Ballywilliam Boy (2015) Horse
About
Ballywilliam Boy is a 10yo bay racehorse trained by G & J Moore in Horsham. He is by Vita Venturi out of Safety Recue. So far he has secured two wins. His most notable victory arrived on 24 Oct 2021 at Galway, when he won the €8,172 Betvictor Casino Novice Hurdle. The horse has proved profitable for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 3 % return on investment.
Raced At
Fontwell
• Newton Abbot
• Uttoxeter
• Huntingdon
• Cheltenham
• Newbury
• Listowel
• Killarney
• Wexford
• Kilbeggan
• Tipperary
• Punchestown
• Thurles
• Cork
• Fairyhouse
• Naas
• Leopardstown
• Navan
• Galway
• Limerick
• Ballinrobe
• ClonmelRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fontwell 03-Oct-25 3920m SOFT R5 CL3 HcpCh $355 (of $11,510), SP: 6.50 1st Reallyntruthfully ( T Bellamy 164 ) 2nd Hecouldbetheone ( S Bowen 164 ) 7.50L 3rd Duhallow Tommy ( K Brogan 156 ) 11.00L 5th Ballywilliam Boy ( F Mitchell 159 , Cd 164 ) 56.75L See full results | F Mitchell 72.1kg, Cd 74.4kg 56.8kgL | 5 (5) |
| Stratford 07-Sep-25 3410m GOOD R3 CL3 HcpCh $912 (of $14,755), Winning Time: 04:06.490, SP: 7.00 1st In The Air ( C Gethings 150 ) 2nd Finest View ( T Cannon 168 ) 3.25L 3rd Lakefield Flyer ( P Hanlon 149 ) 1.75L 4th Ballywilliam Boy ( F Mitchell 156 , Cd 161 ) 11.50L See full results | F Mitchell 70.8kg, Cd 73kg 11.50L | 4 (6) |
| Newton Abbot 30-Aug-25 3290m GOOD R3 CL3 NvHcpCh $1,822 (of $14,755), Winning Time: 04:02.240, SP: 5.00 1st Breaking Cover ( S Twiston-davies 145 ) 2nd Centara ( J Tidball 164 ) 3.50L 3rd Ballywilliam Boy ( F Mitchell 154 ) 6.00L See full results | F Mitchell 69.9kg 6.00L | 3 (4) |
| Uttoxeter 25-Jul-25 3210m GOOD R7 CL4 HcpCh $2,163 (of $8,755), Winning Time: 04:01.700, SP: 4.50 1st In The Air ( C Gethings 161 ) 2nd Ballywilliam Boy ( F Mitchell 169 ) 1.25L 3rd En Avant ( K Brogan 149 ) 0.50L See full results | F Mitchell 76.7kg 1.25L | 2 (5) |
| Huntingdon 26-May-25 3310m GOOD R2 CL4 HcpCh $1,306 (of $10,575), Winning Time: 03:53.090, SP: 4.00 Held up in rear, driven 2 out, kept on approaching last, chased winner close home, lost 2nd final strides 1st No Risk With Lou ( K Woods 162 ) 2nd Magic Seven ( K Brogan 156 ) 5.00L 3rd Ballywilliam Boy ( C Quinn 165 ) 5.30L See full results | C Quinn 74.8kg 5.30L | 3 (4) |
| Warwick 05-May-25 3270m GOOD R2 CL4 NvHcpCh $2,430 (of $9,837), Winning Time: 03:59.480, SP: 5.50 Chased leaders on inner, hit 8th, not fluent 3 out, shaken up to challenge before 2 out, led approaching last, ridden flat, no extra and headed towards finish 1st Land Of Moon ( J Bowen 159 ) 2nd Ballywilliam Boy ( C Quinn 168 ) 0.50L 3rd Queens Wish ( H Skelton 153 ) 13.00L See full results | C Quinn 76.2kg 0.50L | 2 (4) |
| Cheltenham 16-Apr-25 3380m GOOD R7 CL3 HcpH (of $19,674), Winning Time: 04:05.990, SP: 34.00 Held up towards rear, headway on outside approaching 2 out, ridden before last, weakened flat 1st King William Rufus ( C Maggs 153 ) 2nd Game Colours ( F Gingell 150 ) 0.50L 3rd Big Boy Bobby ( P Armson 153 ) 0.00L 10th Ballywilliam Boy ( G Andrews 157 ) 9.35L See full results | G Andrews 71.2kg 9.35L | 10 (16) |
