Balkito
(FR)About
The second race at Fairyhouse features the Joseph O'Reilly Hunters Chase, where Balkito, a 10yo from France trained by John F O'Neill, will be competing. This horse is by the stallion Balko and out of the dam Spiritus Hit. Balkito has secured 2 wins in its career. Its most notable victory came on March 14, 2022, at Limerick, where it won the $6552 Betvictor Handicap Chase.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park 09-Mar-25 5029m SOFT R6 ChNHF (of $8,100), Winning Time: 11:47.000, SP: 50/1 Towards rear, progress after 5th, 8th after 9th, lost place after 4 out, weakened before 3 out | P J O'neill 76.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 9 (13) |
| Naas 09-Feb-25 4988m SOFT R7 ChNHF $405 (of $8,100), Winning Time: 7:07.100, SP: 250/1 Towards rear, 8th before 8th, progress at 9th where not fluent, 7th 2 out, moderate 5th last where slight mistake, weakened closing stages | P J O'neill 76.2kg, Cd 0 27.50L | 5 (9) |
| Bellharbour 02-Feb-25 4828m SOFT (of $8,100), SP: 16/1 Chsd ldr, ld brfly from 2nd, 1l 2nd 1/2way, drpd to 5th & btn aft 2out, ko bhnd | K O'neill 74.8kg, Cd 0 16.50L | 5 |
| Thurles 19-Jan-25 5044m GOOD R7 ChNHF $200 (of $6,313), Winning Time: 6:28.900, SP: 40/1 Led, 1 length advantage halfway, headed approaching 3 out, 3rd and ridden after 2 out, soon no extra | P J O'neill 73kg, Cd 0 33.25L | 6 (6) |
| Dromahane 30-Dec-24 4828m SOFT (of $6,313), SP: 20/1 Alw last, pushed aftr 4th & lost tch by 7th, cto bef 4out, kpt gng | K O'neill 74.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 11 |
| Ballindenisk 01-Dec-24 4828m SOFT (of $6,313), SP: 16/1 Alw rr, last from 3rd & 16th 6out, sl prog in 14th bef 3out, kpt gng | P J O'neill 77.1kg, Cd 0 31.50L | 9 |
| Moig South 24-Nov-24 4828m SOFT (of $6,000), SP: 12/1 Mostly twrds rr, 7th 1/2way, no impr & btn in 5th aftr usual 3out, cto from 2out | L Costello 72.6kg, Cd 0 27.00L | 5 |
| Quakerstown 09-Nov-24 4828m SOFT (of $6,000), SP: 16/1 Alw twrds rr, 6th 1/2way, wknd in mod 5th aftr 3out, went mod 4th bef last, kpt gng | E C Costello 72.6kg, Cd 0 32.00L | 4 |
| Curraghmore 26-Oct-24 4828m SOFT (of $6,000), SP: 5/1 Tr ldr in 2nd, til 3rd from 6th, drpd 4th from 7th, cl 4th & rdn aftr 4out, mstk 3out, mod 4th & no impr aftr 3out | P J O'neill 77.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 4 |
| Castletown-Geoghegan 06-Oct-24 4828m SOFT Nv (of $6,000), SP: 10/1 Ld, mstk 1st, 1 1/2l adv from 4th, jnd from 9th til 3rd bef 5out, wknd aftr 4out & drpd to last bef 2out, fin cto | L Costello 74.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 7 |
| Killarney 24-Aug-24 4188m SOFT R7 CL1 HcpCh, Winning Time: 05:18.800 | J J Slevin 66.2kg, Cd 0 | UPD (14) |
| Galway 04-Aug-24 4527m SOFT R3 Ch $500 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 5:54.600, SP: 125/1 Held up in touch behind leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 5 out and mistake next, 5th 3 out, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, no extra | P J O'neill 71.2kg, Cd 0 34.25L | 6 (7) |
| Kilbeggan 13-Jul-24 4992m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $6,000), Winning Time: 6:27.500, SP: 40/1 Towards rear mid-division, 11th 4 out and not fluent 2 out, soon pushed along in rear and no impression, kept on same pace | P J O'neill 76.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 11 (14) |
| Cork 22-Mar-24 4892m HEAVY R6 HcpH $500 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 05:40.600, SP: 25/1 Mid-division, slight mistake 1st, 6th halfway, 5th and pushed along 3 out, 4th and ridden after 2 out, no impression run-in and kept on one pace | E Ohgren 78kg, Cd 0 5.75L | 4 (14) |
