Ballarat Bertie (GB)
Ballarat Bertie is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 6 level in a handicap at Wolverhampton over 1m – 1m1f on Standard going in Mar 2025. Typically ridden with patience, he was held up in all five analysed runs. The gelding, by Oasis Dream out of an Isole Canarie mare, has not won since that success and finished 9 of 12 at Wolverhampton in Dec 2025 off an official rating of 45. He has recorded all his placed efforts on the all-weather.
- 1–14Wins / Runs
- 7.1%Strike rate
- 1 (7.1%)Placed
- −5.50£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 0.78Fair A/E n=14 · 0.67 incl. margin
- 48Highest OR
- 17dBetween runs (median)longest 129 d
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
Best recent Speed 86
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 94A | 74.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 68C | 57 | — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 94A | 74 | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 87A | 67 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 75B | 49.5 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 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 from 11 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 6 (55%) · 1 win
- Prominent 4 (36%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 18,031 runs since Jan 2008 (1,511 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 484. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 791.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 150 | 26 | 17.3% | +5.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 3,275 | 437 | 13.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 3,829 | 427 | 11.2% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,829 | 202 | 11% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 1,789 | 163 | 9.1% | −2.7 | — |
| Heavy | 484 | 41 | 8.5% | −3.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,674 | 822 | 12.3% | +0.5 | 1 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,103 | 294 | 14% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 7,728 | 932 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,397 | 521 | 11.8% | 0 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,671 | 283 | 10.6% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 791 | 56 | 7.1% | −4.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 273 | 30 | 11% | −0.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 64 | 3 | 4.7% | −7.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Acclamation Star (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Acclamation Star (GB)).
Family form: Acclamation Star (GB) finished 2nd of 6 at Chantilly (FR), 10 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acclamation Star (GB) | 7 | 2 | 5½f–6f | Group 3 |
| Sling Yer Hook (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.50 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −2.50 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Marsh | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| George Rooke | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ethan Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 9 | 1 | 11% | −0.50 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.50 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Dec 25+86d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Settled off the pace in the pack - pushed along with 3f left - unable to close the gap inside the final furlong - eventually well beaten in 9th | 9/12 | 1½ | 8-9 | 45 | 75C | 29C | Sean D Bowen | 20/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ian Furlong & Louise Sergent Handicap Settled towards the back early - never troubled the front group - finished 7th | 7/11 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 46 | 86A | 43A | Pat Cosgrave | 10/1 |
| 14 Aug 25+98d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Paddy Power Handicap Slow to start - held at back of field - shaken up inside final furlong but unable to close - finished 5th beaten 4 lengths | 5/7 | ½ | 8-12 | 47 | 75B | 50A | Jim Crowley | 18/1 |
| 08 May 25+17d | Brighton | Download The Star Sports App Handicap Held up handily early holding an edge on the bridle - moved into second and stalked the front-runner 3f out - pressed for effort but lost touch 2f out - dropped away in the closing furlong to finish fifth | 5/5 | 1½ | 9-0 | 48 | 24C | 41B | Finley Marsh | 7/1 |
| 21 Apr 25+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Held up towards the back - urged into contention approaching 2f out then edged left and clipped another runner inside the final furlong - never able to threaten from there and well held at the finish | 6/8 | 9½ | 8-11 | 48 | 74C | 28C | Clifford Lee | 9/2 |
| 08 Apr 25+24d | Southwell (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Settled towards back of field - pushed along with over 2f left - found a bit late close home - finished 5th beaten 5.75 lengths | 5/10 | ¾ | 9-5 | 48 | 71A | 59A | Finley Marsh | 3/1F |
| 15 Mar 25+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Settled towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - moved left for room and made ground inside final furlong - driven approaching the finish to hit front and go clear | 1/7 | 8-10 | 45 | 94A | 64A | Finley Marsh | 15/2 | |
| 26 Feb 25+14d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 2) Tracked pace-setter from outer - pressed for effort and lost touch 2f out - finished well in final furlong to take 4th | 4/9 | ½ | 8-11 | 45 | 87A | 50A | Finley Marsh | 18/1 |
| 12 Feb 25+11d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 1) Held up behind the front group - pressed for effort a furlong out - kept going without finding extra gear - finished fourth beaten two and a half lengths | 4/8 | 1½ | 9-0 | 45 | 64A | 50A | Finley Marsh | 4/1 |
| 01 Feb 25+93d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 1) Travelled with eagerness holding a wide position behind front group - asked for effort with 3f left - held 4th and unable to close inside final furlong | 4/9 | 1 | 9-0 | 45 | 68A | 51A | Rob Hornby | 9/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 24+129d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Exchange Nursery Held up rear throughout - never a threat - well held in 13th | 13/13 | 1½ | 8-8 | 45 | 66B | 23A | Ethan Jones | 10/3 |
| 24 Jun 24+13d | Bath | AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/8 | 5 | 9-7 | — | 41C | 45C | George Rooke | 125/1 |
| 11 Jun 24+8d | Salisbury | Danny McNab Bookmakers British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 12/12 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 57C | 43C | George Rooke | 150/1 |
| 03 Jun 24 | Windsor | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 11/11 | 8 | 9-7 | — | 68C | 40C | George Rooke | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ballarat Bertie won?
- Ballarat Bertie (GB) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 1 time in total (7.1% of starts).
- Who trains Ballarat Bertie?
- Ballarat Bertie (GB) is trained by Richard Hughes, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 December 2025.
- Who is Ballarat Bertie's sire?
- Ballarat Bertie (GB) is by Oasis Dream (GB) out of Isole Canarie (IRE), whose sire is Rip Van Winkle.
- What going does Ballarat Bertie prefer?
- Ballarat Bertie (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ballarat Bertie's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 1 December 2025. The highest on record is 48.
- What is Ballarat Bertie's sire's record?
- Oasis Dream (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 18,031 runs since Jan 2008 (1,511 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 484. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 791.
- Who are Ballarat Bertie's siblings?
- Out of Isole Canarie (IRE), Ballarat Bertie (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Acclamation Star (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Acclamation Star (GB)). The wins came over 5½f–6f. As at Nov 2026.