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Horse profile

Balco Coastal (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2023) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Mark Blandford
by Coastal Path (GB) out of Fliugika (FR) (Roi De Rome)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Feb 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Apr 2023 — 1,291 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2023 4 wins · 4 courses Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 150
KTB Profile

Balco Coastal won four of 12 starts between Feb 2021 and Apr 2023. Three of those wins came over 1m5f to 2m on turf while the fourth was gained in a Class 3 handicap chase over 2m1f to 2m4f on soft ground at Kempton in Dec 2022 off a mark of 133. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Aged 7 at his last run in Apr 2023 he was the beaten favourite in a Class 1 chase at Ayr off an official rating of 150.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating150↓ 1lb off peak
150 128–151

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 25 Nov 2022

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 8 figures · best 113C · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4113C111.5—
Soft291A82—
Good2107A106—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5113C105—
1m5f – 2m3112B107—

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 149A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 26 Dec 2022 Official rating 150 at the last run, 22 Apr 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 149A · median 138
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4145B141—
Good3137A136—
Soft2149A138.5—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6149A137.5—
1m5f – 2m4146A140—

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 2,214 runs since Mar 2014 (247 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.8% from 501. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.1% from 495.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm22627.3%+14.5—
Good5096713.2%+0.41 from 4
Good to Soft3504111.7%−1.11 from 4
Soft88010912.4%−0.41 from 3
Heavy4215713.5%+0.7—
Standard (AW)32412.5%−0.31 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−12.8—
6f – 7f1100%−12.8—
1m – 1m1f500%−12.8—
1m2f – 1m4f54713%+0.2—
1m5f – 2m5018416.8%+43 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,02414514.2%+1.41 from 7
2m5f – 3m495357.1%−5.7—
Over 3m1221310.7%−2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fliugika (FR) (Roi De Rome)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% −2.27
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −2.75
Soft 3 1 33% +1.50
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +1.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 3 2 1 50% +2.50
Class 4 2 2 100% +0.98
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +3.50
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 1 100% +0.25
Huntingdon 1 1 100% +0.73
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +1.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −2.50
1m5f – 2m 5 3 60% +0.23

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 2 20% −3.25
Hood 2 2 100% +0.98

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 5 1 20% −0.50
2021 4 3 75% +1.23

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 1 20% −0.50
Hurdle 5 2 40% −2.02
NH Flat 2 1 50% +0.25

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
2023 · 3 runs
22 Apr 23+37d Ayr Jordan Electrics Ltd Future Champion Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m4½f · Good · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-2 150—— Nico de Boinville 2/1F
16 Mar 23+40d Cheltenham Turners Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m4f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 8½ 11-7 15173A128A Nico de Boinville 16/1
04 Feb 23+40d Sandown Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 1¾ 11-7 144113C145B Nico de Boinville 5/1
2022 · 5 runs
26 Dec 22+31d Kempton Ladbrokes Get Your 1 Free Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m4½f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-3 13391A149A Nico de Boinville 7/2J
25 Nov 22+231d Newbury Coral Racing Club Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (For The Fulke Walwyn Trophy) (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 ¾ 10-10 133105A128B Nico de Boinville 13/8F
08 Apr 22+27d Aintree 20 Years Together, Alder Hey & Aintree Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 3/21 8 10-12 134111B139A Nico de Boinville 8/1
12 Mar 22+42d Sandown Paddy Power Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m · Soft · 22 ran PU/22 — 11-0 134—— Nico de Boinville 9/2F
29 Jan 22+38d Cheltenham Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m4½f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 2½ 11-5 130—136B Nico de Boinville 7/2
2021 · 4 runs
22 Dec 21+17d Ludlow Tanners Prosecco 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-5 —112B143A Nico de Boinville 1/4F
05 Dec 21+239d Huntingdon Fitzdares Supports The British Racing School Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 11 ran 1/11 10-12 —107A137A Nico de Boinville 8/11F
10 Apr 21+60d Aintree Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 7/18 3½ 11-4 128105B122A Nico de Boinville 15/8F
09 Feb 21 Kempton (AW) vbet.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 1/13 11-4 ——146A Nico de Boinville 5/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Balco Coastal won?
Balco Coastal (FR) won 4 of 12 archived starts between 2021 and 2023, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
Who trained Balco Coastal?
Balco Coastal (FR) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 22 April 2023.
Who is Balco Coastal's sire?
Balco Coastal (FR) is by Coastal Path (GB) out of Fliugika (FR), whose sire is Roi De Rome.
What going does Balco Coastal prefer?
Balco Coastal (FR) has the best record on soft 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 Balco Coastal's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 150, from the run on 22 April 2023. The highest on record is 151.
What is Balco Coastal's sire's record?
Coastal Path (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 2,214 runs since Mar 2014 (247 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.8% from 501. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.1% from 495.

Record shown from February 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.