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Ireland 8yo

Balqaa (GB)

T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay · J: Barry McHugh · O: Kettledrum Racing
By Cable Bay (IRE) out of Angels Wings (IRE)
Form 8256155847
  1. 7
  2. 4
  3. 8
  4. 5
  5. 5
  6. 1
12/1 Current odds
5/62 W/R
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Active
  • 62 runs
  • 5 wins
  • placed
  • 8% strike
  • 53 d off
  • 66 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 8256155847 53 days off
7 31 Jul 2026 Kids Eat For £1 At The Border Minst… Newcastle (AW) 4 17 Jul 2026 Babs Woolford Memorial Apprentice C… Pontefract 8 17 May 2026 Swinton Park Silver Anniversary Cup… Ripon 5 17 Apr 2026 Race And Rest - Wolverhampton Holid… Wolverhampton (AW) 5 28 Mar 2026 Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (… Southwell (AW) 1 17 Mar 2026 Midnite, Building The Future Of Bet… Wolverhampton (AW)
At Newcastle (AW) 3/26 3 wins · 10 placed
On Good to Soft 0/3 0 wins · 1 placed
Over 1m2f42y 1/10 1 win · 3 placed
Best RPR 66 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100
27 Jun 2024 · Newcastle (AW) · 7th/14 (btn 0.2) 6 Jul 2024 · Carlisle · 7th/10 (btn 4) 27 Jul 2024 · Newcastle (AW) · 4th/13 (btn 0.2) 26 Aug 2024 · Southwell (AW) · 3rd/13 (btn 0.3) 3 Sep 2024 · Southwell (AW) · 1st/11 (won 0) 17 Sep 2024 · Newcastle (AW) · 1st/8 (won 0) 24 Sep 2024 · Newcastle (AW) · 10th/10 (btn 1.75) 15 Nov 2024 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 4th/11 (btn 0.1) 3 Dec 2024 · Newcastle (AW) · 3rd/12 (btn .5) 21 Dec 2024 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 4th/11 (btn 1.25) 14 Jan 2025 · Southwell (AW) · 3rd/9 (btn 2.75) 7 Feb 2025 · Southwell (AW) · 5th/9 (btn 1.5) 20 Feb 2025 · Newcastle (AW) · 5th/11 (btn 0.2) 24 Apr 2025 · Beverley · 5th/11 (btn 1.5) 27 May 2025 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 6th/12 (btn 0.1) 17 Jun 2025 · Beverley · 3rd/10 (btn 0.1) 5 Jul 2025 · Leicester · 9th/10 (btn 1.5) 1 Aug 2025 · Newcastle (AW) · 4th/12 (btn .5) 4 Jan 2026 · Southwell (AW) · 8th/12 (btn .5) 17 Jan 2026 · Southwell (AW) · 2nd/9 (btn 0.3) 24 Jan 2026 · Newcastle (AW) · 5th/10 (btn .5) 11 Feb 2026 · Southwell (AW) · 6th/11 (btn 1.75) 17 Mar 2026 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 1st/8 (won 0) 28 Mar 2026 · Southwell (AW) · 5th/10 (btn .5) 17 Apr 2026 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 5th/11 (btn 0.3) 17 May 2026 · Ripon · 8th/13 (btn 2.75) 17 Jul 2026 · Pontefract · 4th/7 (btn 10) 31 Jul 2026 · Newcastle (AW) · 7th/10 (btn .5)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
39
Win %
8%
Placed %
31%
Trend
Fading

Course Record

15 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Southwell (AW) — well clear of the 31% career baseline.

  • Newcastle (AW) 38% 3-7-26
  • Southwell (AW) SPEC 56% 1-4-9
  • Wolverhampton (AW) 25% 1-1-8
  • Beverley 50% 0-1-2
  • Redcar 50% 0-1-2
  • Carlisle 0% 0-0-2
  • Haydock 0% 0-0-2
  • Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-2
  • Leicester 0% 0-0-2
  • Pontefract 0% 0-0-2
  • Ayr 0% 0-0-1
  • Chelmsford City (AW) 0% 0-0-1
  • Hamilton 0% 0-0-1
  • Nottingham 0% 0-0-1
  • Ripon 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

28 jockeys · 3 trainers

Jockeys

  • Jason Hart 50% 2-4-12
  • Paul Mulrennan 29% 1-1-7
  • Callum Rodriguez 60% 0-3-5
  • Shane Gray 20% 0-1-5
  • Sean Levey 25% 1-0-4
  • Christian Howarth 50% 0-1-2
  • Harrison Shaw 50% 0-1-2
  • Kieran Shoemark 50% 0-1-2
  • Callum Shepherd 0% 0-0-2
  • Liam Wright(3) 0% 0-0-2
  • Zak Wheatley 0% 0-0-2
  • George Wood 100% 0-1-1
  • Jamie Spencer 100% 1-0-1
  • Kevin Stott 100% 0-1-1
  • Alex Fielding 0% 0-0-1
  • Andrew Elliott 0% 0-0-1
  • Barry McHugh NOW 0% 0-0-1
  • Cameron Noble 0% 0-0-1
  • Daniel Muscutt 0% 0-0-1
  • Gianluca Sanna 0% 0-0-1
  • Joey Haynes 0% 0-0-1
  • John Egan 0% 0-0-1
  • Josephine Gordon 0% 0-0-1
  • Lewis Edmunds 0% 0-0-1
  • Matthew Lloyd Slater 0% 0-0-1
  • Mr Eireann Cagney 0% 0-0-1
  • Sam James 0% 0-0-1
  • Trevor Whelan 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • Stella Barclay 33% 3-11-42
  • Ivan Furtado 30% 1-2-10
  • Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay NOW 20% 1-1-10

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
31 Jul 2026 Kids Eat For £1 At The Border Minstrel This Summer Classified Stakes Newcastle (AW) Class 6 7th/10 .5 Standard / Slow 1m2f Barry McHugh OR 49 11/1
17 Jul 2026 Babs Woolford Memorial Apprentice Classified Stakes Pontefract Class 6 4th/7 10 Good To Firm 1m4f Matthew Lloyd Slater OR 50 16/1
17 May 2026 Swinton Park Silver Anniversary Cup Handicap Ripon Class 6 8th/13 2.75 Good 1m Zak Wheatley OR 52 18/1
17 Apr 2026 Race And Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 5th/11 0.3 Standard 1m1f104y Jason Hart OR 52 13/2
28 Mar 2026 Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (Div 1) Southwell (AW) Class 6 5th/10 .5 Standard 1m3f24y Paul Mulrennan OR 52 15/2
17 Mar 2026 Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Classified Stakes (Div 1) Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 1st/8 +0 Standard 1m1f104y Jason Hart OR 46 13/2
11 Feb 2026 Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Southwell (AW) Class 6 6th/11 1.75 Standard 1m13y Jason Hart OR 47 25/1
24 Jan 2026 Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Classified Stakes Newcastle (AW) Class 6 5th/10 .5 Standard 1m5y Jason Hart OR 47 7/2
17 Jan 2026 BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Classified Stakes (Div 1) Southwell (AW) Class 6 2nd/9 0.3 Standard 1m13y Jason Hart OR 47 10/1
4 Jan 2026 Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Classified Stakes Southwell (AW) Class 6 8th/12 .5 Standard 1m13y Zak Wheatley OR 48 16/1

Connections

Trainer
Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay 11%
Jockey
Barry McHugh 8%
Owner
Kettledrum Racing
Sire
Cable Bay (IRE)
Dam
Angels Wings (IRE)
Dam sire
Dark Angel
Country
Ireland
Age
8yo

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