Balian (FR)
Balian (FR) is 2 from 13. Hasn't won since Aug 2011.
- 2–13Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 2 (15.4%)Placed
- −7.30£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.04Fair A/E n=7 · 0.65 incl. margin
- 47dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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
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 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 58 | 4 | 6.9% | −2.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 952 | 89 | 9.3% | −0.5 | — |
| Good | 1,094 | 109 | 10% | +0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 555 | 56 | 10.1% | +0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 715 | 70 | 9.8% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 245 | 20 | 8.2% | −1.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,249 | 129 | 10.3% | +0.5 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 290 | 31 | 10.7% | +0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,529 | 143 | 9.4% | −0.4 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,041 | 106 | 10.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 944 | 87 | 9.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 671 | 61 | 9.1% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 297 | 34 | 11.4% | +1.6 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 90 | 15 | 16.7% | +6.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
9 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Ecarlatine (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m4f–2m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecarlatine (FR) | 5 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
| Rubellite (FR) | 4 | 1 | 1m5½f | — |
| Rosny (FR) | 12 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Many Dreams (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jupiter (FR) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Fristar (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Descouvrir Baileys (FR) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Baileys Diamant (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Samaya (FR) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.70 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Pau | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.70 |
| Nimes (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Angouleme | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Galmier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jarnac | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| Enghien (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.70 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Ulinski | 3 | 1 | 33% | −2.00 |
| Guillaume Riviere | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jeremy Besnardiere | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stephane Valles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Enzo Corallo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sylvain Ruis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jerome Cabre | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddy Hardouin | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.70 |
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −5.00 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.30 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 11 | 2 | 18% | −5.30 |
| Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Balian (FR) won?
- Balian (FR) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
- Who trained Balian (FR)?
- Balian (FR) was trained by Francois Nicolle on the most recent run on record, at Nimes (FR) on 1 November 2011.
- Who is Balian (FR)'s sire?
- Balian (FR) is by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Frissonante (GB), whose sire is Sri Pekan.
- What going does Balian (FR) prefer?
- Balian (FR) has the best record on good to 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 Balian (FR)'s sire's record?
- Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Balian (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Frissonante (GB), Balian (FR) has 9 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Ecarlatine (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m4f–2m. As at Oct 2026.