Ballygeary
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Ballygeary is an 8yo br from Ireland trained by D McCain Jnr. It is sired by the stallion Flemensfirth out of the dam Sweet Poli. Ballygeary has won 5 races in its career so far. On 7th Jun 2024 at Market Rasen, Ballygeary achieved its most significant victory to date, winning the $10562 Symphony Group Handicap Hurdle. It has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had backed Ballygeary throughout its career, you would have achieved a 15% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 16-Mar-25 m R5 CL3 HcpH $651 (of $10,526), Winning Time: 04:08.310, SP: 4/1 | B S Hughes 69.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 4 (4) |
| Catterick 01-Feb-25 5094m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $4,753), Winning Time: 6:34.600, SP: 7/1 Chased leaders, weakened quickly from 2 out | B S Hughes 75.8kg, Cd 0 16.25L | 8 (8) |
| Musselburgh 01-Jan-25 3978m SOFT R3 HcpH $7,176 (of $15,945), Winning Time: 5:25.230, SP: 8/1 In touch, led 6th, pushed along 3 out, headed approaching last, stayed on flat | B S Hughes 70.8kg 7.00L | 2 (6) |
| Haydock 23-Nov-24 3795m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $26,015), Winning Time: 4:53.500, SP: 50/1 Held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 4th, not fluent and lost place 6th, well beaten before 3 out, soon pulled up | B S Hughes 69.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Aintree 27-Oct-24 4023m GOOD R6 HcpH $1,046 (of $18,210), Winning Time: 04:55.310, SP: 22/1 Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4th, led home turn, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened between last two | B S Hughes 71.2kg, Cd 0 13.50L | 5 (9) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 29-Jun-24 3934m GOOD R4 HcpH $298 (of $10,406), Winning Time: 04:49.170, SP: 3/1 Close up, ridden 3 out, weakened next | B S Hughes 73.5kg, Cd 0 34.00L | 6 (8) |
| Market Rasen 07-Jun-24 4150m GOOD R5 HcpH $10,562 (of $10,562), Winning Time: 05:16.650, SP: 10/1 Tracked leader 1st, led travelling strongly before 2 out, came over 2 lengths clear before the last, carried head high under pressure but stayed on well run-in | B S Hughes 68kg | 1 (11) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 18-May-24 3351m GOOD R3 HcpH $1,458 (of $6,337), Winning Time: 03:59.990, SP: 7/2 Mid-division, smooth headway after 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, pressed leader approaching last, kept on one pace run-in | B S Hughes 75.8kg 2.25L | 3 (13) |
| Haydock 31-Mar-24 3149m SOFT R2 HcpH $185 (of $25,720), Winning Time: 03:48.700, SP: 6/1 Chased leaders on outside, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out | P Kavanagh 66.2kg, Cd 0 35.00L | 8 (9) |
| Kelso 03-Mar-24 3265m SOFT R3 HcpH $888 (of $61,728), Winning Time: 04:04.440, SP: 11/1 Keen in touch, ridden and headway 2 out, weakened flat | B S Hughes 67.1kg, Cd 0 12.75L | 7 (17) |
| Musselburgh 04-Feb-24 3130m SOFT R3 HcpH $897 (of $15,609), Winning Time: 03:48.200, SP: 4/1 Chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 5th, closed before 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, headed last, no extra towards finish | B S Hughes 67.6kg, Cd 0 4.25L | 5 (13) |
| Musselburgh 01-Jan-24 3130m SOFT R3 HcpH $4,860 (of $10,562), Winning Time: 03:52.510, SP: 17/2 Mid-division, headway under pressure to go 2nd 2 out, kept on well from last, never on terms | P Kavanagh 73.5kg 3.25L | 2 (11) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 02-Dec-23 3934m SOFT R1 HcpH $8,265 (of $8,265), Winning Time: 5:15.840, SP: 4/7 Made all, awkward 6th, went right next, pushed along and quickened home turn, 2 lengths ahead when not fluent last, stayed on well run-in, unchallenged | P Kavanagh 75.8kg | 1 (2) |
| Cheltenham 27-Oct-23 3298m GOOD R1 HcpH $2,430 (of $10,562), Winning Time: 03:53.000, SP: 28/1 Held up in midfield, headway before 2 out, soon stayed on between rivals, disputed 2nd approaching last, kept on run-in but lost 2nd close home | P Kavanagh 66.7kg 9.00L | 3 (18) |
| Cheltenham 19-Apr-23 3382m GOOD R7 HcpH (of $8,143), Winning Time: 04:00.490, SP: 8/1 Held up in mid-division, no impression 2 out | T Gillard 72.1kg, Cd 0 36.75L | 10 (14) |
| Kelso 26-Mar-23 3265m SOFT R5 NvH $4,901 (of $4,901), Winning Time: 04:10.810, SP: 6/4 Midfield, chased leaders after 3 out, led before final flight, not fluent last but lost little momentum and soon asserted, pushed out | P Kavanagh 75.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Doncaster 04-Mar-23 3335m GOOD R1 NvH $5,446 (of $5,446), Winning Time: 04:00.000, SP: 11/10 Led until not fluent and headed 2nd, chased leader, led narrowly again 3 out, ridden and headed run-in, driven ahead towards finish, held on | B S Hughes 75.3kg | 1 (4) |
| Catterick 04-Feb-23 3882m GOOD R2 MdH $4,357 (of $4,357), Winning Time: 04:48.100, SP: 6/1 Chased leaders, jumped right at times, not fluent 3rd, challenged 2 out, soon led, mistake last, rider dropped whip flat, stayed on | B S Hughes 72.6kg | 1 (10) |
| Sedgefield 13-Jan-23 3381m SOFT R7 NHF $1,204 (of $2,614), Winning Time: 04:11.600, SP: 5/2 Chased leaders, led over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish | B S Hughes 73kg 3.00L | 2 (7) |
| Toomebridge 01-Oct-22 4828m GOOD Md (of $2,614), SP: 6/1 Pr til wo 1/2 way, sn clr, redcd adv bef 2out, still ld til hdd bef last, nt mtch wnr flat but ko | B Dunleavy 74.8kg 5.00L | 2 (8) |
| Portrush 26-Mar-22 4828m SOFT Md (of $2,720), SP: 5/1 Ww, 7th 1/2way, 8th when mstk & ur 3out | N Mcparlan 77.1kg, Cd 0 | UPD (11) |