Ballylinch (2017) Horse
About
Ballylinch, an 8yo b trained by Micky Hammond, is by the stallion Califet out of Moll Magee. He has recorded three wins so far, the most important being on 16 Mar 2024 at Fakenham when he captured the $7,869.00 Class 5 Nvhcpch race. He has proved a profitable runner for bettors, delivering about a 2% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgefield 13-Nov-25 5280m SOFT R5 CL5 HcpCh $186 (of $6,049), SP: 10.00 1st Upfordebate ( B S Hughes 156 ) 2nd Emotional Roller ( P Kavanagh 154 ) 9.50L 3rd Halfway House Lad ( C Price 145 ) 12.00L 5th Ballylinch ( C O'farrell 155 ) 54.80L See full results | C O'farrell 70.3kg 54.8kgL | 5 (6) |
| Sedgefield 20-Oct-25 5280m GOOD R4 CL4 HcpCh $541 (of $8,755), Winning Time: 06:37.190, SP: 8.50 1st Red Delta ( D Mcmenamin 168 ) 2nd Hostile Hotelier ( S Quinlan 168 ) 4.75L 3rd Zoffalee ( A Anderson 145 ) 12.00L 4th Ballylinch ( B S Hughes 153 ) 67.75L See full results | B S Hughes 69.4kg 67.8kgL | 4 (5) |
| Hexham 12-May-24 4870m GOOD R1 , Winning Time: 06:38.270 2nd Ballylinch ( B S Hughes 153 , Cd 0 ) See full results | B S Hughes 69.4kg, Cd 0 | 2 (10) |
| Fakenham 16-Mar-24 4860m GOOD R2 CL5 NvHcpCh $4,225 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 06:43.450, SP: 4.33 Led until headed and hampered 2nd, chased leader, led again 4th until 8th, in front again 11th, not fluent 3 out, came easily clear turning in 1st Ballylinch ( B S Hughes 151 ) 2nd Elleon ( J England 150 ) 6.50L 3rd Stringtoyourbow ( J Tudor 168 ) 1.25L See full results | B S Hughes 68.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Market Rasen 21-Feb-24 4800m SOFT R1 CL5 NvHcpCh $486 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 06:40.100, SP: 9.00 Towards rear on outside, pecked 2nd, slow 4th and 5th, headway before 13th, outpaced after 4 out, no impression after, plugged on 1st Samourai One ( T Cannon 156 ) 2nd Has Troke ( B Carver 168 ) 13.00L 3rd Nine Nine Nine ( C Leonard 155 ) 1.50L 4th Ballylinch ( B S Hughes 157 ) 17.50L See full results | B S Hughes 71.2kg 17.50L | 4 (7) |
| Catterick 28-Dec-23 5080m SOFT R5 CL5 HcpCh $242 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 07:11.600, SP: 4.33 Mid-division out wide, headway tracking leaders 12th, every chance 3 out, no chance when mistake last, weakened run-in 1st Crixus's Escape ( T Gillard 165 ) 2nd Elleon ( J England 154 ) 11.00L 3rd Mister Bells ( E Smith-chaston 168 ) 5.50L 5th Ballylinch ( B S Hughes 156 ) 25.50L See full results | B S Hughes 70.8kg 25.50L | 5 (11) |
| Sedgefield 16-Nov-23 5420m SOFT R6 CL5 HcpCh $1,567 (of $6,344), Winning Time: 07:40.670, SP: 2.20 Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner soon after 3 out, kept on one pace 1st Largy Nights ( L Pinchin 158 ) 2nd Ballylinch ( B S Hughes 156 ) 12.00L 3rd Skyhill ( J Hamilton 164 ) 7.00L See full results | B S Hughes 70.8kg 12.00L | 2 (6) |
