Good To Soft 8 23.75 10/1 Lewis Saunders 117
12 Feb 25 Wetherby Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 3.5f Soft 3 3.75 28/1 Gavin Sheehan 117
15 Jan 25 Newbury Grosvenor Sport New Customers Double Odds Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 0.5f Soft 6 31 33/1 Micheal Nolan 119
1 Jan 25 Fakenham Gamble Plant Norfolk Ltd Grand Prix Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 4f Good To Soft PU - 16/1 James Best 120
26 Oct 24 Cheltenham Masterson Holdings Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 0.5f Good 5 9.75 25/1 Micheal Nolan 120
12 Oct 24 Chepstow Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow 4-Y-O Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 2 2m Good To Soft 2 9 14/1 Micheal Nolan 120
19 Apr 24 Ayr Remus Uomo Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m Soft 2 .75 16/1 Bradley Harris 117
5 Apr 24 Musselburgh Go North Grey Bomber Juvenile Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 1.5f Soft 4 9 9/1 Bradley Harris 119
12 Mar 24 Cheltenham Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter) (Premier Handicap) (GBB race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Heavy PU - 50/1 Micheal Nolan 122
4 Feb 24 Musselburgh bet365 Scottish Triumph Hurdle (Juvenile Hurdle) (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 1m 7.5f Good To Soft 3 5.25 10/1 Micheal Nolan 122
27 Dec 23 Chepstow Coral Finale Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m Soft 2 21 7/2 Harry Reed 125
16 Dec 23 Cheltenham JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 1f Soft 2 3 8/1 Harry Reed 110
14 Oct 23 Chepstow Champion Hats Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Heavy 1 — 10/11F Harry Reed 110
30 Sep 23 Market Rasen Smokey Joe Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 0.5f Good 2 1.75 16/1 Harry Reed –
28 Aug 23 Cartmel Kevin O'Toole Memorial Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 1f Good To Soft 3 17.5 2/1 Harry Cobden –
2 Aug 23 Sandown TrustATrader For Tradespeople You Can Trust Handicap Class 4 1m 6f Heavy 6 6.75 12/1 Callum Shepherd 68
7 Jul 23 Sandown Davies Group Handicap Class 4 1m 6f Good 5 7 18/1 David Egan 70
13 Mar 23 Wolverhampton (AW) It's Time To Turn To talkSPORT Handicap Class 5 1m 4f Standard 6 6.75 6/1 David Egan 73
24 Feb 23 Lingfield (AW) It's Time To Turn To talkSPORT Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 4f Standard 4 6.25 18/1 David Egan –
7 Jan 23 Kempton (AW) British Stallions Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 4f Standard To Slow 4 12.5 5/1 Tom Marquand –
16 Dec 22 Kempton (AW) Unibet Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 3f Standard To Slow 5 4 40/1 Saffie Osborne –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the SolidCAM UK Partner Handicap Hurdle at Stratford on 30 June 2026. Held up in the pack - moved into second before 2 out then pushed along and hit last - edged out of the runner-up spot near the finish to take third.

Balboa by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16.5f 4 0 0% —
16f 4 1 25% —
20f 3 0 0% —
20.5f 3 1 33% —
17f 3 0 0% —
12f 3 0 0% —
14f 2 0 0% —
22f 1 0 0% —
24.5f 1 0 0% —
19f 1 0 0% —
15f 1 0 0% —
19.5f 1 0 0% —
17.5f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 0 0% —
11f 1 0 0% —

Balboa by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 8 0 0% —
Soft 8 1 13% —
Good To Soft 6 0 0% —
Heavy 3 1 33% —
Standard 2 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 2 0 0% —
Good To Firm 1 0 0% —

Balboa by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Ayr 3 1 33% —
Cheltenham 3 0 0% —
Chepstow 3 1 33% —
Hexham 2 0 0% —
Wincanton 2 0 0% —
Newbury 2 0 0% —
Musselburgh 2 0 0% —
Sandown 2 0 0% —
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% —
Stratford 1 0 0% —

Balboa breeding

  • Sire Mondialiste (IRE)
  • Dam Reachforthestars (IRE)
  • Damsire Sea The Stars (IRE)
  • Breeder Elwick Stud
  • Foaled 1 March 2020

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