Billy Bathgate (2016) Horse
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Billy Bathgate is a ten-year-old chestnut gelding, by New Approach out of Bustling. He is trained by Ewan Whillans and owned by Mr T Cox. From 72 starts he has earned six wins and has been placed 21 times, with total prize money of $105,554. His most recent start came at Hexham on 21 October 2026, finishing 8th of 11 runners. His latest victory was at Redcar on 19 July 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Southwell 13-Nov-26 3184m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) R6 Winter Ladies Day Saturday 28th November Handicap Hurdle, SP: 19.00 | Craig Nichol | 10 (11) |
| Hexham 21-Oct-26 3263m GOOD R2 CL5 HcpH (of $17,384), SP: 7.00 1st Littletown Lad ( J England 163 ) 2nd Bobby Socks ( S Quinlan 167 ) 2.75L 3rd Snapaudaciaheros ( C Maggs 158 ) 4.50L 8th Billy Bathgate ( C Nichol 156 ) 12.80L See full results | C Nichol 70.8kg 12.80L | 8 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 30-Sep-26 3328m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp $359 (of $6,137) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:41.500, SP: 8.50 1st Lilykoy ( J F Egan 120 ) 2nd Individualiste ( R Dawes 133 ) 1.00L 3rd Notable Charm ( B Loughnane 123 ) 0.30L 5th Billy Bathgate ( C Lee 138 ) 7.30L See full results | C Lee 62.6kg 7.30L | 5 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 19-Sep-26 3328m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp (of $6,114) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:43.820, SP: 23.00 1st Shopaholic ( B Loughnane 138 ) 2nd Niffler ( L Morris 129 ) 1.25L 3rd Wedonttellthetruth ( G Mangan 133 ) 3.25L 6th Billy Bathgate ( G Fairley 133 ) 6.25L See full results | G Fairley 60.3kg 6.25L | 6 (6) |
| Newcastle 21-Aug-26 2504m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 Hcp $1,455 (of $6,206) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:40.880, SP: 8.00 1st Niffler ( L Morris 122 ) 2nd Fleur De Mer ( P Mulrennan 140 ) 2.75L 3rd Billy Bathgate ( J Hart 140 ) 15.75L See full results | J Hart 63.5kg 15.75L | 3 (14) |
| Redcar 08-Aug-26 2815m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $352 (of $5,998) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 03:04.600, SP: 6.00 1st Newport ( O J Orr 140 ) 2nd Dubai Venture ( J Mason 134 ) 1.50L 3rd Saratoga Gold ( W Pyle 139 ) 1.25L 5th Billy Bathgate ( D Nolan 134 ) 3.90L See full results | D Nolan 60.8kg 3.90L | 5 (10) |
| Redcar 19-Jul-26 3216m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 1/1 Midfield, headway going best 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well | Jason Hart 59.9kg | 1 (4) |
| Newcastle 27-Jun-26 2504m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 28/1 Held up in rear, asked for effort over 2f out, never involved | Greg Fairley 54.9kg 3/4 length | 6 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 31-Mar-26 2815m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/1 Slowly away, held up in rear, ridden along over 2f out, made steady headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish | O J Orr 59kg 1/2 length | 4 (10) |
| Newcastle 11-Mar-26 3270m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 5/1 Dwelt, in rear, shaken up and steady headway 2f out weaving through, ridden disputing third inside last, one pace | Jason Hart 61.2kg Neck | 3 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 02-Mar-26 3328m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 7/4 Took keen hold, held up in rear, GOOD headway to dispute lead over 9f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost third final strides | Donagh Murphy 60.3kg 1/2 length | 4 (7) |
| Newcastle 15-Feb-26 3270m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/2 Towards rear, ridden under 2f out, plugged on for modest third | D C Costello 58.5kg 2 1/2l | 3 (5) |
| Southwell 11-Feb-26 2836m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 9/1 Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on and went third close home, lost position final stride | Rowan Scott 60.3kg Short Head | 4 (5) |
| Wolverhampton 03-Feb-26 2815m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Held up in last, pushed along over 1f out, headway 1f out, went fourth close home | Rowan Scott 57.6kg 1/2 length | 4 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 27-Jan-26 2815m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 13/2 Held up towards rear, waiting for room on bend inside 2f out, ran on when in clear 1f out, ridden final 110yds, went towards finish | Rowan Scott 59.9kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (7) |
| Southwell 23-Jan-26 3312m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 16/1 Held up in midfield, going okay 3f out, soon driven, went modest fourth approaching final furlong | D Nolan 61.7kg 2 1/2l | 4 (9) |
| Newcastle 13-Jan-26 3270m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/4 Held up in rear, made GOOD headway over 2f out, went third over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | P J McDonald 61.7kg 6 1/2l | 3 (8) |
| Newcastle 29-Dec-25 2504m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 22/1 Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace | Rowan Scott 58.1kg Head | 5 (9) |
| Newcastle 16-Dec-25 3270m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 14/1 Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ran on, never involved | Rowan Scott 55.8kg 2 1/2l | 5 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 06-Dec-25 3328m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 4/1 Took keen hold, midfield, going okay 2f out, ridden and switched left entering final furlong, headway to lead close home, readily | Rowan Scott 61.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Southwell 26-Nov-25 3312m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 8/1 Slightly worse than mid-division, going well 3f out, headway inside final 2f, went second inside final furlong, ran on but not reach winner | Mr Eireann Cagney 67.6kg 1 3/4 length | 2 (12) |
| Newcastle 18-Nov-25 3270m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 20/1 Midfield, headway out wide over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, made no telling impression | D C Costello 59kg Head | 8 (13) |