| Fairyhouse 28-Jan-24 4828m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $7,327), Winning Time: 6:50.700, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders early, mid-division at 4th, closer in 5th 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before last | J G Gilligan 73kg, Cd 0 | UPD (12) |
| Punchestown 26-Nov-23 4919m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $6,717), Winning Time: 6:21.500, SP: 9/1 Towards rear, progress into mid-division before 6 out, impeded before 3 out and soon pushed along, no extra and weakened before 2 out, refused last | M J M O'sullivan 72.1kg, Cd 0 | UPD (17) |
| Punchestown 15-Jan-23 4562m HEAVY R7 HcpChNHF $825 (of $9,401), Winning Time: 6:30.000, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders, pushed along in 3rd 3 out, ridden and no impression on leaders in 3rd after 2 out, 4th and slight mistake last, no impression | J W Hendrick 75.8kg, Cd 0 18.00L | 4 (10) |
| Punchestown 11-Oct-22 4690m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $8,546), Winning Time: 05:46.040, SP: 10/3 Tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead 4 out, led 3 out, soon headed and ridden, weakened before straight | M J M O'sullivan 67.6kg, Cd 0 20.00L | 7 (15) |
| Limerick 14-Mar-22 4937m HEAVY R7 HcpCh $6,900 (of $6,552), Winning Time: 7:17.500, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, disputed lead 5 out, led next, pushed along and pressed before last, ridden and edged left run-in, kept on well, asserted close home | E Walsh 76.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Thurles 25-Feb-22 5028m SOFT R3 HcpCh $6,900 (of $6,552), Winning Time: 6:54.500, SP: 12/1 Towards rear, slight mistake 9th, headway before next and 2nd 4 out, disputed lead next and clear with 1 rival entering straight, soon ridden, led early run-in and kept on well closing stages | J W Hendrick 77.6kg | 1 (17) |
| Naas 30-Jan-22 4105m SOFT R2 NvHcpCh (of $9,116), Winning Time: 5:29.900, SP: 66/1 Towards rear, slight mistake 5th and reminder, ridden in moderate 10th 3 out, no impression, moderate 8th when fell at last | S W Flanagan 65.3kg, Cd 0 | UPD (18) |
| Limerick 29-Dec-21 4535m HEAVY R2 NvHcpCh (of $6,659), Winning Time: 06:32.800, SP: 11/1 Towards rear, mistakes 4th and 8th, ridden and no impression after 3 out, behind when pulled up before next | D J Mcinerney 76.2kg, Cd 0 | UPD (17) |
| Gowran Park 20-Nov-21 4023m SOFT R1 Ch (of $9,881), Winning Time: 05:11.100, SP: 200/1 Rear, 15th after 6th, no impression after 3 out, never a factor | D J Mcinerney 76.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 13 (18) |
| Galway 24-Oct-21 4527m SOFT R2 CLCh (of $17,000), Winning Time: 06:00.700, SP: 125/1 Towards rear, some headway after 3 out, 7th and pushed along before next, 6th early run-in, no extra in straight | D J Mcinerney 76.2kg, Cd 0 34.25L | 6 (11) |
| Galway 05-Oct-21 3839m SOFT R2 CLHcpH (of $11,000), Winning Time: 04:57.700, SP: 4/1 Mid-division, towards rear halfway, ridden and no extra before 2 out | K C Sexton 73kg, Cd 0 | 12 (14) |
| Fairyhouse 04-Apr-21 3218m SOFT R1 CLMdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:07.050, SP: 13/2 Mid-division, ridden and no impression after 3 out | M J Bolger 76.2kg, Cd 0 35.75L | 13 (21) |
| Fairyhouse 28-Feb-21 3218m SOFT R3 CLMdH (of $20,000), Winning Time: 04:16.900, SP: 15/2 Prominent, soon disputed lead, headed 4th, remained close up, pushed along from 3 out, no extra approaching 2 out, impeded last, one pace | M J Bolger 76.2kg, Cd 0 15.50L | 4 (18) |
| Leopardstown 29-Dec-20 4023m GOOD R2 CLMdH (of $11,999), Winning Time: 05:10.800, SP: 50/1 Rear, progress to 8th before last (normal 2 out), soon under pressure and weakened | M J Bolger 76.2kg, Cd 0 | 9 (17) |