Horse profile
Ballsgrove Boy (GB)
by Ardad (IRE) out of Sweet Wind Music (GB) (Zamindar)
22 runs · 12 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Wolverhampton (AW) & Kempton (AW)
Last run 1 Sep 2026 · 7th of 8
Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile
Ballsgrove Boy is a gelding with two wins from 22 starts, both at Class 6 level in handicaps over 6f – 7f on Standard (AW). Both successes came on the all-weather, one at Wolverhampton (AW) in Jul 2025 and one at Kempton (AW) in May 2025, with no wins from seven starts on turf. He last ran at Wolverhampton (AW) in Sep 2026, finishing 7 of 8 off an official rating of 55, which was 10lb below his highest ever mark. He usually races held up.
Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 18 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 2–22Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 7 (31.8%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 1.13Fair A/E n=21 · 0.86 incl. margin
- 65Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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.
Official rating55↓ 10lb off peak
55
52–65
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 82
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 102B | 82 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 78A | 60.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 73A | 66.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 80C | 75 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 20 | 102B | 78.5 | 1 run · — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 70B | 63.5 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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 18 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 6 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 6 (33%) · 1 win
- Prominent 5 (28%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (6%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,538 runs since Mar 2021 (351 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | −1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 697 | 68 | 9.8% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 800 | 62 | 7.8% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 360 | 39 | 10.8% | +2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 336 | 33 | 9.8% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 99 | 5 | 5.1% | −3.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,206 | 98 | 8.1% | −0.6 | 2 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,149 | 127 | 11.1% | +2.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,978 | 155 | 7.8% | −0.9 | 2 from 20 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 332 | 20 | 6% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 55 | 5 | 9.1% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −2.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2021 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Sweet Wind Music (GB) (Zamindar)
4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirate's Penny (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Little Floozie (GB) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| The Fossil (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Big And Bold (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 2 | 13% | +4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 15 | 2 | 13% | +4.00 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 20 | 2 | 10% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Doughty | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tyler Heard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Josephine Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ashley Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Wood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ray Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 2 | 11% | +0.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +6.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Sep 26+40d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Stakes Settled towards the back early - unable to land a blow in the finish - eventually came home well beaten in 7th | 7/8 | 9 | 9-7 | 55 | 57A | 22A | Harry Davies | 10/1 |
| 23 Jul 26+271d | Yarmouth | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap Stakes sprang smartly from the stalls to go in front early - was overtaken and tracked the new front-runner after 1f - was pushed along over 2f out and lost ground over 1f out | 7/7 | 3¼ | 9-3 | 52 | 78A | 43A | Silvestre De Sousa | 4/1 |
| 2025 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 25+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Held up handy - pressed for effort wide with 2f left - lost touch inside final furlong - finished 12th | 12/12 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 60 | 82A | 52A | Tyler Heard | 33/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Arc 1MILLION Bonus Has 150k Increase! Handicap (Div 2) Took a strong hold early - sat in the pack through the middle stages without threatening the front end - stayed on the same level to the line - finished seventh | 7/8 | nk | 9-8 | 62 | 93A | 63A | Jack Doughty | 11/2 |
| 24 Sep 25+4d | Kempton (AW) | Industry Leading In-Play Markets At Unibet Handicap Settled midfield - driven wide approaching 2f out and drifted right under pressure inside final furlong - lost ground close home to finish 7th | 7/10 | ½ | 9-9 | 64 | 83A | 69A | David Egan | 6/1 |
