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Ballybunion (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer Michael Bell · Owner I Foster D Fish W Dale S Dale
by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Princess Pearl (IRE) (Teofilo)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 21 days ago · 3rd of 14 Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Ballybunion is a maiden who has placed three times from nine starts. His best effort came when second of six at Yarmouth in Oct 2025. Typically held up, he finished third of 14 in a Class 6 apprentice handicap at Southwell in Sep 2026, last raced off an official rating of 63 which was 9lb below his highest ever mark. By Footstepsinthesand out of a Teofilo mare, he has raced on both turf and all-weather without success.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating63↓ 9lb off peak
63 63–72

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 15 Sep 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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 107B · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)5107B915 · 107 / 91
Good395A891 · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f595A832 · 89 / 86
1m – 1m1f4107B924 · 107 / 92

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 26 Sep 2026 Official rating 63 at the last run, 26 Sep 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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 88B · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)580A735 · 80 / 73
Good388B731 · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f588B732 · 73 / 70
1m – 1m1f480A73.54 · 80 / 73.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 from 5 analysed runs

  • Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Footstepsinthesand (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,772 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721622.2%+12—
Good to Firm1,91122011.5%+1.3—
Good2,9442689.1%−1.10 from 3
Good to Soft1,2391088.7%−1.50 from 1
Soft1,7661438.1%−2.1—
Heavy5406211.5%+1.3—
Standard (AW)4,29848511.3%+1.10 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,12614112.5%+2.3—
6f – 7f5,03452710.5%+0.30 from 5
1m – 1m1f3,32433610.1%−0.10 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f2,0971969.3%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m837809.6%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f320226.9%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m3113.2%−7—
Over 3m300%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Princess Pearl (IRE) (Teofilo)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Maria Branwell (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Maria Branwell (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Maria Branwell (IRE)1425fListed
Lucky Queen (IRE)2611m—
Sweetwonderfulyou (IRE)317fClass 3
Elegant Queen (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Callum Shepherd 2 0 0% −2.00
Hector Crouch 2 0 0% −2.00
Joe Bradnam 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00
Saffie Osborne 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

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
26 Sep 26+11d Southwell (AW) Book The Bistro In Seasons Restaurant Apprentice Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - eased over to the left and made progress a furlong out - moved into third close home to stay on for 3rd 3/14 1½ 9-1 6391B75A Joe Bradnam 7/1
15 Sep 26+15d Wolverhampton (AW) Cavani Style & Speed Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran Sat handy behind pace - shaken up to hit the front approaching final furlong before being overtaken - lost ground close home to finish seventh 7/12 ½ 9-10 6593A70A Oisin Murphy 13/8F
31 Aug 26+21d Southwell (AW) Southwell Racecourse Conference & Events Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran Settled just off the pace - driven into contention over 2f out and up to third inside the final furlong - kept going to finish third 3/9 2¾ 9-5 6675A72A Callum Shepherd 7/2
10 Aug 26+10d Kempton (AW) Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard / Slow · 14 ran Sat behind the front group early - asked for more effort with 2f left - shifted left before gaining ground inside the final furlong - stayed on to the line but lacked the finishing speed to get on terms - finished fourth beaten 4 1/4 lengths 4/14 1¼ 9-6 67107B80A Callum Shepherd 5/1
31 Jul 26+84d Wolverhampton (AW) Get Raceday Ready Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Held up towards the back and pulling hard early - stayed on and made progress from inside the final furlong - finished off well to end sixth 6/10 nk 9-8 6983A73A Ross Coakley 12/1
08 May 26+207d Ascot Ascot Hospitality Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 19 ran Drifted right and clipped another runner at the break - travelled on the wide flank before losing pace and drifting left approaching the furlong marker - dropped away inside the final 110 yards to finish well beaten in 13th 13/19 nk 9-1 7289C67A Saffie Osborne 20/1
13 Oct 25+16d Yarmouth British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 6 ran Tracked the pace - pressed for effort with two out and lost ground into the final furlong - rallied strongly in the closing stages to finish second 2/6 4 9-7 —95A88B Hector Crouch 13/2
27 Sep 25+11d Ripon Theakston Brewing Legends Since 1827 EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 4 ran Held up close to pace early - pushed along with 3f left - lost ground to winner inside final furlong - held on for second 2/4 5 9-7 —65C73B Luke Morris 15/2
16 Sep 25 Yarmouth Thoroughbred Daily News EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Held up early - pushed along with two furlongs left - unable to make impact - beaten into 7th 7/8 ½ 9-4 —68A61A Hector Crouch 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballybunion (IRE) won?
Ballybunion (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Ballybunion (IRE)?
Ballybunion (IRE) is trained by Michael Bell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
Who is Ballybunion (IRE)'s sire?
Ballybunion (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Princess Pearl (IRE), whose sire is Teofilo.
What is Ballybunion (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 26 September 2026. The highest on record is 72.
What is Ballybunion (IRE)'s sire's record?
Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,772 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
Who are Ballybunion (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Princess Pearl (IRE), Ballybunion (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Maria Branwell (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Maria Branwell (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2025. 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.