Horse Details

West Balboa (IRE)

13 Runs 2 Wins (15.4%) 3 Places (23.1%)
Owner: Bullen-Smith & Faulks Silks Bullen-Smith & Faulks Trainer: Dan Skelton
8 years old
Sire: Yeats (IRE)
Dam: Rostellan (IRE)
Damsire: Flemensfirth
Past Runs (13 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
15/03/25
14:45 		Kempton 2m5f Miss Heidi Palin Dan Skelton 5 5:3.37 6 136 11-7 16/1
In touch with leaders - mistake 2nd - prominent 3rd - slow jump and lost ground 6th - outpaced 2 out - weakened last(tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1)
08/02/25
14:40 		Warwick 2m5f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 4 5:12.64 1 138 11-2 7/2
Pressed leader - hit 2 out - soon lost second - left in third when badly hampered by faller last - kept on
27/12/24
13:20 		Kempton 3m½f Miss Heidi Palin Dan Skelton 4 6:15.39 8.5 141 11-7 12/1
In touch with leaders - mistake 4th - raced wide 8th - went third 3 out - lost position before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 17/2)
14/12/24
14:40 		Doncaster 3m½f Kielan Woods Dan Skelton 3rd 6:8.40 5 143 11-0 2/1
In touch with leaders - headway 3 out - soon outpaced - briefly went second last - weakened run-in(op 6/4)
13/11/24
12:55 		Bangor-on-Dee 2m1½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 5 4:29.71 5 143 11-2 4/1
Held up in rear - struggling from 4 out - no chance from 3 out - never on terms(op 7/2)
16/10/24
14:38 		Worcester 2m4f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 4 5:37.25 4 143 11-0 2/5F
Prominent - went second and not fluent 3 out - 3 lengths down when bad mistake and jockey lost iron briefly last - lost two places run-in - not recover (jockey said mare made a mistake jumping final fence)(op 4/9 tchd 4/11)
13/04/24
13:20 		Aintree 3m½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 3rd 6:19.58 .5 141 11-9 11/4F
Midfield - headway before 3 out - soon prominent - disputing second approaching last - kept on(op 5/2)
16/03/24
14:10 		Kempton 2m5f Kielan Woods Dan Skelton 6 5:10.63 0.1 142 12-0 12/1
Held up in rear - outpaced after 3 out - headway after 2 out - stayed on run-in(tchd 11/1)
03/02/24
15:10 		Sandown 2m7½f Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton 8 6:10.74 10 143 11-11 16/1
Towards rear - headway and midfield halfway - weakening when mistake last(op 9/1)
23/12/23
14:25 		Ascot 3m½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 10 6:8.36 24 143 11-0 3/1F
Took keen hold - always behind - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that mare ran too free)(tchd 16/5)
15/04/23
14:25 		Aintree 3m½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 1st 6:4.60 Won 135 11-2 9/2F
Towards rear of midfield - headway after 10th - pushed along after 3 out - led after 2 out - kept on strongly and went clear run-in - ridden out(op 5/1)
14/01/23
14:40 		Kempton 2m5f Bridget Andrews Dan Skelton 1st 5:32.60 Won 130 10-11 12/1
Travelled strongly - midfield on outer - smooth headway and prominent 3 out - pushed along 2 out - ridden and led narrowly approaching last - mistake last - soon headed - rallied and led again final strides - gamely
29/12/21
15:05 		Newbury 2m4½f Harry Skelton Dan Skelton 2nd 5:16.31 6.5 – 11-0 9/1
Took keen hold - held up in rear - mistake 2nd - pushed along 3 out - headway and pressed leaders 2 out - went second last - kept on but no match for winner(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)