Jockey Details

Alix Balfe

80 Rides 5 Wins (6.3%) 11 Places (13.8%)

Recent Runs - Last 12 Months (Showing 50)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Horse	Trainer	Position	Beaten By	Weight	SP	Comment
29/11/25 14:25	Fairyhouse (IRE)	2m	Soldiers Lady	Gavin Cromwell	13	13	10-12	200/1	Never better than midfield(op 150/1 tchd 250/1) Never better than midfield(op 150/1 tchd 250/1)
27/11/25 14:32	Thurles (IRE)	2m	Colin's Friend (IRE)	Patrick Downey	7	4.75	10-6	200/1	Never better than midfield Never better than midfield
25/11/25 13:05	Tramore (IRE)	2m5f	Sights Unseen (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	5	.75	10-11	22/1	Midfield - dropped to rear 4th - pushed along and plenty to do last (usual 3 out) - kept on well after omitted 2 out - never dangerous(tchd 20/1) Midfield - dropped to rear 4th - pushed along and plenty to do last (usual 3 out) - kept on well after omitted 2 out - never dangerous(tchd 20/1)
23/11/25 14:45	Cork (IRE)	2m5f	Evies Vladimir (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	99	-	10-5	33/1	Always behind - mistake 2 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the second last fence)(op 28/1) Always behind - mistake 2 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the second last fence)(op 28/1)
23/11/25 13:00	Cork (IRE)	2m	Laska Du Breuil (FR)	Gavin Cromwell	6	12	10-6	40/1	Midfield - no extra from 2 out(tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1) Midfield - no extra from 2 out(tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1)
22/11/25 12:00	Punchestown (IRE)	2m3½f	Take Stock	Gavin Cromwell	5	2.25	11-0	16/1	Midfield - headway from 2 out - went fourth approaching last - no extra run-in(op 33/1) Midfield - headway from 2 out - went fourth approaching last - no extra run-in(op 33/1)
17/11/25 13:00	Navan (IRE)	2m	Jazzy Rock (IRE)	Francis Casey	7	1.25	9-10	10/1	Never better than midfield(op 8/1) Never better than midfield(op 8/1)
16/11/25 12:17	Navan (IRE)	2m	Can't Catch Molly	Patrick Downey	12	1	11-0	250/1	Never better than midfield(op 200/1 tchd 300/1) Never better than midfield(op 200/1 tchd 300/1)
13/11/25 15:48	Punchestown (IRE)	2m4½f	Ponderosa Lady (IRE)	Gerard Keane	99	-	10-3	100/1	Always behind - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said mare never travelled on the ground)(tchd 80/1) Always behind - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said mare never travelled on the ground)(tchd 80/1)
04/11/25 15:45	Fairyhouse (IRE)	3m	Sights Unseen (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	9	7.5	10-11	-	Midfield - not fluent 5 out - mistake and lost ground 3 out Midfield - not fluent 5 out - mistake and lost ground 3 out
02/11/25 15:55	Cork (IRE)	2m4f	Ahead Of The Posse (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	0	0	10-9	16/1	(op 14/1) (op 14/1)
01/11/25 12:25	Down Royal (IRE)	2m1f	Jukebox Jolene	Tom Dreaper	0	0	10-12	300/1	Held up in rear(op 100/1) Held up in rear(op 100/1)
27/10/25 13:47	Wexford (IRE)	2m½f	Rock Ya Boy Ya (IRE)	Francis Casey	1st	Won	10-9	6/1	Prominent - mistake 7th - joined leader 4 out - led just before 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on well(op 3/1) Prominent - mistake 7th - joined leader 4 out - led just before 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on well(op 3/1)
23/10/25 15:22	Clonmel (IRE)	2m4f	Jazzy Rock (IRE)	Francis Casey	4	.5	11-0	8/1	Led - headed and prominent from 4th - hampered by faller 6th - lost position home turn - switched left and rallied before 2 out - no extra run-in(op 4/1 tchd 9/1) Led - headed and prominent from 4th - hampered by faller 6th - lost position home turn - switched left and rallied before 2 out - no extra run-in(op 4/1 tchd 9/1)
