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Ballyandy (GB)

12yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2023) · Last trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies · Last owner Options O Syndicate
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Megalex (GB) (Karinga Bay)
42 runs · 14 courses · from Oct 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jan 2023 — 1,382 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2023 · 8th of 18 10 wins · 8 courses Last raced off OR 141
KTB Profile

Ballyandy (GB) is 10 from 42, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham (Mar 2016). Hasn't won since Feb 2022. Last raced off 141, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 42 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating141↓ 16lb off peak
141 134–157

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Perth, 21 Sep 2022

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 30 figures · best 146B · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft15140B118—
Good to Soft7146B106—
Good4120B93.5—
Heavy4132A100.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m12140B109.5—
2m1f – 2m4f10146B97—
2m5f – 3m8132A117.5—

Of 36 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 36 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 145A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 11 Nov 2022 Official rating 141 at the last run, 7 Jan 2023

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 40 figures · best 165A · median 140
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft19155A142—
Good to Soft9165A142—
Good6145A135—
Heavy6157A133—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m18165A140—
2m1f – 2m4f13154A136—
2m5f – 3m9147A141—

Of 42 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 42 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,740 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,49052411.7%−0.91 from 7
Good to Soft3,04935911.8%−0.82 from 9
Soft3,75849313.1%+0.53 from 20
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.64 from 6
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97552113.1%+0.56 from 18
2m1f – 2m4f4,75859312.5%−0.12 from 14
2m5f – 3m3,81547912.6%02 from 10
Over 3m1,00312612.6%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Megalex (GB) (Karinga Bay)

9 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Megastar (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Megastar (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Megastar (GB)2341m4f–2m1fGrade 2
Bert The Alert (GB)2941m2f–2mClass 5
Megasue (GB)931m5½f–2mClass 4
Zhakiera Spirit (GB)422mClass 5
Stonegate (GB)512mClass 5
Nanny Pat's (GB)212m1fClass 5
Le Grand Fromage (GB)90——
Megagrace (GB)70——
Kaveman (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 20 3 15% −8.75
Good to Soft 9 2 22% +4.00
Good 7 1 14% −1.00
Heavy 6 4 67% +6.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 25 5 20% −0.12
Class 2 10 2 20% −1.00
Class 3 5 2 40% −0.13
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 15 2 13% +0.00
Perth 3 1 33% −1.38
Wetherby 3 0 0% −3.00
Aintree 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton 3 0 0% −3.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 1 50% +3.00
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 1 50% +1.50
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 2 100% +4.38
Fakenham 1 1 100% +2.25
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +3.00
Worcester 1 1 100% +3.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 18 6 33% +10.88
2m1f – 2m4f 14 2 14% −8.38
2m5f – 3m 10 2 20% −1.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Twiston-Davies 34 7 21% −3.50
Finn Lambert 5 2 40% +3.25
Ryan Hatch 2 1 50% +2.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 6 2 33% +2.25
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 6 1 17% −2.50
2019 7 1 14% −3.00
2018 5 0 0% −5.00
2017 3 2 67% +2.62
2016 6 2 33% +2.38
2015 3 2 67% +10.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 28 5 18% −8.25
Chase 8 1 13% −6.38
NH Flat 6 4 67% +15.38