| Sedgefield 23-Oct-23 5420m SOFT R3 CL5 HcpCh $3,406 (of $6,344), Winning Time: 07:09.820, SP: 8.00 Close up, not fluent 12th, led 16th, pushed along and headed approaching 2 out, ridden and rallied before last where jumped well to regain lead, kept on well flat 1st Ballylinch ( B S Hughes 154 ) 2nd Fiston Du Mou ( S Coltherd 161 ) 2.00L 3rd Ali Star Bert ( R T Dunne 159 ) 1.00L See full results | B S Hughes 69.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Cartmel 22-Jul-23 4450m SOFT R1 CL4 NvH $903 (of $7,082), Winning Time: 05:42.100, SP: 29.00 Led until before 3rd, slow 4th, getting behind 7th, tailed off 3 out 1st Kinbara ( B Harvey 163 ) 2nd Jeepydoff Meel ( J Williamson 163 ) 18.00L 3rd Ballylinch ( A Stevens 156 ) 0.00L See full results | A Stevens 70.8kg 0.00L | 3 (4) |
| Worcester 10-Jul-23 4020m GOOD R4 CL4 NvH (of $7,869), Winning Time: 05:03.600, SP: 67.00 Prominent, lost place before 6th, well behind when mistake 3 out 1st Ike Sport ( S Twiston-davies 156 ) 2nd Soldat Forte ( B S Hughes 163 ) 1.50L 3rd Our Brother John ( D Bass 156 ) 15.00L 8th Ballylinch ( A Stevens 156 , Cd 163 ) 31.75L See full results | A Stevens 70.8kg, Cd 73.9kg 31.75L | 8 (11) |
| Market Rasen 23-Jun-23 4640m GOOD R3 CL4 NvH $471 (of $7,377), Winning Time: 05:59.900, SP: 3.50 Led, not fluent 3 out, headed and not fluent 2 out, no extra flat, lost 3rd towards finish 1st San Fermin ( S Bowen 158 ) 2nd Scudamore ( L Stones 165 ) 1.75L 3rd Matoury ( A Anderson 149 ) 6.50L 4th Ballylinch ( B S Hughes 158 ) 9.25L See full results | B S Hughes 71.7kg 9.25L | 4 (6) |
| Loughanmore 10-Apr-23 4830m SOFT (of $4,084), SP: 7/2 Rcd 2nd, ld 1/2way, gng well 2out, jnd early str & sn hdd, drpd to cl 3rd bef last, left 2nd aftr last, ko 1st Annaghbeg ( S Connor 170 ) 2nd Ballylinch ( D Mcgill 165 ) 3.50L 3rd Knocky ( N Mcparlan 170 ) 0.00L | D Mcgill 74.8kg 3.50L | 2 (5) |
| Kirkistown 11-Mar-23 4830m SOFT (of $4,084), SP: 7/4 Ld early, b mstk 7out, 1l adv 6out, sn rdn appr str & drpd to 3rd, 10l 4th at last, drpd to 5th flat 1st Tara Cove ( B Finn 165 ) 2nd Ballymagee ( B Dunleavy 170 ) 2.00L 3rd Dukehill ( O Mcgill 165 ) 5.00L 5th Ballylinch ( D Mcgill 165 , Cd 0 ) 16.00L | D Mcgill 74.8kg, Cd 0 16.00L | 5 (6) |
| Farmacaffley 25-Feb-23 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $4,084), SP: 4/1 Made all, 1l adv 1/2 way, gd jmp 3out, sl adv 2out & gng well, qcknd early str & 2l adv bef last, kow 1st Ballylinch ( D Mcgill 165 ) 2nd Clarabello ( M S Cavanagh 170 ) 2.00L 3rd The Flier Begley ( M S Connor 170 ) 4.00L | D Mcgill 74.8kg | 1 (9) |
| Punchestown Pts 12-Feb-23 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $4,084), SP: 3/1 Pr, prog to ld 6out, jnd 3out, hdd 2out & rdn, sn nt qckn with ldr, ko smepce to line 1st Guatemala ( M T Hamilton 170 ) 2nd Ballylinch ( D Mcgill 165 ) 21.00L 3rd Pulse Of Camelot ( M S E O'rourke 170 ) 1.00L | D Mcgill 74.8kg 21.00L | 2 (10) |
| Tyrella 28-Jan-23 4830m GOOD CLMd (of $4,084), SP: 5/1 Rcd 4th, 5th 1/2 way, in cl 5th when ran out appr 3out 1st U Asking Me ( M H M Phillips 165 ) 2nd Slievehill ( M N Mcparlan 170 ) 2.00L 3rd Extrapolation ( M L P Shanahan 165 ) 3.00L UPL Ballylinch ( O Mcgill 165 , Cd 0 ) | O Mcgill 74.8kg, Cd 0 | UPD (12) |
| Tattersalls 18-Dec-22 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $5,593), SP: 5/1 Chsd ldrs, 2l 2nd 1/2way, mstk 8th, trking ldr in 2nd 3out, 2l dwn when ur 2out 1st Insurrection ( H C Swan 170 ) 2nd Johnny Dogs ( M H D Dunne 170 ) 20.00L 3rd Go Frankie ( M B Lawless 170 ) 0.50L UPL Ballylinch ( C Abernethy 165 , Cd 0 ) | C Abernethy 74.8kg, Cd 0 | UPD (14) |
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