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Ballyarthur (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2019) · Last trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies · Last owner Graham And Alison Jelley
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Ariels Serenade (IRE) (Presenting)
20 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Feb 2019 — 2,803 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2019 3 wins · Perth, Uttoxeter & Leicester Last raced off OR 140
KTB Profile

Ballyarthur (IRE) is 3 from 20. Hasn't won since Apr 2018. All 3 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 140.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating140At career-high mark
140 119–140

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Haydock, 22 Dec 2018

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 12 figures · best 119B · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft5119B109—
Good to Soft3117A108—
Good3112A74—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8115A105—
2m5f – 3m3119B117—
Over 3m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (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 · 12 figures from 19 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 · Haydock, 22 Dec 2018 Official rating 140 at the last run, 16 Feb 2019

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 16 figures · best 139B · median 125
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft6139B127—
Good to Soft4130A122—
Good4125A118—
Heavy2138A132.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10139B126—
2m5f – 3m4138A121—
Over 3m2130A124.5—

Of 20 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 20 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%−0.90 from 6
Good to Soft3,04935911.8%−0.80 from 6
Soft3,75849313.1%+0.52 from 6
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.61 from 2
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%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4,75859312.5%−0.13 from 11
2m5f – 3m3,81547912.6%00 from 6
Over 3m1,00312612.6%00 from 3

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
Ariels Serenade (IRE) (Presenting)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them My Gift To You (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 2m–4m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (My Gift To You (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
My Gift To You (IRE)3792m3f–4m1fClass 4
Sunday Serenade (IRE)1122m–2m1f—
Phil Healy (IRE)100——
Spring Serenade (IRE)40——
April Serenade (IRE)30——
Moon Tycoon (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 6 2 33% +0.38
Heavy 2 1 50% +3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 9 2 22% −0.50
Class 4 6 1 17% −3.12
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 5 0 0% −5.00
Uttoxeter 3 1 33% +2.00
Leicester 3 1 33% −0.12
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 1 100% +2.50
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 3 27% +0.38
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Twiston-Davies 9 1 11% −6.12
Jamie Bargary 8 2 25% +0.50
Ryan Hatch 2 0 0% −2.00
William Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 17 3 18% −5.62
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 8 2 25% +0.50
2017 6 1 17% −3.12
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 12 2 17% −3.50
Hurdle 8 1 13% −5.12

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
16 Feb 19+28d Haydock William Hill Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 28.5f · Good · 15 ran F/15 — 10-10 140—— Jamie Bargary 28/1
19 Jan 19+28d Haydock Peter Marsh Handicap Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) Class 1 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 shd 10-4 13767A130A Jamie Bargary 16/1
22 Dec 18+44d Haydock Smarkets Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase Class 2 · 23f · Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 1 11-2 13291A138A Sam Twiston-Davies 10/1
08 Nov 18+21d Newbury Dawnus Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 6 11-12 13574B115A Sam Twiston-Davies 20/1
18 Oct 18+159d Uttoxeter Rainbow Casino Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-12 137—— Jamie Bargary 16/1
12 May 18+16d Haydock Pertemps Network Intermediate Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 7 11-5 13831C110C Sam Twiston-Davies 9/4F
26 Apr 18+19d Perth MKM Building Supplies Balnakeilly Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-8 12966A139B Jamie Bargary 5/2
07 Apr 18+66d Uttoxeter Betfred 'Treble Odds On Lucky 15's' Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 20f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 10-6 126—127B Jamie Bargary 4/1
31 Jan 18+20d Leicester H.A.C. Pipeline Supplies Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 22.5f · Soft · 3 ran 3/3 27 11-8 126—108C Sam Twiston-Davies 8/15F
11 Jan 18+42d Leicester Leicester Annual Badge Holders Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 1¼ 10-8 127102C127B Sam Twiston-Davies 3/1
30 Nov 17+32d Towcester Agetur UK 'Confined' Novices' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-12 129—— Jamie Bargary 2/1
29 Oct 17+203d Aintree Read Noel Fehily At 188bet.co.uk Interactive Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 25f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 5 11-4 129—119A Sam Twiston-Davies 11/4F
09 Apr 17+22d Ffos Las Integral Geotechnique Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 11 11-10 133112A125A Sam Twiston-Davies 7/4
18 Mar 17+28d Uttoxeter Betfred 'racing's Biggest Supporter' 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 2 11-4 129109A127B Jamie Bargary 5/2
18 Feb 17+25d Haydock Albert Bartlett Prestige Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 23f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 16 11-4 129117A119B William Twiston-Davies 8/1
24 Jan 17+39d Leicester Croxton Park Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-5 119115A129B Sam Twiston-Davies 15/8
16 Dec 16+33d Ascot Mitie Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran F/12 — 11-1 119—— Jamie Bargary 7/4F
13 Nov 16+31d Cheltenham White Christmas Parties At Cheltenham Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Soft · 15 ran 4/15 1½ 11-3 119119B123A Ryan Hatch 7/2F
13 Oct 16+366d Carlisle Three Times 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 nk 10-9 —108C125B Ryan Hatch 4/5F
13 Oct 15 Huntingdon 32red On The App Store Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 11 10-12 ——121B Sam Twiston-Davies 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballyarthur (IRE) won?
Ballyarthur (IRE) won 3 of 20 archived starts between 2015 and 2019, a strike rate of 15%. Placed 9 times in total (45% of starts).
Who trained Ballyarthur (IRE)?
Ballyarthur (IRE) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 16 February 2019.
Who is Ballyarthur (IRE)'s sire?
Ballyarthur (IRE) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Ariels Serenade (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Ballyarthur (IRE) prefer?
Ballyarthur (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ballyarthur (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 140, from the run on 16 February 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Ballyarthur (IRE)'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 Ballyarthur (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Ariels Serenade (IRE), Ballyarthur (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: My Gift To You (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 4 (My Gift To You (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–4m1f. 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.