Mount Atlas (2021) Horse
About
Mount Atlas is a 4yo colt trained by A M Balding of Kingsclere. He is by Masar out of Highland Pass. So far, Mount Atlas has recorded three victories. On 12 Jul 2025 at Ascot he secured his biggest win, collecting the $44,267.00 Cl2 Handicap. The horse has been a money‑maker for punters, delivering a 55% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newbury 25-Oct-25 2410m SOFT R6 CL1 $4,020 (of $73,777) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:42.460, SP: 9.00 1st Hamish ( T Marquand 132 ) 2nd Ancient Wisdom ( W Buick 132 ) 2.50L 3rd Sea Scout ( J Doyle 126 ) 6.75L 4th Mount Atlas ( R Hornby 132 ) 9.75L See full results | R Hornby 59.9kg 9.75L | 4 (9) |
| Chester 13-Sep-25 2470m SOFT R2 CL1 $12,900 (of $59,022) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:36.610, SP: 9.00 1st Hamish ( C Fallon 134 ) 2nd Mount Atlas ( R Hornby 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Grey Cuban ( K Stott 131 ) 1.75L See full results | R Hornby 59.4kg 0.50L | 2 (5) |
| York 22-Aug-25 2380m GOOD R1 CL2 Hcp (of $118,044) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:29.420, SP: 2.63 1st Asgard's Captain ( J F Egan 121 ) 2nd Insanity ( R Ryan 130 ) 0.30L 3rd French Duke ( D Tudhope 130 ) 1.00L 9th Mount Atlas ( O Murphy 140 ) 16.45L See full results | O Murphy 63.5kg 16.45L | 9 (10) |
| Ascot 12-Jul-25 2410m GOOD R5 CL2 Hcp $24,300 (of $44,267) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:31.290, SP: 2.25 Held up towards rear, steady headway from home turn, narrowly led 2f out, faced sustained challenge final furlong, asserted towards finish, won going away 1st Mount Atlas ( D Probert 142 ) 2nd Night Breeze ( J P Spencer 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Houstonn ( S M Levey 125 ) 1.50L See full results | D Probert 64.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Royal Ascot 20-Jun-25 2410m GOOD R3 CL2 Hcp $3,322 (of $108,207) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 02:29.790, SP: 15.00 Held up towards rear, headway out wide 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge 1st Ethical Diamond ( R L Moore 129 ) 2nd Mutaawid ( J Crowley 136 ) 2.00L 3rd Naqeeb ( R Sexton 136 ) 2.50L 5th Mount Atlas ( R Hornby 135 ) 5.50L See full results | R Hornby 61.2kg 5.50L | 5 (18) |
| Ascot 20-Jun-25 2410m GOOD Hcp (of $56,694), SP: 15.00 1st Ethical Diamond ( R L Moore 129 ) 2nd Mutaawid ( J Crowley 136 ) 2.00L 3rd Naqeeb ( R Sexton 136 ) 0.50L 5th Mount Atlas ( R Hornby 135 , Cd 0 ) 5.50L | R Hornby 61.2kg, Cd 0 5.50L | 5 |
| Chester 08-May-25 2690m GOOD R4 CL1 $3,766 (of $137,718) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:55.740, SP: 9.00 Took keen hold, held up in rear, outpaced over 4f out, ridden and rallied over 1f out, kept on but lost fourth towards finish 1st Illinois ( R L Moore 133 ) 2nd Al Qareem ( S H James 131 ) 1.25L 3rd Absurde ( W Buick 128 ) 0.50L 5th Mount Atlas ( O Murphy 128 ) 3.50L See full results | O Murphy 58.1kg 3.50L | 5 (6) |
| Kempton 30-Mar-25 2210m GOOD R2 CL2 Hcp $6,040 (of $98,370) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:17.690, SP: 5.50 Took keen hold, prominent, pressed leader 3f out, soon led, ridden over 1f out, diminishing advantage inside final furlong, headed close home, no extra and dropped to 4th near finish 1st Teumessias Fox ( O Murphy 136 ) 2nd Ambiente Amigo ( S D Bowen 131 ) 1.25L 3rd Real Dream ( J Leavy 138 ) 1.50L 4th Mount Atlas ( H Turner 134 ) 2.95L See full results | H Turner 60.8kg 2.95L | 4 (14) |
| Newmarket 11-Oct-24 2410m SOFT R6 CL2 Hcp $24,170 (of $98,370) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:32.810, SP: 4.33 Held up in touch, headway going well over 3f out, pushed along to lead over 2f out, pressed over 1f out, headed final furlong, not match winner 1st Sun God ( D Egan 119 ) 2nd Mount Atlas ( O Murphy 131 ) 3.75L 3rd Kildare Legend ( D Muscutt 128 ) 7.75L See full results | O Murphy 59.4kg 3.75L | 2 (15) |
| Ascot 26-Jul-24 2410m GOOD R4 CL2 Hcp $23,193 (of $44,266) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:33.870, SP: 14/1 Held up off the pace in 6th, headway out wide chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furling, went 2nd final 110 yards, led towards finish 1st Mount Atlas ( H Turner 117 ) 2nd Insanity ( S M Levey 129 ) 0.50L 3rd Tabletalk ( O Murphy 124 ) 1.50L See full results | H Turner 53.1kg | 1 (8) |
| Kempton 11-Jul-24 2410m GOOD R3 Nv $4,836 (of $20,616), Winning Time: 02:33.230, SP: 14/1 Midfield, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, pressed 2nd near finish, no danger 1st Mutaawid ( J Crowley 130 ) 2nd Arabian Tribe ( W Buick 136 ) 6.00L 3rd Mount Atlas ( D Probert 136 ) 6.25L See full results | D Probert 61.7kg 6.25L | 3 (13) |
| Redcar 28-May-24 2010m SOFT R5 Md $3,780 (of $3,780), Winning Time: 02:14.400, SP: 7/2 Prominent, led over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, pushed out, comfortably 1st Mount Atlas ( C Lee 128 ) 2nd Pack Ice ( C Hardie 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Liberty Coach ( C Beasley 128 ) 3.25L See full results | C Lee 58.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Nottingham 11-May-24 2060m SOFT R3 CL5 Nv (of $6,886) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:10.890, SP: 51.00 In rear, pushed along over 2f out, never nearer 1st Theory Of Tides ( J Mitchell 133 ) 2nd Dramatic Star ( C Fallon 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Padesha ( B D L Sayette 133 ) 0.50L 8th Mount Atlas ( W Carver 133 , Cd 136 ) 6.50L See full results | W Carver 60.3kg, Cd 61.7kg 6.50L | 8 (11) |
| Windsor 15-Apr-24 2010m SOFT R3 CL5 Nv (of $7,869) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:09.230, SP: 101.00 Slow into stride, keen held up, clipped heals and unseated rider over 5f out 1st Harper's Ferry ( S Osborne 130 ) 2nd Poniros ( D Egan 137 ) 1.00L 3rd Ghostlore ( H Davies 130 ) 0.75L UPL Mount Atlas ( W Carver 130 , Cd 133 ) 0.00L See full results | W Carver 59kg, Cd 60.3kg 0.00L | UPD (13) |
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