Giant Ballon (2022) Horse
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About
Giant Ballon is a 4yo bay gelding trained by Douglas Whyte in Hong Kong. His sire is Mehmas and his dam is Heavenly River. He has recorded one victory in his career. On 4 March 2026 at Happy Valley, he captured his biggest win, earning $1170000.00 in the Class 4 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 04-Mar-26 1200m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $655,200 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.590, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st 1st Giant Ballon ( Z Purton 56.5 ) 2nd Giant Leap ( M Poon 60 ) 2.50L 3rd Enjoy Golf ( H Bentley 52.5 ) 4.00L See full results | Z Purton 56.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Sha Tin 22-Feb-26 1200m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp $40,950 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.110, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.530 1st Embrace Aberdeen ( M F Poon 61 ) 2nd Thousand Spirit ( L Hewitson 61 ) 0.50L 3rd Jubilation For All ( D B Mcmonagle 56.5 ) 1.00L 5th Giant Ballon ( Z Purton 58.5 ) 2.80L See full results | Z Purton 58.5kg 2.80L | 5 (14) |
| Happy Valley 04-Feb-26 1200m FIRM R2 CL4 Hcp $134,550 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.400, SP: 5.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.120 1st Victor The Rapid ( J Chau 60.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Jolly Companion ( C Y Ho 58.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Giant Ballon ( Z Purton 59.5 ) 1.30L See full results | Z Purton 59.5kg 1.30L | 3 (12) |
| Happy Valley 14-Jan-26 1200m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp $70,200 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.370, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.860 1st Lucky Planet ( M F Poon 61 ) 2nd Bits Superstar ( Z Purton 57.5 ) 2.80L 3rd Call To Command ( M Guyon 54 ) 3.10L 4th Giant Ballon ( L Hewitson 58 ) 3.30L See full results | L Hewitson 58kg 3.30L | 4 (12) |
| Happy Valley 23-Dec-25 1200m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp $245,700 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.550, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.860 1st Sugar Sugar ( E C W Wong 61 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Giant Ballon ( L Hewitson 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Winning Money ( Z Purton 56 ) 0.80L See full results | L Hewitson 57kg 0.50L | 2 (12) |
| Happy Valley 03-Dec-25 1200m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.760, SP: 33.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.300 1st Genius Baby ( K Teetan 56 ) 2nd Rewarding Buddy ( K C Leung 56 ) 1.00L 3rd Victor The Rapid ( M Guyon 61 ) 1.80L 8th Giant Ballon ( L Hewitson 57.5 ) 2.30L See full results | L Hewitson 57.5kg 2.30L | 8 (12) |
| Sha Tin 09-Nov-25 1000m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.740, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:23.330 1st Sight Hermoso ( B Avdulla 57.5 ) 2nd Little Monster ( J Chau 56.5 , Cd 56 ) 1.00L 3rd Cap Liner ( L Hewitson 57.5 ) 1.20L 14th Giant Ballon ( L Ferraris 57.5 ) 9.30L See full results | L Ferraris 57.5kg 9.30L | 14 (14) |
| Sha Tin 19-Oct-25 1000m FIRM R2 CL4 Hcp $70,200 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:56.810, SP: 72.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.640 1st Robot Lucky Star ( Z Purton 56.5 ) 2nd California Blitz ( M Chadwick 55.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Straight To Glory ( K C Leung 56 ) 1.60L 4th Giant Ballon ( L Ferraris 56.5 ) 1.80L See full results | L Ferraris 56.5kg 1.80L | 4 (14) |
| Happy Valley 27-Sep-25 1200m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Yee Cheong Glory ( A Atzeni ) 2nd Dan Attack ( A Badel ) 1.50L 3rd Golden Dream ( Z Purton ) 1.80L 6th Giant Ballon ( H Bowman ) 4.80L | H Bowman 4.80L | 6 (9) |
| Sha Tin 16-Sep-25 1000m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2 In-running: Settled 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.000 1st Audacious Pursuit ( L Ferraris ) 2nd Angelic ( J Orman ) 0.30L 3rd Smiling Falcon ( H Bentley ) 1.10L 7th Giant Ballon ( J Chau ) 4.30L | J Chau 4.30L | 7 (10) |
| Conghua Turf 25-Aug-25 1000m R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.200 1st Awesome Treasure ( P N Wong ) 2nd Amazing Fun ( J Chau ) 1.80L 3rd Decision Link ( K D Melo ) 2.30L 5th Giant Ballon ( J Orman ) 3.00L | J Orman 3.00L | 5 (8) |
| Conghua Turf 27-Jun-25 1000m R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 9 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.200 1st Notthesillyone ( N S Li ) 2nd Circus Reel ( P N Wong ) 0.30L 3rd Flash Star ( E C W Wong ) 0.80L 5th Giant Ballon ( B Thompson ) 3.30L | B Thompson 3.30L | 5 (9) |