Marcella (2021) Horse

Foal Date

13-Feb-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Areion

Dam

Maria

Prize Money

43036

Trainer

A M Balding

Owners

Dahlbury Racing

About

Marcella is a 4yo b trained by A M Balding. She is by the stallion Areion out of Maria. To date, Marcella has won two races. On 29 September 2024 at Epsom, she captured her biggest victory, taking the $6,804.00 Betfred Farewell Tom Sammes Handicap. She has proved a profitable runner for punters, delivering a 191% return on investment for anyone who backed her throughout her career.

Raced At

Lingfield • Goodwood • Epsom • Kempton • Haydock • Chester • Newbury

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Lingfield 13-Nov-24 1610m GOOD R7 CL1 (of $49,185) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.000, SP: 21.00 1st Doom ( R Ryan 128 ) 2nd Improvista ( S M Levey 126 ) 2.25L 3rd Back See Daa ( C Lee 128 ) 2.55L 7th Marcella ( D Probert 126 ) 5.40L See full results	D Probert 57.2kg 5.40L	7 (12)
GOODwood 13-Oct-24 1610m HEAVY R6 CL2 Hcp (of $24,593) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:45.220, SP: 11.00 Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly and eased final furlong 1st Alpha Crucis ( J Watson 130 ) 2nd Rhoscolyn ( E Greatrex 140 ) 0.50L 3rd Dashing Darcey ( R Dawson 130 ) 2.00L 8th Marcella ( O Murphy 130 ) 24.05L See full results	O Murphy 59kg 24.05L	8 (8)
Epsom 29-Sep-24 1710m HEAVY R6 Hcp $6,804 (of $6,804), Winning Time: 01:49.870, SP: 12/1 Front mid-division, headway on outer 5f out and led halfway, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out and gradually forged away, ran on strongly 1st Marcella ( O Murphy 135 ) 2nd Arkhalia Flynn ( G Bass 134 ) 2.00L 3rd Mallavelly ( J Peate 128 ) 0.75L See full results	O Murphy 61.2kg	1 (8)
York 08-Sep-24 1580m SOFT R4 Hcp $453 (of $15,462), Winning Time: 01:41.180, SP: 9/1 In rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon lost touch 1st Zain Blue ( D Egan 124 ) 2nd Amsterdam ( T Marquand 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Apiarist ( T Eaves 128 ) 0.50L 6th Marcella ( O Murphy 129 , Cd 0 ) 7.25L See full results	O Murphy 58.5kg, Cd 0 7.25L	6 (6)
Ascot 21-Jun-24 1610m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $56,694), Winning Time: 01:40.750, SP: 150/1 Mid-division near side group, ridden and outpaced 2f out 1st Soprano ( B Loughnane 131 ) 2nd Strutting ( R King 114 ) 0.50L 3rd Uluru ( M Guyon 123 ) 0.50L 19th Marcella ( D Probert 121 , Cd 0 ) 15.00L See full results	D Probert 54.9kg, Cd 0 15.00L	19 (30)
Dusseldorf 26-May-24 1600m SOFT (of $69,435), SP: 13.00 1st Darnation ( A D Vries 128 ) 2nd Queues Likely ( B Loughnane 128 ) 2.25L 3rd Three Havanas ( T Hammer-hansen 128 ) 0.00L 9th Marcella ( J Watson 128 , Cd 0 ) 8.00L	J Watson 58.1kg, Cd 0 8.00L	9 (13)
GOODwood 04-May-24 1610m HEAVY R2 CL1 $1,614 (of $59,022) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.390, SP: 9.50 Midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace entering final furlong, no impression inside final furlong 1st Royal Dress ( B M Coen 133 ) 2nd Novus ( T P Queally 138 ) 0.15L 3rd Breege ( J Hart 133 ) 0.15L 5th Marcella ( J Watson 120 ) 3.50L See full results	J Watson 54.4kg 3.50L	5 (8)
Kempton 06-Apr-24 1610m SYNTHETIC R5 CL2 $7,251 (of $29,511) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.940, SP: 13.00 Slowly into stride, waited with in rear, pushed along over 2f out, shaken up inside final 2f, soon driven and unable to quicken, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd and stayed on strongly inside final 100 yards, always held 1st Devoted Queen ( W Buick 132 ) 2nd Marcella ( O Murphy 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Ahlain ( N Callan 132 ) 1.25L See full results	O Murphy 58.1kg 0.30L	2 (5)
Haydock 09-Sep-23 1640m GOOD R6 CL1 $1,089 (of $39,841) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.300, SP: 51.00 Restrained start and held up in last, never on terms 1st Al Musmak ( B A Curtis 130 ) 2nd Macduff ( R Ryan 130 ) 1.50L 3rd Remaadd ( T Marquand 130 ) 0.20L 5th Marcella ( J P Spencer 125 ) 4.75L See full results	J P Spencer 56.7kg 4.75L	5 (6)
Chester 06-Aug-23 1410m SOFT R3 CL4 Nv $5,095 (of $9,836) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:32.000, SP: 19.00 Close up on inner, dropped to rear 2f out, switched right approaching final furlong, headway inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish 1st Marcella ( D Probert 125 ) 2nd Aragon Castle ( C Hutchinson 136 ) 1.00L 3rd Valadero ( K Stott 130 ) 2.75L See full results	D Probert 56.7kg	1 (5)
Newbury 15-Jun-23 1310m GOOD R2 CL4 Nv (of $9,837) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:18.910, SP: 26.00 Prominent, led over 4f out, headed and edged right over 2f out, soon beaten 1st Iberian ( R Ryan 133 ) 2nd Judge Frank ( B Loughnane 133 ) 1.75L 3rd Overlooked ( L P Keniry 133 ) 0.75L 10th Marcella ( D Probert 128 ) 9.75L See full results	D Probert 58.1kg 9.75L	10 (13)