El Rio (2017)
About
El Rio is an 8yo gelding trained by K C Bailey. He is by the stallion Elusive Pimpernel out of the mare Princess Jaffa. So far, El Rio has collected five wins. His biggest victory arrived on 7 Feb 2025 at Kempton, where he took the $21,642.00 Class 3 Handicap. The horse has proved a rewarding prospect for punters, offering about a 63% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen 28-Sep-25 4310m GOOD R4 CL3 HcpCh $2,126 (of $17,214), Winning Time: 05:30.670, SP: 3.75 | T Bellamy 74.8kg 9.25L | 3 (6) |
| Huntingdon 03-Mar-25 4000m SOFT R5 CL3 HcpCh $3,645 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 05:04.370, SP: 2.25 | T Bellamy 74.4kg 6.75L | 3 (6) |
| Kempton 07-Feb-25 4120m SOFT R6 CL3 HcpCh $11,618 (of $21,642), Winning Time: 08:39.830, SP: 5.00 Made all, pecked 1st, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on relentlessly, readily | T Bellamy 70.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Kempton 26-Dec-24 4120m GOOD R1 CL3 NvHcpCh $3,038 (of $24,593), Winning Time: 05:07.500, SP: 12.00 Prominent, not fluent 9th, mistake when disputing 2nd 2 out, 3rd and held flat | T Bellamy 73.5kg 2.50L | 3 (8) |
| Sandown 10-Nov-24 4030m GOOD R2 CL3 HcpCh $7,804 (of $14,755), Winning Time: 08:36.470, SP: 3.50 Jumped well, made all, 4 lengths ahead when went right last, ridden and stayed on strongly run-in | C Gethings 75.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Huntingdon 09-Oct-24 4000m GOOD R4 CL4 HcpCh $5,413 (of $10,083), Winning Time: 04:56.320, SP: 8.00 Close up and clear with leader, came back to rest and tracked leader after 5th, led 4 out, forged clear 2 out, bad mistake and blundered last, kept on well, readily | C Gethings 76.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Huntingdon 26-Apr-24 4000m GOOD R3 CL4 NvHcpCh (of $10,329), Winning Time: 04:50.690, SP: 6.50 Prominent, not fluent on several occasions early, dropped towards rear before 4 out, soon struggling, tailed off after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | D Bass 75.8kg 0.00L | UPD (6) |
| Huntingdon 26-Mar-24 4160m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $5,281), Winning Time: 05:14.640, SP: 13/2 Close up, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching next | D Bass 76.7kg, Cd 0 10.25L | 6 (7) |
| Taunton 08-Jan-24 3820m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $7,367), Winning Time: 04:54.800, SP: 9/1 Raced on inside, tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened before 6th, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out | D Bass 74.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (12) |
| Kempton 13-Nov-23 4220m GOOD R3 NvH (of $4,901), Winning Time: 05:16.210, SP: 9/4 Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened next | D Bass 73kg, Cd 0 23.25L | 7 (13) |
| Ascot 02-Apr-23 3880m SOFT R1 MdH $5,446 (of $5,446), Winning Time: 04:43.210, SP: 2/1 Went right on occasions but jumped slickly, made all, 5 lengths ahead going strongly 2 out, came further clear from last, unchallenged | D Bass 72.6kg | 1 (6) |
| Chepstow 25-Feb-23 3910m GOOD R1 CL4 MdH (of $8,066), Winning Time: 05:01.500, SP: 11.00 Jumped right, led, 1 1/2 lengths ahead when fell last | C Gethings 73.9kg 0.00L | UPD (13) |
| Necarne 12-Nov-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $4,466), SP: 4/1 Made all, 2l adv 1/2 way, gd jmp 2out, rdn clr bef last, alw in command | D Mcgill 74.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Punchestown 30-Apr-22 3620m SOFT R8 NHF (of $14,999), Winning Time: 04:26.800, SP: 151.00 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out | B W Harvey 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 0.00L | 12 (21) |
| Down Royal 26-Dec-21 3420m SOFT R7 CLNHF (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:35.800, SP: 21.00 Chased leaders, 5th halfway, disputed 5f out, ridden and headed 4f out, no impression 3f out, kept on one pace | D G Lavery 77.1kg, Cd 78.5kg 37.75L | 7 (15) |