Ballista (IRE)
Ballista (IRE) is 8 from 60, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Blue Square Bet Golden Rose Stakes at Lingfield (AW) (Nov 2012). Hasn't won since Dec 2013. Last raced off 82, 29lb below the career-high mark.
- 8–60Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 16 (26.7%)Placed
- −10.17£1 level staken=60 at SP
- 1.20Fair A/E n=58 · 0.96 incl. margin
- 111Highest OR
- 37dAvg between runs
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 8.4% of 1,897 runs since Jan 2008 (110 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 340 | 32 | 9.4% | +1 | 2 from 12 |
| Good | 396 | 35 | 8.8% | +0.4 | 3 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 198 | 18 | 9.1% | +0.7 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 264 | 28 | 10.6% | +2.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 90 | 6 | 6.7% | −1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 596 | 38 | 6.4% | −2 | 2 from 22 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 636 | 60 | 9.4% | +1 | 4 from 24 |
| 6f – 7f | 898 | 78 | 8.7% | +0.3 | 4 from 36 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 167 | 11 | 6.6% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 55 | 2 | 3.6% | −4.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 89 | 6 | 6.7% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 35 | 1 | 2.9% | −5.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −2.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenshee (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Spellbinding (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 2 | 9% | −10.00 |
| Good | 13 | 3 | 23% | +7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 2 | 17% | −2.17 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 24 | 1 | 4% | −20.00 |
| Class 3 | 16 | 3 | 19% | +10.00 |
| Class 1 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.17 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8% | −4.00 |
| Chester | 11 | 2 | 18% | +12.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.17 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 36 | 4 | 11% | −20.17 |
| Under 6f | 24 | 4 | 17% | +10.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Kingscote | 37 | 6 | 16% | −4.00 |
| Stephen Craine | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Russ Kennemore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Miss Anna Hesketh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Franny Norton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| George Baker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jenny Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Tate | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 56 | 8 | 14% | −6.17 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.00 |
| 2012 | 11 | 5 | 45% | +18.83 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
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 Ballista (IRE) won?
- Ballista (IRE) won 8 of 60 archived starts between 2010 and 2016, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 16 times in total (26.7% of starts).
- Who trained Ballista (IRE)?
- Ballista (IRE) was trained by Tom Dascombe on the most recent run on record, at Chester on 4 May 2016.
- Who is Ballista (IRE)'s sire?
- Ballista (IRE) is by Majestic Missile (IRE) out of Ancient Secret (GB), whose sire is Warrshan.
- What going does Ballista (IRE) prefer?
- Ballista (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 13 starts (23.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ballista (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 4 May 2016. The highest on record is 111.
- What is Ballista (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Majestic Missile (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,897 runs since Jan 2008 (110 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Ballista (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Ancient Secret (GB), Ballista (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.