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Horse profile

Ballycairn (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2024) · Last trainer Mrs Caroline McCaldin · Last owner Alan Mccaldin
by Fame And Glory (GB) out of eurowinner (IRE) (Bob Back)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2020
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Apr 2024 — 907 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2024 · 10th of 13 Won at Leopardstown Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Ballycairn won his only bumper at Leopardstown in Dec 2020 on soft ground over 2m1f to 2m4f. The gelding, who raced exclusively on turf, has one win and two places from ten starts overall and has not won since. He last ran at Downpatrick in Apr 2024, finishing 10 of 13 in a handicap hurdle off an official rating of 84. He reached a highest ever mark of 90.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 68 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Leopardstown, 27 Dec 2020

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 8 figures · best 85C · median 68.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft477C60.5—
Good279C74—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f569C60—
2m5f – 3m385C79—

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 17 Mar 2024 Official rating 84 at the last jumps run, 26 Apr 2024

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 75C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 3 Apr 2021

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 8 figures · best 128A · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft4128A96.5—
Good293B87—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5128A96—
2m5f – 3m388C82—
Flat 2 figures · best 75C · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft275C72—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m275C72—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 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
Fame And Glory (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,203 runs since Jan 2008 (504 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm48918.8%+6.3—
Good1,83324813.5%+10 from 2
Good to Soft1,34615611.6%−0.90 from 1
Soft2,09725512.2%−0.31 from 6
Heavy84510512.4%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)3213.1%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f1100%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81322512.4%−0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,33430513.1%+0.61 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,66621012.6%+0.10 from 3
Over 3m344349.9%−2.6—

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
eurowinner (IRE) (Bob Back)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mac's Legacy (IRE)110——
Deadliest Catch (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% +1.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 3 0 0% −3.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +6.50
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +2.50
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr J J Codd 3 1 33% +4.50
Richard Deegan 2 0 0% −2.00
J J Slevin 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian Quirke 1 0 0% −1.00
Oakley Brown 1 0 0% −1.00
Daryl Jacob 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Power 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% −1.50
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 2 1 50% +5.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +6.50

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 Apr 24+12d Downpatrick Toals Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 23f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 shd 10-10 8479C81A J J Slevin 33/1
14 Apr 24+28d Down Royal Choose Fibrus Broadband Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 22f · Yielding · 15 ran 7/15 12 11-6 8777C88C Richard Deegan 50/1
17 Mar 24+12d Down Royal Powered By Bluegrass Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 4 11-9 9045B97A Richard Deegan 50/1
05 Mar 24+70d Thurles Thurles Handicap Hurdle 23.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 6/7 2½ 9-9 9085C82C Cian Quirke 80/1
26 Dec 23+908d Down Royal I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 12 ran 12/12 45 11-7 —53C96C Oakley Brown 200/1
01 Jul 21+31d Perth Follow RacingTV On Twitter Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 17 11-2 —69C93B Daryl Jacob 5/1
31 May 21+58d Punchestown Longhouse Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 20.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 16/18 nk 12-0 —60C96C Robbie Power 16/1
03 Apr 21+97d Fairyhouse Jetaway.ie At Arctic Tack Stud (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 8 ran 8/8 14 11-13 ——75C Mr J J Codd 11/1
27 Dec 20+22d Leopardstown 'paddy Power Flat One' Flat Race 20f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 12-2 —68A128A Mr J J Codd 13/2
05 Dec 20 Navan Irish Racing Industry Fundraiser For Children's Health Foundation Crumlin In Memory Of Pat Smullen Flat Race 16f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 4½ 12-2 ——69B Mr J J Codd 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballycairn (IRE) won?
Ballycairn (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2020 and 2024, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Ballycairn (IRE)?
Ballycairn (IRE) was trained by Mrs Caroline McCaldin on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 26 April 2024.
Who is Ballycairn (IRE)'s sire?
Ballycairn (IRE) is by Fame And Glory (GB) out of eurowinner (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What going does Ballycairn (IRE) prefer?
Ballycairn (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ballycairn (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 26 April 2024. The highest on record is 90.
What is Ballycairn (IRE)'s sire's record?
Fame And Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,203 runs since Jan 2008 (504 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ballycairn (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of eurowinner (IRE), Ballycairn (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2020. 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.