Ballybow (2019) Horse
About
Ballybow is a 6yo b trained by G Elliott in Meath. He is by the stallion Flemensfirth out of the dam Avichi. Ballybow has secured 3 victories in his career so far. On 13 Feb 2025 at Clonmel, he achieved his most significant win, taking the $35,002.00 Cl1 Nvh prize. He has proved a profitable runner for bettors, delivering an 11% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Navan 06-Dec-25 4160m SOFT R7 Ch $390 (of $13,000), SP: 26.00 1st Predators Gold ( D Mullins 166 ) 2nd Slade Steel ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 1.50L 3rd Wingmen ( J Kennedy 166 ) 11.50L 5th Ballybow ( D Gilligan 166 ) 50.50L See full results | D Gilligan 75.3kg 50.5kgL | 5 (16) |
| Navan 17-Nov-25 3420m HEAVY R7 Ch (of $15,499), SP: 12.00 1st Kopek Des Bordes ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Lovely Hurling ( M Walsh 166 ) 13.00L 3rd Shraheen ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 6.00L 8th Ballybow ( J Kennedy 166 ) 32.65L See full results | J Kennedy 75.3kg 32.65L | 8 (11) |
| Cheltenham 15-Mar-25 4820m SOFT R4 CL1 NvH (of $147,555), Winning Time: 05:57.130, SP: 23.00 Wore hood to post, held up towards rear, slow 7th, soon ridden, struggling 2 out 1st Jasmin De Vaux ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd The Big Westerner ( D O'keeffe 154 ) 2.50L 3rd Derryhassen Paddy ( D R Fox 161 ) 4.50L 12th Ballybow ( D Gilligan 161 ) 74.70L See full results | D Gilligan 73kg 74.7kgL | 12 (20) |
| Clonmel 13-Feb-25 4850m SOFT R3 CL1 NvH $21,000 (of $35,002), Winning Time: 10:53.800, SP: 1.83 Made all, jumped slightly left at times, slight mistakes 7th and 5 out, ridden and pressed early straight, strongly pressed before last, kept on best under pressure run-in 1st Ballybow ( S Ewing 154 ) 2nd Ballygunner Castle ( P Townend 154 ) 0.50L 3rd Kalnoo ( C Quirke 147 ) 23.00L See full results | S Ewing 69.9kg | 1 (3) |
| Naas 27-Jan-25 3760m HEAVY R5 MdH $9,000 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 08:24.900, SP: 5.50 Always prominent, headway to lead 2 out, soon ridden clear, stayed on well run-in 1st Ballybow ( S Ewing 166 ) 2nd Kalix Delabarriere ( P Townend 166 ) 9.00L 3rd Krak ( J J Slevin 166 ) 2.50L See full results | S Ewing 75.3kg | 1 (14) |
| Down Royal 26-Dec-24 4040m SOFT R1 MdH $3,000 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 05:09.100, SP: 4.33 Tracked leaders, mistake 5th, 8th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, headway into 4th next, soon ridden and went moderate 2nd approaching last, kept on, no impression on winner 1st Air Of Entitlement ( S Flanagan 159 ) 2nd Ballybow ( C P Millar 166 ) 3.50L 3rd Nastya ( R Condon 151 ) 5.50L See full results | C P Millar 75.3kg 3.50L | 2 (15) |
| Fairyhouse 30-Nov-24 3220m SOFT R4 MdH (of $11,999), Winning Time: 03:52.200, SP: 13.00 Disputed lead early, headed 2nd, not fluent 4th, 3rd when badly hampered 3 out, ridden entering straight, weakened 1st Ballygunner Castle ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Special Cadeau ( B Hayes 166 ) 1.25L 3rd Don'tstopthemusic ( S W Flanagan 166 ) 1.45L 15th Ballybow ( S Ewing 166 ) 22.90L See full results | S Ewing 75.3kg 22.90L | 15 (25) |
| Sligo 26-Oct-24 3680m SOFT R7 NHF $6,300 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 04:47.900, SP: 3.75 Disputed lead, headed and pressed leader halfway, led again over 1f out, stayed on final furlong 1st Ballybow ( H C Swan 168 , Cd 165 ) 2nd Coral River ( C Mullins 168 , Cd 161 ) 1.25L 3rd Supreme Ruler ( F Maguire 168 ) 3.75L See full results | H C Swan 76.2kg, Cd 74.8kg | 1 (5) |
| Loughanmore 20-Apr-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $5,478), SP: 5/4 Mid-div, cl 3rd 1/2way, mstk 2out & rdn aftr, sltly hmprd bef last, ko bt nt rch wnr 1st Big Boy Barney ( D G Lavery 170 ) 2nd Ballybow ( D O'connor 170 ) 1.00L 3rd Drumnasoo ( S Connor 170 ) 0.20L | D O'connor 77.1kg 1.00L | 2 (11) |
| Portrush 23-Mar-24 4830m HEAVY Md (of $6,629), SP: 5/4 Tr ldrs, 3l 3rd at 6th, prog to 1l 2nd early str, jnd ldr 2out, ev ch at last, rallied well run-in but just failed cl hm 1st Takt De Touques ( N Mcparlan 170 ) 2nd Ballybow ( O Mcgill 170 ) 0.30L | O Mcgill 77.1kg 0.30L | 2 (4) |
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