How many races has Ballybough Niamh won?

Ballybough Niamh (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2016 and 2017.

Who trained Ballybough Niamh?

Ballybough Niamh (IRE) was trained by James G Sheehan on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 5 May 2017.

Who is Ballybough Niamh's sire?

Ballybough Niamh (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of O What A Girl (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.

What is Ballybough Niamh's sire's record?

Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.

Who are Ballybough Niamh's siblings?

Out of O What A Girl (IRE), Ballybough Niamh (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Middlebrow (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Fever Dream (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Ballybough Niamh (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer James G Sheehan · Last owner Mrs Mary Kearns

by Oscar (IRE) out of O What A Girl (IRE) (Anshan)

2 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2016

As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 5 May 2017 — 3,469 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run May 2017 · 19th of 21

KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Oct 2016 and May 2017, the last of them as a 5yo mare. Finished 19 of 21 at Cork last time. By Oscar (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

0–2Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
0 (0%)Placed
−2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
186dBetween runs (median)

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 80^C · median 58.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Good	1	—	—	—
Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m	2	80^C	58.5	—

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 84^C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Galway, 31 Oct 2016

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 84^C · median 83.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Good	1	—	—	—
Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m	2	84^C	83.5	—

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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Oscar (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	58	5	8.6%	−2.3	—
Good to Firm	760	64	8.4%	−2.5	—
Good	4,658	479	10.3%	−0.6	0 from 1
Good to Soft	2,804	358	12.8%	+1.9	—
Soft	5,006	540	10.8%	−0.1	0 from 1
Heavy	3,152	345	10.9%	0	—
Standard (AW)	105	19	18.1%	+7.2	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	6	1	16.7%	+5.8	—
1m – 1m1f	7	2	28.6%	+17.7	—
1m2f – 1m4f	90	8	8.9%	−2	—
1m5f – 2m	4,439	514	11.6%	+0.7	0 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f	5,912	630	10.7%	−0.2	—
2m5f – 3m	4,996	537	10.7%	−0.2	—
Over 3m	1,093	118	10.8%	−0.1	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

O What A Girl (IRE) (Anshan)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Middlebrow (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Fever Dream (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Middlebrow (IRE)	27	5	2m–2m4f	Class 4
Fever Dream (IRE)	27	5	2m7f–3m1½f	Class 2
New Delhi Express (IRE)	13	0	—	—
Annie Don (IRE)	10	0	—	—

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

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2017 · 1 run
05 May 17+186d	Cork	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 21 ran	19/21	1¾	11-7	37^C	83^C	Ian McCarthy	50/1
2016 · 1 run
31 Oct 16	Galway	Reaneys Of Galway Supporting NUIG Volunteer Services Abroad 4-Y-O Fillies (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 16 ran	11/16	18	11-2	80^C	84^C	Mr R J Kiely	25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballybough Niamh won?: Ballybough Niamh (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2016 and 2017.
Who trained Ballybough Niamh?: Ballybough Niamh (IRE) was trained by James G Sheehan on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 5 May 2017.
Who is Ballybough Niamh's sire?: Ballybough Niamh (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of O What A Girl (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
What is Ballybough Niamh's sire's record?: Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
Who are Ballybough Niamh's siblings?: Out of O What A Girl (IRE), Ballybough Niamh (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Middlebrow (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Fever Dream (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.