Horse Details

Rioja Alta (IRE)

17 Runs 2 Wins (11.8%) 6 Places (35.3%)
Owner: Mrs B M Lofthouse Silks Mrs B M Lofthouse Trainer: Micky Hammond
4 years old b IRE
Sire: Australia (GB)
Dam: Pavement (IRE)
Damsire: Pivotal
Past Runs (17 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
26/11/25
12:38 		Wetherby - 3m Brian Hughes Micky Hammond 6 6:25.01 2.75 105 12-0 18/1
Prominent - lost position 7th - weakened gradually from 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
07/11/25
14:45 		Hexham - 2m4f Brian Hughes Micky Hammond 7 5:33.27 11 105 11-6 8/1
(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
21/07/25
14:42 		Cartmel - 2m6f Brian Hughes Micky Hammond 1st 5:53.80 Won 100 12-0 4/1
Prominent - pressed leader last - ridden and kept on well run-in - led inside final 110yds - stayed on(op 7/2)
28/05/25
18:40 		Cartmel - 2m6f Brian Hughes Micky Hammond 3rd 5:29.89 .5 99 10-7 15/2
Raced in third behind clear leaders - not fluent 6th - went second before last - no extra run-in - weakened gradually and lost second final 110yds(op 9/1)
15/03/25
14:37 		Newcastle - 2m4½f Brian Hughes Micky Hammond 2nd 5:4.88 6 99 12-0 4/1
Led - not fluent 3rd - faced challenge 2 out - headed last - soon no chance with winner
05/02/25
15:05 		Sedgefield - 2m4f Conor O'Farrell Micky Hammond 1st - Won 91 11-5 14/1
Made all - set steady pace - going best and awkward jump 2 out - soon pushed along and went clear - good jump last - ridden briefly final 110yds - eased towards finish - unchallenged(tchd 18/1)
23/01/25
14:05 		Wetherby - 2m3½f Conor O'Farrell Micky Hammond 9 5:33.49 .75 94 11-8 33/1
Never better than midfield(tchd 40/1)
07/12/24
12:48 		Wetherby - 2m Conor O'Farrell Micky Hammond 7 - - 96 10-4 22/1
In rear - lost touch when jumped left 3 out - never on terms(op 16/1)
13/06/24
18:40 		Musselburgh 1 2m Billy Garritty Micky Hammond 4 3:43.43 79 68 9-9 5/1
Disputed lead - lost ground 4f out - weakened over 2f out - eased over 1f out(op 4/1 tchd 11/2)
04/05/24
16:55 		Thirsk 1 1m6f Aiden Brookes Micky Hammond 5 3:16.13 3.25 70 8-13 17/2
Midfield - weakened 2f out(op 14/1 tchd 8/1)
07/03/24
16:20 		Carlisle - 2m1f Conor O'Farrell Micky Hammond 3rd 4:32.01 11 – 10-9 7/1
In touch with leaders - headway and went fourth before 2 out - left in third and hampered by faller 2 out - soon no extra - no match for first two(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
12/02/24
13:30 		Catterick - 1m7½f Conor O'Farrell Micky Hammond 3rd 4:3.72 1.5 – 10-8 14/1
Chased clear leader - headway before 4th - raced in third when not fluent 3 out - in touch with leaders before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 12/1)
17/10/23
17:25 		Gowran Park (IRE) - 1m4f Gary Carroll Gavin Cromwell 4 2:54.70 1.75 72 9-1 4/1J
In touch with leaders early - dropped to rear when pushed along over 5f out - headway when raced wide and ridden over 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - went fourth towards finish(op 5/1)
30/09/23
16:45 		Killarney (IRE) 3 1m3f Robert Whearty Gavin Cromwell 3rd 2:39.81 3 72 9-9 5/1C
Soon in touch with leaders - ridden over 2f out - squeezed out and lost position under 2f out - rallied from over 1f out - went third towards finish(tchd 11/2)
04/09/23
18:45 		Roscommon (IRE) 8 1m3½f Gary Carroll Gavin Cromwell 3rd 2:44.52 2.75 – 9-8 15/2
Disputed lead - led after 2f - headed 2f out - weakened and lost second inside final furlong(op 13/2 tchd 8/1)
30/08/23
14:15 		Cork (IRE) 12 1m4f Gary Carroll Gavin Cromwell 4 2:47.04 .5 – 9-8 12/1
Took keen hold - prominent - ridden and kept on from over 2f out - not pace to challenge(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
20/07/23
19:55 		Leopardstown (IRE) 12 1m2f Gary Carroll Gavin Cromwell 6 2:16.51 0.1 – 9-8 14/1
In rear - headway but still plenty to do over 1f out - ran on well final 110yds - nearest finish(op 20/1)