Bal Express (FR)
Bal Express (FR) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Oct 2020.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 2 (22.2%)Placed
- −4.90£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.13Fair A/E n=8 · 0.83 incl. margin
- 110dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 2,646 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −6.1 | — |
| Good | 477 | 67 | 14% | +1.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 368 | 50 | 13.6% | +0.8 | — |
| Soft | 1,118 | 138 | 12.3% | −0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 661 | 82 | 12.4% | −0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −12.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | −3.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 539 | 62 | 11.5% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,314 | 173 | 13.2% | +0.4 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 618 | 80 | 12.9% | +0.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 151 | 21 | 13.9% | +1.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ditoine (FR) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m½f–2m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ditoine (FR) | 10 | 3 | 2m½f–2m1½f | — |
| Loreale (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Le Grand Duc (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.90 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil (FR) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.10 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fontainebleau (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clairefontaine (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Dubourg | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Felix De Giles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sacha Bouche | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Florent Bayle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.10 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.90 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.90 |
| Hurdle | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Bal Express (FR) won?
- Bal Express (FR) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2019 and 2022, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trained Bal Express (FR)?
- Bal Express (FR) was trained by Mathieu Pitart on the most recent run on record, at Compiegne (FR) on 31 March 2022.
- Who is Bal Express (FR)'s sire?
- Bal Express (FR) is by Balko (FR) out of Lorraine Express (FR), whose sire is Mansonnien.
- What going does Bal Express (FR) prefer?
- Bal Express (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bal Express (FR)'s sire's record?
- Balko (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 2,646 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Bal Express (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Lorraine Express (FR), Bal Express (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ditoine (FR) (3). The wins came over 2m½f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.