Balalaika (IRE)
Balalaika won one of six starts, the success coming in a Class 5 maiden at Newcastle over 6f-7f on standard all-weather in Sep 2022. She has not won since. The filly, by No Nay Never out of a Frankel mare, showed form on turf when third of 29 in the Class 2 Sandringham Stakes at Ascot in Jun 2023. She last ran off her career-high mark of 86.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- +15.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 4.01Fair A/E n=6 · 3.48 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 65dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 88
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 88A | 78.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 93C | 88 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 79A | 69 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,333 runs since Jan 2008 (707 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 612. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,489 | 181 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 612 | 55 | 9% | −3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 845 | 110 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| Heavy | 285 | 37 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,159 | 256 | 11.9% | −0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 911 | 122 | 13.4% | +1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,389 | 440 | 13% | +0.9 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,183 | 131 | 11.1% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 583 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 185 | 14 | 7.6% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Tolstoy (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Tolstoy (IRE)).
Family form: Tolstoy (IRE) finished 3rd of 12 at Doncaster, 24 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolstoy (IRE) | 62 | 9 | 6f–1m | Class 2 |
| Firebird (GB) | 6 | 2 | 6f | — |
| Cathedral (GB) | 10 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Minerality (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hanagan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Jun 23+40d | Ascot | Sandringham Stakes (Fillies' Handicap) (Str) | 3/29 | ¾ | 8-6 | 86 | 74C | 103A | Hayley Turner | 66/1 |
| 14 May 23+30d | Hamilton | Sky Bet Sunday Series Fillies' Handicap | 3/14 | shd | 9-1 | 85 | 93C | 82A | Connor Beasley | 18/1 |
| 14 Apr 23+174d | Southwell (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter EBF Fillies' Handicap | 3/6 | hd | 9-8 | 85 | 88A | 75B | Paul Hanagan | 17/2 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 22+26d | Newbury | Galloping To Give Stakes (Registered As The Radley Stakes) (Fillies' Listed) | 7/11 | 1½ | 9-2 | — | 79A | 81A | Paul Mulrennan | 50/1 |
| 26 Sep 22+56d | Newcastle (AW) | Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 9-2 | — | 69A | 77A | Paul Hanagan | 20/1 | |
| 01 Aug 22 | Ayr | British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/5 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 51C | 63B | Paul Mulrennan | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Balalaika won?
- Balalaika (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Balalaika?
- Balalaika (IRE) was trained by Rebecca Menzies on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 23 June 2023.
- Who is Balalaika's sire?
- Balalaika (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of War And Peace (GB), whose sire is Frankel.
- What is Balalaika's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 23 June 2023. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Balalaika's sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,333 runs since Jan 2008 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 612. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
- Who are Balalaika's siblings?
- Out of War And Peace (GB), Balalaika (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Tolstoy (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Tolstoy (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.