Horse Details

Balance Play (IRE)

8 Runs 3 Wins (37.5%) 3 Places (37.5%)
Owner: Valmont Silks Valmont Trainer: Ralph Beckett
3 years old
Sire: Lope De Vega (IRE)
Dam: Bezique (GB)
Damsire: Cape Cross
Past Runs (8 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
23/09/23
14:40 		Newbury 1m2f Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett 1st 2:13.04 Won 95 9-1 3/1J
In touch with leaders - cajoled along 4f out - pushed along 3f out - hung left but headway on near side of group 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - soon edged left - went clear final 110yds - comfortably (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from returning to much slower ground)(op 10/3)
25/08/23
13:50 		York 1m4f Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett 10 2:31.37 1 95 9-3 3/1F
Always behind
04/08/23
17:20 		Goodwood 1m3f Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett 1st 2:32.30 Won 88 9-8 7/2J
Midfield - headway when edged left on outer over 2f out - edged right but ridden to lead inside final furlong - kept on well - comfortably(op 4/1)
30/06/23
20:30 		Chester 1m2½f Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett 1st 2:12.27 Won 83 9-7 7/4F
Made all - faced challenge 3f out - soon pushed along - ridden and clear with one other 1f out - pushed out inside final 110yds - cosily(tchd 11/5)
03/06/23
15:55 		Epsom 1m2f Andrea Atzeni Ralph Beckett 3rd 2:7.83 1 81 8-7 4/1
Prominent - outpaced over 1f out - rallied and went third final 110yds - kept on
04/05/23
15:15 		Salisbury 7f Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett 2nd 1:30.70 0.3 – 9-7 7/2
Led - ridden when faced challenge from 2f out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on (jockey said gelding lugged left-handed in the closing stages)(op 4/1)
28/11/22
16:15 		Kempton (AW) 7f Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett 3rd 1:28.24 0.3 – 9-4 18/5
Pressed leader - ridden to lead over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - lost second final strides(op 3/1)
26/10/22
13:00 		Nottingham 1m½f Rob Hornby Ralph Beckett 4 1:50.37 3 – 9-2 3/1
Slowly into stride - midfield - pushed along 3f out - headway 2f out - ridden and in touch with leaders over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/4 tchd 7/2)