09/10/25 14:40	Tramore (IRE)	2m	Rock Ya Boy Ya (IRE)	Francis Casey	1st	Won	11-9	7/4F	Pressed leader - not fluent 3rd - led before 5th - ridden before 2 out - went clear after last - comfortably(op 11/8) Pressed leader - not fluent 3rd - led before 5th - ridden before 2 out - went clear after last - comfortably(op 11/8)
05/10/25 14:24	Killarney (IRE)	2m1f	Rock Ya Boy Ya (IRE)	Francis Casey	1st	Won	11-0	14/1	Prominent - went second after 4th - led 3 out - jumped slightly right 2 out - ridden clear approaching last - ran on well - easily(op 20/1) Prominent - went second after 4th - led 3 out - jumped slightly right 2 out - ridden clear approaching last - ran on well - easily(op 20/1)
05/10/25 13:49	Killarney (IRE)	2m1f	Jazzy Rock (IRE)	Francis Casey	2nd	1.5	10-6	7/2	Led - headed and raced in second 1st - led again 5th - headed when pecked on landing 2 out - rallied from last - went second post(tchd 4/1) Led - headed and raced in second 1st - led again 5th - headed when pecked on landing 2 out - rallied from last - went second post(tchd 4/1)
26/09/25 15:43	Listowel (IRE)	2m6f	Sights Unseen (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	2nd	5	11-6	33/1	Towards rear - hampered 3 out - headway before 2 out - kept on and went second inside final 110yds(op 28/1 tchd 25/1) Towards rear - hampered 3 out - headway before 2 out - kept on and went second inside final 110yds(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
19/09/25 14:11	Downpatrick (IRE)	2m2f	Wings Of Eve (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	10	2.25	10-4	150/1	Midfield - outpaced towards rear when not fluent 3 out - kept on from last - no telling impression(op 125/1) Midfield - outpaced towards rear when not fluent 3 out - kept on from last - no telling impression(op 125/1)
12/09/25 18:30	Ballinrobe (IRE)	2m7f	Sights Unseen (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	99	-	11-4	12/1	Mistake 2nd - always behind - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (jockey said mare made a mistake early on and never travelled afterwards)(op 20/1) Mistake 2nd - always behind - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (jockey said mare made a mistake early on and never travelled afterwards)(op 20/1)
08/09/25 16:20	Galway (IRE)	2m½f	Rock Ya Boy Ya (IRE)	Francis Casey	13	4.5	10-3	25/1	Never better than midfield(tchd 28/1) Never better than midfield(tchd 28/1)
05/09/25 17:07	Kilbeggan (IRE)	2m3½f	Caman Rocco (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	14	11	10-5	50/1	Midfield - dropped to rear with one circuit to go - weakened after 4 out Midfield - dropped to rear with one circuit to go - weakened after 4 out
27/08/25 18:25	Bellewstown (IRE)	2m4½f	Stuntman Steve (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	10	27	11-2	9/1	Midfield - weakened after 3 out(tchd 10/1) Midfield - weakened after 3 out(tchd 10/1)
15/08/25 19:19	Tramore (IRE)	2m5f	Ponderosa Lady (IRE)	Gerard Keane	7	8.5	11-0	22/1	Held up in rear - outpaced after 3 out - no chance but stayed on run-in(op 80/1 tchd 100/1) Held up in rear - outpaced after 3 out - no chance but stayed on run-in(op 80/1 tchd 100/1)
03/08/25 13:50	Galway (IRE)	2m½f	Georginas Jet (IRE)	Paul John Gilligan	7	2	9-10	125/1	In rear - kept on from 2 out - not pace to challenge(op 66/1) In rear - kept on from 2 out - not pace to challenge(op 66/1)
