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Horse profile

Balagan (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2023) · Last trainer Neil King · Last owner Andrew L Cohen
by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Lovely Origny (FR) (Robin Des Champs)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 May 2023 — 1,245 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2023 2 wins · Market Rasen & Uttoxeter Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

Balagan (GB) is 2 from 10, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2020. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 107, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating107↓ 14lb off peak
107 107–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 16 Jul 2020

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 7 figures · best 113A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good4113A99.5—
Soft283B71—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3113A86—
1m5f – 2m259C52.5—
2m5f – 3m2101A99.5—

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 20 Nov 2022 Official rating 107 at the last run, 24 May 2023

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 121B · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good4121B115—
Soft2104C102—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3121B116—
1m5f – 2m2104C95—
2m5f – 3m2114B107—

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 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
Great Pretender (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 3,536 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+86.9—
Good to Firm19210.5%−2.6—
Good71410014%+0.92 from 5
Good to Soft5667813.8%+0.70 from 2
Soft1,40118112.9%−0.20 from 3
Heavy7519612.8%−0.3—
Standard (AW)8144.9%−8.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−6—
1m – 1m1f2800%−13.1—
1m2f – 1m4f151106.6%−6.5—
1m5f – 2m72812016.5%+3.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,64621012.8%−0.32 from 4
2m5f – 3m7689412.2%−0.90 from 4
Over 3m2012713.4%+0.3—

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

Dam
Lovely Origny (FR) (Robin Des Champs)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them What's Occurring (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (What's Occurring (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
What's Occurring (IRE)1832mClass 3
Is Love Alive (GB)2422m4f–2m7½fClass 5
Helford River (GB)1722m3½f–2m5fClass 4
Kalyptra (FR)110——
Undoubtedly (GB)40——
Conformist (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 2 40% +38.10
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 2 25% +35.10
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 4 1 25% +37.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +1.10
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 2 50% +39.10
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bryony Frost 5 2 40% +38.10
Paul O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr B O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 7 2 29% +36.10
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 5 2 40% +38.10
2019 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 2 29% +36.10
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 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
24 May 23+102d Southwell Download The At The Races App Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 4 ran PU/4 — 11-5 107—— Paul O'Brien 10/1
11 Feb 23+83d Uttoxeter Moorland Racing Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 13 11-8 11246C86C Sean Quinlan 25/1
20 Nov 22+790d Uttoxeter Happy 70th Birthday Viv Chell Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 12 11-13 11783B100A Jack Quinlan 33/1
21 Sep 20+36d Warwick Wigley Group Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 25 11-10 12198A100A Bryony Frost 5/2
16 Aug 20+31d Market Rasen Betway Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-5 11786C121B Bryony Frost 11/10F
16 Jul 20+10d Uttoxeter Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 ½ 11-5 117101A114B Bryony Frost 13/8F
06 Jul 20+165d Uttoxeter Cash Out At bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-0 —113A116A Bryony Frost 40/1
23 Jan 20+51d Fakenham Fakenham Racecourse Annual Members' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-12 ——— Bryony Frost 33/1
03 Dec 19+217d Southwell Watch Sky Sports Racing In HD Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 5 ran PU/5 — 10-12 ——— Richard Johnson 22/1
30 Apr 19 Punchestown Sanctuary Synthetics Flat Race 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 25 ran 13/25 17 11-7 —59C104C Mr B O'Neill 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Balagan (GB) won?
Balagan (GB) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2019 and 2023, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Balagan (GB)?
Balagan (GB) was trained by Neil King on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 24 May 2023.
Who is Balagan (GB)'s sire?
Balagan (GB) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Lovely Origny (FR), whose sire is Robin Des Champs.
What going does Balagan (GB) prefer?
Balagan (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Balagan (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 24 May 2023. The highest on record is 121.
What is Balagan (GB)'s sire's record?
Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 3,536 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
Who are Balagan (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Lovely Origny (FR), Balagan (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: What's Occurring (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (What's Occurring (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2019. 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.