| Newbury 22-Mar-25 3280m SOFT R3 CL3 HcpH (of $15,740), Winning Time: 03:51.910, SP: 34.00 Tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before next 1st Manuelito ( M G Nolan 160 ) 2nd Aucunrisque ( F Gordon 168 , Cd 165 ) 2.00L 3rd Mythical Moon ( T Bellamy 158 ) 2.10L 9th Ballywilliam Boy ( N F Houlihan 164 ) 24.40L See full results | N F Houlihan 74.4kg 24.40L | 9 (9) |
| Listowel 28-Sep-24 4020m SOFT R3 HcpH $4,500 (of $22,501), Winning Time: 05:11.000, SP: 2.25 Rear of mid division, 7th halfway, not fluent 3 out, went 5th entering straight, headway on outer into 2nd 2 out, ridden to challenge last, no extra and kept on run-in 1st Champella ( T P Harney 159 ) 2nd Ballywilliam Boy ( D E Mullins 148 ) 1.25L 3rd Brilliant Light ( J C Gainford 140 ) 0.50L See full results | D E Mullins 67.1kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Listowel 26-Sep-24 4020m SOFT R5 HcpH $1,650 (of $8,609), Winning Time: 04:51.600, SP: 4/1 Led, headed 1st, 5th halfway, pushed along to go 4th 2 out, ridden to go 3rd approaching last, kept on one pace run-in 1st Pray Tell ( J Smith 162 ) 2nd Club Manager ( C Stone-walsh 155 ) 4.50L 3rd Ballywilliam Boy ( D E Mullins 161 ) 5.00L See full results | D E Mullins 73kg 5.00L | 3 (14) |
| Killarney 24-Aug-24 3420m SOFT R5 Ch $2,300 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 04:21.500, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders, reached for 2nd, 7th halfway, not fluent 8th, pushed along in 4th when switched to outer before 2 out where not fluent, 2nd at last, ridden and challenged run-in, kept on well, just failed 1st Arctic Fly ( P Townend 159 ) 2nd Ballywilliam Boy ( D E Mullins 166 ) 0.20L 3rd Jesse Evans ( S Ewing 166 ) 6.00L See full results | D E Mullins 75.3kg 0.20L | 2 (10) |
| Wexford 24-Jul-24 3910m SOFT R5 Ch $2,200 (of $5,739), Winning Time: 05:15.900, SP: 9/1 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, went 4th after 3 out, headway into 2nd entering straight, ridden after 2 out, soon no extra and kept on one pace from last 1st Kudasheva ( R Blackmore 159 ) 2nd Ballywilliam Boy ( D E Mullins 166 ) 11.00L 3rd Quest With Speed ( P Hanlon 166 ) 8.50L See full results | D E Mullins 75.3kg 11.00L | 2 (12) |
| Kilbeggan 13-Jul-24 3880m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $13,043), Winning Time: 04:40.900, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, not fluent 2 out and soon pushed along, ridden and no impression in 7th before last, weakened run-in 1st The Wallpark ( S Ewing 166 ) 2nd Natural Look ( J Coen 152 ) 1.75L 3rd Luminous Light ( S W Flanagan 154 ) 12.00L 8th Ballywilliam Boy ( R Blackmore 153 , Cd 0 ) 36.50L See full results | R Blackmore 69.4kg, Cd 0 36.50L | 8 (15) |
| Tipperary 05-Jul-24 4110m SOFT R5 HcpH $3,000 (of $7,826), Winning Time: 05:10.700, SP: 11/1 Mid-division, 7th 3 out, 4th entering straight, slightly hampered 2 out and soon ridden in 2nd, no impression on winner, kept on same pace 1st Clodders Dream ( S Ewing 164 ) 2nd Ballywilliam Boy ( D J O'keeffe 157 ) 1.75L 3rd Routine Excellence ( J Kearney 155 ) 1.25L See full results | D J O'keeffe 71.2kg 1.75L | 2 (17) |
