Ballad Maker (IRE)
Ballad Maker (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Wolverhampton (AW) (Oct 2007). Last raced off 52, 17lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (28.6%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 69Highest OR
- 47dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,553 runs since Jan 2008 (286 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 51 | 9 | 17.6% | +7.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 623 | 65 | 10.4% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 861 | 80 | 9.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 383 | 36 | 9.4% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 489 | 53 | 10.8% | +0.6 | — |
| Heavy | 176 | 14 | 8% | −2.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 970 | 105 | 10.8% | +0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 146 | 17 | 11.6% | +1.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 858 | 65 | 7.6% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 701 | 75 | 10.7% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 787 | 102 | 13% | +2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 651 | 64 | 9.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 335 | 32 | 9.6% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 64 | 6 | 9.4% | −0.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −1.1 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Red Birr (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Church Music (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Birr (IRE) | 48 | 5 | 1m–2m½f | Class 4 |
| Church Music (IRE) | 23 | 3 | 5f | Class 3 |
| Dickensian (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| Azuree (IRE) | 23 | 2 | 6f | Class 6 |
| Rafella (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Midnight Destiny (IRE) | 19 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Fortune | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jerry O'Dwyer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Jul 08+20d | Lingfield | Edenbridge Selling Stakes | 12/13 | ½ | 9-3 | 52 | 40C | Jerry O'Dwyer | 33/1 |
| 19 Jun 08+14d | Chelmsford (AW) | Mr Tumnus Handicap | 8/8 | 48 | 9-0 | 63 | 46C | Dane O'Neill | 33/1 |
| 05 Jun 08+198d | Lingfield (AW) | Felbridge Selling Stakes | 10/13 | 2½ | 9-4 | 63 | 36A | Jerry O'Dwyer | 8/1 |
| 20 Nov 07+26d | Fakenham | Macmillan Cancer Care Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | 10/10 | 6 | 10-5 | — | 73C | Aidan Coleman | 16/1 |
| 25 Oct 07+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Horizons Restaurant Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-3 | — | 67C | Jimmy Fortune | 10/11F |
| 10 Oct 07+7d | Kempton (AW) | Summer Never Ends At Kempton Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 3/10 | 3 | 9-3 | 69 | 62C | Jimmy Fortune | 11/4 |
| 03 Oct 07 | Nottingham | Turftv.Co.uk Maiden Stakes | 7/15 | 2 | 9-3 | — | 53C | Jimmy Fortune | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ballad Maker (IRE) won?
- Ballad Maker (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2007 and 2008. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trained Ballad Maker (IRE)?
- Ballad Maker (IRE) was trained by Sarah Humphrey on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield on 9 July 2008.
- Who is Ballad Maker (IRE)'s sire?
- Ballad Maker (IRE) is by Marju (IRE) out of Cappella (IRE), whose sire is College Chapel.
- What is Ballad Maker (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 9 July 2008. The highest on record is 69.
- What is Ballad Maker (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Marju (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,553 runs since Jan 2008 (286 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Ballad Maker (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Cappella (IRE), Ballad Maker (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Red Birr (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Church Music (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.