Ballard Lad (IRE)
Ballard Lad (IRE) is 2 from 20. Hasn't won since Dec 2005. Last raced off 100, 12lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–20Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 3 (15%)Placed
- +16.00£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 2.82Fair A/E n=20 · 1.92 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 21dBetween runs (median)longest 233 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
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 5.5% of 109 runs since Jan 2008 (17 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +5.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 27 | 0 | 0% | −5.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 21 | 0 | 0% | −5.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 22 | 4 | 18.2% | +12.7 | 2 from 9 |
| Heavy | 7 | 0 | 0% | −5.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 0 | 0% | −5.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −5.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −5.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 29 | 3 | 10.3% | +4.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | +2.2 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 0 | 0% | −5.5 | 1 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −5.5 | — |
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
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 2 | 22% | +27.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford (RH) (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 1 | 8% | +3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +16.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davy Russell | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| J R Barry | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| J P Elliott | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| A E Lynch | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ken Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roger Loughran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tadhg O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 2 | 13% | +20.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2005 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +29.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 12 | 1 | 8% | +3.00 |
| Chase | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 07+118d | Ballinrobe | Tommy & Martha Joyce Memorial Handicap Hurdle (74-109) | 11/15 | 24 | 10-12 | 100 | 83C | Phillip Enright | 33/1 |
| 29 May 07+19d | Ballinrobe | Danolla's Fish & Chips Handicap Chase (0-95) | 8/13 | ¾ | 10-9 | 78 | 61C | Ken Whelan | 25/1 |
| 10 May 07+18d | Clonmel | J.Winston Building Contractors Handicap Chase (0-102) | 12/17 | 1 | 10-10 | 81 | 68C | J P Elliott | 25/1 |
| 22 Apr 07+24d | Cork | Killeagh Beginners Chase | 9/16 | 30 | 11-12 | — | 77C | J P Elliott | 12/1 |
| 29 Mar 07+11d | Thurles | Templemore Beginners Chase | 9/16 | 10 | 11-12 | — | 94C | Roger Loughran | 25/1 |
| 18 Mar 07+64d | Limerick | Mullins Electrical Beginners Chase | 11/16 | 12 | 11-12 | 74 | 88C | J P Elliott | 33/1 |
| 13 Jan 07+21d | Punchestown | Vcbet Hurdle | 6/10 | 11 | 11-6 | 100 | 90C | Denis O'Regan | 20/1 |
| 2006 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 23 Dec 06+17d | Navan | Christmas Cracker Handicap Hurdle (81-123) | 9/14 | 14 | 11-8 | 106 | 102C | Davy Russell | 16/1 |
| 06 Dec 06+233d | Fairyhouse | Hooke & MacDonald H'cap H'dle (81-123) | F/20 | — | 10-13 | 106 | — | Denis O'Regan | 25/1 |
| 17 Apr 06+8d | Fairyhouse | Racing Post In Ireland Hurdle | 10/10 | 30 | 11-6 | 106 | 90C | Davy Russell | 50/1 |
| 09 Apr 06+21d | Curragh | Peter Byrne Kildare Race | 8/22 | 1 | 9-3 | — | 58C | Tadhg O'Shea | 33/1 |
| 19 Mar 06+8d | Downpatrick | Visit www.toals.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (74-109) Div 1 | 6/10 | 1½ | 11-6 | 108 | 111C | A E Lynch | 8/1 |
| 11 Mar 06+75d | Navan | Handicap Hurdle (74-116) (Div 1) | PU/18 | — | 11-12 | 112 | — | Davy Russell | 14/1 |
| 2005 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 05+9d | Leopardstown | Durkan New Homes Handicap Hurdle (81-116) | 11/22 | ¾ | 11-8 | 110 | 98C | J R Barry | 10/1 |
| 17 Dec 05+27d | Fairyhouse | Curragha Maiden Hurdle | 1/18 | 11-12 | — | 128C | Davy Russell | 14/1 | |
| 20 Nov 05+28d | Punchestown | INH Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle | 16/21 | 1½ | 11-12 | — | 91C | J R Barry | 16/1 |
| 23 Oct 05+7d | Clonmel | Tipp FM Maiden Hurdle | 3/20 | 1 | 11-12 | — | 126C | J R Barry | 20/1 |
| 16 Oct 05+77d | Cork | INH Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle | 13/15 | 5 | 10-12 | — | 82C | J R Barry | 25/1 |
| 31 Jul 05+7d | Galway | Tara Towers Hotel (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race | 7/8 | 1½ | 11-7 | — | 88C | Robert Dunne | 14/1 |
| 24 Jul 05 | Wexford (RH) (IRE) | ITBA (Southeast Region) INH Flat Race | 1/16 | 11-9 | — | 110C | A E Lynch | 20/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ballard Lad won?
- Ballard Lad (IRE) won 2 of 20 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (15% of starts).
- Who trained Ballard Lad?
- Ballard Lad (IRE) was trained by M McDonagh on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 24 September 2007.
- Who is Ballard Lad's sire?
- Ballard Lad (IRE) is by Dolphin Street (FR) out of Borough Counsel (GB), whose sire is Law Society.
- What going does Ballard Lad prefer?
- Ballard Lad (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ballard Lad's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 24 September 2007. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Ballard Lad's sire's record?
- Dolphin Street (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.5% of 109 runs since Jan 2008 (17 horses), Flat and jumps together.