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Horse profile

Ballagh (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2016) · Last trainer Ben Case · Last owner Mrs Carolyn Kendrick
by Shantou (USA) out of Go Along (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2013
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jan 2016 — 3,937 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2016 Won at Navan Last raced off OR 133
KTB Profile

Ballagh (IRE) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Feb 2014.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 27 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 (jumps) 136B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 10 Jan 2015 Official rating 133 at the last jumps run, 16 Jan 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 55B the best of the last 1 rated run · Cork, 17 Nov 2013

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 151B · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft4144A128—
Heavy3151B119—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4151B132—
2m5f – 3m2136B125—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,823 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,28831113.6%0—
Good to Soft1,43017612.3%−1.3—
Soft2,61136313.9%+0.30 from 4
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.31 from 5
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%01 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f2,71037813.9%+0.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,33933414.3%+0.70 from 3
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Go Along (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pure Decent (IRE)40——
Mor Go Leor (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 5 1 20% +8.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 1 100% +12.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% +8.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daryl Jacob 3 0 0% −3.00
Max Kendrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Ms N Carberry 1 1 100% +12.00
Mr Derek O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr K E Power 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 3 1 33% +10.00
2013 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% +10.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 1 run
16 Jan 16+42d Warwick Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Leamington Novices' Hurdle) Class 1 · 21f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-0 133— Max Kendrick 16/1
2015 · 3 runs
05 Dec 15+294d Sandown Becky Cunningham 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 6 10-5 135120B Max Kendrick 2/1
14 Feb 15+35d Haydock Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Prestige Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 23f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 22 11-0 135114B Daryl Jacob 7/2
10 Jan 15+43d Warwick Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Leamington Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 ¾ 11-0 —136B Daryl Jacob 10/1
2014 · 3 runs
28 Nov 14+285d Newbury Bet365 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 1½ 11-0 —144A Daryl Jacob 10/1
16 Feb 14+17d Navan Flower Hill (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-13 —151B Ms N Carberry 12/1
30 Jan 14+32d Thurles Fethard Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 4/14 1 11-12 —119A Mr Derek O'Connor 10/1
2013 · 2 runs
29 Dec 13+42d Limerick Limerick Racecourse Annual Membership Flat Race 18f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 7 11-11 —118A Mr K E Power 15/8F
17 Nov 13 Cork Follow Us On Twitter (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 10-11 —55B Brian Cawley 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballagh won?
Ballagh (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Ballagh?
Ballagh (IRE) was trained by Ben Case on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 16 January 2016.
Who is Ballagh's sire?
Ballagh (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Go Along (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
What going does Ballagh prefer?
Ballagh (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ballagh's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 133, from the run on 16 January 2016. The highest on record is 135.
What is Ballagh's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,823 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Ballagh's siblings?
Out of Go Along (IRE), Ballagh (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2013. 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.