Horse profile
Ballycommon Chapel (IRE)
by Elzaam (AUS) out of Maya Bay (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
36 runs · 13 courses · from Feb 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Aug 2025 — 418 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2025 · 5th of 15
Won at Tramore
Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile
Ballycommon Chapel won the Dan Cowman Memorial Handicap at Tramore in Aug 2025 on good to soft ground off an official rating of 40. The mare is 1 from 36 overall with the success coming over 1m5f – 2m on turf. She has never won on all-weather surfaces from 11 starts and was held up in five of eight analysed runs. Her last run came at Navan in Aug 2025 when she finished fifth of 15 off an official rating of 46.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on turf, 0 on AW
OR ↓ 43lb off peak
- 1–36Wins / Runs
- 2.8%Strike rate
- 5 (13.9%)Placed
- −21.00£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 0.46Fair A/E n=36 · 0.36 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 37dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating46↓ 43lb off peak
46
40–89
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 99
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 104B | 84 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 94C | 19 | — |
| Good | 2 | 118C | 92.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 104B | 82 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 118C | 96.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 93B | 80 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 101B | 92 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 82C | 62 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 98B | 90.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 98B | 88 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 101B | 89 | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 36 runs · as at 3 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 15 analysed runs
- Prominent 8 (53%) · 1 win
- Midfield 4 (27%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (13%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 4,517 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 322.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 464 | 54 | 11.6% | +2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,115 | 86 | 7.7% | −1.5 | 0 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 462 | 47 | 10.2% | +1 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 867 | 74 | 8.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 291 | 25 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,308 | 130 | 9.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 408 | 47 | 11.5% | +2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,770 | 165 | 9.3% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,118 | 99 | 8.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 700 | 75 | 10.7% | +1.5 | 0 from 11 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 322 | 15 | 4.7% | −4.5 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 153 | 15 | 9.8% | +0.6 | 0 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 39 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +5.1 | — |
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
Maya Bay (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Fire Lilly (IRE) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Wexford | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Gowran Park | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tramore | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 1 | 11% | +6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Deegan | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Conor Owens | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Patrick McGettigan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cian MacRedmond | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 0 | 0% | −24.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Blinkers | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +7.00 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 19 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| Flat | 17 | 1 | 6% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 25+12d | Navan | Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 6th Handicap (0-60) Went straight to the front early - dropped into stalking spot after a furlong - sat 5th at halfway - pushed along 3f out but couldn't find extra 2f out - stayed on same gear to finish 5th | 5/15 | 4¼ | 8-9 | 46 | 94C | 54A | Patrick McGettigan | 11/1 |
| 16 Aug 25+8d | Tramore | Dan Cowman Memorial Handicap (0-60) Sat behind the front group in 4th - urged forward 4f out and up to 2nd with 3f left - hit the front 2f from home - driven clear inside the final furlong to open a two-length advantage - stayed on strongly to win | 1/9 | 8-5 | 40 | 99A | 56A | Patrick McGettigan | 14/1 | |
| 08 Aug 25+15d | Wexford | BoyleSports Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat just behind the pace early - fourth and steady around halfway - hint of a stumble 5 out - improved into second before the straight - couldn't quicken and slipped to fifth by 2 out - scrambled over the last and faded | 7/14 | ¾ | 10-4 | 83 | — | 88A | Conor Owens | 16/1 |
| 24 Jul 25+20d | Wexford | WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Sat close to the pace early despite a couple of jumping errors - dropped to third by halfway - back up into second after another mistake three out - driven on the rail but lost touch entering the straight - unable to threaten from two out home | 8/11 | 3½ | 10-5 | 84 | 54A | 81A | Conor Owens | 4/1 |
| 04 Jul 25+24d | Wexford | Clearwater Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the back by halfway - urged on but made no headway after 3 out - held on well beat finishing tenth | 10/14 | 2½ | 10-6 | 85 | 88B | 81A | Conor Owens | 8/1 |
| 10 Jun 25+13d | Sligo | Crawford Tiles And More Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - hampered 4th and unseated | UR/16 | — | 10-6 | 85 | — | — | Conor Owens | 11/2F |
| 28 May 25+14d | Wexford | Fleadh Cheoil Wexford August 3rd - 10th Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Settled off the pace in the pack - pushed along before two out - stayed on into the last - moved into 4th on the run-in without threatening the front | 4/13 | ¾ | 10-6 | 85 | 96B | 94A | Conor Owens | 11/4F |
| 14 May 25+152d | Tipperary | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - moved into 2nd two out - pushed along after the last but held on for one-paced effort to the line | 2/16 | ¾ | 10-6 | 83 | 83C | 107A | Conor Owens | 8/1 |
