Ballyadam Approach (IRE)
Ballyadam Approach (IRE) is 3 from 20. Hasn't won since Apr 2015. All 3 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f. Last raced off 109, 22lb below the career-high mark.
- 3–20Wins / Runs
- 15%Strike rate
- 8 (40%)Placed
- +2.75£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 1.81Fair A/E n=20 · 1.41 incl. margin
- 131Highest OR
- 41dBetween runs (median)longest 567 d
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
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 →
Of 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · 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 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 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 268 | 37 | 13.8% | +2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 976 | 100 | 10.2% | −1.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 572 | 58 | 10.1% | −1.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,066 | 130 | 12.2% | +0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 794 | 106 | 13.4% | +1.6 | 0 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +4.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 863 | 110 | 12.7% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,319 | 166 | 12.6% | +0.8 | 3 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,199 | 133 | 11.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 300 | 29 | 9.7% | −2.1 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Outlaw Tom (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 3m–4m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Outlaw Tom (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlaw Tom (IRE) | 34 | 5 | 3m–4m | Class 4 |
| Askann (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 3m | — |
| Milan Time (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Caballo Sin Nombre (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 3 | 23% | +9.75 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Splaine | 9 | 2 | 22% | +10.50 |
| Tom Doyle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| Mark Enright | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| A E Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick Mangan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew J McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +14.50 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 11 | 2 | 18% | +8.50 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.75 |
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 Ballyadam Approach won?
- Ballyadam Approach (IRE) won 3 of 20 archived starts between 2011 and 2016, a strike rate of 15%. Placed 8 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Ballyadam Approach?
- Ballyadam Approach (IRE) was trained by Terence O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 29 December 2016.
- Who is Ballyadam Approach's sire?
- Ballyadam Approach (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Timely Approach (IRE), whose sire is Good Thyne.
- What going does Ballyadam Approach prefer?
- Ballyadam Approach (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ballyadam Approach's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 29 December 2016. The highest on record is 131.
- What is Ballyadam Approach's sire's record?
- Bob Back (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Ballyadam Approach's siblings?
- Out of Timely Approach (IRE), Ballyadam Approach (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Outlaw Tom (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Outlaw Tom (IRE)). The wins came over 3m–4m. As at Nov 2026.