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Horse profile

Astre De Ballon (FR)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2018) · Last trainer D Retif · Last owner Dominique Retif
by Astarabad (USA) out of Nile Altesse (FR) (Turgeon)
15 runs · 1 course · from Sep 2015
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jun 2018 — 3,067 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2018 · 10th of 16 2 wins · Auteuil (FR)
KTB Profile

Astre De Ballon (FR) is 2 from 15, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Saint Sauveur at Auteuil (FR) (May 2016). Hasn't won since May 2016.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 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
Astarabad (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,601 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 18.3% from 377.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−13.2—
Good to Firm3712.7%−10.5—
Good2403414.2%+1—
Good to Soft1692213%−0.2—
Soft7517910.5%−2.72 from 12
Heavy3776918.3%+5.10 from 3
Standard (AW)25520%+6.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−13.2—
1m2f – 1m4f60813.3%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m2844114.4%+1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f86211413.2%01 from 6
2m5f – 3m3494512.9%−0.31 from 9
Over 3m4436.8%−6.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Dinette De Ballon (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2f–2m3½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dinette De Ballon (FR)1512m3½f—
Cesar De Ballon (FR)512m2f—
Poker De Ballon (FR)30——
Eclipse Bleue (FR)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 12 2 17% +29.80
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 1 11% +29.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −2.20

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P A Carberry 9 1 11% +29.00
Kevin Nabet 2 0 0% −2.00
Stevan Bourgois 2 1 50% +1.80
Anthony Lecordier 1 0 0% −1.00
Steven Colas 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 6 1 17% +32.00
2015 4 1 25% −0.20

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 1 10% +28.00
Hurdle 5 1 20% −1.20

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
2018 · 2 runs
04 Jun 18+23d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean Victor (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 16 ran 10/16 hd 10-10 Anthony Lecordier 91/1
12 May 18+390d Auteuil (FR) Prix du Vivarais (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-10 Steven Colas 16/1
2017 · 3 runs
17 Apr 17+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix du President de la Republique - les Dimanches au Galop (Chase) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 23.5f · Very Soft · 19 ran 8/19 15 10-3 P A Carberry 29/1
26 Mar 17+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix RFM Dimanches au Galop - Prix Lutteur III (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 18 ran 11/18 2 11-3 P A Carberry 45/1
05 Mar 17+120d Auteuil (FR) Prix Robert de Clermont-Tonnerre (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 3 10-8 P A Carberry 53/1
2016 · 6 runs
05 Nov 16+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix le Parisien (Prix Cacao) (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-3 P A Carberry 119/10
15 Oct 16+36d Auteuil (FR) Prix Montgomery (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 23.5f · Very Soft · 13 ran F/13 — 10-8 P A Carberry 25/1
09 Sep 16+118d Auteuil (FR) Prix Richard et Robert Hennessy - Journal du Dimanche (Chase) () (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran 10/10 30 10-10 P A Carberry 211/10
14 May 16+31d Auteuil (FR) Prix Saint Sauveur (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 15 ran 1/15 10-3 P A Carberry 37/1
13 Apr 16+25d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Saumur (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 3½ 10-10 P A Carberry 47/1
19 Mar 16+118d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean Claude Evain (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 18.5f · Very Soft · 14 ran 10/14 2 10-10 P A Carberry 15/2
2015 · 4 runs
22 Nov 15+14d Auteuil (FR) Prix Francois de Ganay (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Heavy · 20 ran 5/20 1 10-12 Kevin Nabet 31/1
08 Nov 15+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix Count Schomberg (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-8 Kevin Nabet 77/10
17 Oct 15+37d Auteuil (FR) Prix Prince d'Ecouen (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 18 ran 7/18 2 10-8 Stevan Bourgois 109/10
10 Sep 15 Auteuil (FR) Prix Mortemart (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 13 ran 1/13 10-10 Stevan Bourgois 14/5F

Quick answers

How many races has Astre De Ballon won?
Astre De Ballon (FR) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 2 times in total (13.3% of starts).
Who trained Astre De Ballon?
Astre De Ballon (FR) was trained by D Retif on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 4 June 2018.
Who is Astre De Ballon's sire?
Astre De Ballon (FR) is by Astarabad (USA) out of Nile Altesse (FR), whose sire is Turgeon.
What going does Astre De Ballon prefer?
Astre De Ballon (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 12 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Astre De Ballon's sire's record?
Astarabad (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,601 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 18.3% from 377.
Who are Astre De Ballon's siblings?
Out of Nile Altesse (FR), Astre De Ballon (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Dinette De Ballon (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m2f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2015. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.