Balle Au Centre (FR)
Balle Au Centre (FR) is 2 from 8. Hasn't won since Mar 2015.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Balle Au Centre (FR) has 2 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Amical (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ni Une Ni Deux (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- −5.10£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.91Fair A/E n=8 · 0.75 incl. margin
- 25dBetween runs (median)longest 379 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 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.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −15.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 77 | 11 | 14.3% | −1.3 | — |
| Good | 567 | 86 | 15.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 465 | 69 | 14.8% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 1,922 | 328 | 17.1% | +1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 948 | 143 | 15.1% | −0.5 | 2 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 234 | 16 | 6.8% | −8.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 84 | 3 | 3.6% | −12 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 196 | 12 | 6.1% | −9.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 371 | 43 | 11.6% | −4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 691 | 131 | 19% | +3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,963 | 337 | 17.2% | +1.6 | 2 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 724 | 110 | 15.2% | −0.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 183 | 19 | 10.4% | −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
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)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitaine (FR) | 29 | 8 | 1m7½f–2m1f | Grade 2 |
| A Pleines Dents (FR) | 12 | 4 | 1m4f–2m5½f | — |
| Gant De Velours (FR) | 7 | 2 | 1m4f–2m1½f | Grade 2 |
| Fait Honneur (FR) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Il N'y A Pas Photo (FR) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Jupe De Velours (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 67% | −0.10 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | −3.10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −2.10 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £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
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.