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Horse profile

John Balliol (GB)

Sixties Icon (GB) × Sweetheart Abbey (GB) (Dancing Spree (USA))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2019
Colour: bay

See also: John Balliol (USA) · David Loder · 2 runs · 1 win

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 1 Apr 2024, Huntingdon (9/12)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

129

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
1 Apr 24	Huntingdon	9/12	125/1	dist	Sean Bowen	George Baker	Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	NH Flat	2m	Good	11-3	t	Country Mile (IRE)	£2,178	64	2/9
28 Jan 24	Fontwell	12/12	20/1	dist	Rex Dingle	George Baker	Bet Responsibly At Vickers.Bet Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	NH Flat	2m1½f	Soft	11-4	-	Tom Doniphon (FR)	£2,451	-	1/11

9/121 Apr 24 · Huntingdon125/1
Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 52mGood
All fields
Date
1 Apr 24
Course
Huntingdon
Pos
9/12
SP
125/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Sean Bowen
Trainer
George Baker
Race
Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 5
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
11-3
Headgear
t
Winner / 2nd
Country Mile (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,178
Days
64
Future form
2/9
12/1228 Jan 24 · Fontwell20/1
Bet Responsibly At Vickers.Bet Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 52m1½fSoft
All fields
Date
28 Jan 24
Course
Fontwell
Pos
12/12
SP
20/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Rex Dingle
Trainer
George Baker
Race
Bet Responsibly At Vickers.Bet Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 5
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1½f
Going
Soft
Wgt
11-4
Headgear
-
Winner / 2nd
Tom Doniphon (FR)
Winner prize
£2,451
Days
-
Future form
1/11

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
1 Apr 24	Huntingdon	Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Open National Hunt Flat Race	9/12	Country Mile (IRE)	1	28 Oct 24	Ayr	Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Hurdle
1 Apr 24	Huntingdon	Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Open National Hunt Flat Race	9/12	Silver Thorn (GB)	2	19 Oct 24	Stratford	Grace & Dotty "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle
28 Jan 24	Fontwell	Bet Responsibly At Vickers.Bet Open National Hunt Flat Race	12/12	Bond Broker (IRE)	7	12 Apr 24	Fakenham	Every Race Life On Racing TV Open National Hunt Flat Race

9/121 Apr 24 · Huntingdon
Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
1 Apr 24
Course
Huntingdon
Race
Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Open National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
9/12
Winner next time
Country Mile (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
28 Oct 24
At
Ayr
Race won
Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Hurdle
9/121 Apr 24 · Huntingdon
Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
1 Apr 24
Course
Huntingdon
Race
Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Open National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
9/12
Winner next time
Silver Thorn (GB)
Their pos
2
Won on
19 Oct 24
At
Stratford
Race won
Grace & Dotty "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle
12/1228 Jan 24 · Fontwell
Bet Responsibly At Vickers.Bet Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
28 Jan 24
Course
Fontwell
Race
Bet Responsibly At Vickers.Bet Open National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
12/12
Winner next time
Bond Broker (IRE)
Their pos
7
Won on
12 Apr 24
At
Fakenham
Race won
Every Race Life On Racing TV Open National Hunt Flat Race

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
George Baker	28 Jan 24	1 Apr 24	12/12	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

George Baker

Trainer: George Baker
First run: 28 Jan 24
Last run: 1 Apr 24
First run for yard: 12/12
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	28 Jan 24	1 Apr 24

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 28 Jan 24
Last run: 1 Apr 24

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchSixties Icon (GB)

Parent · 1

SireSixties Icon (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)
Sire's damLove Divine (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchSweetheart Abbey (GB)

Parent · 1

DamSweetheart Abbey (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireDancing Spree (USA)
Dam's damHinton Pearl (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Sixties Icon (GB)

Sweetheart Abbey (GB)

Galileo (IRE)

Love Divine (GB)

Dancing Spree (USA)

Hinton Pearl (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseJohn Balliol (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled2019

SireSixties Icon (GB)

DamSweetheart Abbey (GB)

DamsireDancing Spree (USA)

Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)

Sire's damLove Divine (GB)

2nd damHinton Pearl (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingDevorgilla (GB)

Female line

Sweetheart Abbey (GB) · by Dancing Spree (USA) · 0 winners from 2 runners
Hinton Pearl (GB) · 1 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Sixties Icon (GB)	Sweetheart Abbey (GB)	Dancing Spree (USA)	Miss S Bannatyne	14 Mar 19	bay	gelding	Flat 9.3f · NH 2m1½f	Flat 10.4f · NH 2m

Sixties Icon (GB)

Sire: Sixties Icon (GB)
Dam: Sweetheart Abbey (GB)
Damsire: Dancing Spree (USA)
Breeder: Miss S Bannatyne
Foaled: 14 Mar 19
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.3f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.4f · NH 2m

Progeny of Sixties Icon (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	1,422	129	387	9.1%	27.2%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	784	72	205	9.2%	26.1%	1
On Soft going	276	20	64	7.2%	23.2%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going	161	12	36	7.5%	22.4%	0

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 1,422
Wins: 129
Placed: 387
Win %: 9.1%
Place %: 27.2%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 784
Wins: 72
Placed: 205
Win %: 9.2%
Place %: 26.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 276
Wins: 20
Placed: 64
Win %: 7.2%
Place %: 23.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs: 161
Wins: 12
Placed: 36
Win %: 7.5%
Place %: 22.4%
This horse runs: 0
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Sixties Icon (GB) × Dancing Spree (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	0	2	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
John Balliol (GB)	2	0	0	£0	€0

John Balliol (GB)

Horse: John Balliol (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Sweetheart Abbey (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Sixties Icon (GB) out of Sweetheart Abbey (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Mukhadram (GB)

Devorgilla (GB)0W · 12R

Female line

1Sweetheart Abbey (GB) · by Dancing Spree (USA)
2Hinton Pearl (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Hinton Pearl family

In brief

How old is John Balliol?

John Balliol (GB), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 14 March 2019 and is 7 years old.

Who are the sire and dam of John Balliol?

John Balliol (GB) is by Sixties Icon (GB) out of Sweetheart Abbey (GB), a daughter of Dancing Spree (USA), and was bred by Miss S Bannatyne.

Who trained John Balliol?

John Balliol (GB) was trained by George Baker and owned by Miss S Bannatyne at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is John Balliol's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, John Balliol (GB) ran 2 times without winning.

Is John Balliol still racing?

John Balliol (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 1 April 2024 at Huntingdon in the Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination), finishing 9th of 12, and has not run there since.