How many races has Balking (FR) won?

Balking (FR) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).

Who trains Balking (FR)?

Balking (FR) is trained by Dianne Sayer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 April 2026.

Who is Balking (FR)'s sire?

Balking (FR) is by Balko (FR) out of Anaqueen (FR), whose sire is Martaline.

What is Balking (FR)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 13 April 2026. The highest on record is 105.

Who are Balking (FR)'s siblings?

Out of Anaqueen (FR), Balking (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Kapking (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Balking (FR)

8yo gelding · Trainer Dianne Sayer · Owner G Critchley

by Balko (FR) out of Anaqueen (FR) (Martaline)

7 runs · 6 courses · from Feb 2024

As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

Off 187 days · 4th of 10 Last raced off OR 104

KTB Profile

Balking is a Balko gelding who is yet to win from seven starts on turf, with one placing. His best effort came when second of 16 at Wetherby in Jan 2025. He has raced five times over 2m1f to 2m4f, all without success, and has contested six different courses. He finished fourth of 10 at Hexham in Apr 2026 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

0–7Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
1 (14.3%)Placed
−7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
105Highest OR
131dAvg between runs

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 137 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hexham, 13 Apr 2026

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 7 figures · best 137^A · median 100

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Soft	4	117^B	102.5	1 · —
Good to Soft	2	100^A	89.5	—
Good	1	—	—	1 · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	5	137^A	100	2 · 137 / 118
2m5f – 3m	1	—	—	—
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 23 Jan 2025 Official rating 104 at the last run, 13 Apr 2026

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 7 figures · best 130^A · median 106

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Soft	4	130^A	108	1 · —
Good to Soft	2	106^A	101	—
Good	1	—	—	1 · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	5	130^A	106	2 · 114 / 104.5
2m5f – 3m	1	—	—	—
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Balko (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 2,645 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good to Firm	15	1	6.7%	−6.1	—
Good	476	67	14.1%	+1.3	0 from 1
Good to Soft	368	50	13.6%	+0.8	0 from 2
Soft	1,118	138	12.3%	−0.5	0 from 4
Heavy	661	82	12.4%	−0.4	—
Standard (AW)	7	0	0%	−12.8	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	1	0	0%	−12.8	—
1m – 1m1f	1	0	0%	−12.8	—
1m2f – 1m4f	22	2	9.1%	−3.7	—
1m5f – 2m	539	62	11.5%	−1.3	0 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f	1,313	173	13.2%	+0.4	0 from 5
2m5f – 3m	618	80	12.9%	+0.1	0 from 1
Over 3m	151	21	13.9%	+1.1	—

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

Anaqueen (FR) (Martaline)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Kapking (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1f.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Kapking (FR)	7	1	2m1f	—
Royal King (FR)	11	0	—	—
Goliath Du Luy (FR)	2	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	SR	£1
Soft	4	0%	−4.00
Good to Soft	2	0%	−2.00
Good	1	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 4	5	0	0%	−5.00
Class 5	2	0	0%	−2.00

Course	Runs	SR	£1
Carlisle	2	0%	−2.00
Hexham	1	0%	−1.00
Ayr	1	0%	−1.00
Wetherby	1	0%	−1.00
Haydock	1	0%	−1.00
Kelso	1	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	SR	£1
2m1f – 2m4f	5	0%	−5.00
2m5f – 3m	1	0%	−1.00
1m5f – 2m	1	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	SR	£1
Henry Brooke	3	0%	−3.00
Danny McMenamin	2	0%	−2.00
Ryan Mania	1	0%	−1.00
Conor O'Farrell	1	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	SR	£1
2026	2	0%	−2.00
2025	1	0%	−1.00
2024	4	0%	−4.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	6	0	0%	−6.00
NH 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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
13 Apr 26+49d	Hexham	Happy Retirement Maurice & Anne Barnes Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 10 ran Drifted right early on - shared front running before losing command at the 3rd - closed up on leader again 2 out - pushed along and weakened approaching last	4/10	2¾	12-0	104	137^A	114^A	Ryan Mania	10/1
23 Feb 26+396d	Ayr	Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 11 ran Settled in the pack early - hit the deck at the 9th and pushed for effort after three out - fading and stumbled two out then finished well beaten in 8th	8/11	16	11-6	105	99^B	95^A	Danny McMenamin	25/1
23 Jan 25+50d	Wetherby	William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 16 ran Settled towards the back early - found space and made progress after the 8th - moved to the front two out - lost that advantage close home and edged left under pressure to go down by under two lengths	2/16	1¾	12-0	100	117^B	130^A	Henry Brooke	25/1
04 Dec 24+15d	Haydock	Watch On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 10 ran Fighting for control early - settled near the back and hampered by a poor jump at the first - dropped away three out	9/10	1	11-4	—	90^C	96^C	Henry Brooke	50/1
19 Nov 24+26d	Carlisle	My Pension Expert: Your Trusted Advisers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up at the back - fenced awkwardly right at the 2nd - stayed on without threatening late for 5th	5/11	1	11-4	—	100^A	106^A	Danny McMenamin	66/1
24 Oct 24+251d	Carlisle	You Can't Park There Sir Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Handy early on the rail fighting for control - dropped away approaching the 6th - well beaten from there to finish last of the field	11/14	4	11-0	—	79^C	96^C	Conor O'Farrell	33/1
16 Feb 24	Kelso	Hello My Darling Remembering Andrew Quigley Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran	4/12	6½	11-7	—	106^A	120^A	Henry Brooke	17/2

Quick answers

How many races has Balking (FR) won?: Balking (FR) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trains Balking (FR)?: Balking (FR) is trained by Dianne Sayer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 April 2026.
Who is Balking (FR)'s sire?: Balking (FR) is by Balko (FR) out of Anaqueen (FR), whose sire is Martaline.
What is Balking (FR)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 13 April 2026. The highest on record is 105.
What is Balking (FR)'s sire's record?: Balko (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 2,645 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Balking (FR)'s siblings?: Out of Anaqueen (FR), Balking (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Kapking (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

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