Horse Details

Balon d'Or (GB)

30 Runs 3 Wins (10.0%) 6 Places (20.0%)
Owner: J Daniels Silks J Daniels Trainer: Simon Dow
4 years old b GB
Sire: Kodiac
Dam: Usra
Damsire: Requinto
Past Runs (30 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
20/11/25
15:40 		Lingfield (AW) 5f David Egan Simon Dow 7 0:58.65 .75 72 9-6 33/1
Taken down early - in touch with leaders - no extra inside final 110yds(op 18/1)
20/09/25
16:15 		Chester 5f Joe Leavy Hugo Palmer 5 1:5.37 1.75 72 8-10 8/1
Slowly away - in rear - outpaced 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 7/1)
12/09/25
16:55 		Chester 6f Andrew Mullen Hugo Palmer 1st 1:15.50 Won 65 9-11 13/2
Mounted in chute and taken down early - made all - ridden over 1f out - comfortably(op 15/2 tchd 6/1)
23/08/25
19:30 		Redcar 6f Jack Nicholls Hugo Palmer 5 1:11.25 1 67 9-1 4/1F
Unruly at the post - reluctant to load - awkward start - in rear - outpaced halfway - kept on but not pace to challenge(tchd 7/2)
10/08/25
17:15 		Haydock 5f David Probert Hugo Palmer 6 0:59.65 .5 70 8-11 11/1
Raced centre - midfield - headway on far side of group 2f out - no chance with near side but led group over 1f out - headed in group and no extra inside final furlong - 2nd of 8 in group(op 9/1)
26/07/25
16:55 		Chester 5f Jason Watson Hugo Palmer 5 1:1.13 1.5 73 9-2 6/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced over 1f out - hung left and no impression inside final furlong(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
28/06/25
15:05 		Chester 6f Aidan Keeley Hugo Palmer 7 1:13.53 0.3 76 8-11 16/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced 2f out - hung left over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 9/1)
14/06/25
14:10 		Chester 5f Richard Kingscote Hugo Palmer 4 1:2.76 1.25 77 9-3 9/2
Prominent - outpaced when bit short of room over 1f out - soon no extra(op 4/1)
08/05/25
13:30 		Chester 5f Andrew Mullen Hugo Palmer 8 1:2.65 1.5 78 8-5 50/1
Dwelt start - in rear - some headway inside final furlong - no impression(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
19/04/25
17:17 		Musselburgh 5f Oisin Murphy Hugo Palmer 7 1:0.31 .75 79 9-10 15/2
Mounted in chute and taken down early - held up in midfield - some headway inside final furlong - never near to challenge(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
12/10/24
18:50 		Chelmsford (AW) 6f Alistair Rawlinson Hugo Palmer 7 1:11.52 1.5 80 9-11 18/1
Prominent early - disputed lead from over 4f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 16/1)
21/09/24
15:40 		Chester 5½f Sean D Bowen Hugo Palmer 4 1:9.58 1.25 80 9-11 13/2
Midfield - headway on outer final furlong - went fourth towards finish(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1)
31/08/24
15:50 		Chester 5f Richard Kingscote Hugo Palmer 1st 1:1.00 Won 76 9-5 11/2
Pressed leader - led when pushed along over 1f out - just held on(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
21/08/24
15:15 		Carlisle 6f Callum Rodriguez Hugo Palmer 3rd 1:12.85 1.5 77 9-11 5/1
In touch with leaders - went third on inner over 1f out - outpaced but kept on final 110yds(op 9/2)
27/07/24
16:05 		Chester 6f Jack Doughty Hugo Palmer 6 1:15.65 .5 77 8-0 9/1
Awkward start - raced wide - midfield - outpaced over 2f out - no impression but kept on final 110yds (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly from stalls)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
13/07/24
18:35 		Chester 6f Franny Norton Hugo Palmer 2nd 1:18.49 2 76 9-0 8/1
Prominent behind clear leader - headway over 1f out - pressed leader briefly inside final furlong - kept on but no chance with winner final 110yds(op 15/2)
29/03/24
17:00 		Lingfield (AW) 6f Harry Davies Hugo Palmer 9 1:11.98 0.3 79 9-8 9/1
Midfield - weakened over 1f out(op 15/2 tchd 10/1)
01/03/24
14:37 		Lingfield (AW) 6f Adam Farragher Hugo Palmer 11 1:11.87 .75 82 8-3 50/1
Reluctant to load - never better than midfield(op 22/1)
08/02/24
18:05 		Newcastle (AW) 5f Jason Hart Hugo Palmer 3rd 0:58.93 3 83 9-7 5/2
Raced centre - led but pestered - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 2/1)
20/01/24
12:50 		Lingfield (AW) 6f Jason Hart Hugo Palmer 4 1:12.95 2 85 9-9 12/1
Led - increased tempo over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
06/12/23
16:55 		Kempton (AW) 6f Ross Coakley Hugo Palmer 3rd 1:13.44 .5 86 9-10 5/1
Midfield - headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 9/2)
07/10/23
14:45 		Redcar 6f Ben Curtis Hugo Palmer 4 1:10.06 2.75 87 9-4 14/1
Slowly into stride - towards rear - ridden and some headway over 1f out - kept on and went fourth inside final 110yds(op 11/11)
14/09/23
14:25 		Doncaster 6½f Ben Curtis Hugo Palmer 10 1:22.87 1.25 87 9-4 40/1
Raced centre - towards rear - headway on near side of group over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - 7th of 11 in group(op 50/1)
24/08/23
16:45 		York 7f James Doyle Hugo Palmer 6 1:24.73 .75 89 9-5 18/1
Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader 2f out - weakened 1f out(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
03/08/23
16:10 		Goodwood 7f Harry Davies Hugo Palmer 7 1:33.26 2.75 91 9-6 16/1
Raced in second - disputed lead 2f out - lost position over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 12/1)
21/07/23
16:45 		Newbury 6f Ross Coakley Hugo Palmer 6 1:13.27 0.05 91 9-2 13/2
Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1)
18/06/23
13:06 		Chantilly (FR) 6f Ben Curtis Hugo Palmer 4 1:9.41 .75 – 9-1 32/5
Prominent on inner - ridden 2f out - no impression on leaders - kept on same pace
02/06/23
14:00 		Epsom 6f James Doyle Hugo Palmer 2nd 1:9.11 .75 – 9-7 4/1
Led - headed and prominent after 1f - led over 3f out - ridden over 1f out - headed final 110yds(op 7/2 tchd 3/1)
10/05/23
13:30 		Chester 5f Ben Curtis Hugo Palmer 3rd 1:6.80 1 – 9-4 5/1
Prominent - raced wide early - disputed lead after 1f - pressed leader when ridden over 1f out - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 4/1)
08/04/23
16:10 		Musselburgh 5f Ben Curtis Hugo Palmer 1st 1:2.37 Won – 9-7 11/2
Carried badly right start - disputed lead - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - 1 length down inside final furlong - kept on and led final strides(tchd 6/1)