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Horse profile

Bally Free (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Gordon Elliott · Owner Mrs L Rabson Bjm Limited
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Tigridia (IRE) (Brian Boru)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Fairyhouse Beaten favourite LTO First-time headgear LTO Last run 14 Feb 2026 · 4th of 5
KTB Profile

Bally Free won one of three starts over hurdles, taking the Fairyhouse Christmas Party Maiden Hurdle in Dec 2025 over 2m5f – 3m on soft ground. The gelding has raced exclusively at that trip range and recorded his sole success on soft while finishing unplaced on heavy. He finished fourth of five when held in the Surehaul Mercedes-Benz Novice Hurdle at Gowran Park in Feb 2026, his first run in headgear and as beaten favourite. By Flemensfirth out of a Brian Boru mare, he is trained by Gordon Elliott.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 116 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Fairyhouse, 13 Dec 2025

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 2 figures · best 116A · median 99.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Heavy1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2116A99.52 runs · 116 / 99.5

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 138A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 13 Dec 2025

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 3 figures · best 138A · median 131
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Heavy2131A124.52 runs · 131 / 124.5
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3138A1313 runs · 138 / 131

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 from 3 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Prominent 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (33%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,277 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.8—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.2—
Good4,05344110.9%−0.9—
Good to Soft2,93235412.1%+0.3—
Soft5,87675112.8%+11 from 1
Heavy3,81444911.8%00 from 2
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f6,07972411.9%+0.1—
2m5f – 3m5,25562211.8%01 from 3
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tigridia (IRE) (Brian Boru)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Crystal Orchard (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 1 100% +3.33

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 1 100% +3.33
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Kennedy 2 1 50% +2.33
Jordan Gainford 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 1 50% +2.33
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 2 1 50% +2.33

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
14 Feb 26+63d Gowran Park Surehaul Mercedes-Benz Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 23f · Heavy · 5 ran Sat behind the front group early - third at halfway - urged before three out then slipped back entering the straight - held no more after two out and finished a well-held fourth 4/5 2½ 11-0 83C118B Jack Kennedy 5/6F
2025 · 2 runs
13 Dec 25+20d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Christmas Party Maiden Hurdle 24f · Soft · 11 ran Shared front spot early - urged and lost command turning in - driven after second last and back on terms up the run-in - stayed on strongly to get up on the line 1/11 11-4 116A138A Jack Kennedy 10/3
23 Nov 25 Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle 22f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran Settled handy early - held 4th 4 out then slipped back and asked for effort entering the straight - stayed on same gear to finish 4th 4/14 ½ 11-12 —131A Jordan Gainford 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bally Free won?
Bally Free (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Bally Free?
Bally Free (IRE) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 February 2026.
Who is Bally Free's sire?
Bally Free (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Tigridia (IRE), whose sire is Brian Boru.
What is Bally Free's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,277 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Bally Free's siblings?
Out of Tigridia (IRE), Bally Free (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.