| Listowel 01-Jun-24 4100m GOOD R5 HcpH $1,500 (of $9,000), Winning Time: 05:12.000, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders on outer, 5th halfway, improved to lead 4 out, headed after 3 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no extra before last where slight mistake, kept on same pace 1st All For Rachel ( P T Enright 161 ) 2nd Sequoiaspirit ( L Quinlan 160 ) 6.50L 3rd Ballywilliam Boy ( D E Mullins 158 ) 10.50L See full results | D E Mullins 71.7kg 10.50L | 3 (13) |
| Killarney 14-May-24 4070m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $16,499), Winning Time: 05:22.800, SP: 34.00 Mid-division, 7th after 8th, no impression after 2 out, weakened before last 1st Uhtred ( S Ewing 158 ) 2nd Ceroc ( M M Mcdonagh 152 ) 0.30L 3rd Garrybello ( M J M O'sullivan 160 ) 2.75L 9th Ballywilliam Boy ( D O'keeffe 156 ) 18.50L See full results | D O'keeffe 70.8kg 18.50L | 9 (15) |
| Punchestown 01-May-24 3880m SOFT R1 HcpH (of $18,000), Winning Time: 04:51.700, SP: 80/1 Always behind, never a factor 1st Harsh ( D J Gilligan 159 ) 2nd West Away ( D A Kidd 160 ) 2.75L 3rd Global Export ( P M O'brien 162 ) 1.75L 20th Ballywilliam Boy ( J G Gilligan 166 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | J G Gilligan 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 20 (23) |
| Thurles 14-Feb-24 3280m HEAVY R1 Ch (of $6,600), Winning Time: 04:17.300, SP: 100/1 Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway and no impression before 4 out, slow 2 out, no threat in straight 1st Zanahiyr ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 2nd Aspire Tower ( R Blackmore 166 ) 0.50L 3rd Figaroc ( B Hayes 166 ) 15.00L 7th Ballywilliam Boy ( D O'keeffe 166 , Cd 0 ) 33.50L See full results | D O'keeffe 75.3kg, Cd 0 33.50L | 7 (9) |
| Cork 06-Jan-24 4020m HEAVY R4 HcpH (of $21,999), Winning Time: 05:16.000, SP: 10.00 Towards rear, 7th halfway, some headway early straight, pushed along before 2 out and no extra approaching last 1st Da Capo Glory ( D Allen 166 ) 2nd Rebel Early ( S W Flanagan 143 ) 0.20L 3rd Cato's Revenge ( J P O'sullivan 152 ) 9.50L 7th Ballywilliam Boy ( D O'keeffe 154 ) 21.25L See full results | D O'keeffe 69.9kg 21.25L | 7 (8) |
| Fairyhouse 02-Dec-23 3970m SOFT R7 HcpH (of $9,900), Winning Time: 05:13.900, SP: 40/1 Mid-division, 9th and pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and no impression 1st Feet Of A Dancer ( S F O'keeffe 156 ) 2nd West Is Awake ( D J Gilligan 158 ) 3.50L 3rd Nine Graces ( M J M O'sullivan 167 ) 2.00L 10th Ballywilliam Boy ( J G Gilligan 168 , Cd 0 ) 18.75L See full results | J G Gilligan 76.2kg, Cd 0 18.75L | 10 (20) |
| Naas 12-Nov-23 4010m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpH (of $40,000), Winning Time: 05:13.800, SP: 81.00 Towards rear, 15th before 6th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off 1st Espanito Bello ( M J M O'sullivan 150 ) 2nd Gaoth Chuil ( S O'callaghan 142 ) 2.25L 3rd Lord Erskine ( J J Slevin 140 ) 3.50L 17th Ballywilliam Boy ( D O'keeffe 149 ) 0.00L See full results | D O'keeffe 67.6kg 0.00L | 17 (19) |