| 13 Dec 24+10d | Cork | Follow Us On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Held up at the back early - moved into midfield by halfway - roused after 4 out but faded - retired before 2 out | PU/19 | — | 11-5 | 86 | — | — | Danny Mullins | 20/1 |
| 03 Dec 24+7d | Clonmel | Kilsheelan Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Sat just behind front group early - 5th at the midpoint then pushed along without closing the gap turning in - stayed on same speed to finish 7th | 7/15 | nk | 11-6 | 87 | 62B | 101A | Richard Deegan | 25/1 |
| 26 Nov 24+17d | Tramore | 2025 Group Package Deals Online Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Tracked the pace for much of the way - came under pressure and made no headway in the closing stages - faded to finish well beaten in 7th | 7/14 | 8½ | 11-7 | 88 | — | 93A | Richard Deegan | 28/1 |
| 09 Nov 24+33d | Gowran Park | Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) Settled in the pack - 7th at halfway - driven on before 3 out then error 2 out ending finishing efforts | 13/15 | 17 | 11-8 | 89 | 17C | 80C | Richard Deegan | 10/1 |
| 07 Oct 24+3d | Fairyhouse | Sign Up & Save With Fairyhouse.ie Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Handy early - up to 4th then dropped to 5th before rallying into 3rd - couldn't get near front pair after two out - hit last - stayed on late but never looked like landing it | 3/12 | 2 | 11-1 | 87 | 90A | 112A | Richard Deegan | 7/2F |
| 04 Oct 24+58d | Gowran Park | Golf At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) Settled around midfield on inner - improving into 5th under pressure 2 out - still 5th passing last - moved into 3rd inside final furlong - closed to 2nd and finished strongly but couldn't get to winner | 2/14 | 1¾ | 11-6 | 87 | 101B | 113A | Richard Deegan | 16/1 |
| 07 Aug 24+12d | Wexford | Visit Wexford Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) Handy early in touch with pace - error 3 out then dropped away quickly - finished well held in 8th | 8/13 | 12 | 11-7 | 88 | 89B | 80A | Richard Deegan | 6/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+13d | Kilbeggan | Massey Ferguson Johnston Farm Equipment Longford Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 4/14 | shd | 11-7 | 88 | 98B | 107A | Richard Deegan | 9/1 |
| 13 Jul 24+10d | Wexford | Tote Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 2/14 | ½ | 11-5 | 86 | 98B | 105A | Richard Deegan | 33/1 |
| 03 Jul 24+22d | Tipperary | TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap (47-65) | PU/15 | — | 8-7 | 47 | — | — | Cian MacRedmond | 33/1 |
| 11 Jun 24+10d | Sligo | Hazelwood Mares Maiden Hurdle | 6/13 | 8½ | 11-0 | 86 | 94B | 80A | Conor Owens | 25/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+162d | Tramore | Try Racing TV For Free At racingtv.com/freetrial Maiden Hurdle | 7/15 | nk | 10-11 | — | 62B | 91A | Richard Deegan | 200/1 |
| 22 Dec 23+35d | Dundalk (AW) | HRI Best Turned-Out Flat League Finale Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 12/13 | 5½ | 8-7 | 47 | 71B | 33A | Robert Whearty | 28/1 |
| 17 Nov 23+56d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing 'Price Boosts Across All Channels' Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 7/13 | 1¾ | 8-6 | 47 | 84B | 52A | Keithen Kennedy | 33/1 |
| 22 Sep 23+48d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights Bookings Are Open Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 13/14 | 1 | 8-13 | 47 | 79C | 45C | Declan McDonogh | 20/1 |
| 05 Aug 23+22d | Galway | BoyleSports Download Our App Maiden Hurdle | 12/18 | 15 | 11-5 | — | — | 99C | Sean Flanagan | 300/1 |
| 14 Jul 23+86d | Kilbeggan | KilbegganRaces.com Mares Maiden Hurdle | 8/16 | 6½ | 10-13 | — | 82C | 91C | Donagh Meyler | 150/1 |
| 19 Apr 23+26d | Gowran Park | GowranPark1 Handicap (47-65) | 11/12 | 91 | 8-7 | 49 | -56C | 45C | Robert Whearty | 6/1 |
| 24 Mar 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Betting Better With SKY BET Handicap (47-65) | 7/14 | ¾ | 8-9 | 51 | 78B | 60A | Robert Whearty | 40/1 |
| 10 Mar 23+112d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 10/14 | ½ | 9-3 | 52 | 94B | 56A | Danny Sheehy | 16/1 |
| 18 Nov 22+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-65) | 13/13 | shd | 9-4 | 54 | 69B | 55A | Robert Whearty | 5/1J |
| 09 Nov 22+33d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 6/14 | 1 | 9-10 | 57 | 104B | 73A | Chris Hayes | 15/2 |
| 07 Oct 22+149d | Dundalk (AW) | Harrison Contracts NI Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-4 | 57 | 89B | 69A | Robert Whearty | 18/1 |
| 11 May 22+21d | Gowran Park | Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap (47-70) (Div 1) | 12/17 | 2¾ | 9-3 | 63 | 67C | 52A | Robert Whearty | 11/1 |
| 20 Apr 22+19d | Bellewstown | awardsandgifts.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 6/14 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 64 | 118C | 66A | Robert Whearty | 12/1 |
| 01 Apr 22+49d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden | 4/14 | 4 | 8-11 | — | 93B | 65A | Robert Whearty | 40/1 |
| 11 Feb 22+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Maiden | 5/10 | hd | 9-4 | — | 85A | 72A | Declan McDonogh | 66/1 |
| 02 Feb 22 | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Maiden | 6/13 | ¾ | 8-11 | — | 80B | 60A | Robert Whearty | 250/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ballycommon Chapel (IRE) won?
- Ballycommon Chapel (IRE) won 1 of 36 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 2.8%. Placed 5 times in total (13.9% of starts).
- Who trained Ballycommon Chapel (IRE)?
- Ballycommon Chapel (IRE) was trained by R Donohoe on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 28 August 2025.
- Who is Ballycommon Chapel (IRE)'s sire?
- Ballycommon Chapel (IRE) is by Elzaam (AUS) out of Maya Bay (IRE), whose sire is Peintre Celebre.
- What going does Ballycommon Chapel (IRE) prefer?
- Ballycommon Chapel (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ballycommon Chapel (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 28 August 2025. The highest on record is 89.
- What is Ballycommon Chapel (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Elzaam (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 4,517 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 322.
- Who are Ballycommon Chapel (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Maya Bay (IRE), Ballycommon Chapel (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.