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Horse profile

Ballabrace (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2011) · Last trainer Venetia Williams · Last owner Trevor Hemmings
by Bob Back (USA) out of Presuming (GB) (Mtoto)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Oct 2011 — 5,491 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2011 · 7th of 11
KTB Profile

Ballabrace (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Plumpton (Nov 2010).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 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 96C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 13 Feb 2011

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 4 figures · best 112A · median 93.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft2112A101—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4112A93.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Bob Back (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm24416.7%+4.9—
Good to Firm2683713.8%+2—
Good97610010.2%−1.60 from 1
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.7—
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.40 from 2
Heavy79410613.4%+1.60 from 1
Standard (AW)24416.7%+4.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−8.5—
1m5f – 2m86311012.7%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.80 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.7—
Over 3m300299.7%−2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Presuming (GB) (Mtoto)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Silver Friend (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sweet Holly (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Silver Friend (GB)1732m—
Sweet Holly (GB)2232m2½f–2m5fClass 4
Scrumpy Boy (GB)2722m5fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Thomas 2 0 0% −2.00
Aidan Coleman 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 KTB Jockey SP
08 Oct 11+220d Chepstow Blue Square Staying Novices' Hurdle (Series Qualifier) (Div 1) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 2¼ 10-12 91C Sam Thomas 33/1
02 Mar 11+17d Bangor-on-Dee Excel Signs Ltd. Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 nk 11-2 90C Aidan Coleman 12/1
13 Feb 11+90d Exeter Molson Coors Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 17f · Heavy · 14 ran 8/14 8 11-4 96C Sam Thomas 11/8F
15 Nov 10 Plumpton Star Sports Leader In US Sports Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17.5f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 1 11-2 112A Aidan Coleman 11/10F

Quick answers

How many races has Ballabrace (IRE) won?
Ballabrace (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2010 and 2011. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Ballabrace (IRE)?
Ballabrace (IRE) was trained by Venetia Williams on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 8 October 2011.
Who is Ballabrace (IRE)'s sire?
Ballabrace (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Presuming (GB), whose sire is Mtoto.
What is Ballabrace (IRE)'s sire's record?
Bob Back (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ballabrace (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Presuming (GB), Ballabrace (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Silver Friend (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sweet Holly (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2010. 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.