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Gracchus De Balme

Horse Form Profile

Age: 10 years

Owner: D A Malam

Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

12

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 2

15:30 Aintree

Gracchus De Balme

12st 0lb

J: Mr P A King

T: J J O’Shea

Pulled up at the Cheltenham Festival (3m2f, good to soft) last month; however, he was also pulled up at Leicester last February prior to winning this race at 22-1 (good to soft) so he's capable of bouncing back.

16/1

6

13th Mar 2026

Good

3m 2f 70y

Class 2

16:40 Cheltenham

Gracchus De Balme

12st 0lb

J: Mr P A King

T: J J O’Shea

Only last April he enjoyed his finest hour when winning the hunters' chase over the Grand National fences (good to soft); followed that with a second over C&D to Music Drive before winning Stratford's Horse & Hound Cup; he's not without hope judged on all that and, although this year's form is underwhelming, so too was his run prior to winning at Aintree.

25/1

3

15th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 5

15:27 Ludlow

Gracchus De Balme

12st 6lb

J: Mr Henry Crow

T: J J O’Shea

Landed two of British hunter chasing's three big prizes (Aintree, 2m5f and Stratford, 3m3f) during a 2024-25 season founded on consistency at a high level rather than progression; match-fitness is a given for his yard's runners and, with stamina to spare, he may not be for catching.

11/4

2

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:35 Stratford

Gracchus De Balme

12st 0lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: J J O’Shea

Tenacious winner of the Aintree Foxhunters' last month (good to soft); strong-travelling nature can sometimes leave resources running dry close home, as appeared to be the case upped to 3m2f at Cheltenham latest, though that 8l second still represented his best ever good-ground form.

11/8

2

30th May 2025

Good

3m 3f 119y

Class 2

19:35 Stratford

Gracchus De Balme

12st 0lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: J J O’Shea

Tenacious winner of the Aintree Foxhunters' last month (good to soft); strong-travelling nature can sometimes leave resources running dry close home, as appeared to be the case upped to 3m2f at Cheltenham latest, though that 8l second still represented his best ever good-ground form.

11/8