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Ballon Onabudget (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2023) · Last trainer Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm · Last owner Noel George Amanda Zetterholm
by Arcadio (GER) out of Little Present (IRE) (Presenting)
22 runs · 16 courses · from Sep 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Mar 2023 — 1,323 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2023 4 wins · Uttoxeter, Newton Abbot & Tramore New yard
KTB Profile

Ballon Onabudget won four of 22 starts on turf between Oct 2018 and Jul 2021. All four wins came in handicaps or a bumper at trips from 1m5f to over 3m on good or good to soft going with official ratings between 117 and 125. He recorded two wins at Newton Abbot and one each at Uttoxeter and Tramore. His last run at Compiegne in Mar 2023 was his first for Noel George and Amanda Zetterholm.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating126↓ 4lb off peak
126 115–130

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 14 Apr 2021

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 17 figures · best 163C · median 124
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good11163C116—
Good to Soft3137A130—
Soft2138C114.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9143B124—
1m5f – 2m4163C107.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3114C91—
Over 3m1———

Of 20 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 123A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 25 Jul 2021 Official rating 126 at the last jumps run, 23 Aug 2021

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 80B the best of the last 1 rated run · Tramore, 18 Oct 2018

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 18 figures · best 136A · median 123
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good12132A123.5—
Good to Soft3136A124—
Soft2111A101.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9136A124—
1m5f – 2m4127A108—
2m1f – 2m4f3125B118—
Over 3m2132A125—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 20 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 20 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Arcadio (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,977 runs since Jan 2008 (375 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6369.5%+0.30 from 1
Good1,47916411.1%+1.93 from 14
Good to Soft789688.6%−0.61 from 3
Soft1,153938.1%−1.10 from 3
Heavy431317.2%−20 from 1
Standard (AW)6234.8%−4.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−9.2—
6f – 7f600%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f600%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f2813.6%−5.6—
1m5f – 2m1,4621459.9%+0.71 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,4991369.1%−0.10 from 6
2m5f – 3m815708.6%−0.62 from 9
Over 3m159138.2%−11 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Little Present (IRE) (Presenting)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 14 3 21% +0.70
Soft 3 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 7 2 29% +0.50
Class 2 6 1 17% −1.80
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 4 1 25% −0.50
Newton Abbot 3 2 67% +5.20
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Angers (FR) 1 0 0% —
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 1 100% +6.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 2 22% −1.50
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% +2.00
Over 3m 2 1 50% +2.20

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonathan Burke 15 3 20% −3.30
Bertrand Lestrade 2 0 0% −1.00
Ciaran Gethings 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Brouder 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss L A Hourigan 1 1 100% +6.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 18 3 17% −2.80
Cheekpieces 2 1 50% +1.50
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 1 0 0% —
2021 5 1 20% −1.50
2020 5 1 20% −0.80
2019 7 1 14% −3.00
2018 3 1 33% +4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 20 3 15% −7.30
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
Flat 1 1 100% +6.00

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
2023 · 1 run
14 Mar 23+114d Compiegne (FR) Prix Rabastens (Hurdle) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-10 ——— Bertrand Lestrade 9/1
2022 · 1 run
20 Nov 22+454d Angers (FR) Prix du Bois Joli (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 20.5f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 10 10-10 ——— Bertrand Lestrade —
2021 · 5 runs
23 Aug 21+29d Stratford Dr Robert Davies 50th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 26.5f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 2 11-8 126—118B Jonathan Burke 7/2
25 Jul 21+28d Uttoxeter Wade Ceramics Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 123116A123A Jonathan Burke 5/2F
27 Jun 21+50d Uttoxeter bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 23.5f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 8½ 10-12 12588C103C Ciaran Gethings 12/1
08 May 21+24d Haydock Pertemps Network Long Distance Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24.5f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 ½ 10-10 127138C111A Jonathan Burke 8/1
14 Apr 21+138d Cheltenham Jockey Club Cheltenham And SW Syndicate Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 hd 10-10 128124A124A Jonathan Burke 11/1
2020 · 5 runs
27 Nov 20+34d Newbury Play Ladbrokes 1-2-Free On Football Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 6 10-10 129116A125A Jonathan Burke 20/1
24 Oct 20+46d Cheltenham Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good · 17 ran 8/17 4¼ 10-4 130143B111A Jonathan Burke 12/1
08 Sep 20+22d Newton Abbot newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 26.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-7 125125A132A Jonathan Burke 16/5
17 Aug 20+24d Uttoxeter Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 ½ 11-3 121124B136A Jonathan Burke 7/1
24 Jul 20+278d Newton Abbot Old Gold Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 9½ 11-5 122133A124A Jonathan Burke 9/1
2019 · 7 runs
20 Oct 19+67d Kempton Matchbook Betting Podcast Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 18f · Good · 9 ran F/9 — 12-0 122—— Jonathan Burke 6/1
14 Aug 19+33d Newton Abbot Happy Big 70th Birthday Lynne Leaman Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 117137A124B Jonathan Burke 3/1
12 Jul 19+35d Ffos Las Grosvenor Casinos Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 nk 11-2 11588B118A Jonathan Burke 10/1
07 Jun 19+31d Uttoxeter Wade Ceramics Gluggle Jug 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 6 11-2 117130A123A Jonathan Burke EvensF
07 May 19+79d Exeter Wonford Inn Exeter 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 1¾ 10-12 122114C125B Jonathan Burke 11/4
17 Feb 19+31d Market Rasen Market Rasen Town Council Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 13 11-9 122163C93C Ciaran Gethings 10/1
17 Jan 19+91d Ludlow Plymouth Carvery Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 shd 11-4 —85A127A Jonathan Burke 9/2
2018 · 3 runs
18 Oct 18+9d Tramore Waterford & Tramore Racecourse (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-9 ——80B Miss L A Hourigan 6/1
09 Oct 18+16d Galway Mervue Maiden Hurdle 19f · Yielding · 15 ran 10/15 4¼ 11-5 —91C92C Kevin Brouder 100/1
23 Sep 18 Navan Bar One Racing Download The App Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 24 ran 13/24 3½ 11-5 —73C93C Kevin Brouder 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballon Onabudget won?
Ballon Onabudget (IRE) won 4 of 22 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 11 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Ballon Onabudget?
Ballon Onabudget (IRE) was trained by Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm on the most recent run on record, at Compiegne (FR) on 14 March 2023.
Who is Ballon Onabudget's sire?
Ballon Onabudget (IRE) is by Arcadio (GER) out of Little Present (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Ballon Onabudget prefer?
Ballon Onabudget (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ballon Onabudget's official rating?
Ballon Onabudget (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 130.
What is Ballon Onabudget's sire's record?
Arcadio (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,977 runs since Jan 2008 (375 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from September 2018. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.