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Horse profile

Ballela Blaze (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Thomas Gallagher · Owner Burrishoole Boy Racing Club
by Conduit (IRE) out of Ballela Girl (IRE) (Mandalus)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2023
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 10 Jul 2026 · 7th of 9 Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Ballela Blaze is a maiden who has yet to win from 10 starts on turf and has placed four times. His best effort came when second of 10 at Southwell in Apr 2025. The gelding, by Conduit out of Ballela Girl, has raced on good ground six times without success. He finished seventh of nine at Worcester in Jul 2026 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating87↓ 6lb off peak
87 87–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell, 11 May 2026

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 140C · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good6140C1112 runs · 108 / 90
Good to Soft265C61—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4140C1111 run · —
2m5f – 3m2106B891 run · —
1m5f – 2m265C61—
Over 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 15 Apr 2025 Official rating 87 at the last run, 10 Jul 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 109A · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good6109A1002 runs · 103 / 100
Good to Soft293C84—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4103A94.51 run · —
1m5f – 2m3101B93—
2m5f – 3m2109A1031 run · —
Over 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 from 9 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Held up 4 (44%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (11%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Conduit (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.2% of 404 runs since May 2019 (57 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−6.2—
Good to Firm17211.8%+5.6—
Good13353.8%−2.40 from 6
Good to Soft8067.5%+1.30 from 2
Soft11065.5%−0.70 from 1
Heavy52611.5%+5.30 from 1
Standard (AW)1100%−6.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−6.2—
1m – 1m1f15213.3%+7.1—
1m2f – 1m4f3313%−3.2—
1m5f – 2m121108.3%+2.10 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f15795.7%−0.50 from 4
2m5f – 3m6934.3%−1.90 from 2
Over 3m600%−6.20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2019 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ballela Girl (IRE) (Mandalus)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Clues And Arrows (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Clues And Arrows (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Clues And Arrows (IRE)2332m6f–3mClass 4
Banna Beach (IRE)3322m–2m2f—
Ballela Storm (IRE)100——
Annieguire (IRE)80——
Tellemnothing (IRE)30——
Ballela Road (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Noonan 5 0 0% −5.00
Philip Armson 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr John Reddington 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
NH 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
10 Jul 26+60d Worcester CopyBet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Good · 9 ran raced close to the pace - was asked for effort and faded 2 out 7/9 2¾ 11-1 8772A97A David Noonan 14/1
11 May 26+391d Southwell Family Fun Day Monday 31st August Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran Settled in the pack - moved into contention from 3 out and kept on after the last - unable to peg back second place and took third 3/10 nk 10-5 87108A103A David Noonan 20/1
2025 · 5 runs
15 Apr 25+12d Southwell Bloomfields Horseboxes Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Good · 10 ran Settled just off the pace - made ground with a mistake at the 9th - hit the front approaching two out - overtaken soon after - couldn't match the winner at the last - stayed on to finish second 2/10 6½ 10-7 89106B109A David Noonan 11/1
03 Apr 25+14d Plumpton Dine & Stay At The Jolly Sportsman Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m1f · Good · 5 ran Settled towards the back - error at the 7th - improved into 3rd after 4 out - progressed steadily from 3 out - moved into 2nd near the last and stayed on all the way to the line 2/5 ½ 11-4 87114C104B David Noonan 5/1
20 Mar 25+28d Sedgefield Paxtons No1 CaseIH Dealer In UK&Ireland Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran Broke to the right and settled towards the back - scrappy over the 6th - made progress before 3 out - into third from 2 out but unable to close further 3/9 19 11-7 89140C91B Sean Bowen 8/1
20 Feb 25+19d Huntingdon Join The 20 Club At Huntingdon Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 13 ran Raced wide behind the front group - stumbled at the 2nd - lost touch 4 out and dropped to the rear - drifted markedly right 2 out and finished last well beaten 8/13 15 11-10 9357B75A David Noonan 50/1
01 Feb 25+37d Sandown Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Heavy · 4 ran Set the pace early - overtaken at the 5th and stayed close up - dropped away nearing 2 out - faded from there to finish fourth 4/4 ½ 10-13 ——101B Philip Armson 66/1
2024 · 2 runs
26 Dec 24+10d Fontwell Stay Safe Players At BetMGM Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1½f · Soft · 9 ran Held up towards the back - moved into the mix wide on the outer 3 out and pushed along - stayed on without the speed to get involved late - finished 5th 5/9 2½ 10-13 —66C98C Philip Armson 200/1
16 Dec 24+504d Southwell Bet & Watch At planetsportbet.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled towards the back of the pack early - nudged into contention from the outside by the 6th - lost ground before 2 out and came home well beaten 10/13 11 11-4 —65C93C Richie McLernon 66/1
2023 · 1 run
31 Jul 23 Newton Abbot Talk Tidy Marketing Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 ¾ 10-9 —114B90A Mr John Reddington 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballela Blaze won?
Ballela Blaze (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2023 and 2026. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trains Ballela Blaze?
Ballela Blaze (IRE) is trained by Thomas Gallagher, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 July 2026.
Who is Ballela Blaze's sire?
Ballela Blaze (IRE) is by Conduit (IRE) out of Ballela Girl (IRE), whose sire is Mandalus.
What is Ballela Blaze's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 10 July 2026. The highest on record is 93.
What is Ballela Blaze's sire's record?
Conduit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.2% of 404 runs since May 2019 (57 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ballela Blaze's siblings?
Out of Ballela Girl (IRE), Ballela Blaze (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Clues And Arrows (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Clues And Arrows (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2023. 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.