Horse profile
Balgowan (IRE)
by Australia (GB) out of Star Search (GB) (Zamindar)
32 runs · 17 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Lingfield (AW) & Southwell (AW)
New yard
Ran 70 days ago · 7th of 10
Last raced off OR 57
KTB Profile
Balgowan is a gelding with two wins from 32 starts, both at Class 6 level. Both wins came on the all-weather over 1m5f – 2m on Standard going, at Lingfield in Apr 2026 and at Southwell in Apr 2025. He has raced 16 times on turf without success. His last run, at Lingfield in Aug 2026, was his first for Jeff Mullins and he finished 7 of 10 off an official rating of 57, which is 40lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 40lb off peak
- 2–32Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 13 (40.6%)Placed
- −24.12£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 0.52Fair A/E n=32 · 0.45 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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 rating57↓ 40lb off peak
57
52–97
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 112
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 129A | 80 | 4 · 98 / 89 |
| Good | 7 | 118A | 93 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 131C | 104.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 18 | 131C | 95 | 5 · 112 / 90 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 100C | 69 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 99A | 80 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 99A | 76 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 32 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 32 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 from 4 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,630 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | +11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 664 | 81 | 12.2% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,503 | 164 | 10.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 656 | 67 | 10.2% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 952 | 120 | 12.6% | +1.4 | — |
| Heavy | 324 | 29 | 9% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,517 | 164 | 10.8% | −0.4 | 2 from 16 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 2 | 6.3% | −4.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 640 | 63 | 9.8% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,239 | 136 | 11% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,081 | 265 | 12.7% | +1.5 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,168 | 129 | 11% | −0.2 | 2 from 23 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 351 | 25 | 7.1% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 7 | 6.5% | −4.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −2.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Star Search (GB) (Zamindar)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Malbay Madness (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m2f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malbay Madness (IRE) | 34 | 7 | 1m–2m2f | — |
| G N Jefferson (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Corinthian Star (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 2 | 13% | −8.12 |
| Good | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 22 | 2 | 9% | −14.12 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 23 | 2 | 9% | −15.12 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Downing | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ashley Lewis | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Mitchell Bastyan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Henry Main | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Simon Walker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Reed | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Teagan Padgett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bradley Harris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 1 | 6% | −14.12 |
| Cheekpieces | 15 | 1 | 7% | −10.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.12 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 27 | 2 | 7% | −19.12 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Aug 26+40d | Lingfield (AW) | Saint Lucia Let Her Inspire You Handicap Stakes Settled at the back early - made ground on the rail approaching final 2f - pushed along but unable to quicken inside final furlong - finished seventh | 7/10 | ¾ | 10-1 | 57 | 88B | 66A | George Downing | 9/2 |
| 29 Jun 26+42d | Kempton (AW) | Bet 20 Get 20 With Unibet Handicap Slow to break and settled last - made steady progress into contention over 2f out - driven up to dispute third and threaded a path to loom up with a shout entering the final furlong - just failed to get up in the last 110yds | 2/7 | nk | 9-7 | 56 | 98A | 71A | George Downing | 7/4F |
| 18 May 26+21d | Lingfield | Visit Sri Lanka Handicap Settled off the pace early keeping a strong grip on the bridle - improved into contention 6f out - pushed along into third with 2f left - responded well approaching the final furlong - moved up into second close home - unable to challenge the winner | 2/10 | 5½ | 9-0 | 56 | 112B | 74A | Ashley Lewis | 9/4F |
| 27 Apr 26+31d | Lingfield (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On X Apprentice Handicap Pulled hard early - sat close to the front group - roused with 2f left - up into third with a furlong to run - hit the front inside the final 110yds and kept going to score | 1/8 | 9-3 | 54 | 90A | 77A | Ashley Lewis | 15/8F | |
| 27 Mar 26+162d | Lingfield (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Held up towards the back - nudged into contention entering the final furlong and stayed on strongly - third at the line having had too much ground to make up | 3/11 | nse | 9-5 | 54 | 56A | 67A | George Downing | 12/1 |
| 16 Oct 25+48d | Southwell (AW) | attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Settled at the back - asked for effort 3f out but couldn't find extra pace - stayed on for 4th without threatening the leader | 4/9 | hd | 9-10 | 55 | 103A | 68A | George Downing | 17/2 |
