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Horse profile

Balinaboola (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2017) · Last trainer Garrett James Power · Last owner S Tobin
by Brian Boru (GB) out of Smithstown Lady (IRE) (Lord Americo)
22 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2015
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Apr 2017 — 3,487 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2017 Won at Wexford Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Balinaboola (IRE) is 1 from 22. Hasn't won since Apr 2017. Last raced off 79, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating79↓ 15lb off peak
79 79–94

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 7 Apr 2017

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 3 figures · best 94B · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m294B91.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 7 Apr 2017 Official rating 79 at the last jumps run, 10 Apr 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 67C the best of the last 1 rated run · Cork, 5 Apr 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 17 figures · best 126A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good11126A96—
Soft2119A105.5—
Heavy290C83—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m10126A99—
2m1f – 2m4f5101A88—
2m5f – 3m296A89.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 22 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 22 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
Brian Boru (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,123 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−11—
Good to Firm157138.3%−2.70 from 1
Good1,42717212.1%+1.10 from 14
Good to Soft6207311.8%+0.80 from 2
Soft1,1991068.8%−2.21 from 3
Heavy6878712.7%+1.70 from 2
Standard (AW)3113.2%−7.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11—
6f – 7f300%−11—
1m – 1m1f600%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f1700%−11—
1m5f – 2m1,069969%−21 from 13
2m1f – 2m4f1,38815511.2%+0.20 from 7
2m5f – 3m1,25615912.7%+1.70 from 2
Over 3m3834211%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Smithstown Lady (IRE) (Lord Americo)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Balinaboola Steel (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Balinaboola Steel (IRE)5752m4f–3m—
Balinaboola Prince (IRE)913m—
Luso Smith (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 14 0 0% −14.00
Soft 3 1 33% +9.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tramore 6 0 0% −6.00
Wexford 3 1 33% +9.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 13 1 8% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Mullins 10 0 0% −10.00
B J Foley 3 1 33% +9.00
Robbie Colgan 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Ger Fox 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
David Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P W Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R A Devine 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr S Clements 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr A J Fox 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 9 1 11% +3.00
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Hood + tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 3 1 33% +9.00
2016 11 0 0% −11.00
2015 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 18 1 6% −6.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 3 runs
10 Apr 17+3d Tramore Win Big With Tote Jackpot Races 3-6 Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Good · 13 ran F/13 — 10-2 79—— B J Foley 7/4F
07 Apr 17+44d Wexford Slaney Estuary Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 16f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 10-9 8594B119A B J Foley 11/1
22 Feb 17+139d Punchestown Festival Free Upgrade Offer Ends Soon Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Heavy · 18 ran 12/18 24 10-11 870C76C B J Foley 16/1
2016 · 11 runs
06 Oct 16+6d Tramore Waterford & Tramore Racecourse Supporters Club Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 6½ 11-6 8889B94A Danny Mullins 7/1
30 Sep 16+22d Gowran Park Dining Packages at www.gowranpark.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-5 88—— Danny Mullins 8/1
08 Sep 16+13d Clonmel Giantsgrave Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 15/18 30 11-6 89—88C Robbie Colgan 12/1
26 Aug 16+12d Down Royal Shs Group Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 20 ran 8/20 1¼ 11-6 89—104A Danny Mullins 5/1
14 Aug 16+23d Tramore Sunday Business Post Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 1½ 11-6 87—126A Danny Mullins 5/1F
22 Jul 16+11d Wexford Monart Destination Spa Ladies Evening Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 24f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 2½ 11-7 90—96A Danny Mullins 8/1
11 Jul 16+10d Killarney Dermot O'Callaghan Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Good · 17 ran 6/17 1½ 11-1 91—101A Danny Mullins 9/1
01 Jul 16+13d Wexford Nick O'Donnell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 16f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 1¼ 11-8 91—121A Danny Mullins 10/1
18 Jun 16+14d Gowran Park Coral.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Good · 20 ran 8/20 nk 11-2 92—111A A E Lynch 50/1
04 Jun 16+16d Tramore Tramore Racecourse Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle 21f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 47 11-1 94—83C Ger Fox 16/1
19 May 16+272d Clonmel Clonacody (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 8 11-4 ——87C Danny Mullins 25/1
2015 · 8 runs
21 Aug 15+8d Kilbeggan Kilbeggan Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Good · 16 ran F/16 — 11-4 ——— Paul Townend 18/1
13 Aug 15+23d Tramore O'neill's Bar Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 2 11-9 ——94A David Mullins 16/1
21 Jul 15+52d Ballinrobe John Madden & Sons Flat Race 17f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 6/7 8½ 12-0 ——90C Mr P W Mullins 5/1
30 May 15+15d Tramore Launch Of The August Racing Festival 13th To 16th Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 1½ 11-12 ——89A Danny Mullins 14/1
15 May 15+11d Kilbeggan Tullamore Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran F/11 — 11-4 ——— Danny Mullins 25/1
04 May 15+12d Down Royal Down Royal Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 20 ran 12/20 3½ 11-7 ——92A Mr R A Devine 66/1
22 Apr 15+17d Fairyhouse Your Clubs Fundraiser At Fairyhouse, Enquire Today Flat Race 16f · Good · 14 ran 12/14 7 11-9 ——86A Mr S Clements 66/1
05 Apr 15 Cork Corkracecourse.ie (pro/am) Flat Race 19f · Yielding · 10 ran 8/10 12 11-7 ——67C Mr A J Fox 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Balinaboola won?
Balinaboola (IRE) won 1 of 22 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 4.5%. Placed 2 times in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trained Balinaboola?
Balinaboola (IRE) was trained by Garrett James Power on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 10 April 2017.
Who is Balinaboola's sire?
Balinaboola (IRE) is by Brian Boru (GB) out of Smithstown Lady (IRE), whose sire is Lord Americo.
What going does Balinaboola prefer?
Balinaboola (IRE) 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 Balinaboola's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 10 April 2017. The highest on record is 94.
What is Balinaboola's sire's record?
Brian Boru (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,123 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Balinaboola's siblings?
Out of Smithstown Lady (IRE), Balinaboola (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Balinaboola Steel (IRE) (5). The wins came over 2m4f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2015. 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.