| Southwell 03-Nov-25 3312m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 10/1 Held up in rear, headway stands side over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on | O J Orr 60.3kg 2 1/2l | 3 (10) |
| Newcastle 30-Sep-25 3270m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Held up behind leaders on outside, headway to go 2nd after 7f, led going well over 3f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, rallied to regain lead final 100 yards, won going away | Rowan Scott 56.7kg | 1 (5) |
| Ayr 18-Aug-25 2639m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 10/3 Chased leaders, ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out, no extra final 110yds | Jason Hart 58.1kg 1 1/4 length | 3 (7) |
| Redcar 09-Aug-25 2815m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 11/4 Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside last, took 2nd closing stages, not trouble winner | P J McDonald 59.9kg 1 3/4 length | 2 (6) |
| Musselburgh 01-Aug-25 2615m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 11/2 Held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | D Nolan 58.5kg 3 1/4l | 3 (6) |
| Newcastle 28-Jun-25 2504m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 14/1 Held up in rear, driven well over 2f out, no response | S D Bowen 53.1kg 3 1/4l | 9 (11) |
| Redcar 21-Jun-25 2815m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 5/1 Slowly into stride and switched left start, held up in rear, smooth headway between horses over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, carried head high and stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish | Rowan Scott 55.8kg | 1 (9) |
| Carlisle 16-Jun-25 2846m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/1 Towards rear, waiting for room over 2f out, switched left and ran on when ridden over 1f out, nearest finish | J Fanning 53.1kg 1 3/4 length | 4 (11) |
| Carlisle 19-May-25 2846m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 4/1 Held up in last, headway from over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, went third final strides | P J McDonald 55.3kg 3/4 length | 3 (8) |
| Newcastle 02-May-25 3270m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 5/2 In rear, ridden and headway 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well final furlong, just held on | P J McDonald 55.8kg | 1 (4) |
| Wolverhampton 21-Apr-25 2461m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/1 Mid-division, denied clear run from 2f out, pushed out inside last, never a chance to challenge | C Lee 55.8kg 3l | 5 (12) |
| Southwell 21-Mar-25 3312m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 14/1 Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, no impression final furlong | Jason Hart 59.4kg 1 3/4 length | 5 (10) |
| Newcastle 27-Feb-25 2504m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 33/1 Always behind | Rowan Scott 59.4kg Nose | 11 (12) |
| Hamilton 06-Jun-24 2428m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 13/2 Towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | Jason Hart 59.9kg 3/4 length | 6 (9) |
| Ayr 14-May-24 2639m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 9/4 Held up in rear, headway from 3f out, outpaced and no impression from over 1f out, plugged on final 100 yards | Jason Hart 55.8kg 1 1/2 length | 5 (7) |
| Ayr 29-Apr-24 2639m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/2 Keen close up, headway to chase winner over 3f out until over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | T Eaves 58.1kg 4 1/2l | 3 (7) |
| Southwell 12-Apr-24 2836m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/1 In rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, no threat to winner | Jason Hart 59.9kg 3 1/2l | 2 (11) |
| Southwell 14-Mar-24 2234m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 5/1 Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, soon lost 2nd, chased leading pair and hung left over 1f out, soon weakened | Jason Hart 59.9kg 1 1/2 length | 5 (8) |
| Southwell 05-Mar-24 2836m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 6/1 Tracked leaders, went 2nd near side of group under pressure over 1f out, strong challenge inside final furlong, found no extra inside final 100 yards | Jason Hart 59.9kg 1/2 length | 2 (9) |
| Southwell 15-Feb-24 2234m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 17/2 Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, pushed along under 2f out, no extra final furlong | Archie Young 60.3kg Neck | 5 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 06-Feb-24 2815m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 7/1 Prominent, ridden and chased leader 2f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong, no further impression inside final furlong | Archie Young 59kg 2l | 2 (8) |
| Newcastle 17-Jan-24 2504m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, lost 3rd and no impression over 1f out | Jason Hart 56.7kg 1 3/4 length | 4 (5) |
| Southwell 21-Dec-23 3312m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 22/1 In touch, headway 3f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out | P J McDonald 60.8kg 1/2 length | 7 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 22-Nov-23 2461m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Soon steadied mid-division, towards rear and pushed along 3f out, soon behind | P J McDonald 58.1kg 3 1/2l | 11 (11) |
| Musselburgh 11-Aug-23 2813m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 15/2 Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace | T Eaves 58.5kg 5 1/2l | 5 (13) |
| Haydock 06-Aug-23 3260m HEAVY CL4 Flat, SP: 80/1 Rear mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and prominent 2f out, dropped away 1f out | Aiden Brookes 51.7kg 1/2 length | 8 (11) |
| Newcastle 01-Jul-23 2504m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 8/1 In rear, ridden 2f out, never involved | A Mullen 54.4kg 3/4 length | 8 (11) |
| Ayr 13-Jun-23 2639m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 7/2 Steadied rear, smooth headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on gamely | A Mullen 59.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Carlisle 01-Jun-23 2249m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 6/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on one pace | Rowan Scott 58.5kg 1 length | 4 (6) |