Ballingurteen (IRE)
Ballingurteen is a maiden who has placed three times from eight starts on turf. She has never won but showed her best effort when second of 16 in a Roscommon Handicap Chase in Jun 2026. The Mahler mare was beaten favourite on that run, which came off her career-high mark of 81. She is usually held up.
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 25dBetween runs (median)
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 85
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 85B | 68 | 5 runs · 85 / 68 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 85B | 76 | 4 runs · 85 / 76 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 75B | 67.5 | 2 runs · 75 / 67.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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 8 analysed runs since Dec 2025
- Mid-division 3 (38%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,888 runs since Sep 2014 (790 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 2,982 | 381 | 12.8% | +2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,821 | 179 | 9.8% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,742 | 259 | 9.4% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 1,214 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,051 | 199 | 9.7% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,215 | 326 | 10.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,831 | 342 | 12.1% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 770 | 95 | 12.3% | +1.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2014 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bells Of Stamford (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Bells Of Stamford (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bells Of Stamford (IRE) | 17 | 2 | 2m4f–2m4½f | Class 5 |
| Half Pint Daisy (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Priory Wood (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shinnick | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Mr B T Stone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Kenneally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Chase | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Jun 26+25d | Roscommon | Roscommon (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-100) Shared the front early - went on 5 out and opened daylight by 3 out - pushed along 2 out - overtaken at the final obstacle - held effort to the line | 2/16 | 4¾ | 10-6 | 81 | 75B | 111A | Mr B T Stone | 7/4F |
| 14 May 26+28d | Clonmel | Bet With Tote.ie On Racing & Sports Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Set the pace early - clipped a fence 7th - overtaken entering the straight - fought back before the last - unable to reel in leader late and slipped to 3rd on the line | 3/15 | hd | 10-9 | 79 | 84B | 111A | John Shinnick | 13/2 |
| 16 Apr 26+35d | Limerick | Professor Maria Hinfelaar Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Sat close up early - second at halfway - shared the lead 5 out - pushed along before 2 out - stayed on but overtaken on the run-in - unable to regain place finishing 2nd | 2/14 | 4¾ | 10-6 | 78 | 85B | 105A | John Shinnick | 12/1 |
| 12 Mar 26+42d | Limerick | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled in the pack - pushed along with no headway after 3 out - soon weakening - finished 7th | 7/15 | 28 | 10-3 | 80 | 60C | 74C | Michael Kenneally | 12/1 |
| 29 Jan 26+21d | Thurles | Holycross Maiden Hurdle Held up early - up to third by halfway - stumbled at the 7th - driven and dropped back after three out - faded quickly and pulled up before the following fence | PU/10 | — | 11-2 | — | — | — | John Shinnick | 18/1 |
| 08 Jan 26+11d | Clonmel | Kilsheelan Mares Maiden Hurdle Held up in the pack early - into 7th turning for home - unable to find more late | 9/17 | ¾ | 10-10 | — | 68C | 89C | John Shinnick | 150/1 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 25+21d | Limerick | Whitebox Property Group Maiden Hurdle Held up in the pack from the off - made no impression as the race developed - well beaten at the finish | 11/18 | 5½ | 10-8 | — | 69C | 91C | John Shinnick | 200/1 |
| 07 Dec 25 | Cork | BAR 1 Casino Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Tracked front group early - fifth and unremarkable at halfway then driven with no gain into the straight - faded from 3 out to finish sixth | 6/19 | 3¼ | 11-2 | — | 65C | 95C | John Shinnick | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ballingurteen won?
- Ballingurteen (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trains Ballingurteen?
- Ballingurteen (IRE) is trained by Terence O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 June 2026.
- Who is Ballingurteen's sire?
- Ballingurteen (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Passlands (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What is Ballingurteen's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 8 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Ballingurteen's sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,888 runs since Sep 2014 (790 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
- Who are Ballingurteen's siblings?
- Out of Passlands (IRE), Ballingurteen (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bells Of Stamford (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Bells Of Stamford (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.