Giant Ballon (2022) Horse
About
Giant Ballon is a 4yo bay gelding trained by Douglas Whyte. He was sired by the stallion Mehmas out of the dam Heavenly River. The horse has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in five starts. In his latest outing at Happy Valley on 14 Jan 2026, he was ridden by Lyle Hewitson and came home fourth, behind the winner Lucky Planet.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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 1st Lucky Planet ( M Poon 61 ) 2nd Bits Superstar ( Z Purton 57.5 ) 2.80L 3rd Call To Command ( M Guyon 54 ) 3.30L 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) |
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