| 29 Aug 25+25d | Salisbury | Kingsclere 'Sally Hits 90' Handicap Held up early - nudged into contention 3f out - dropped away inside final furlong - finished seventh | 7/13 | 3 | 9-2 | 56 | 131C | 62A | George Downing | 18/1 |
| 04 Aug 25+40d | Lingfield (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap (AWT) Held up towards back of the pack - travelled keenly - moved through on outside approaching 2f out - into 4th with a shake-up 2f out - stayed on but couldn't get to the winner | 3/12 | hd | 9-9 | 55 | 100C | 81A | George Downing | 10/1 |
| 25 Jun 25+27d | Kempton (AW) | Kempton Park Supporting Racing Staff Week Handicap Settled on a tight hold in the pack - found room and made progress a furlong out - closed to take third close home | 3/10 | nk | 9-5 | 55 | 58A | 66A | George Downing | 20/1 |
| 29 May 25+57d | Lingfield (AW) | Surecam Handicap (AWT) Restrained early - settled at rear - urged into 6th over the final furlongs but no impact on the finish | 6/9 | 1½ | 9-3 | 55 | — | 61A | Trevor Whelan | 11/4 |
| 02 Apr 25+12d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back - made ground into contention with 2f left - driven to close on the pace between rivals inside the final furlong - hit front and drifted left but held on to score | 1/10 | 9-9 | 53 | 129A | 77A | George Downing | 4/1 | |
| 21 Mar 25+31d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Settled midpack early - improved into contention 4f out - hit the front 2f out - overtaken close home and unable to fight back | 2/10 | 1½ | 9-8 | 53 | 63A | 71A | George Downing | 13/2 |
| 18 Feb 25+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK: Where The UK Bets Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (Div 1) Settled towards the back early - boxed in with a couple of furlongs left and again inside the last - found extra late but too much to do | 4/8 | hd | 9-5 | 53 | 72A | 65A | George Downing | 5/1 |
| 01 Feb 25+29d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Fought for control early - settled mid-pack - pressed along with 2f left - found room to close entering final furlong - ran on to finish second a length down | 2/10 | 1 | 9-5 | 53 | 97A | 65A | George Downing | 4/1 |
| 03 Jan 25+25d | Lingfield (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Moved across to the left after the break - settled at the back - made progress a furlong out - powered through a gap approaching the final furlong - moved into second inside the last 110 yards and fought on gamely but narrowly denied | 2/10 | ½ | 9-1 | 52 | 70A | 66A | Rob Hornby | 22/1 |
| 09 Dec 24+450d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Settled at rear of field - pushed along and kept plodding through closing stages - lacked the speed to challenge - finished sixth beaten just over three lengths | 6/10 | shd | 9-7 | 53 | 53A | 68A | George Downing | 40/1 |
| 16 Sep 23+24d | Bath | Signs Express 'Confined' Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 3/12 | 1¼ | 10-8 | 55 | 78A | 80A | Mr Henry Main | 9/1 |
| 23 Aug 23+13d | Bath | Download The At The Races App Handicap | 5/8 | ½ | 9-5 | 57 | 63B | 65A | Ben Sanderson | 40/1 |
| 10 Aug 23+74d | Salisbury | Edwards Ford, Foray Motor Group Handicap | 8/11 | ½ | 9-10 | 59 | 93A | 68A | Pat Dobbs | 40/1 |
| 28 May 23+25d | Fontwell | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Hurdle | 3/5 | 16 | 11-1 | 90 | 104C | 89B | Harry Cobden | 8/1 |
| 03 May 23+70d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The At The Races App Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 4/11 | hd | 11-1 | 60 | 76A | 75A | Mr Simon Walker | 15/2 |
| 22 Feb 23+35d | Ludlow | Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 8/8 | 8 | 10-2 | 95 | 80C | 77C | Harry Reed | 10/1 |
| 18 Jan 23+17d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 4/10 | 3 | 10-8 | 62 | 80A | 68A | Miss Teagan Padgett | 33/1 |
| 01 Jan 23+51d | Fakenham | Book Your Skip Online At www.fakenhamskips.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/9 | 9 | 10-2 | 97 | 38C | 78C | Bradley Harris | 13/2 |
| 11 Nov 22+8d | Southwell | AJ Speechley Electrical Contractors Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/6 | 28 | 11-2 | — | 99A | 81B | Mitchell Bastyan | 10/3 |
| 03 Nov 22+127d | Ludlow | Fonzies Fringe Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 7 | 11-0 | — | 72B | 106B | Mitchell Bastyan | 6/1 |
| 29 Jun 22+5d | Thirsk | WeAreRacing Handicap | 5/12 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 64 | 118A | 64A | Cieren Fallon | 10/3 |
| 24 Jun 22+14d | Yarmouth | Quinnbet Handicap | 4/5 | nk | 9-8 | 64 | 97C | 69B | Hollie Doyle | 5/1 |
| 10 Jun 22+48d | Sandown | Coral Proud Supporter of British Racing Handicap | 6/10 | nk | 9-4 | 65 | 117A | 61A | Tom Marquand | 12/1 |
| 23 Apr 22+19d | Haydock | Red Rock Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/7 | 2½ | 9-2 | — | 64A | 58A | Tom Marquand | 28/1 |
| 04 Apr 22+164d | Windsor | Cazoo Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/11 | 10 | 9-5 | — | 69A | 56A | Tom Marquand | 3/1 |
| 22 Oct 21 | Newbury | Join The BetVictor Loyalty Club Novice Stakes (Div 2) (GBB Race) (Str) | 6/9 | 2 | 9-5 | — | 25A | 59A | Tom Marquand | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Balgowan (IRE) won?
- Balgowan (IRE) won 2 of 32 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 13 times in total (40.6% of starts).
- Who trains Balgowan (IRE)?
- Balgowan (IRE) is trained by Jeff Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 August 2026.
- Who is Balgowan (IRE)'s sire?
- Balgowan (IRE) is by Australia (GB) out of Star Search (GB), whose sire is Zamindar.
- What going does Balgowan (IRE) prefer?
- Balgowan (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 16 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Balgowan (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 8 August 2026. The highest on record is 97.
- What is Balgowan (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,630 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
- Who are Balgowan (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Star Search (GB), Balgowan (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Malbay Madness (IRE) (7). The wins came over 1m–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.