Balance Racehorse Profile

Balance is a 4-year-old Mare, trained by Clinton McDonald, based at Cranbourne. With 5 career starts and 1 win, it has earned $49,475.

Age: 4
Sex: Mare
Trainer: Clinton McDonald
Trained at: Cranbourne
Sire: Alabama Express
Dam: Honey Esprit
Sire of dam: Bel Esprit (AUS)
Owner: Mrs J R McGrath, J G Falcke, D R Fleming, R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh), S M Hastings, P G O'Toole, Ms L J Pollock, D J Stevens, D W Campbell, Esprit De Corps (Mgr: D Condon), J A Minutoli, P A Blackwood, M K Wilson & C D Blackwood
Career: 5:1-1-0
Prize money: $49,475
Last start: 25 Oct 2026
Recent form: 65x120

Balance Form Guide

Balance — last 4 starts
Date	Track	Dist	Class	Going	Bar	Wgt	Jockey	Result	Margin	Time	SP	Winner / 2nd
5 Oct 2026	Pakenham Synthetic	1200m	BM62	SY0	2	58.5kg	Ben Melham	2 of 10	0.2L	1:10.69	2.6	Neziha
11 Sept 2026	Geelong	1100m	Mdn	G4	11	57.5kg	Ben Melham	1 of 12	0.2L	1:05.01	1.65	Sheer Panic
27 Feb 2026	Cranbourne	1200m	Mdn	G4	7	57kg	Ben Melham	5 of 9	5.9L	1:11.31	1.45	Heaven's Talent
7 Feb 2026	Caulfield	1100m	Open	G4	7	56kg	Jamie Melham	6 of 12	3.9L	1:02.59	5.5	Alpha Sofie

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
Condition	Starts	Record	Win %	Place %
This distance	2	0-1-0	0%	50%
Good	3	1-0-0	33%	33%
Soft	1	0-0-0	0%	0%
Synthetic	1	0-1-0	0%	100%
First-up	2	1-0-0	50%	50%
Second-up	2	0-1-0	0%	50%

Performance at each track raced
Track	Runs	Wins	Places	Win %	Place %
Cranbourne	3	0	0	0%	0%
Caulfield	1	0	0	0%	0%
Geelong	1	1	1	100%	100%
Ballarat	1	0	0	0%	0%
Pakenham Synthetic	2	0	1	0%	50%
Sale	1	0	0	0%	0%

Performance with each jockey ridden
Jockey	Runs	Wins	Places	Win %	Place %
Jamie Melham	2	0	0	0%	0%
Ben Melham	4	1	2	25%	50%
N.r	1	0	0	0%	0%
Beau Mertens	1	0	0	0%	0%

Races won
Date	Race	Event	Dist	Jockey
11 Sept 2026	R5	Bennett Racing Mdn Plate	1100m	Ben Melham