Ballyadam Star (IRE)
Ballyadam Star is a lightly raced gelding with two starts since Apr 2026. He finished fifth of seven in mid-division in the Electric Galway Flat Race at Galway in Oct 2026, having been the beaten favourite last time out. By Cloth Of Stars, whose progeny in the archive have won 114 of 1,239 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest trip of 2m1f – 2m4f. His dam has produced three winners from four runners to date, including Brentford Hope with nine wins.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 181dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 87
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 3 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 3 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 87B | 53.5 | 2 runs · 87 / 53.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Nov 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 26 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · to 26 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,240 runs since May 2022 (198 horses).
Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 55 | 8 | 14.5% | +5.2 | — |
| Good | 167 | 19 | 11.4% | +2.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 188 | 17 | 9% | −0.3 | — |
| Soft | 302 | 26 | 8.6% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 190 | 22 | 11.6% | +2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 337 | 23 | 6.8% | −2.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 88 | 1 | 1.1% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 342 | 25 | 7.3% | −2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 407 | 43 | 10.6% | +1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 196 | 20 | 10.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 188 | 24 | 12.8% | +3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +3.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Brentford Hope (GB) (9 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Brentford Hope (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford Hope (GB) | 38 | 9 | 1m–2m1f | Class 2 |
| London Royal (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 6f–1m2f | — |
| See The Light (FR) | 37 | 2 | 1m1½f | — |
| Inari (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 26+181d | Galway (IRE) | Electric Galway (C & G) (Pro/Am) Flat Race Raced in the pack - 5th at halfway - moved up to 4th and urged on turning for home - made no dent over 1f out - weakened to finish 5th | 5/7 | 3¼ | 11-3 | 20A | 105C | Mr D Allen | 11/8F |
| 28 Apr 26 | Punchestown | Willie Coonan Memorial Flat Race Sat behind the front group early - 11th at halfway - urged forward in 7th turning in - improved to 4th a furlong out under pressure on the outside - one paced in 5th final 100 yards and stayed on to finish 5th | 5/18 | 2½ | 11-3 | 87B | 123A | Mr D Allen | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ballyadam Star won?
- Ballyadam Star (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Ballyadam Star?
- Ballyadam Star (IRE) is trained by Terence O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 October 2026.
- Who is Ballyadam Star's sire?
- Ballyadam Star (IRE) is by Cloth Of Stars (IRE) out of Miss Raven (IRE), whose sire is Raven's Pass.
- What is Ballyadam Star's sire's record?
- Cloth Of Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,240 runs since May 2022 (198 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 188.
- Who are Ballyadam Star's siblings?
- Out of Miss Raven (IRE), Ballyadam Star (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Brentford Hope (GB) (9). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Brentford Hope (GB)). The wins came over 6f–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.