Balmacara — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 14 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 51
Win %: 14%
Placed %: 64%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

7 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Sandown — well clear of the 64% career baseline.

Sandown SPEC 100% 0-4-4
Doncaster 67% 2-0-3
Newmarket 50% 0-1-2
Ascot 0% 0-0-2
Epsom 100% 0-1-1
Haydock 100% 0-1-1
Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

3 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Charles Bishop 67% 2-6-12
Callum Hutchinson NOW 100% 0-1-1
Daniel Muscutt 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Eve Johnson Houghton NOW 64% 2-7-14

Going Record

14 classifiable runs

Softleaning Loves the dig — 50% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 100% 0-1-1
Good 100% 0-2-2
Good to Soft 50% 0-1-2
Soft 50% 2-2-8
Heavy 100% 0-1-1

Distance Record

14 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f 71% 2-3-7
Mile 7f – 1m1f 50% 0-2-4
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 67% 0-2-3
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

3rd/11 9 May 2026 23 days ago

Haydock
- 7f
- Good
- Class 1
btn .75 OR 103 -1

Callum Hutchinson

In rear - headway 3f out - went third final 110yds - ran on(op 40/1)
10th/10 24 Oct 2025 220 days ago

Doncaster
- 7f
- Soft
- Class 2
btn 5.5 OR 104 +7

Charles Bishop

Taken down early - took keen hold - led but pestered - headed and weakened quickly over 2f out (jockey said gelding weakened quickly inside…
14th/15 4 Oct 2025 240 days ago

Ascot
- 7f
- Soft
- Class 2
btn 1.75 OR 97

Daniel Muscutt

Soon led at fast pace - clear 4f out - reduced lead under 3f out - headed 2f out - soon slightly hampered and weakened quickly(op 9/1)
2nd/6 17 Sep 2025 257 days ago

Sandown
- 1m
- Soft
- Class 1
btn 2.5 OR 97 -2

Charles Bishop

Took keen hold - led - clear over 3f out - headed and no extra inside final furlong(tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1)
16th/17 5 Sep 2025 269 days ago

Ascot
- 1m
- Soft
- Class 2
- Hood
btn 1.25 OR 99 -1

Charles Bishop

Taken down early - in touch with leaders - alone up the centre after 1f - weakened quickly over 1f out (trainer's rep could offer no…
3rd/5 14 Jun 2025 352 days ago

Sandown
- 1m
- Good To Firm
- Class 2
btn 1.75 OR 100

Charles Bishop

Taken down early - took keen hold - led - headed over 1f out - lost second when no extra inside final furlong(op 7/2 tchd 3/1)
14th/14 29 Mar 2025 429 days ago

Kempton (AW)
- 1m3f
- Standard To Slow
Charles Bishop

Took keen hold - led at fast pace - slowed tempo after 6f - headed over 2f out - soon bumped and weakened quickly then eased(tchd 9/1)
14th/31 28 Sep 2024 611 days ago

Newmarket
- 1m1f
- Soft
Charles Bishop

Raced far side - led group - headed in group over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - 8th of 11 in group(op 12/1)
2nd/6 31 Aug 2024 639 days ago

Sandown
- 1m2f
- Good
Charles Bishop

Took keen hold - led - ridden over 1f out - kept on but headed final strides(op 7/2)
2nd/10 6 Jul 2024 695 days ago

Sandown
- 1m2f
- Soft
Charles Bishop

Prominent - led 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - kept on(tchd 4/1)