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Horse profile

Ball O Malt (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2006) · Last trainer Richard Whitaker · Last owner R M Whitaker
by Star Quest (GB) out of Vera Dodd (IRE) (Riot Helmet)
17 runs · 12 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Nov 2006 — 7,289 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2006 2 wins · Perth & Uttoxeter New yard Last raced off OR 124
KTB Profile

Ball O Malt (IRE) is 2 from 17. Hasn't won since Jul 2006. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer).

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating124↓ 6lb off peak
124 115–130

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 121C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 23 Sep 2006 Official rating 124 at the last run, 19 Nov 2006

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 14 figures · best 121C · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm6115C108—
Good4121C99—
Soft2120C108.5—
Good to Soft2106C98.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9121C108—
2m5f – 3m3120C106—
1m5f – 2m291C77.5—

Of 17 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 17 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
Star Quest (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 5 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good100%00 from 7
Good to Soft100%00 from 2
Soft200%00 from 2
Heavy100%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
2m1f – 2m4f200%02 from 10
2m5f – 3m200%00 from 5
Over 3m100%0—

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
Vera Dodd (IRE) (Riot Helmet)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Firm 6 2 33% +5.75
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 6 1 17% +2.00
Class 3 6 1 17% −2.25
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 2 1 50% +6.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% +1.75
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 2 20% +1.75
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Anthony Ross 8 1 13% +0.00
Padge Whelan 7 0 0% −7.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 1 100% +2.75

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 6 1 17% +2.00
2005 11 1 9% −7.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 2 20% +1.75
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00

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
2006 · 6 runs
19 Nov 06+57d Aintree totesportcasino.com Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m4f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-0 124— Anthony Ross 10/1
23 Sep 06+52d Market Rasen Blue Square Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m3½f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 1¼ 10-8 120121C Anthony Ross 12/1
02 Aug 06+27d Galway William Hill Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) 2m6½f · Good · 22 ran F/22 — 10-6 130— Anthony Ross 16/1
06 Jul 06+14d Perth Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 10-11 124110C Anthony Ross 7/1
22 Jun 06+171d Southwell Williamhill.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 2/11 2½ 10-12 115115C Anthony Ross 11/1
02 Jan 06+33d Ayr Tizer 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 1¾ 10-12 115120C Anthony Ross 3/1
2005 · 11 runs
30 Nov 05+13d Catterick Streetlam 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 8 10-10 117108C Anthony Ross 11/10F
17 Nov 05+22d Market Rasen Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Series Qualifier) Class 2 · 2m6f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 3 10-4 115106C Anthony Ross 40/1
26 Oct 05+49d Cheltenham Studd Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 30 11-3 12590C Jamie Moore 14/1
07 Sep 05+15d Uttoxeter Allied Irish Bank (GB) Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 11-7 11994C A P McCoy 11/4F
23 Aug 05+27d Perth Arnold Clark Renault Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 nk 11-9 120110C Padge Whelan 3/1J
27 Jul 05+80d Galway Hewlett-Packard Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) 2m6½f · Good To Firm · 22 ran 7/22 3 11-1 122106C Padge Whelan 25/1
08 May 05+52d Worcester Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 1¾ 11-3 12097C Padge Whelan 7/1
17 Mar 05+26d Cheltenham Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 2m5f · Good · 19 ran F/19 — 9-12 123— Padge Whelan 25/1
19 Feb 05+21d Uttoxeter Betfred.com Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m4f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 1¼ 10-10 11597C Padge Whelan 14/1
29 Jan 05+11d Doncaster Skybet Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m½f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 1 10-5 12364C Padge Whelan 4/1
18 Jan 05 Towcester Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 7 11-2 12291C Padge Whelan 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Ball O Malt won?
Ball O Malt (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 9 times in total (52.9% of starts).
Who trained Ball O Malt?
Ball O Malt (IRE) was trained by Richard Whitaker on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 19 November 2006.
Who is Ball O Malt's sire?
Ball O Malt (IRE) is by Star Quest (GB) out of Vera Dodd (IRE), whose sire is Riot Helmet.
What going does Ball O Malt prefer?
Ball O Malt (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 6 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 Ball O Malt's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 19 November 2006. The highest on record is 130.
What is Ball O Malt's sire's record?
Star Quest (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 5 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from January 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.