Horse profile
Balboa (GB)
31 runs · 18 courses · from Dec 2022
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Ayr & Chepstow
New yard
Last run 10 Oct 2026
Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile
Balboa is 2 from 31, both wins at Class 4. He won the Champion Hats Juvenile Hurdle at Chepstow in Oct 2023 on heavy ground and the Jardine Utilities Race To Repair Hands & Heels Handicap Hurdle at Ayr in Apr 2026 on soft ground over 2m1f – 2m4f. His last run, at Chepstow in Oct 2026, was his first for Seamus Mullins. Typically held up, he has raced 12 times over 2m1f – 2m4f and 12 times over 1m5f – 2m.
Based on 31 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
All wins at Class 4
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 2–31Wins / Runs
- 6.5%Strike rate
- 11 (35.5%)Placed
- −24.76£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 0.68Fair A/E n=30 · 0.58 incl. margin
- 125Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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.
Official rating113↓ 12lb off peak
113
68–125
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 125
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 132B | 89 | 2 · 94 / 74.5 |
| Good | 6 | 137C | 123.5 | 3 · 129 / 125 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 112A | 89 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 137C | 97 | 4 · 125 / 103.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 126B | 98 | 1 · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 129A | 119 | 2 · 129 / 119 |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 77A | 77 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 77A | 77 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 100A | 95.5 | — |
Of 31 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 31 runs · as at 18 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 from 16 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 8 (50%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 6 (38%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 6.5% of 905 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 131. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.2% from 283.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −6.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 131 | 10 | 7.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 212 | 13 | 6.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 107 | 8 | 7.5% | +1 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 131 | 15 | 11.5% | +5 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 39 | 4 | 10.3% | +3.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 283 | 9 | 3.2% | −3.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 43 | 2 | 4.7% | −1.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 333 | 21 | 6.3% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 233 | 19 | 8.2% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 141 | 6 | 4.3% | −2.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 83 | 3 | 3.6% | −2.9 | 1 from 12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 52 | 6 | 11.5% | +5 | 1 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | +4 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −6.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Global Skies (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Global Skies (GB)).
Family form: Flow River Flow (IRE) finished 2nd of 8 at Huntingdon, 6 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Skies (GB) | 20 | 3 | 6f–2m4f | Class 4 |
| Flow River Flow (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| West Hill Rosie (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.09 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 17 | 2 | 12% | −10.76 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepstow | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.09 |
| Ayr | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hexham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.67 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.09 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheal Nolan | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Callum Pritchard | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Harry Reed | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.09 |
| David Egan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bradley Harris | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Jack Stenhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Mr Paddy Barlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Smith | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Benjamin Macey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lewis Saunders | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Best | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 27 | 2 | 7% | −20.76 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.09 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 25 | 2 | 8% | −18.76 |
| Flat | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 26+102d | Chepstow | Dragonbet John Ayres Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race In the pack early - error at the 7th then quickly lost place to finish among the backmarkers - tiring before 3 out - eased up and did not complete | PU/17 | — | 11-7 | 113 | — | — | Callum Pritchard | 17/2 |
| 30 Jun 26+42d | Stratford | SolidCAM UK Partner Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - moved into second before 2 out then pushed along and hit last - edged out of the runner-up spot near the finish to take third | 3/7 | hd | 11-11 | 112 | 109B | 128B | Callum Pritchard | 15/2 |
| 19 May 26+32d | Hexham | Port Of Blyth Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - clipped the 7th and stumbled two out - pushed on under urging - stayed on to finish fourth well behind | 4/10 | 16 | 11-13 | 112 | 125A | 116A | Callum Pritchard | 6/1 |
| 17 Apr 26+25d | Ayr | Jardine Utilities Race To Repair 'Hands & Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Settled in the middle of the pack while wide the whole way - effortless progress to vie for command 3 out - in front when a mistake 2 out - took charge after the last and quickly stretched the advantage to score decisively | 1/9 | 10-11 | 106 | 55A | 124B | Mr Jack Stenhouse | 10/3J | |
| 23 Mar 26+34d | Wincanton | Cheese & Cider Raceday April 1st Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Held up in the back markers - pushed along after three out - made progress approaching two out - stayed on without finding more close home | 3/10 | 1½ | 11-6 | 105 | 129A | 119A | Mr Paddy Barlow | 8/1 |
