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Horse profile

Balle Au Centre (FR)

5yo mare (at last run, Nov 2016) · Last trainer G Cherel · Last owner Haras De Saint Voir
by Poliglote (GB) out of Patte De Velour (FR) (Mansonnien)
8 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Nov 2016 — 3,632 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2016 · 5th of 9 2 wins · Enghien (FR)
KTB Profile

Balle Au Centre (FR) is 2 from 8. Hasn't won since Mar 2015.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Balle Au Centre (FR) has 2 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Match Amical (FR)20——
Ni Une Ni Deux (FR)10——

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire
Poliglote (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 4,224 runs since Jan 2008 (417 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.8% from 234. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 691. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 196.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−15.6—
Good to Firm771114.3%−1.3—
Good5678615.2%−0.40 from 1
Good to Soft4656914.8%−0.8—
Soft1,92232817.1%+1.50 from 4
Heavy94814315.1%−0.52 from 3
Standard (AW)234166.8%−8.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f12216.7%+1.1—
6f – 7f8433.6%−12—
1m – 1m1f196126.1%−9.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3714311.6%−40 from 1
1m5f – 2m69113119%+3.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,96333717.2%+1.62 from 6
2m5f – 3m72411015.2%−0.4—
Over 3m1831910.4%−5.2—

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

Dam

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Capitaine (FR) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Capitaine (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Capitaine (FR)2981m7½f–2m1fGrade 2
A Pleines Dents (FR)1241m4f–2m5½f—
Gant De Velours (FR)721m4f–2m1½fGrade 2
Fait Honneur (FR)120——
Il N'y A Pas Photo (FR)70——
Jupe De Velours (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 2 67% −0.10
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Enghien (FR) 3 2 67% −0.10
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 2 33% −3.10
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alain De Chitray 4 2 50% −1.10
Alexandre Roussel 2 0 0% −2.00
David Cottin 1 0 0% −1.00
Anthony Lecordier 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 5 2 40% −2.10
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 3 2 67% −0.10
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 Jockey SP
2016 · 2 runs
23 Nov 16+17d Auteuil (FR) Prix Marly River (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 2m3½f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 nse 10-12 Alain De Chitray 66/10
06 Nov 16+379d Auteuil (FR) Prix Bernard Secly (Hurdle) () (4-5yo Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 7 ran 7/7 1¼ 10-10 Alain De Chitray 23/1
2015 · 5 runs
24 Oct 15+22d Enghien (FR) Prix Roger Saint (Chase) () (4yo) (Turf) 2m3f · Very Soft · 10 ran 6/10 3½ 10-8 David Cottin 11/5F
02 Oct 15+166d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Glorieuse (AQPS) (Conditions) (4-5yo Non-Thoroughbred Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 1m4f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 ¾ 9-13 Alexandre Roussel 87/10
19 Apr 15+25d Auteuil (FR) Prix Virelan (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 7 ran 5/7 ¾ 10-6 Anthony Lecordier 13/10F
25 Mar 15+23d Enghien (FR) Prix de Prechac (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (4-5yo) (Turf) 2m3f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 Alain De Chitray 1/2F
02 Mar 15+154d Enghien (FR) Prix Baroud III (Chase) (Conditions) (4-5yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 10-1 Alain De Chitray 2/5F
2014 · 1 run
29 Sep 14 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix du Bourbonnais (Conditions) (3yo French-bred Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 1m5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 8/9 5 9-12 Alexandre Roussel 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Balle Au Centre won?
Balle Au Centre (FR) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained Balle Au Centre?
Balle Au Centre (FR) was trained by G Cherel on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 23 November 2016.
Who is Balle Au Centre's sire?
Balle Au Centre (FR) is by Poliglote (GB) out of Patte De Velour (FR), whose sire is Mansonnien.
What going does Balle Au Centre prefer?
Balle Au Centre (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Balle Au Centre's sire's record?
Poliglote (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 4,224 runs since Jan 2008 (417 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.8% from 234. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 691. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 196.
Who are Balle Au Centre's siblings?
Out of Patte De Velour (FR), Balle Au Centre (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Capitaine (FR) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Capitaine (FR)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m5½f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Balle Au Centre produced winners?
As a dam, Balle Au Centre (FR) has 2 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.