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Horse profile

Alberto De Ballon (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2015) · Last trainer Y-M Porzier · Last owner Peter Baumgartner
by Alberto Giacometti (IRE) out of Nile Palace (FR) (Crystal Palace)
13 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2010
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Mar 2015 — 4,235 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2015 Won at Auteuil (FR)
KTB Profile

Alberto De Ballon (FR) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Jun 2013.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Alberto Giacometti (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 578 runs since Apr 2009 (79 horses).

Strongest on good going: 18.8% from 101. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.2% from 112. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 115.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm5240%+28.2—
Good1011918.8%+7—
Good to Soft76810.5%−1.3—
Soft257259.7%−2.11 from 9
Heavy1221411.5%−0.30 from 4
Standard (AW)1700%−11.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.8—
6f – 7f1200%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1715.9%−5.9—
1m2f – 1m4f33721.2%+9.4—
1m5f – 2m1121715.2%+3.4—
2m1f – 2m4f2733412.5%+0.71 from 8
2m5f – 3m11597.8%−40 from 5
Over 3m1500%−11.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nile Palace (FR) (Crystal Palace)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Nile Altesse (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nile Altesse (FR)922m2f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 1 11% +8.30
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Enghien (FR) 6 0 0% −6.00
Auteuil (FR) 4 1 25% +13.30
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Clairefontaine (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% +9.30
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gael Barbedette 5 1 20% +12.30
Stevan Bourgois 2 0 0% −2.00
Anthony Lecordier 2 0 0% −2.00
Sylvain Dehez 2 0 0% −2.00
Bertrand Lestrade 1 0 0% −1.00
Sylvain Dupuis 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 4 0 0% −4.00
2013 5 1 20% +12.30
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 1 13% +9.30
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2015 · 1 run
31 Mar 15+313d Enghien (FR) Prix Rose Or No (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3f · Heavy · 18 ran F/18 — 11-5 Stevan Bourgois 76/1
2014 · 4 runs
22 May 14+32d Auteuil (FR) Prix Melinoir (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m2f · Heavy · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-5 Stevan Bourgois 218/10
20 Apr 14+25d Auteuil (FR) Prix du President de la Republique (Chase) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m7½f · Very Soft · 20 ran PU/20 — 10-10 Bertrand Lestrade 20/1
26 Mar 14+80d Enghien (FR) Prix Du Mont-Dore (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3f · Very Soft · 8 ran 3/8 12 10-12 Gael Barbedette 186/10
05 Jan 14+16d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Grand Prix de la Ville de Nice (Chase) (5yo+) 2m7f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-12 Anthony Lecordier 23/1
2013 · 5 runs
20 Dec 13+55d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix Du Comte De Nice (Chase) () 2m5f · Very Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-5 Anthony Lecordier 68/10
26 Oct 13+28d Enghien (FR) Prix Paiute (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 10-3 Gael Barbedette 2/1F
28 Sep 13+37d Auteuil (FR) Prix Violon II (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m5½f · Very Soft · 18 ran 9/18 2 11-5 Gael Barbedette 19/5F
22 Aug 13+70d Clairefontaine (FR) Grand Steeple-Chase (Prix de L'Association des Proprietaires Ouest-Apgo) () (Chase) 2m6f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 3½ 11-7 Gael Barbedette 14/5F
13 Jun 13+777d Auteuil (FR) Prix Maurice De Nexon (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m2½f · Very Soft · 14 ran 1/14 10-10 Gael Barbedette 163/10
2011 · 2 runs
28 Apr 11+13d Enghien (FR) Prix Collins (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 8 ran 5/8 15 10-10 Sylvain Dehez 19/1
15 Apr 11+142d Enghien (FR) Prix De Manneville (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 9 ran 3/9 8 9-13 Sylvain Dehez 20/1
2010 · 1 run
24 Nov 10 Enghien (FR) Prix De Craon (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-3 Sylvain Dupuis 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Alberto De Ballon won?
Alberto De Ballon (FR) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2010 and 2015, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 5 times in total (38.5% of starts).
Who trained Alberto De Ballon?
Alberto De Ballon (FR) was trained by Y-M Porzier on the most recent run on record, at Enghien (FR) on 31 March 2015.
Who is Alberto De Ballon's sire?
Alberto De Ballon (FR) is by Alberto Giacometti (IRE) out of Nile Palace (FR), whose sire is Crystal Palace.
What going does Alberto De Ballon prefer?
Alberto De Ballon (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Alberto De Ballon's sire's record?
Alberto Giacometti (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 578 runs since Apr 2009 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 18.8% from 101. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.2% from 112. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 115.
Who are Alberto De Ballon's siblings?
Out of Nile Palace (FR), Alberto De Ballon (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Nile Altesse (FR) (2). The wins came over 2m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.