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Bale O'shea (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2015) · Last trainer Neil McKnight · Last owner Dermot M Obrien
by Bob Back (USA) out of Pharney Fox (IRE) (Phardante)
30 runs · 15 courses · from Feb 2009
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Mar 2015 — 4,224 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2015 · 13th of 21 4 wins · Navan, Naas & Wetherby Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Bale O'shea (IRE) is 4 from 30. Hasn't won since Dec 2010. Last raced off 97, 22lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 30 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating97↓ 22lb off peak
97 88–119

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 15 Mar 2015 Official rating 97 at the last run, 28 Mar 2015

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 27 figures · best 138A · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy13127A104—
Soft7138A127—
Good5123A104—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m13138A104—
2m1f – 2m4f8128A115.5—
2m5f – 3m6125A110—

Of 30 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 · 27 figures from 30 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
Bob Back (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm24416.7%+4.9—
Good to Firm2683713.8%+20 from 2
Good97610010.2%−1.61 from 5
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.70 from 1
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.42 from 7
Heavy79410613.4%+1.61 from 15
Standard (AW)24416.7%+4.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−8.5—
1m5f – 2m86311012.7%+0.92 from 13
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.81 from 9
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.71 from 8
Over 3m300299.7%−2.1—

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
Pharney Fox (IRE) (Phardante)

9 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Malton Rose (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Malton Rose (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Malton Rose (IRE)722m–2m4fClass 4
Irish Wedding (IRE)412m1½fClass 6
Pharney Lady (IRE)712m—
Rebel Commander (IRE)80——
Pebbly New Moon (IRE)80——
Ask Philip (IRE)60——
Westfield Bob (IRE)140——
Foxy Lauren (IRE)50——
Cockney Prince (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 15 1 7% −7.00
Soft 7 2 29% +0.25
Good 5 1 20% +0.50
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 3 1 33% +2.50
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 7 1 14% −3.25
Naas 5 2 40% +6.50
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +4.50
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 13 2 15% −1.50
2m1f – 2m4f 9 1 11% −5.25
2m5f – 3m 8 1 13% −2.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A E Lynch 12 2 17% −2.75
Robbie Colgan 4 0 0% −4.00
M P Butler 2 0 0% −2.00
P W Flood 2 1 50% +1.50
Jonathan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms K Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr K H Clarke 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Carberry 1 1 100% +7.00
Mark Bolger 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr S F Magee 1 0 0% −1.00
G Cotter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 25 3 12% −7.75
Cheekpieces 5 1 20% −1.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 4 0 0% −4.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 12 3 25% +0.75
2009 6 1 17% +2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 26 3 12% −10.75
Chase 4 1 25% +1.50

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
28 Mar 15+13d Navan Follow Navan On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Heavy · 21 ran 13/21 shd 11-0 9797A M P Butler 25/1
15 Mar 15+63d Navan John Lynch Carpets Navan Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 2½ 9-10 97103A M P Butler 20/1
11 Jan 15+16d Fairyhouse Ward Union Hunt Raceday Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 10/17 5½ 11-7 10191C Robbie Colgan 25/1
26 Dec 14+37d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 7 11-7 101111A Jonathan Moore 12/1
19 Nov 14+263d Fairyhouse Boylesports Irish Grand National At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 23f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 10/11 18 11-7 10395C Robbie Colgan 12/1
01 Mar 14+8d Navan Garlow Cross Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 5/17 12 11-3 105115A A E Lynch 14/1
21 Feb 14+278d Thurles Rock Of Cashel Handicap Chase (0-102) 22f · Heavy · 18 ran 11/18 1¾ 11-11 101104C A E Lynch 10/1
19 May 13+507d Limerick Join The Tote Go Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 19f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-7 111— Robbie Colgan 14/1
29 Dec 11+19d Leopardstown Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (qualifier) 24f · Soft · 25 ran 14/25 hd 9-11 11798C Conor Maxwell 16/1
10 Dec 11+23d Navan Proudstown Handicap Hurdle (Grade C) 23f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 8/17 1¾ 10-6 118116A A E Lynch 10/1
17 Nov 11+19d Thurles Templemore Handicap Chase (0-109) 22f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-12 109— A E Lynch 3/1F
29 Oct 11+304d Naas Copper Face Jacks Supporting Kildare GAA Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Grade C) 20f · Heavy · 17 ran 6/17 ½ 10-5 118123A A E Lynch 8/1
29 Dec 10+11d Leopardstown Mobile Betting at paddypower.mobile Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 24f · Heavy · 24 ran 9/24 1¾ 10-7 119125A P W Flood 7/1
18 Dec 10+24d Navan Christmas Cracker Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 20f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 10-10 107127A A E Lynch 11/4F
24 Nov 10+15d Naas Event Hire At Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Soft · 25 ran 3/25 4 10-8 105132A Ms K Walsh 9/2F
09 Nov 10+10d Sedgefield Digibet.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 18 11-3 116116A A E Lynch 5/2F
30 Oct 10+4d Naas E-auctions.ie Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 16f · Soft · 20 ran 1/20 10-9 99138A P W Flood 5/2F
26 Oct 10+9d Punchestown 2011 Five Day Festival Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 2/22 1 11-9 99128A A E Lynch 6/1
17 Oct 10+126d Naas Profile Systems Handicap Hurdle 19f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 ¾ 9-10 99104A A E Lynch 3/1F
13 Jun 10+10d Roscommon Curraghboy Handicap Chase (0-109) 24.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran F/15 — 11-12 109— A E Lynch 9/4F
03 Jun 10+106d Wetherby Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21.5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 10-6 105123A A E Lynch 9/2
17 Feb 10+3d Musselburgh Country Refreshments Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 5 10-6 107104A Mr K H Clarke 4/1
14 Feb 10+18d Navan Navan Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 16f · Soft · 20 ran 2/20 8 10-10 96131A Barry Geraghty 7/1
27 Jan 10+74d Musselburgh Totequadpot Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 14 11-1 10790A Robbie Colgan 15/2
14 Nov 09+14d Punchestown (IRE) Tote Sports Lounge Novice Handicap Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 2½ 11-4 96104A A E Lynch 2/1F
31 Oct 09+171d Naas Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 1/15 10-10 88127A Peter Carberry 7/1
13 May 09+14d Perth Williamhill.com - Play Vegas Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 ½ 10-6 9095C Mark Bolger 2/1
29 Apr 09+67d Kelso Potassium Partnership Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 12 10-7 90110A Mr S F Magee 3/1
21 Feb 09+5d Fairyhouse Early Bird Discounted Tickets For Easter Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 24 ran 16/24 13 11-10 —97C G Cotter 66/1
16 Feb 09 Navan Irish Stallion Owners E.B.F Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 6/14 20 11-7 —89C Ian McCarthy 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bale O'shea (IRE) won?
Bale O'shea (IRE) won 4 of 30 archived starts between 2009 and 2015, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 9 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Bale O'shea (IRE)?
Bale O'shea (IRE) was trained by Neil McKnight on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 28 March 2015.
Who is Bale O'shea (IRE)'s sire?
Bale O'shea (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Pharney Fox (IRE), whose sire is Phardante.
What going does Bale O'shea (IRE) prefer?
Bale O'shea (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bale O'shea (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 28 March 2015. The highest on record is 119.
What is Bale O'shea (IRE)'s sire's record?
Bob Back (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Bale O'shea (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Pharney Fox (IRE), Bale O'shea (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Malton Rose (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Malton Rose (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2009. 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.