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Horse profile

Always On The Ball (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2018) · Last trainer Charlie Longsdon · Last owner Miss S Pilkington
by Kapgarde (FR) out of Etoile Des Iles (FR) (Starborough)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Dec 2018 — 2,869 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2018 Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

Always On The Ball (FR) is yet to win from 4 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 5 at Kempton (May 2018).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 4 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 110A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 7 Apr 2018 Official rating 107 at the last run, 26 Dec 2018

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 110A · median 99.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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
Kapgarde (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,630 runs since Mar 2008 (725 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.5—
Good to Firm981313.3%+0.8—
Good1,27918614.5%+20 from 2
Good to Soft1,03315014.5%+2—
Soft2,71432211.9%−0.60 from 1
Heavy1,46215210.4%−2.10 from 1
Standard (AW)4037.5%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f800%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f32721.9%+9.4—
1m5f – 2m1,35920715.2%+2.7—
2m1f – 2m4f3,21437411.6%−0.90 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,62719712.1%−0.40 from 1
Over 3m3894110.5%−2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Etoile Des Iles (FR) (Starborough)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them In Rem (FR) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m5½f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (In Rem (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
In Rem (FR)2462m5½f–3m2fClass 4
String Of Pearls (FR)10——
Turtle Bay (FR)30——
South Pacific (FR)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonathan Burke 2 0 0% −2.00
Charlie Deutsch 1 0 0% −1.00
James Davies 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 4 runs
26 Dec 18+85d Huntingdon Fitzdares National Huntingdon Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-6 107—— Charlie Deutsch 9/1
02 Oct 18+148d Southwell Bet At toals.com Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-10 108—— Jonathan Burke 8/1
07 May 18+30d Kempton Commission Free Racing At Matchbook 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 31 10-13 —96C89C James Davies 25/1
07 Apr 18 Uttoxeter Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 2¼ 11-2 ——110A Jonathan Burke 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Always On The Ball won?
Always On The Ball (FR) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2018.
Who trained Always On The Ball?
Always On The Ball (FR) was trained by Charlie Longsdon on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 26 December 2018.
Who is Always On The Ball's sire?
Always On The Ball (FR) is by Kapgarde (FR) out of Etoile Des Iles (FR), whose sire is Starborough.
What is Always On The Ball's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 26 December 2018. The highest on record is 108.
What is Always On The Ball's sire's record?
Kapgarde (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,630 runs since Mar 2008 (725 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Always On The Ball's siblings?
Out of Etoile Des Iles (FR), Always On The Ball (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: In Rem (FR) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (In Rem (FR)). The wins came over 2m5½f–3m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2018. 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.