Horse profile
Ballyadam (IRE)
by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Grass Tips (IRE) (Bob Back)
32 runs · 15 courses · from Feb 2020
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 6 courses
Off 113 days · 8th of 11
Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile
Ballyadam won six of 32 starts with a biggest success in the Grade 1 BARONERACING.COM Royal Bond Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse in Nov 2020. Three of those wins came over 1m5f – 2m and three over 2m1f – 2m4f, four of them on soft ground. The gelding landed a handicap at Listowel in May 2026 off an official rating of 74 and finished eighth of 11 at the Curragh the following month off 83.
Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 70lb off peak
- 6–32Wins / Runs
- 18.8%Strike rate
- 19 (59.4%)Placed
- −19.13£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 0.86Fair A/E n=32 · 0.71 incl. margin
- 153Highest OR
- 75dAvg 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 rating83↓ 70lb off peak
83
74–153
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 116
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 104A | 86 | 2 · 104 / 86 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 116A | 106 | 3 · 116 / 106 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 104A | 86 | 2 · 104 / 86 |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 8 | 145B | 123 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 7 | 150C | 105 | 1 · — |
| Good | 4 | 112C | 89 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 132C | 92 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 150C | 103 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 132C | 100.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 145B | 116 | 1 · — |
Of 32 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 32 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (75%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,203 runs since Jan 2008 (504 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 48 | 9 | 18.8% | +6.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,833 | 248 | 13.5% | +1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,346 | 156 | 11.6% | −0.9 | 1 from 9 |
| Soft | 2,097 | 255 | 12.2% | −0.3 | 4 from 11 |
| Heavy | 845 | 105 | 12.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −9.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −9.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,813 | 225 | 12.4% | −0.1 | 3 from 12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,334 | 305 | 13.1% | +0.6 | 3 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,666 | 210 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 344 | 34 | 9.9% | −2.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Grass Tips (IRE) (Bob Back)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Legal Eyes (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Legal Eyes (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Eyes (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 2m3½f–3m | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 4 | 36% | −2.13 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.00 |
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Punchestown | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.17 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 3 | 23% | −5.33 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 3 | 25% | −6.80 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachael Blackmore | 14 | 2 | 14% | −7.50 |
| Jack Kennedy | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.80 |
| W J Lee | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aidan Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J J Codd | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.83 |
| Patrick M O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 21 | 3 | 14% | −12.50 |
| None | 11 | 3 | 27% | −6.63 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 60% | −0.63 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 3 | 15% | −12.30 |
| Flat | 6 | 2 | 33% | −2.83 |
| Chase | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 26+26d | Curragh | O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Irish European Breeders Fund Stayers Handicap Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along in 4th with two furlongs left - dropped away in the closing stages to finish 8th | 8/11 | 1 | 8-11 | 83 | 116A | 76A | Ronan Whelan | 9/1 |
| 31 May 26+23d | Listowel | Lane Family Memorial Handicap Settled behind the front group - up to 4th with 6f remaining - hit the front approaching the straight - pushed on and opened daylight 1 1/2f out - three lengths to the good with a furlong left - stayed on strongly to win | 1/11 | 10-4 | 74 | 90A | 93A | W J Lee | EvensF | |
| 08 May 26+58d | Ballinrobe | BOYLE Sports Home Of The Early Payout Maiden Sat close to the front group early - eased back through the pack - moved forward on the wide side with 2 1/2f left - pushed into second inside the final 2f - unable to close on the winner and held on for a clear second | 2/10 | 7 | 10-7 | — | 106A | 85A | Ronan Whelan | 16/5 |
| 11 Mar 26+26d | Cheltenham | BetMGM Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Pulled hard early - restrained in the pack - still in contention 3 out - travelling well 2 out - pressed for third approaching the last - plugged on at one speed before fading near the line | 4/24 | ½ | 11-6 | 152 | 132B | 146A | Patrick M O'Brien | 40/1 |
| 13 Feb 26+44d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy Valentine's Weekend Maiden Shared front spot early - hit front after 1f - asked for effort 2f out - challenged hard inside final furlong - overtaken close home and held on for third | 3/10 | 1½ | 9-11 | — | 104A | 83A | W J Lee | 5/1 |
