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Bits Ballou: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Bits Ballou is a 5-year-old mare by Scorpion, trained by Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies. She has won 1 of 7 starts and placed in 2 more, for £7,898 in prize money. She has won 1 of 5 on good ground, which is the surface to note. She runs next in the 3:01 at Market Rasen on 12 November. Her best performance rating is 79, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 7
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 3
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Prize money £7,898
  • Best rating 79
  • Official rating 81

Where Bits Ballou runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:01 Market Rasen PricedUp Boosts And BOG Mares' Handicap Hurdle Race —

Bits Ballou form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
26 Oct 26 Hereford Halo Leisure More Than Just A Gym Handicap Hurdle Race Class 5 3m 1.5f Good To Firm 4 13.75 7/2 Sam Twiston-Davies 81
28 Sep 26 Newton Abbot Par Inn Bulpin Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Race Class 5 3m 2.5f Good 1 — 6/1 Mr Lucas Murphy 78
12 Jul 26 Stratford Next Sunday Is Ladies Day Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 6f Good To Firm 3 45.5 13/2 Sam Twiston-Davies 79
12 Jun 26 Newton Abbot William Hill Handicap Hurdle Class 5 3m 2.5f Good 2 2.25 22/1 Sam Twiston-Davies 78
10 May 26 Ludlow Radnor Hills Water Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good 4 21.75 25/1 Tom Bellamy –
14 Apr 26 Newton Abbot St. Austell Brewery Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 5.5f Good 6 63.5 50/1 Sam Twiston-Davies –
19 Mar 26 Ludlow Lycetts Insurance Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good 8 19.75 40/1 Toby McCain-Mitchell –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the Halo Leisure More Than Just A Gym Handicap Hurdle Race at Hereford on 26 October 2026. Settled at the back of the field - scrappy around 7th or 8th mid-race - crept closer 3 out - moved into second for a spell after 2 out - tired on the run-in and passed for third - finished 4th.

Bits Ballou by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
26.5f 2 1 50% —
16f 2 0 0% —
25.5f 1 0 0% —
22f 1 0 0% —
21.5f 1 0 0% —

Bits Ballou by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 5 1 20% —
Good To Firm 2 0 0% —

Bits Ballou by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newton Abbot 3 1 33% —
Ludlow 2 0 0% —
Hereford 1 0 0% —
Stratford 1 0 0% —

Bits Ballou breeding

  • Sire Scorpion (IRE)
  • Dam Bignose Kate (GB)
  • Damsire Overbury (IRE)
  • Breeder R N And Mrs M A Jukes
  • Foaled 13 March 2021

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