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Horse profile

Ballybeg Boy (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2023) · Last trainer Steve Jones · Last owner R Turner
by Camacho (GB) out of Union City Blues (IRE) (Encosta De Lago)
10 runs · 9 courses · from May 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Oct 2023 — 1,085 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2023 · 17th of 20 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Ballybeg Boy is a gelding by Camacho out of Union City Blues and has yet to win from 10 starts on turf. He raced over trips from under 6f to 1m4f on ground ranging from heavy to good to firm without placing. His last run came at the Curragh in Oct 2023 when he finished 17 of 20 in a handicap off an official rating of 47, which was his career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 73 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sligo, 21 Jun 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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 73B · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good573B59—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f573B59—
Under 6f357C49—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 53B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 20 Sep 2022 Official rating 47 at the last run, 31 Oct 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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 53B · median 47
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good552C45—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f553B52—
Under 6f345A41—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 9,320 runs since Jan 2008 (596 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5323.8%−4.3—
Good to Firm1,5741338.4%+0.30 from 1
Good1,9511507.7%−0.40 from 5
Good to Soft912748.1%00 from 1
Soft1,101948.5%+0.40 from 2
Heavy356267.3%−0.80 from 1
Standard (AW)3,3732808.3%+0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,2792229.7%+1.60 from 3
6f – 7f4,2493568.4%+0.30 from 5
1m – 1m1f1,577996.3%−1.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f700446.3%−1.80 from 1
1m5f – 2m368236.3%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f11697.8%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m27518.5%+10.4—
Over 3m4125%+16.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Union City Blues (IRE) (Encosta De Lago)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Maestro Mac (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (That's Just Dandy (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Maestro Mac (IRE)1941m½f–1m2fClass 5
That's Just Dandy (IRE)1227f–1mClass 3
City Guest (IRE)1225f–7fClass 5
Ifonlytheycudtalk (IRE)3015fClass 6
Brown Eyes Blue (IRE)150——
Louisiana Beat (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Donagh O'Connor 5 0 0% −5.00
Emmet McNamara 2 0 0% −2.00
Mikey Sheehy 1 0 0% −1.00
Hugh Horgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 7 0 0% −7.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
31 Oct 23+59d Curragh Follow ToteRacing On Twitter Handicap (47-65) 7f · Heavy · 20 ran 17/20 4¾ 8-12 4726C49C Mikey Sheehy 50/1
02 Sep 23+122d Navan Gormanlough Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 10f · Yielding · 18 ran UR/18 — 8-10 47—— Hugh Horgan 22/1
03 May 23+225d Gowran Park Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Yielding · 16 ran 10/16 1¾ 9-0 4770C47A Conor Maxwell 125/1
20 Sep 22+36d Listowel Jet, Peggy & Eamonn O'Carroll Memorial (C & G) Maiden 7f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 6/6 ½ 9-8 —59A53B Emmet McNamara 125/1
15 Aug 22+40d Roscommon Eurona Brisknet Maiden 7.5f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 3½ 9-8 —61C52C Emmet McNamara 150/1
06 Jul 22+15d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Good · 18 ran 16/18 nk 9-8 —59C52C Donagh O'Connor 200/1
21 Jun 22+13d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race 6f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 3¼ 9-3 —73B27A Donagh O'Connor 150/1
08 Jun 22+8d Cork Mallow Maiden 5f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 4¼ 9-8 —49C45A Donagh O'Connor 200/1
31 May 22+17d Tipperary TipperaryRaces Maiden 5f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 14/17 1¼ 9-8 —57C34A Donagh O'Connor 100/1
14 May 22 Navan Navan Maiden 5f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 nse 9-8 —49A41A Donagh O'Connor 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballybeg Boy (IRE) won?
Ballybeg Boy (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2022 and 2023.
Who trained Ballybeg Boy (IRE)?
Ballybeg Boy (IRE) was trained by Steve Jones on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 31 October 2023.
Who is Ballybeg Boy (IRE)'s sire?
Ballybeg Boy (IRE) is by Camacho (GB) out of Union City Blues (IRE), whose sire is Encosta De Lago.
What is Ballybeg Boy (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 31 October 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Ballybeg Boy (IRE)'s sire's record?
Camacho (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 9,320 runs since Jan 2008 (596 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ballybeg Boy (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Union City Blues (IRE), Ballybeg Boy (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Maestro Mac (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (That's Just Dandy (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2022. 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.