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Horse profile

Ballon Rouge (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2015) · Last trainer G Cherel · Last owner Ecurie Des Sables
by Early March (GB) out of Karlene Cheri (FR) (Ajdayt)
4 runs · 2 courses · from Jan 2015
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Nov 2015 — 4,013 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2015
KTB Profile

Ballon Rouge (FR) is yet to win from 4 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 5 at Pau (Jan 2015).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 910 runs since Mar 2011 (119 horses).

Strongest on good going: 13.9% from 202. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 13% from 138. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 3.9% from 127.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm13215.4%+6.3—
Good2022813.9%+4.8—
Good to Soft10187.9%−1.2—
Soft2552710.6%+1.50 from 3
Heavy9833.1%−60 from 1
Standard (AW)241156.2%−2.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1616.3%−2.8—
6f – 7f12753.9%−5.2—
1m – 1m1f16085%−4.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1381813%+3.9—
1m5f – 2m161169.9%+0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f2382610.9%+1.80 from 2
2m5f – 3m49510.2%+1.10 from 2
Over 3m21419%+9.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Karlene Cheri (FR) (Ajdayt)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Up Sand Down (FR)10——
Dune Rouge (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Pau 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Cottin 3 0 0% −3.00
Clement Lefebvre 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 Jockey SP
2015 · 4 runs
08 Nov 15+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix Coq Gaulois (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m5½f · Very Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 David Cottin 16/1
17 Oct 15+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Adrien Besnouin (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m5½f · Very Soft · 15 ran 6/15 1 11-0 David Cottin 104/10
26 Sep 15+246d Auteuil (FR) Prix Fezensac (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 11 ran 4/11 2 10-12 David Cottin 152/10
23 Jan 15 Pau Prix Emile Lalanne (Chase) 2m1f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 nk 10-6 Clement Lefebvre 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballon Rouge won?
Ballon Rouge (FR) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2015.
Who trained Ballon Rouge?
Ballon Rouge (FR) was trained by G Cherel on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 8 November 2015.
Who is Ballon Rouge's sire?
Ballon Rouge (FR) is by Early March (GB) out of Karlene Cheri (FR), whose sire is Ajdayt.
What is Ballon Rouge's sire's record?
Early March (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 910 runs since Mar 2011 (119 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 13.9% from 202. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 13% from 138. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 3.9% from 127.
Who are Ballon Rouge's siblings?
Out of Karlene Cheri (FR), Ballon Rouge (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2015. 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.