02/08/25 14:37	Galway (IRE)	2m1f	Stuntman Steve (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	9	2.5	10-9	14/1	In touch with leaders - prominent 3 out - weakened run-in(op 12/1 tchd 11/1) In touch with leaders - prominent 3 out - weakened run-in(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
23/07/25 17:20	Wexford (IRE)	3m1½f	Sights Unseen (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	10	2.75	11-6	13/2	In touch with leaders - dropped to rear with one circuit to go - tailed off(tchd 11/2 and tchd 8/1) In touch with leaders - dropped to rear with one circuit to go - tailed off(tchd 11/2 and tchd 8/1)
11/07/25 16:25	Kilbeggan (IRE)	2m	Ponderosa Lady (IRE)	Gerard Keane	9	12	10-6	125/1	Always behind(op 100/1) Always behind(op 100/1)
05/07/25 18:30	Bellewstown (IRE)	2m1f	Stuntman Steve (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	2nd	4.5	10-10	11/1	Midfield - in touch with leaders 2 out - soon challenging - went second approaching last - no extra run-in(op 6/1) Midfield - in touch with leaders 2 out - soon challenging - went second approaching last - no extra run-in(op 6/1)
15/06/25 16:20	Downpatrick (IRE)	2m2f	Dunkerque (DEN)	Gavin Cromwell	3rd	1	11-7	8/1	In touch with leaders - raced wide but pressed leaders after 2 out - outpaced last - rallied and went third final 110yds(op 7/1) In touch with leaders - raced wide but pressed leaders after 2 out - outpaced last - rallied and went third final 110yds(op 7/1)
10/06/25 19:58	Sligo (IRE)	2m4½f	Cois Fharraige (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	3rd	.75	10-4	100/30F	Midfield - steady headway 7th - pressed leader 3 out - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 4/1 tchd 3/1) Midfield - steady headway 7th - pressed leader 3 out - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 4/1 tchd 3/1)
30/05/25 17:05	Tramore (IRE)	2m6f	Sights Unseen (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	3rd	-	10-12	13/8F	Midfield - in touch with leaders 7th - prominent 4 out - outpaced before 2 out - kept on and went third post(op 5/4 tchd 7/4) Midfield - in touch with leaders 7th - prominent 4 out - outpaced before 2 out - kept on and went third post(op 5/4 tchd 7/4)
23/05/25 18:05	Downpatrick (IRE)	2m6f	Sights Unseen (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	1st	Won	11-5	13/8F	Prominent - left in second 5th - led narrowly 7th - briefly headed last (usual 2 out) - soon ridden - stayed on(op 7/4) Prominent - left in second 5th - led narrowly 7th - briefly headed last (usual 2 out) - soon ridden - stayed on(op 7/4)
17/05/25 14:25	Wexford (IRE)	2m4f	Naughty Aimee (IRE)	Patrick Downey	99	-	11-0	150/1	In rear - lost touch before 9th - pulled up before 10th (jockey said mare stopped quickly)(op 100/1 tchd 80/1 and 200/1) In rear - lost touch before 9th - pulled up before 10th (jockey said mare stopped quickly)(op 100/1 tchd 80/1 and 200/1)
10/05/25 15:25	Cork (IRE)	2m4f	Penny Jar (IRE)	Patrick Downey	12	0.3	11-5	20/1	In rear - mistake 1st - struggling from 7th - never on terms(op 14/1) In rear - mistake 1st - struggling from 7th - never on terms(op 14/1)
09/05/25 17:25	Downpatrick (IRE)	2m6f	Sights Unseen (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	2nd	6.5	11-0	11/4	Midfield - headway after 2 out - went third last - went second final 110yds - no match for winner(op 4/1) Midfield - headway after 2 out - went third last - went second final 110yds - no match for winner(op 4/1)
05/05/25 14:45	Down Royal (IRE)	3m	There's Always One (IRE)	R K Watson	99	-	10-0	250/1	In rear - unseated 1st(tchd 300/1) In rear - unseated 1st(tchd 300/1)