| Leopardstown 06-Feb-22 4830m SOFT R4 HcpH $2,000 (of $100,000), Winning Time: 06:17.600, SP: 41.00 Mid-division, headway after 3 out and 4th next, challenged travelling well early straight, 2nd and pushed along before last, ridden and no extra run-in 1st Good Time Jonny ( K C Sexton 153 ) 2nd Rightplacerightime ( R Blackmore 140 ) 1.75L 3rd The Little Yank ( L Quinlan 146 ) 1.25L 6th Ballywilliam Boy ( D O'keeffe 155 ) 10.75L See full results | D O'keeffe 70.3kg 10.75L | 6 (24) |
| Navan 18-Dec-21 4020m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $40,000), Winning Time: 05:10.300, SP: 5.00 Tracked leaders on inner, took keen hold, ridden in 3rd 3 out, weakened from next 1st Futurum Regem ( N J Ryan 138 ) 2nd Sassy Yet Classy ( D F O'regan 153 ) 0.30L 3rd Bread And Butter ( C P Mcnamara 141 ) 0.30L 11th Ballywilliam Boy ( D O'keeffe 154 ) 8.25L | D O'keeffe 69.9kg 8.25L | 11 (21) |
| Navan 04-Dec-21 4880m SOFT R4 HcpH $10,000 (of $60,536), Winning Time: 06:20.800, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders on inner, 5th 3 out, ridden in 4th next, went 2nd and mistake at last, 3rd inside final furlong, kept on same pace 1st Commander Of Fleet ( S Fitzgerald 164 ) 2nd A Great View ( D F O'regan 143 ) 2.50L 3rd Ballywilliam Boy ( D J O'keeffe 151 ) 7.00L | D J O'keeffe 68.5kg 7.00L | 3 (23) |
| Cork 31-Oct-21 4830m HEAVY R3 NvH $5,500 (of $16,647), Winning Time: 06:53.800, SP: 9/4 Tracked leader, 4th before 5th, dropped to 5th after 7th, progress at 8th, led narrowly 2 out, headed before last, no impression on winner run-in 1st Chicago Time ( S F O'keeffe 156 ) 2nd Ballywilliam Boy ( D J O'keeffe 160 ) 3.75L 3rd Mr Josiey Wales ( B J Cooper 156 ) 0.20L | D J O'keeffe 72.6kg 3.75L | 2 (10) |
| Galway 24-Oct-21 4170m SOFT R5 NvH $8,100 (of $8,172), Winning Time: 05:41.700, SP: 9/4 Made all, 2 lengths lead halfway, asserted after 2 out, pushed out and kept on well run-in 1st Ballywilliam Boy ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 2nd Perfect Attitude ( D N Russell 166 ) 5.00L 3rd Rambranlt'jac ( S F O'keeffe 166 ) 7.00L | D J O'keeffe 75.3kg | 1 (4) |
| Limerick 10-Oct-21 4220m SOFT R1 NvH $675 (of $13,621), Winning Time: 05:18.700, SP: 7/2 Mid-division, 6th after 6th, progress before 8th, closed after 4 out, no impression on leaders in 3rd 2 out, dropped to 4th at last, kept on same pace, lost 4th on line 1st Off Your Rocco ( J W Kennedy 162 ) 2nd The Little Yank ( D E Mullins 162 ) 2.00L 3rd The Dara Man ( B J Cooper 158 ) 5.00L 5th Ballywilliam Boy ( B Hayes 158 , Cd 0 ) 7.25L | B Hayes 71.7kg, Cd 0 7.25L | 5 (8) |
| Listowel 25-Sep-21 4020m SOFT R2 CLNvH $3,400 (of $17,000), Winning Time: 04:57.900, SP: 6/1 Held up in touch in rear, 6th halfway, soon pushed along briefly, headway to 3rd 3 out, disputed lead entering straight and soon pushed along to lead briefly before 2 out, joined 2 out, ridden and narrowly headed last, kept on same pace, not match winner 1st Impervious ( M P O'connor 154 ) 2nd Ballywilliam Boy ( M M Mcdonagh 161 ) 0.50L 3rd Quirt Evans ( J B Foley 166 ) 8.50L | M M Mcdonagh 73kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Punchestown 30-Apr-21 4830m SOFT R5 CLHcpH (of $50,000), Winning Time: 06:01.800, SP: 25/1 Waited with, not fluent 8th, some headway and kept on same pace without threatening from before straight 1st Capodanno ( J S Mcgarvey 155 ) 2nd Capilano Bridge ( R A Doyle 151 ) 12.00L 3rd Botani ( B Hayes 152 ) 5.00L 8th Ballywilliam Boy ( M M Mcdonagh 151 , Cd 0 ) 31.25L | M M Mcdonagh 68.5kg, Cd 0 31.25L | 8 (25) |
