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Balon d'Or: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Balon d'Or is a 5-year-old gelding by Kodiac, trained by Simon Dow. He has won 4 of 41 starts and placed in 6 more, for £88,106 in prize money. His best trip is 5f, where 2 wins from 15 is a 13% strike rate against 8% at every other distance. He was last seen finishing 12th at Brighton on 15 October 2026, and has no declared entry. His best performance rating is 95, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 41
  • Wins 4
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 10%
  • Prize money £88,106
  • Best rating 95
  • Official rating 60

Balon d'Or form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
15 Oct 26 Brighton Position Payout At bet365 Handicap Stakes Class 6 7f Good 12 23.25 18/1 Paddy Bradley 60
14 Sep 26 Windsor Neverland Drone Show At Windsor Racecourse Handicap Stakes Class 6 5f Good To Soft 9 9 11/1 Paddy Bradley 60
1 Sep 26 Lingfield (AW) Racing Partnership Celebrating 10 Years Handicap Stakes Class 6 6f Standard 5 3.75 9/2 Paddy Bradley 61
18 Aug 26 Lingfield (AW) Download The At The Races App Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 6 6f Standard 1 — 7/2 Paddy Bradley 58
4 Aug 26 Lingfield (AW) John Cunliffe Obf 80th Birthday Handicap Stakes Class 6 6f Standard 4 2.5 33/1 Paddy Bradley 60
9 Jul 26 Epsom Downs Robert Dyas Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 8 7.5 22/1 Tyler Heard 62
4 Jun 26 Lingfield (AW) attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 4 1 18/1 Paddy Bradley 63
20 Apr 26 Lingfield (AW) Follow AtTheRaces On X Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 6 5 12/1 James Glennon 65
24 Jan 26 Lingfield (AW) Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 7 4.25 25/1 Paddy Bradley 67
31 Dec 25 Lingfield (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 6 5.25 50/1 Paddy Bradley 69
8 Dec 25 Lingfield (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 10 7 25/1 Paddy Bradley 71
20 Nov 25 Lingfield (AW) Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 7 3.25 33/1 David Egan 72
20 Sep 25 Chester Deepbridge Capital Handicap Class 3 5f Heavy 5 4 8/1 Joe Leavy 72
12 Sep 25 Chester LiveScoreBet Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 6f Good 1 — 13/2 Andrew Mullen 65
23 Aug 25 Redcar Redhill Contractors Limited Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Firm 5 3.75 4/1F Jack Nicholls 67
10 Aug 25 Haydock Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Firm 6 9.25 11/1 David Probert 70
26 Jul 25 Chester Layrd Design Handicap Class 4 5f Good 5 6 6/1 Jason Watson 73
28 Jun 25 Chester Manor Car Hire Handicap Class 3 6f Good 7 8 16/1 Aidan Keeley 75
14 Jun 25 Chester Precision Facades Handicap Class 3 5f Soft 4 3.5 9/2 Richard Kingscote 77
8 May 25 Chester CAA Stellar Handicap Class 2 5f Good 8 5.75 50/1 Andrew Mullen 78
19 Apr 25 Musselburgh Virgin Bet Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Soft 7 3.5 15/2 Oisin Murphy 79
12 Oct 24 Chelmsford City (AW) Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 6f Standard 7 4.5 18/1 Alistair Rawlinson 80
21 Sep 24 Chester Boodles Handicap Class 4 5.5f Good To Soft 4 2.25 13/2 Sean D Bowen 81
31 Aug 24 Chester CAA Stellar Handicap Class 4 5f Good 1 — 11/2 Richard Kingscote 76
21 Aug 24 Carlisle Explosive Productions 20th Anniversary Handicap Class 5 6f Good 3 2 5/1 Callum Rodriguez 77
27 Jul 24 Chester Greenhous DAF Handicap Class 2 6f Good 6 2 9/1 Jack Doughty 77
13 Jul 24 Chester Horse PWR Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Soft 2 2 8/1 Franny Norton 76
29 Mar 24 Lingfield (AW) BetMGM All-Weather Vase Three-Year-Old Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 9 9 9/1 Harry Davies 79
1 Mar 24 Lingfield (AW) BetMGM AWC 3 Year Old Trial Handicap Class 2 6f Standard 11 8.5 50/1 Adam Farragher 82
8 Feb 24 Newcastle (AW) BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap Class 4 5f Standard 3 3.25 5/2 Jason Hart 83
20 Jan 24 Lingfield (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 4 3.25 12/1 Jason Hart 85
6 Dec 23 Kempton (AW) Unibet More Extra Place Races Nursery Class 4 6f Standard To Slow 3 3.75 5/1 Ross Coakley 86
7 Oct 23 Redcar William Hill Two Year Old Trophy (Listed) Class 1 6f Good 4 7 14/1 Ben Curtis 87
14 Sep 23 Doncaster Weatherbys Scientific 300,000 2-Y-O Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 6.5f Soft 10 9.5 40/1 Ben Curtis 87
24 Aug 23 York Or8Wellness EBF Stallions Nursery Class 2 7f Good To Firm 6 2.75 18/1 James Doyle 89
3 Aug 23 Goodwood Jaeger-Lecoultre Nursery Class 2 7f Soft 7 9.75 16/1 Harry Davies 91
21 Jul 23 Newbury IRE-Incentive - It Pays To Buy Irish Rose Bowl Stakes (Listed) Class 1 6f Good 6 5 13/2 Ross Coakley 91
18 Jun 23 Chantilly (FR) Prix du Bois Longines - Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage (2yo) (Turf) 6f Good To Soft 4 7.5 32/5 Ben Curtis –
2 Jun 23 Epsom Downs British EBF 40th Anniversary Woodcote Stakes (Conditions Race) (GBB Race) Class 2 6f Good To Firm 2 .75 4/1 James Doyle –
10 May 23 Chester CAA Stellar Lily Agnes Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 5f Soft 3 1.5 5/1 Ben Curtis –
8 Apr 23 Musselburgh tote Fantasy Who's In Your Stable EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 5f Good To Soft 1 — 11/2 Ben Curtis –

Last time out

Finished 12 in the Position Payout At bet365 Handicap Stakes at Brighton on 15 October 2026. Missed the break - settled in behind the main group - pushed along 2f out but never going the pace - finished 12th.

Balon d'Or by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
6f 21 2 10% —
5f 15 2 13% —
7f 3 0 0% —
5.5f 1 0 0% —
6.5f 1 0 0% —

Balon d'Or by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 14 1 7% —
Good 10 2 20% —
Good To Soft 6 1 17% —
Good To Firm 5 0 0% —
Soft 4 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 1 0 0% —

Balon d'Or by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Lingfield (AW) 12 1 8% —
Chester 11 2 18% —
Epsom Downs 2 0 0% —
Redcar 2 0 0% —
Musselburgh 2 1 50% —
Brighton 1 0 0% —
Windsor 1 0 0% —
Haydock 1 0 0% —
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% —
Carlisle 1 0 0% —

Balon d'Or breeding

  • Sire Kodiac (GB)
  • Dam Usra (IRE)
  • Damsire Requinto (IRE)
  • Breeder Crypto Bloodstock
  • Foaled 28 January 2021

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