Balestra (GB)
Balestra (GB) is 3 from 9. Hasn't won since Jun 2018. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 85.
- 3–9Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 5 (55.6%)Placed
- +12.50£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 2.17Fair A/E n=9 · 1.86 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 54dAvg 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 107
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 98C | 89 | — |
| Good | 2 | 107A | 88 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 103B | 98 | — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 107A | 86 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 98C | 91 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 10.8% of 8,132 runs since Jan 2008 (669 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.7% from 846.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 34 | 7 | 20.6% | +9.8 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 1,294 | 149 | 11.5% | +0.7 | 2 from 3 |
| Good | 1,670 | 201 | 12% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 811 | 81 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 846 | 65 | 7.7% | −3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 262 | 21 | 8% | −2.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,215 | 351 | 10.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,022 | 118 | 11.5% | +0.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,045 | 471 | 11.6% | +0.8 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,868 | 178 | 9.5% | −1.3 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 874 | 81 | 9.3% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 256 | 25 | 9.8% | −1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | −9.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +3.5 | — |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Boardman (GB) (8 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Quadrilateral (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boardman (GB) | 53 | 8 | 7f–1m | Class 2 |
| Quadrilateral (GB) | 6 | 3 | 7f–1m | Group 1 |
| Pinhole (GB) | 7 | 2 | 1m–1m4f | Class 2 |
| Thesis (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m | Class 2 |
| Cadogan Place (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m3f | Class 5 |
| Quilted (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 4 |
| Slight Of Foot (GB) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Usher (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Allan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 3 | 43% | +14.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.50 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jul 18+10d | Hamilton | Almada Mile Handicap | 2/8 | 2½ | 9-0 | 85 | 71A | 81A | David Allan | 9/4F |
| 23 Jun 18+15d | Ayr | Scottish Sun On Sunday Champion Handicap | 2/11 | ¾ | 8-9 | 84 | 107A | 88A | David Allan | 11/2 |
| 08 Jun 18+15d | Haydock | Play Roulette At 188bet Casino Handicap | 1/7 | 9-5 | 81 | 89B | 82A | David Allan | 4/1 | |
| 24 May 18+231d | Catterick | Book Now For 9th June Novice Stakes | 1/5 | 9-9 | 80 | 98C | 85B | Jason Hart | 11/2 | |
| 05 Oct 17+41d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet toteexacta At betfred.com Handicap | 5/13 | ½ | 9-8 | 82 | 103B | 89A | Jim Crowley | 8/1 |
| 25 Aug 17+51d | York | Nationwide Accident Repair Services Handicap | 13/15 | 2 | 8-3 | 84 | 69C | 62A | Cam Hardie | 33/1 |
| 05 Jul 17+47d | Bath | Excello Law Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 1/5 | 9-5 | — | 86C | 88B | Jim Crowley | 9/1 | |
| 19 May 17+23d | Newbury | Coolmore Stud Maiden Stakes (Str) (Plus 10) (Div 2) | 8/11 | 3¼ | 9-5 | — | 52A | 47A | Frankie Dettori | 2/1F |
| 26 Apr 17 | Lingfield (AW) | Barber Shop FKS Honor Oak Park Maiden Stakes | 6/14 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 93B | 71A | Richard Kingscote | 7/2F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Balestra (GB) won?
- Balestra (GB) won 3 of 9 archived starts between 2017 and 2018, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
- Who trained Balestra (GB)?
- Balestra (GB) was trained by Tim Easterby on the most recent run on record, at Hamilton on 3 July 2018.
- Who is Balestra (GB)'s sire?
- Balestra (GB) is by Bated Breath (GB) out of Nimble Thimble (USA), whose sire is Mizzen Mast.
- What going does Balestra (GB) prefer?
- Balestra (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Balestra (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 3 July 2018. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Balestra (GB)'s sire's record?
- Bated Breath (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,132 runs since Jan 2008 (669 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.7% from 846.
- Who are Balestra (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Nimble Thimble (USA), Balestra (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Boardman (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Quadrilateral (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.