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Horse profile

Balinahinch Castle (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2007) · Last trainer Lucy Normile · Last owner K J Fehilly
by Good Thyne (USA) out of Emerald Flair (GB) (Flair Path)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Aug 2007 — 7,034 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2007 · 6th of 7 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Balinahinch Castle (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Kelso (Feb 2005). Last raced off 95, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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 70C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 1 Aug 2007 Official rating 95 at the last run, 1 Aug 2007

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 70C · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good270C66—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
2m5f – 3m1———
Over 3m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 5 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
Good Thyne (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.6% of 503 runs since Jan 2008 (69 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm8112.5%+6.9—
Good to Firm5511.8%−3.80 from 1
Good123108.1%+2.50 from 4
Good to Soft7211.4%−4.2—
Soft13885.8%+0.2—
Heavy10776.5%+0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m6845.9%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f158127.6%+20 from 2
2m5f – 3m20173.5%−2.10 from 2
Over 3m7656.6%+10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Emerald Flair (GB) (Flair Path)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Count Campioni (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Des Flavin 3 0 0% −3.00
Jimmy McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Mulholland 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 2 runs
01 Aug 07+17d Perth Bet With The Dewhurst Ring Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 30 10-10 9570C Jimmy McCarthy 100/1
15 Jul 07+784d Perth totesport 0800 221 221 Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-0 —— Neil Mulholland 66/1
2005 · 3 runs
22 May 05+79d Southwell Dine In The Queen Mother Restaurant Beginners' Chase Class E Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 9 10-11 10070C Des Flavin 10/1
04 Mar 05+29d Doncaster Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 11 ran 4/11 20 10-7 105— Des Flavin 14/1
03 Feb 05 Kelso Alphameric Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 3m1f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 15 10-8 10562C Des Flavin 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Balinahinch Castle won?
Balinahinch Castle (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2005 and 2007. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Balinahinch Castle?
Balinahinch Castle (IRE) was trained by Lucy Normile on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 1 August 2007.
Who is Balinahinch Castle's sire?
Balinahinch Castle (IRE) is by Good Thyne (USA) out of Emerald Flair (GB), whose sire is Flair Path.
What is Balinahinch Castle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 1 August 2007. The highest on record is 105.
What is Balinahinch Castle's sire's record?
Good Thyne (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.6% of 503 runs since Jan 2008 (69 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Balinahinch Castle's siblings?
Out of Emerald Flair (GB), Balinahinch Castle (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.