| Ballinrobe 17-Apr-21 3550m SOFT R3 CLHcpH $1,600 (of $16,000), Winning Time: 04:26.000, SP: 9/1 Mid-division, progress into 6th after 2 out, ridden and slightly short of room before last, under pressure in 5th entering straight, kept on same pace final furlong 1st Zoffanien ( R Blackmore 156 ) 2nd Andratx ( K J Brouder 152 ) 2.50L 3rd Ballywilliam Boy ( M M Mcdonagh 159 ) 4.00L | M M Mcdonagh 72.1kg 4.00L | 3 (16) |
| Naas 15-Mar-21 3820m GOOD R6 CLMdH $7,200 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:08.200, SP: 33/1 Mid-division, progress in 6th entering straight, disputed 2 out, led before last, ridden and kept on well run-in 1st Ballywilliam Boy ( M M Mcdonagh 168 ) 2nd Lifetime Ambition ( R M Power 168 ) 1.75L 3rd Feivel ( J C Gainford 168 ) 4.75L | M M Mcdonagh 76.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Punchestown 15-Feb-21 3330m SOFT R8 CLNHF (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:34.500, SP: 50/1 Held up towards rear, progress into 8th 2 1/2f out, ridden in 6th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace 1st Gigolo' Dai Dai ( M D Roche 169 ) 2nd Meet And Greet ( L A Mckenna 169 ) 0.30L 3rd Another Scotch ( M B G Crawford 169 ) 0.30L 6th Ballywilliam Boy ( P Byrnes 170 , Cd 0 ) 16.25L | P Byrnes 77.1kg, Cd 0 16.25L | 6 (19) |
| Thurles 27-Jan-21 3870m HEAVY R8 CLNHF $999 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:26.000, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, some headway 5f out, 4th and pushed along approaching straight, soon no impression and moderate 3rd 1 1/2f out, no extra 1st Churchstonewarrior ( M R W Barron 170 ) 2nd Captain Westie ( M S Fitzgerald 168 ) 16.00L 3rd Ballywilliam Boy ( M L A Hourigan 170 ) | M L A Hourigan 77.1kg | 3 (14) |
| Limerick 28-Dec-20 3620m HEAVY R8 CLNHF $900 (of $9,000), Winning Time: 05:31.200, SP: 25/1 Chased leaders, 6th approaching halfway, soon headway, prominent approaching straight, soon pushed along in 3rd and no impression, one pace 1st Lucky Tenner ( M S Perry 170 ) 2nd Where It All Began ( M J J Codd 167 ) 0.75L 3rd Ballywilliam Boy ( M L A Hourigan 170 ) 20.75L | M L A Hourigan 77.1kg 20.75L | 3 (9) |
| Clonmel 30-Oct-20 3350m SOFT R2 CLMdH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:22.000, SP: 125/1 Chased leaders and ran freely, dropped off leaders and slight mistake 4 out, ridden in 5th and no impression after 3 out, soon no extra 1st Irascible ( D Robinson 168 ) 2nd Decimation ( R Blackmore 168 ) 2.75L 3rd Envious Editor ( J W Kennedy 168 ) 8.00L 7th Ballywilliam Boy ( P Donovan 168 , Cd 0 ) | P Donovan 76.2kg, Cd 0 | 7 (14) |
| Punchestown 14-Oct-20 3220m SOFT R1 CLMdH (of $11,999), Winning Time: 04:01.100, SP: 200/1 Mid-division, slight mistake 6th, no impression from 2 out, kept on without threatening 1st Eskylane ( K M Donoghue 168 ) 2nd Gabynako ( C D Maxwell 168 ) 0.50L 3rd Barbary Master ( S W Flanagan 168 ) 4.50L 7th Ballywilliam Boy ( M M Mcdonagh 168 , Cd 0 ) 33.75L | M M Mcdonagh 76.2kg, Cd 0 33.75L | 7 (18) |
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