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Horse profile

Ballycastle Lad (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2018) · Last trainer Mrs Ann Mooney · Last owner Martin Bourke
by Quws (GB) out of Ebonywood (USA) (Montbrook)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Dec 2016
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Sep 2018 — 2,950 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2018 · 15th of 19 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile

Ballycastle Lad (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 76 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Dundalk (AW), 23 Dec 2016

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 3 figures · best 76B · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f376B70—

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 57C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 1 Aug 2018 Official rating 46 at the last run, 29 Sep 2018

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 4 figures · best 59A · median 56.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f459A56.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Quws (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 824 runs since Jan 2008 (72 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 10.5% from 105.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm8112.5%+5.9—
Good to Firm68710.3%+3.7—
Good190105.3%−1.30 from 1
Good to Soft1051110.5%+3.90 from 1
Soft257145.4%−1.20 from 1
Heavy179116.1%−0.5—
Standard (AW)1700%−6.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−6.6—
1m – 1m1f100%−6.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1900%−6.60 from 4
1m5f – 2m268207.5%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f314227%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m185105.4%−1.2—
Over 3m3425.9%−0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ebonywood (USA) (Montbrook)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ebony Belle (IRE)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dylan Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephen Mooney 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms H Mooney 1 0 0% −1.00
P B Beggy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2018 · 3 runs
29 Sep 18+29d Navan Racing Again October 14th Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 10f · Good · 19 ran 15/19 10 8-5 4670C40C Dylan Hogan 20/1
31 Aug 18+30d Curragh Curragh Home Of Champions Maiden 10f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 11/14 7 9-2 —43C56C Stephen Mooney 100/1
01 Aug 18+586d Galway Win Big With Tote (Q.R.) Maiden 12f · Soft · 17 ran 10/17 nk 11-5 ——57C Ms H Mooney 100/1
2016 · 1 run
23 Dec 16 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Maiden 12f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 2 9-10 —76B59A P B Beggy 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballycastle Lad won?
Ballycastle Lad (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2016 and 2018.
Who trained Ballycastle Lad?
Ballycastle Lad (IRE) was trained by Mrs Ann Mooney on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 29 September 2018.
Who is Ballycastle Lad's sire?
Ballycastle Lad (IRE) is by Quws (GB) out of Ebonywood (USA), whose sire is Montbrook.
What is Ballycastle Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 29 September 2018. That is also the highest on record.
What is Ballycastle Lad's sire's record?
Quws (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 824 runs since Jan 2008 (72 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 10.5% from 105.
Who are Ballycastle Lad's siblings?
Out of Ebonywood (USA), Ballycastle Lad (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2016. 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.