Rioja Alta
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Carlisle R7 Ladies Night 5th July Handicap Hurdle Rioja Alta is a 5yo from Ireland trained by Micky Hammond. It is sired by the stallion Australia out of the dam Pavement. Rioja Alta has won 1 race in its career so far. On 6th Feb 2025 at Sedgefield, Rioja Alta achieved its most significant win to date, taking the prize in the $3248 Vickers.bet Handicap Hurdle (div 1). It has been a profitable horse for the punters. If you had backed Rioja Alta throughout its career you'd have achieved a 15% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 16-Mar-25 4080m SOFT R3 HcpH $1,494 (of $3,248), Winning Time: 05:03.550, SP: 4/1 Led, not fluent 3 out, soon driven, headed last, kept on one pace run-in | B S Hughes 76.2kg 6.00L | 2 (8) |
| Sedgefield 06-Feb-25 3994m SOFT R4 HcpH $3,248 (of $3,248), Winning Time: 04:55.600, SP: 14/1 Made all, (flights 2 and 8 omitted due to low sun) asserted from home turn, went clear but mistake 2 out, went further clear run-in, easily | C O'farrell 72.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Wetherby 23-Jan-25 3963m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $3,169), Winning Time: 5:25.300, SP: 33/1 Rear of mid-division, not fluent 8th, never on terms, well beaten from 3 out | C O'farrell 73.5kg, Cd 0 32.75L | 9 (16) |
| Wetherby 07-Dec-24 3218m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $5,281), Winning Time: 4:09.000, SP: 22/1 Held up in mid-division, not fluent 3rd, weakened before 3 out | C O'farrell 65.3kg, Cd 0 25.00L | 7 (8) |
| Musselburgh 14-Jun-24 3215m GOOD R2 Hcp $491 (of $4,187), Winning Time: 03:28.930, SP: 5/1 Led narrowly 4f, pressed leader, pushed along over 3f out, lost 2nd 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off and eased final 2f | B Garritty 61.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 4 (4) |
| Thirsk 04-May-24 2816m SOFT R7 Hcp $245 (of $4,187), Winning Time: 03:14.950, SP: 17/2 Chased leaders over 1f, mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, well held from over 1f out | A Brookes 59kg, Cd 0 6.50L | 5 (8) |
| Carlisle 08-Mar-24 3419m SOFT R5 NvH $940 (of $4,084), Winning Time: 4:29.010, SP: 7/1 Close up, pushed along 2 out, ridden and kept on same pace | C O'farrell 67.6kg 12.00L | 3 (12) |
| Catterick 13-Feb-24 3160m HEAVY R1 MdH $1,003 (of $4,357), Winning Time: 04:01.100, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, jumped right and closed 4th, pushed along in 3rd 2 out, no impression on winner last, kept on | C O'farrell 67.1kg 10.50L | 3 (8) |
| Gowran Park 17-Oct-23 2381m HEAVY R7 Hcp $575 (of $6,106), Winning Time: 02:52.600, SP: 4/1 In touch, dropped towards rear after halfway, effort and came wide entering straight, stayed on over 1f out, kept on without threatening in 4th closing stages | G F Carroll 57.6kg, Cd 0 10.50L | 4 (13) |
| Killarney 30-Sep-23 2258m HEAVY R6 Hcp $1,150 (of $6,106) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:39.160, SP: 5/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 5th entering straight, ridden over 2f out, briefly short of room over 1f out, no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on from over 150 yards out to go 3rd close home | R Whearty 62.1kg 3.25L | 3 (10) |
| Roscommon 05-Sep-23 2340m SOFT R7 Md $1,200 (of $6,372) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:42.770, SP: 15/2 Tracked leader in 2nd early, led after 3f, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no impression on winner, moderate 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace | G F Carroll 60.8kg 8.75L | 3 (12) |
| Cork 30-Aug-23 2414m GOOD Md (of $6,372), Winning Time: 02:46.420, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders on outer and a bit keen early, 4th halfway, pushed along from 3f out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out | G F Carroll 60.8kg, Cd 0 3.75L | 4 (12) |
| Leopardstown 21-Jul-23 2011m SOFT R7 Md $250 (of $6,637) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:14.740, SP: 14/1 Rear, progress and ridden 1 1/2f out, ran on well final furlong, never on terms | G F Carroll 60.8kg, Cd 0 8.75L | 6 (18) |