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Horse profile

Ball Boy (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2007) · Last trainer G Haine · Last owner Mrs Solna Thomson Jones
by Xaar (GB) out of Tanz (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
11 runs · 9 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 May 2007 — 7,093 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2007 · 4th of 9 Won at Lingfield (AW) Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Ball Boy (GB) is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2005. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 10 on turf.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 4
Official rating71↓ 5lb off peak
71 70–76

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 (jumps) 89C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 29 Apr 2007 Official rating 71 at the last jumps run, 20 May 2007

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 69C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Beverley, 13 Apr 2005 Official rating 73 at the last flat run, 20 May 2005

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 6 figures · best 92C · median 75.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm289C85—
Good270C64.5—
Good to Soft292C68—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m492C64.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 3 figures · best 69C · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f369C60—

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 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
Xaar (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 10.7% from 122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3013.3%−2.8—
Good to Firm525387.2%+1.10 from 3
Good577305.2%−0.90 from 4
Good to Soft262135%−1.10 from 3
Soft303155%−1.1—
Heavy1221310.7%+4.6—
Standard (AW)610386.2%+0.11 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f14896.1%0—
6f – 7f740496.6%+0.5—
1m – 1m1f504377.3%+1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f347195.5%−0.61 from 3
1m5f – 2m373164.3%−1.80 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f234125.1%−10 from 1
2m5f – 3m7068.6%+2.50 from 1
Over 3m1300%−6.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tanz (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Ice And Fire (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m1½f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Moon Sister (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ice And Fire (GB)4451m6f–2m½fClass 6
Moon Sister (IRE)1421m1½f–1m3fClass 3
Cartama (GB)211m4½f—
Tarxien (GB)40——
Kenny's Girl (IRE)110——
King Youmzain (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +1.62

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 1 14% −4.38
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fakenham 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 1 100% +1.62

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 1 33% −0.38
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jamie Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Jimmy McCarthy 2 0 0% −2.00
Chris Catlin 2 1 50% +0.62
Sam Curling 1 0 0% −1.00
Tommy Phelan 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00
Warren Marston 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Culhane 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00
None 5 1 20% −2.38

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 4 1 25% −1.38

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Flat 3 1 33% −0.38

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
20 May 07+21d Fakenham 1st June Rock At Fakenham Concert Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 2 10-4 7181C Jamie Moore 6/1
29 Apr 07+20d Wetherby Delia Shaw Birthday Celebration Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 4/14 shd 10-9 7189C Jimmy McCarthy 12/1
09 Apr 07+139d Fakenham 'Rock At The Racecourse' 1st June Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 5 10-13 7070C Jimmy McCarthy 16/1
21 Nov 06+24d Kempton Racing UK Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 14/16 ¾ 10-0 7244C Sam Curling 66/1
28 Oct 06+24d Ascot Brilliant By You! Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran UR/7 — 10-12 —— Jamie Moore 100/1
04 Oct 06+266d Towcester Jewson Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 14/16 10 10-9 —59C Tommy Phelan 250/1
11 Jan 06+20d Newbury Berkshire Stand Bookshop Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 24 ran 14/24 24 10-12 —92C Paul Moloney 50/1
22 Dec 05+216d Fakenham Norfolk Arc Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 14 ran F/14 — 10-12 —— Warren Marston 22/1
20 May 05+37d Goodwood International Bureau Of Aviation Handicap Class 4 · 11f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 5 8-9 7360C Chris Catlin 12/1
13 Apr 05+56d Beverley Levy Board Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 4 8-9 7669C Tony Culhane 7/1
16 Feb 05 Lingfield (AW) Littlewoods Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 8-3 7459C Chris Catlin 13/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Ball Boy (GB) won?
Ball Boy (GB) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trained Ball Boy (GB)?
Ball Boy (GB) was trained by G Haine on the most recent run on record, at Fakenham on 20 May 2007.
Who is Ball Boy (GB)'s sire?
Ball Boy (GB) is by Xaar (GB) out of Tanz (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What is Ball Boy (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 20 May 2007. The highest on record is 76.
What is Ball Boy (GB)'s sire's record?
Xaar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 10.7% from 122.
Who are Ball Boy (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Tanz (IRE), Ball Boy (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Ice And Fire (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Moon Sister (IRE)). The wins came over 1m1½f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.