| 20 Sep 25+32d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Perfect Wills Legacy Trust Handicap Sprang smartly into stride - settled towards the back on the outer and pulling hard - fading with a furlong left - finished fifth | 5/12 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 64 | 101A | 78A | Josephine Gordon | 16/1 |
| 19 Aug 25+18d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Held up in rear throughout - no impression | 9/12 | 3¾ | 8-11 | 65 | 77B | 46A | Ashley Lewis | 14/1 |
| 01 Aug 25+10d | Newmarket | Hallgarten Novum Wines Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along with two furlongs left - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished 12th | 12/12 | nk | 9-3 | 59 | 60B | 47A | Billy Loughnane | 16/1 |
| 22 Jul 25+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Thanks For Everything Tommo - Happy Retirement Handicap Sat close to the front pack - pushed on with over a furlong left - hit the front inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to win | 1/12 | 9-6 | 59 | 102B | 72A | Billy Loughnane | 3/1 | |
| 03 Jul 25+28d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap (Div 1) Sat close to the front early - moved into second with 2f remaining - pushed along and kept up the effort through the last furlong without matching the winner - held on for second by a length and three quarters | 2/10 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 59 | 93A | 76A | Jack Doughty | 9/2 |
| 05 Jun 25+29d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Jumped awkwardly at the outset - settled towards the back - made progress inside the final two furlongs - moved into third close home and kept going to finish 3rd | 3/10 | 1 | 9-0 | 59 | 77B | 70A | Jack Doughty | 15/2 |
| 07 May 25+23d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet's Zero% Mission Handicap Jinked right at the off - travelling strongly in the pack early - made progress from 3f out - found a run between rivals inside the final furlong - sent to the front soon after - stayed on strongly to score | 1/11 | 8-10 | 55 | 99A | 74A | Jack Doughty | 14/1 | |
| 14 Apr 25+47d | Pontefract | Mr Terry Earley Dual Celebration Handicap Sat close to front pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong to finish well held | 10/12 | 6 | 9-5 | 56 | 80C | 27C | Marco Ghiani | 17/2 |
| 26 Feb 25+8d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 1) Settled midpack - boxed in briefly with two furlongs left while travelling nicely - pushed to hit the front a furlong out then overtaken - stayed on to finish third | 3/9 | ½ | 9-7 | 56 | 79A | 68A | Marco Ghiani | 10/3F |
| 18 Feb 25+61d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (Div 1) Handy in the early running - shaken up to edge in front approaching the last furlong before facing a strong challenge - lost the advantage and lost momentum inside the final 100 yards - battled on to finish second beaten three quarters of a length | 2/8 | ¾ | 9-3 | 56 | 87A | 66A | George Wood | 5/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 24+94d | Southwell (AW) | Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Nursery Dropped out early - advanced to press the front rank 2f out - moved into 2nd over 1f out and launched a powerful late bid - beaten a head at the line | 2/11 | nk | 9-3 | 54 | 68A | 64A | Clifford Lee | 25/1 |
| 16 Sep 24+19d | Thirsk | Up To 25 Back With BresBet Nursery (Div 2) Settled midfield early - pushed for effort with over 3f left - stayed on at one tempo without threatening the front | 8/9 | nk | 9-1 | 57 | 73A | 46A | Silvestre De Sousa | 12/1 |
| 28 Aug 24+21d | Musselburgh | Thomson Bethune Nursery Held up towards the back - pressed for effort at halfway - lost touch soon after - last with a furlong left and drifted further adrift at the finish | 8/8 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 60 | 70B | 27A | Oisin Orr | 10/1 |
| 07 Aug 24+28d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Nursery Held up at back - went wide approaching halfway - pressed for effort with 2f left and unable to go with rivals - lost touch in the closing stages - slipped to the back before the line | 10/10 | ¾ | 9-7 | 63 | 45A | 38A | Oisin Murphy | 14/1 |
| 10 Jul 24+13d | Lingfield | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/9 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 76B | 65A | Ray Dawson | 50/1 |
| 27 Jun 24+21d | Nottingham | Molson Coors EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 12/16 | 4¼ | 9-7 | — | 43C | 44C | Jason Hart | 33/1 |
| 06 Jun 24 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 9/11 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 67A | 49A | Silvestre De Sousa | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ballsgrove Boy won?
- Ballsgrove Boy (GB) won 2 of 22 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 7 times in total (31.8% of starts).
- Who trains Ballsgrove Boy?
- Ballsgrove Boy (GB) is trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 September 2026.
- Who is Ballsgrove Boy's sire?
- Ballsgrove Boy (GB) is by Ardad (IRE) out of Sweet Wind Music (GB), whose sire is Zamindar.
- What going does Ballsgrove Boy prefer?
- Ballsgrove Boy (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ballsgrove Boy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 1 September 2026. The highest on record is 65.
- What is Ballsgrove Boy's sire's record?
- Ardad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,538 runs since Mar 2021 (351 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Ballsgrove Boy's siblings?
- Out of Sweet Wind Music (GB), Ballsgrove Boy (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.