05/05/25 14:10	Down Royal (IRE)	2m1½f	Benz (IRE)	R K Watson	99	-	11-5	50/1	Midfield - fell heavily 3rd(op 25/1) Midfield - fell heavily 3rd(op 25/1)
02/05/25 19:10	Punchestown (IRE)	2m	Struck Oil (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	12	2.75	10-6	125/1	Midfield - towards rear and weakened after 4 out(tchd 100/1) Midfield - towards rear and weakened after 4 out(tchd 100/1)
20/04/25 13:12	Cork (IRE)	2m	Struck Oil (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	7	.5	11-0	7/1	Never better than midfield(op 11/1) Never better than midfield(op 11/1)
22/03/25 17:40	Navan (IRE)	2m	Colin's Friend (IRE)	Patrick Downey	9	18	10-11	80/1	In rear - struggling 5f out - tailed off(op 40/1) In rear - struggling 5f out - tailed off(op 40/1)
22/03/25 16:30	Navan (IRE)	2m7½f	Global Export (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	99	-	10-1	14/1	In rear - fell 11th(op 18/1) In rear - fell 11th(op 18/1)
01/03/25 16:20	Navan (IRE)	2m4½f	Global Export (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	3rd	6	9-10	14/1	Towards rear - headway from 4 out - in touch with leaders on inner 3 out - went third 2 out - no impression when bad mistake last - kept on(op 16/1) Towards rear - headway from 4 out - in touch with leaders on inner 3 out - went third 2 out - no impression when bad mistake last - kept on(op 16/1)
27/02/25 15:25	Clonmel (IRE)	2m	Sights Unseen (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	4	.5	10-12	5/2F	Midfield - not fluent 3 out - headway 2 out - disputing third last - kept on(op 4/1) Midfield - not fluent 3 out - headway 2 out - disputing third last - kept on(op 4/1)
03/02/25 14:30	Punchestown (IRE)	2m3½f	Jokers 'n' Clowns (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	10	5	10-12	100/1	Led - headed but pressed leader 7th - weakened quickly after 2 out(op 80/1 tchd 125/1) Led - headed but pressed leader 7th - weakened quickly after 2 out(op 80/1 tchd 125/1)
21/01/25 14:10	Down Royal (IRE)	2m1f	Sights Unseen (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	2nd	.5	10-8	12/1	In touch with leaders - headway and challenging when jumped slightly right 2 out - soon ridden and outpaced - ran on after last - just held(op 14/1) In touch with leaders - headway and challenging when jumped slightly right 2 out - soon ridden and outpaced - ran on after last - just held(op 14/1)
13/01/25 15:18	Punchestown (IRE)	2m6f	Jokers 'n' Clowns (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	9	2.75	11-4	33/1	Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway before 3 out - weakening when raced wide home turn(op 28/1) Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway before 3 out - weakening when raced wide home turn(op 28/1)
29/12/24 13:55	Leopardstown (IRE)	3m½f	Peaches And Cream (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	14	29	11-5	40/1	In rear throughout - reminders after 12th(op 25/1) In rear throughout - reminders after 12th(op 25/1)
26/12/24 12:35	Leopardstown (IRE)	2m	Springt De La Mare (FR)	Gavin Cromwell	3rd	13	11-5	28/1	Midfield - headway before 2 out - went modest third run-in - no match for first two(op 33/1 tchd 50/1) Midfield - headway before 2 out - went modest third run-in - no match for first two(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
26/12/24 12:00	Leopardstown (IRE)	2m	Sheer Raz (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	17	.5	11-0	250/1	Visibility reduced by fog - never better than midfield(op 150/1) Visibility reduced by fog - never better than midfield(op 150/1)