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
07 Jan 23+57d Sandown Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase (2022 Veterans' Chase Series Final) Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 18 ran 8/18 1½ 11-12 14174B133A Sam Twiston-Davies 8/1
11 Nov 22+51d Cheltenham Glenfarclas Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 4 11-13 14284B145A Sam Twiston-Davies 5/2F
21 Sep 22+188d Perth Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk David Whitaker Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 nk 11-11 139103A141A Sam Twiston-Davies 13/2
17 Mar 22+19d Cheltenham Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 22 ran 10/22 2¼ 10-10 150—131A Finn Lambert 12/1
26 Feb 22+17d Chepstow Pertemps Network We've Got Your Next Job Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 23.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-2 145132A143A Finn Lambert 4/1
09 Feb 22+25d Fakenham Little Snoring Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23.5f · Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-4 137132C142B Finn Lambert 9/4F
15 Jan 22+42d Wetherby Watch Racing Tv In Stunning Hd Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2¼ 11-2 13791B136A Finn Lambert 9/2
04 Dec 21+20d Aintree Unibet - 2021 Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 1¾ 11-2 14060B129A Finn Lambert 11/1
14 Nov 21+29d Cheltenham Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 19 ran 14/19 2 11-11 146120B126A Sam Twiston-Davies 33/1
16 Oct 21+191d Ffos Las Potter Group Welsh Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 1 11-10 151—129A Sam Twiston-Davies 10/1
08 Apr 21+75d Aintree Betway Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 43 11-7 15488C114C Sam Twiston-Davies 50/1
23 Jan 21+28d Haydock New One Unibet Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 15.5f · Heavy · 3 ran 3/3 14 11-10 15790C123C Sam Twiston-Davies 5/2
26 Dec 20+14d Kempton Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 8½ 11-7 157101C135B Sam Twiston-Davies 16/1
12 Dec 20+27d Cheltenham Unibet International Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 2¾ 11-6 157—146A Sam Twiston-Davies 14/1
15 Nov 20+28d Cheltenham Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 3 11-12 154121B155A Sam Twiston-Davies 8/1
18 Oct 20+222d Ffos Las Potter Group Welsh Champion Hurdle Race (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 2¾ 11-10 154127A165A Sam Twiston-Davies 13/2
10 Mar 20+52d Cheltenham Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 17 ran 8/17 1½ 11-10 155120B137A Sam Twiston-Davies 20/1
18 Jan 20+23d Haydock New One Unibet Hurdle (Registered As The Champion Hurdle Trial Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 15.5f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 11-4 155108C132B Sam Twiston-Davies 5/2
26 Dec 19+12d Kempton Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 3¼ 11-7 155103B144A Sam Twiston-Davies 14/1
14 Dec 19+42d Cheltenham Unibet International Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 nk 11-0 151118A134A Sam Twiston-Davies 12/1
02 Nov 19+21d Wetherby bet365 Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 4 11-0 151127A128B Sam Twiston-Davies 11/8F
12 Oct 19+213d Chepstow Cotswold Stone Supplies Ltd Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 19.5f · Soft · 16 ran 6/16 1¼ 11-12 151139B149A Sam Twiston-Davies 8/1
13 Mar 19+25d Cheltenham Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 25 ran 3/25 ½ 11-7 148129B143A Sam Twiston-Davies 14/1
16 Feb 19+21d Ascot Ascot Supports Berkshire Community Foundation Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 4 11-12 148103A151A Sam Twiston-Davies 7/2F
26 Jan 19+31d Uttoxeter Moorland Racing January Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-12 142115B154A Sam Twiston-Davies 3/1
26 Dec 18+39d Kempton 32red Download The App Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 2¼ 12-2 142108B147A Sam Twiston-Davies 6/1C
17 Nov 18+31d Cheltenham BetVictor Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20f · Good · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-2 137—— Sam Twiston-Davies 12/1
17 Oct 18+263d Wetherby Bobby Renton Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 3 11-12 14078C129B Sam Twiston-Davies 11/10F
27 Jan 18+26d Cheltenham Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 21f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-10 145—— Noel Fehily 11/4J
01 Jan 18+95d Cheltenham Betbright Dipper Novices' Chase (grade 2) Class 1 · 21f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 3½ 11-0 14793C127B Sam Twiston-Davies 10/3
28 Sep 17+198d Perth Timothy Hardie Jewellers Novices' Chase Class 3 · 20f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 11-2 147—134B Sam Twiston-Davies 8/13F
14 Mar 17+31d Cheltenham Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 1¼ 11-7 147106B142A Sam Twiston-Davies 3/1J
11 Feb 17+71d Newbury Betfair Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-1 135140B152A Sam Twiston-Davies 3/1F
02 Dec 16+19d Sandown Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Winter Novices' Hurdle) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 ½ 11-0 —146B134A Sam Twiston-Davies 11/10F
13 Nov 16+52d Cheltenham Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 11-0 —77B130B Ryan Hatch 5/4F
22 Sep 16+167d Perth Racing Post Readers Award Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 ¾ 10-12 —111C134B Sam Twiston-Davies 11/10
08 Apr 16+23d Aintree Weatherbys Private Bank Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 17 ran 4/17 2½ 11-8 135—144A Sam Twiston-Davies 9/4F
16 Mar 16+32d Cheltenham Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1 Standard Open NH Flat Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 23 ran 1/23 11-5 134—141A Sam Twiston-Davies 5/1
13 Feb 16+57d Newbury Tap Tap Boom Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Listed) Class 1 · 16.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 ——157A Sam Twiston-Davies 11/8F
18 Dec 15+33d Ascot Neptune Investment Management Championship Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) Class 1 · 15.5f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 1 11-8 ——143A Sam Twiston-Davies 7/2
15 Nov 15+25d Cheltenham 'High Sheriff Of Gloucestershire's' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-0 ——143A Sam Twiston-Davies 8/1
21 Oct 15 Worcester Visit Worcestershire In Autumn & Winter 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-7 ——139A Ryan Hatch 3/1C

Quick answers

How many races has Ballyandy (GB) won?
Ballyandy (GB) won 10 of 42 archived starts between 2015 and 2023, a strike rate of 23.8%. Placed 22 times in total (52.4% of starts).
Who trained Ballyandy (GB)?
Ballyandy (GB) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 7 January 2023.
Who is Ballyandy (GB)'s sire?
Ballyandy (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Megalex (GB), whose sire is Karinga Bay.
What going does Ballyandy (GB) prefer?
Ballyandy (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 4 wins from 6 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ballyandy (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 141, from the run on 7 January 2023. The highest on record is 157.
What is Ballyandy (GB)'s sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,740 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Ballyandy (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Megalex (GB), Ballyandy (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Megastar (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Megastar (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2015. 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.