| 17 Feb 26+49d | Newbury | Finli Live Your Best Financial Life Handicap Hurdle Sat close behind the front group early - asked for effort 3 out but couldn't close - kept plodding to take distant third late | 3/12 | 18 | 11-8 | 107 | 94B | 106A | Callum Pritchard | 10/1 |
| 30 Dec 25+26d | Taunton | Musgrove Park Hospital League Of Friends Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - driven up to try to reach the leading group approaching 2 out - already found wanting before the last - finished 4th beaten 10 lengths | 4/8 | 8½ | 11-12 | 110 | 113A | 117A | Ben Smith | 13/2 |
| 04 Dec 25+183d | Wincanton | Download The PricedUp App Handicap Hurdle Handy early - dropped back approaching two out - kept going steadily on the run-in to finish 7th | 7/10 | 2¼ | 11-1 | 112 | 112A | 112A | Benjamin Macey | 22/1 |
| 04 Jun 25+25d | Newton Abbot | Clearance Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back and wide - fighting for control early - improved into 3rd - blundered 4 out then dropped away before another error 2 out - finished 5th | 5/6 | ¾ | 11-3 | 115 | 112A | 112B | Micheal Nolan | 16/1 |
| 10 May 25+29d | Hexham | Paxtons Official Case IH Cumbrian Dealer Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - improved on the outside 4 out - dropped away rapidly for home turn and finished well adrift | 8/11 | 9 | 11-11 | 117 | 137C | 108C | Micheal Nolan | 14/1 |
| 11 Apr 25+58d | Ayr | Jardine Utilities Race To Repair 'Hands & Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Held up towards the back - improved into contention four out - dropped away from 2 out to finish well beaten | 8/13 | ¾ | 11-11 | 117 | 85B | 116A | Lewis Saunders | 10/1 |
| 12 Feb 25+28d | Wetherby | Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - made progress before 3 out and blundered there - kept on well on the run-in to finish 3rd | 3/11 | nse | 11-2 | 117 | 132B | 133A | Gavin Sheehan | 28/1 |
| 15 Jan 25+14d | Newbury | Grosvenor Sport New Customers Double Odds Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - lost touch three out - unable to close from two out - well held at the finish | 6/11 | 10 | 11-13 | 119 | 84C | 111C | Micheal Nolan | 33/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+67d | Fakenham | Gamble Plant Norfolk Ltd Grand Prix Handicap Hurdle Settled at back of field - serious error 7th and pushed along soon after - eased out of contention before 3 out | PU/8 | — | 11-12 | 120 | — | — | James Best | 16/1 |
| 26 Oct 24+14d | Cheltenham | Masterson Holdings Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - jumping wasn't consistently clean - made up ground before skipping the final fence - squeezed for space late on run-in - finished fifth well beaten | 5/8 | 2 | 11-0 | 120 | — | 124A | Micheal Nolan | 25/1 |
| 12 Oct 24+176d | Chepstow | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow 4-Y-O Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled around midfield - hampered by a fallen rival at the 3rd - moved into contention on the home turn to be third at three out - driven up to lead approaching two out - challenged and overtaken before the last - unable to find more on the run-in - beaten into 2nd | 2/11 | 9 | 11-1 | 120 | 79A | 125A | Micheal Nolan | 14/1 |
| 19 Apr 24+14d | Ayr | Remus Uomo Handicap Hurdle | 2/13 | ¾ | 10-4 | 117 | 126B | 126A | Bradley Harris | 16/1 |
| 05 Apr 24+24d | Musselburgh | Go North Grey Bomber Juvenile Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) | 4/8 | 3½ | 11-10 | 119 | 97A | 115A | Bradley Harris | 9/1 |
| 12 Mar 24+37d | Cheltenham | Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter) (Premier Handicap) (GBB race) | PU/22 | — | 11-0 | 122 | — | — | Micheal Nolan | 50/1 |
| 04 Feb 24+39d | Musselburgh | bet365 Scottish Triumph Hurdle (Juvenile Hurdle) (Listed) (GBB Race) | 3/8 | hd | 11-0 | 122 | 112B | 129A | Micheal Nolan | 10/1 |
| 27 Dec 23+11d | Chepstow | Coral Finale Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 2/5 | 21 | 11-0 | 125 | 57C | 120B | Harry Reed | 7/2 |
| 16 Dec 23+63d | Cheltenham | JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/7 | 3 | 11-4 | 110 | 78A | 124B | Harry Reed | 8/1 |
| 14 Oct 23+14d | Chepstow | Champion Hats Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 11-0 | 110 | 57A | 125B | Harry Reed | 10/11F | |
| 30 Sep 23+33d | Market Rasen | Smokey Joe Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 1¾ | 11-0 | — | 122A | 128A | Harry Reed | 16/1 |
| 28 Aug 23+26d | Cartmel | Kevin O'Toole Memorial Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/7 | 12 | 10-12 | — | 89A | 100B | Harry Cobden | 2/1 |
| 02 Aug 23+26d | Sandown | TrustATrader For Tradespeople You Can Trust Handicap | 6/8 | 1 | 8-11 | 68 | 91B | 64A | Callum Shepherd | 12/1 |
| 07 Jul 23+116d | Sandown | Davies Group Handicap | 5/11 | 1½ | 8-8 | 70 | 100A | 62A | David Egan | 18/1 |
| 13 Mar 23+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | It's Time To Turn To talkSPORT Handicap | 6/6 | ½ | 9-8 | 73 | 77A | 59B | David Egan | 6/1 |
| 24 Feb 23+48d | Lingfield (AW) | It's Time To Turn To talkSPORT Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/5 | 4 | 9-7 | — | 77C | 58B | David Egan | 18/1 |
| 07 Jan 23+22d | Kempton (AW) | British Stallions Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/6 | 3¼ | 9-7 | — | 76A | 56B | Tom Marquand | 5/1 |
| 16 Dec 22 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/14 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | — | 76A | Saffie Osborne | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Balboa (GB) won?
- Balboa (GB) won 2 of 31 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.5%. Placed 11 times in total (35.5% of starts).
- Who trains Balboa (GB)?
- Balboa (GB) is trained by Seamus Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is Balboa (GB)'s sire?
- Balboa (GB) is by Mondialiste (IRE) out of Reachforthestars (IRE), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
- What going does Balboa (GB) prefer?
- Balboa (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Balboa (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 10 October 2026. The highest on record is 125.
- What is Balboa (GB)'s sire's record?
- Mondialiste (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.5% of 905 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 131. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.2% from 283.
- Who are Balboa (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Reachforthestars (IRE), Balboa (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Global Skies (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Global Skies (GB)). The wins came over 6f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.