| 31 Dec 25+35d | Punchestown | Make The Tote App Your New Year's Resolution NYE Hurdle Sat just behind pace-setter early - jumped awkwardly in 3rd at third - improved into contention before 3 out but couldn't threaten up front - blundered at last then slipped to 4th and lost touch late finishing 6th | 6/8 | ½ | 11-8 | 153 | 125A | 131A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 18/5 |
| 26 Nov 25+259d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Maiden Sat close to the pace - second at halfway - pressed for the lead 2f out - slipped to third then dipped fourth approaching the final furlong - rallied back to third but held late | 3/14 | 2¼ | 9-13 | — | 68B | 81A | W J Lee | 3/1 |
| 12 Mar 25+71d | Cheltenham | Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made ground into contention approaching 2 out then up into 3rd - kept on but lacked the speed to get closer | 3/26 | 1 | 11-12 | 151 | 145B | 156A | Rachael Blackmore | 16/1 |
| 31 Dec 24+248d | Punchestown | Make The Tote App Your New Year's Resolution Hurdle Sat second early - clipped a fence at the 5th - improved position approaching 3 out - pressed pace-setter at the last with a small error - went ahead late and stayed on to prevail | 1/3 | 11-4 | 149 | 150C | 143C | Rachael Blackmore | 7/2 | |
| 27 Apr 24+45d | Sandown | bet365 Select Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 7/8 | 7½ | 11-4 | 151 | 87A | 121A | Rachael Blackmore | 6/1 |
| 13 Mar 24+76d | Cheltenham | Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 2/21 | 3½ | 12-0 | 147 | 116B | 153A | Rachael Blackmore | 13/2 |
| 28 Dec 23+147d | Leopardstown | Jack De Bromhead Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) | 3/6 | ½ | 11-10 | 144 | 91B | 140B | Rachael Blackmore | 18/1 |
| 03 Aug 23+27d | Galway | Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Chase (Grade 3) | 3/8 | ½ | 11-1 | — | 38B | 136A | Rachael Blackmore | 6/1 |
| 07 Jul 23+39d | Wexford | MSK Silversands Beginners Chase | 1/4 | 11-12 | — | 103C | 136B | Rachael Blackmore | EvensF | |
| 29 May 23+30d | Ballinrobe | McHale Tiger Roll Beginners Chase | 2/8 | 13 | 11-12 | — | 91A | 134A | Rachael Blackmore | 11/8F |
| 29 Apr 23+43d | Punchestown | Fitzwilliam Sports Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) | 5/18 | 1¾ | 11-6 | 147 | 127B | 142A | Mike O'Connor | 16/1 |
| 17 Mar 23+40d | Cheltenham | McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 5/24 | 1¼ | 11-7 | 148 | 98B | 148A | Rachael Blackmore | 12/1 |
| 05 Feb 23+192d | Leopardstown | Festina Lente Charity Liffey Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (grade B) | 3/17 | ¾ | 11-11 | 142 | — | 146A | Rachael Blackmore | 22/1 |
| 28 Jul 22+132d | Galway | Guinness Galway Hurdle (Grade A Handicap) | 14/20 | 10 | 11-12 | 144 | 112C | 111C | Rachael Blackmore | 12/1 |
| 18 Mar 22+40d | Cheltenham | McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 5/26 | ¾ | 11-4 | 144 | 120B | 143A | Aidan Coleman | 50/1 |
| 06 Feb 22+57d | Leopardstown | Liffey Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B) | 20/27 | 20 | 11-12 | 146 | — | 123C | Aidan Coleman | 16/1 |
| 11 Dec 21+34d | Cheltenham | Unibet International Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 5/7 | 12 | 11-3 | 148 | 126A | 122A | Rachael Blackmore | 5/1 |
| 07 Nov 21+26d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase | 2/10 | 4 | 12-0 | — | 84A | 129A | Rachael Blackmore | EvensF |
| 12 Oct 21+185d | Punchestown | Watch Racing Free Online At Ladbrokes Beginners Chase | F/4 | — | 12-0 | — | — | — | Darragh O'Keeffe | 8/11F |
| 10 Apr 21+25d | Aintree | Betway Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 4/12 | 33 | 11-4 | 148 | 88C | 118C | Rachael Blackmore | 11/4 |
| 16 Mar 21+37d | Cheltenham | Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 24 | 11-7 | 148 | 96A | 132A | Jack Kennedy | 6/1 |
| 07 Feb 21+42d | Leopardstown | Chanelle Pharma Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) | 2/13 | 3¼ | 11-12 | 145 | 92B | 151A | Jack Kennedy | 10/1 |
| 27 Dec 20+28d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) | 4/9 | 3¼ | 11-12 | — | 105A | 136A | Jack Kennedy | 9/4 |
| 29 Nov 20+29d | Fairyhouse | BARONERACING.COM Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) | 1/7 | 11-12 | — | — | 140A | Jack Kennedy | 8/15F | |
| 31 Oct 20+223d | Down Royal | Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle | 1/18 | 12-0 | — | 71B | 149A | Jack Kennedy | 4/6F | |
| 22 Mar 20+35d | Downpatrick | Molson Coors (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 1/13 | 12-2 | — | — | 93B | Mr J J Codd | 1/6F | |
| 16 Feb 20 | Navan | Flower Hill (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 3/11 | ¾ | 11-13 | — | 132C | 148A | Mr J J Codd | 1/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ballyadam (IRE) won?
- Ballyadam (IRE) won 6 of 32 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.8%. Placed 19 times in total (59.4% of starts).
- Who trains Ballyadam (IRE)?
- Ballyadam (IRE) is trained by Henry De Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 June 2026.
- Who is Ballyadam (IRE)'s sire?
- Ballyadam (IRE) is by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Grass Tips (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
- What going does Ballyadam (IRE) prefer?
- Ballyadam (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 11 starts (36.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ballyadam (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 26 June 2026. The highest on record is 153.
- What is Ballyadam (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Fame And Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,203 runs since Jan 2008 (504 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Ballyadam (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Grass Tips (IRE), Ballyadam (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Legal Eyes (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Legal Eyes (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.