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Ballybollen (GB)

5yo gelding · Trainer Henry De Bromhead · Owner Dr S P Fitzgerald
by Nathaniel (IRE) out of Driven Snow (FR) (Linamix)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jul 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 62 days ago · 7th of 8
KTB Profile

Ballybollen is a lightly raced gelding by Nathaniel out of a Linamix mare whose three previous foals to race include one winner. He has two starts on turf over 1m5f to 2m, both without a placing, and showed his best effort when fourth of 13 at Ballinrobe in Jul 2026. He finished seventh of eight after racing prominently at Tramore in Aug 2026.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Ballinrobe (IRE), 21 Jul 2026

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 2 figures · best 105B · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Good1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2105B932 · 105 / 93

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Ballinrobe (IRE), 21 Jul 2026

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 2 figures · best 124A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Good1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2124A1082 · 124 / 108

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 7,057 runs since Jan 2008 (633 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.2% from 324.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm21419%+7.4—
Good to Firm78410213%+1.4—
Good1,86523112.4%+0.80 from 1
Good to Soft1,00111411.4%−0.20 from 1
Soft1,22214011.5%−0.1—
Heavy4034711.7%+0.1—
Standard (AW)1,75918310.4%−1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−11.6—
6f – 7f324206.2%−5.4—
1m – 1m1f876788.9%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2,49433113.3%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m2,13825211.8%+0.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f8159111.2%−0.4—
2m5f – 3m337329.5%−2.1—
Over 3m691724.6%+13—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mongibello (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mongibello (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mongibello (GB)1032m1f–2m4fClass 4
Simply Natural (GB)70——
Fee De Nuit (FR)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
16 Aug 26+26d Tramore (IRE) Tramore Directors Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran Handy early - 4th at halfway - scrappy and drifted left three out - dropped back after that error - pushed but faded before two out - held no chance from there 7/8 3½ 11-4 81A92A Darragh O'Keeffe 6/1
21 Jul 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Jennings Meats Flat Race 15.5f · Good · 13 ran Raced close up in 2nd at halfway - improved into the front over 2f out - overtaken and driven along over 1f out - found nothing more and faded inside the final furlong 4/13 1 12-0 105B124A Mr J L Gleeson 15/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Ballybollen (GB) won?
Ballybollen (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Ballybollen (GB)?
Ballybollen (GB) is trained by Henry De Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 August 2026.
Who is Ballybollen (GB)'s sire?
Ballybollen (GB) is by Nathaniel (IRE) out of Driven Snow (FR), whose sire is Linamix.
What is Ballybollen (GB)'s sire's record?
Nathaniel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 7,057 runs since Jan 2008 (633 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.2% from 324.
Who are Ballybollen (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Driven Snow (FR), Ballybollen (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mongibello (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mongibello (GB)). The wins came over 2m1f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2026. 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.