Horse Details

El Rio (IRE)

14 Runs 4 Wins (28.6%) 3 Places (21.4%)
Owner: Rio Grandees Silks Rio Grandees Trainer: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
8 years old b IRE
Sire: Elusive Pimpernel (USA)
Dam: Princess Jaffa (IRE)
Damsire: Zaffaran
Past Runs (14 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
27/09/25
17:10 		Market Rasen - 2m5½f Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 3rd 5:32.52 1.25 135 11-11 11/4
Jumped right throughout - prominent - not fluent 9th - weakened after 2 out(op 9/4)
02/03/25
15:52 		Huntingdon - 2m4f Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 3rd 5:5.87 6 135 11-10 5/4F
Led at fast pace - headed before 12th - not fluent 4 out - weakened gradually run-in - lost second inside final 110yds(op 6/4)
07/02/25
15:25 		Kempton - 2m4½f Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 1st 5:19.83 Won 128 11-2 4/1
Made all - mistake 1st - kept on well from 2 out - comfortably(op 11/2)
26/12/24
12:45 		Kempton - 2m4½f Tom Bellamy Kim Bailey 3rd 5:8.00 1.25 128 11-8 11/1
Prominent - disputing second from 3 out - no extra from last(tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1)
10/11/24
13:05 		Sandown - 2m4f Ciaran Gethings Kim Bailey 1st 5:16.47 Won 122 11-13 5/2J
Led - joined and disputed lead 7th - led clearly 3 out - jumped right and pushed along 2 out - jumped badly right last - kept on well(op 9/4 tchd 85/40)
08/10/24
15:30 		Huntingdon - 2m4f Ciaran Gethings Kim Bailey 1st - Won 116 12-0 7/1
Prominent - disputed lead 1st - led clearly 2nd - raced in second 3rd - led again just after 4 out - going best when not fluent 2 out - clear when jumped right and mistake last - comfortably(op 9/1 tchd 13/2)
25/04/24
17:10 		Huntingdon - 2m4f David Bass Kim Bailey 99 - - 119 11-13 11/2
Midfield - dropped to rear and mistake 4th - lost touch after 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 17/2)
25/03/24
16:35 		Huntingdon - 2m4½f David Bass Kim Bailey 6 5:16.69 3 121 12-1 13/2
In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost position just before 2 out - jumped right and weakened last(op 17/2)
08/01/24
15:00 		Taunton - 2m3f David Bass Kim Bailey 99 - - 124 11-10 9/1
In touch with leaders - weakened 3 out - soon pulled up - irregular heartbeat (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet reported gelding was found to have an irregular heartbeat)
13/11/23
13:50 		Kempton - 2m5f David Bass Kim Bailey 7 5:20.86 4 – 11-7 9/4
Led - jumped right 4 out - headed and lost second before 2 out - soon weakened(op 15/8)
02/04/23
13:50 		Ascot - 2m3½f David Bass Kim Bailey 1st 4:43.21 Won – 11-6 2/1
Made all - jumped slightly right throughout - increased tempo before 2 out - shaken up and went well clear approaching last - easily(op 9/4 tchd 15/8)
25/02/23
12:47 		Chepstow - 2m3½f Ciaran Gethings Kim Bailey 99 - - – 11-9 10/1
Jumped right throughout - led - pushed along after 2 out - 2 lengths ahead when fell last(op 9/1)
29/04/22
19:45 		Punchestown (IRE) - 2m2f Ben Harvey C A McBratney 12 4:37.39 4.75 – 11-7 150/1
Tracked leader early - lost second but close up after 4f - pressed leaders when pushed along over 3f out - soon lost position and weakened
26/12/21
15:35 		Down Royal (IRE) - 2m1f Mr D G Lavery C A McBratney 7 4:43.35 4.25 – 11-13 20/1
Took keen hold - close up on outer - raced wide when pushed along and pressed leaders home turn - soon no impression - lost touch under 3f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 25/1 tchd 18/1)