El Rio
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El Rio is an 8yo from Ireland trained by K Bailey & M Nicholls. It is sired by the stallion Elusive Pimpernel out of the dam Princess Jaffa. El Rio has won 5 races in its career so far. On 7th Feb 2025 at Kempton, El Rio achieved its most significant win to date, taking the prize in the $11618 Trustatrader.com Handicap Chase. It has been a profitable horse for the punters. If you had backed El Rio throughout its career you'd have achieved a 75% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon 03-Mar-25 m GOOD R5 CL3 HcpCh | T Bellamy 74.4kg | 3 (6) |
| Kempton 07-Feb-25 4123m SOFT R6 HcpCh $11,618 (of $11,618), Winning Time: 5:19.830, SP: 4/1 Made all, pecked 1st, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on relentlessly, readily | T Bellamy 70.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Kempton 26-Dec-24 4123m GOOD R1 NvHcpCh $3,038 (of $13,202), Winning Time: 05:07.500, SP: 11/1 Prominent, not fluent 9th, mistake when disputing 2nd 2 out, 3rd and held flat | T Bellamy 73.5kg 2.50L | 3 (8) |
| Sandown 10-Nov-24 4032m GOOD R2 HcpCh $7,804 (of $7,849), Winning Time: 5:16.470, SP: 5/2 Jumped well, made all, 4 lengths ahead when went right last, ridden and stayed on strongly run-in | C Gethings 75.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Huntingdon 09-Oct-24 3995m GOOD R4 HcpCh $5,413 (of $5,413), Winning Time: 04:56.320, SP: 7/1 Close up and clear with leader, came back to rest and tracked leader after 5th, led 4 out, forged clear 2 out, bad mistake and blundered last, kept on well, readily | C Gethings 76.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Huntingdon 25-Apr-24 3995m GOOD R3 NvHcpCh (of $5,643), Winning Time: 04:50.690, SP: 11/2 Prominent, not fluent on several occasions early, dropped towards rear before 4 out, soon struggling, tailed off after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | D Bass 75.8kg, Cd 0 | UPD (6) |
| Huntingdon 26-Mar-24 4156m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $5,281), Winning Time: 05:14.640, SP: 13/2 Close up, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching next | D Bass 76.7kg, Cd 0 10.25L | 6 (7) |
| Taunton 08-Jan-24 3823m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $7,367), Winning Time: 4:54.800, SP: 9/1 Raced on inside, tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened before 6th, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out | D Bass 74.4kg, Cd 0 | UPD (12) |
| Kempton 13-Nov-23 4224m GOOD R3 NvH (of $4,901), Winning Time: 05:16.210, SP: 9/4 Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened next | D Bass 73kg, Cd 0 23.25L | 7 (13) |
| Ascot 02-Apr-23 3875m SOFT R1 MdH $5,446 (of $5,446), Winning Time: 04:43.210, SP: 2/1 Went right on occasions but jumped slickly, made all, 5 lengths ahead going strongly 2 out, came further clear from last, unchallenged | D Bass 72.6kg | 1 (8) |
| Chepstow 25-Feb-23 3913m SOFT R1 MdH (of $4,466), Winning Time: 5:01.500, SP: 10/1 Jumped right, led, 1 1/2 lengths ahead when fell last | C Gethings 73.9kg, Cd 0 | UPD (14) |
| Necarne 12-Nov-22 4828m SOFT Md (of $4,466), SP: 4/1 Made all, 2l adv 1/2 way, gd jmp 2out, rdn clr bef last, alw in command | D Mcgill 74.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Punchestown 30-Apr-22 3621m SOFT R8 NHF (of $7,563), Winning Time: 04:26.800, SP: 150/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out | B W Harvey 76.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 12 (27) |
| Down Royal 26-Dec-21 3419m SOFT R7 NHF (of $5,357), Winning Time: 4:35.800, SP: 20/1 Chased leaders, 5th halfway, disputed 5f out, ridden and headed 4f out, no impression 3f out, kept on one pace | D G Lavery 77.1kg, Cd 0 37.75L | 7 (15) |