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Ballycool (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2018) · Last trainer Lucinda Russell · Last owner Mr And Mrs T P Winnell
by Helissio (FR) out of Carnoustie (USA) (Ezzoud)
36 runs · 13 courses · from Oct 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Apr 2018 — 3,102 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2018 · 5th of 9 4 wins · Bangor-on-Dee, Uttoxeter & Kelso Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Ballycool (IRE) is 4 from 36. Hasn't won since Aug 2016. Last raced off 90, 23lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 36 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 23lb off peak
Official rating90↓ 23lb off peak
90 90–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 31 Oct 2017

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 97A · median 61.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good797A65—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f597A92—
1m5f – 2m357A45—

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 112B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 1 Sep 2017 Official rating 90 at the last run, 23 Apr 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 →

Jumps 31 figures · best 127A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good15126B101—
Good to Soft7124B91—
Soft6127A106—
Heavy3102B96—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f15124B96—
1m5f – 2m14127A101.5—
2m5f – 3m2117A102.5—

Of 36 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 36 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
Helissio (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,145 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 5.8% from 207.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm8689.3%+0.1—
Good4114210.2%+11 from 16
Good to Soft207125.8%−3.41 from 8
Soft2763010.9%+1.72 from 8
Heavy11797.7%−1.50 from 4
Standard (AW)4848.3%−0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−9.2—
6f – 7f1200%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f1500%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f53611.3%+2.1—
1m5f – 2m376359.3%+0.12 from 15
2m1f – 2m4f4374510.3%+1.12 from 18
2m5f – 3m212157.1%−2.10 from 3
Over 3m39410.3%+1.1—

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
Carnoustie (USA) (Ezzoud)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tee Shot (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 16 1 6% −12.00
Soft 8 2 25% +13.33
Good to Soft 8 1 13% +1.50
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 24 3 13% +6.83
Class 5 10 1 10% −6.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 6 0 0% −6.00
Uttoxeter 5 2 40% +16.00
Bangor-on-Dee 4 1 25% +5.50
Kelso 4 1 25% +0.33
Newcastle 3 0 0% −3.00
Cartmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Ayr 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 18 2 11% −4.17
1m5f – 2m 15 2 13% +6.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Derek Fox 25 4 16% +9.83
Mr S Fox 4 0 0% −4.00
Steven Fox 3 0 0% −3.00
Graham Watters 2 0 0% −2.00
Stephen Mulqueen 1 0 0% −1.00
Craig Nichol 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 35 4 11% −0.17
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 7 1 14% +2.50
2015 7 1 14% +10.00
2014 6 1 17% −2.00
2013 6 1 17% −1.67
2012 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 31 4 13% +3.83
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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
23 Apr 18+9d Hexham Totesport.com Hit The Jackpot Handicap Chase Class 5 · 15.5f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 1 11-3 9040B102A Derek Fox 17/2
14 Apr 18+165d Newcastle Break From The Herd At Vertem Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Heavy · 7 ran UR/7 — 11-6 90—— Derek Fox 9/1
31 Oct 17+60d Bangor-on-Dee Order New Timeform Chasers And Hurdlers Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 5 11-0 9294A96B Derek Fox 5/1
01 Sep 17+47d Bangor-on-Dee Wrexham Lager Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 1 10-13 9292B112B Derek Fox 10/1
16 Jul 17+29d Stratford Eden Vauxhall Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 8 11-8 9697A102A Derek Fox 20/1
17 Jun 17+35d Hexham Marie Curie Handicap Chase Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 nk 11-11 9945C85C Derek Fox 20/1
13 May 17+200d Hexham Film Nova Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 1½ 10-12 10157A93B Stephen Mulqueen 8/1
25 Oct 16+28d Bangor-on-Dee Sportingbet Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 9 11-10 10365B97A Derek Fox 15/2
27 Sep 16+29d Sedgefield Shepley Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 16 11-10 10358B109A Derek Fox 9/1
29 Aug 16+10d Cartmel Burlington Stone Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran UR/6 — 11-5 103—— Derek Fox 3/1
19 Aug 16+34d Bangor-on-Dee Allan Roberts Celebratory Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-8 100—124B Derek Fox 17/2
16 Jul 16+49d Cartmel Champagne Louis Roederer Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 17 11-2 105—88C Derek Fox 10/1
28 May 16+56d Cartmel Burlington Stone Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 ¾ 11-9 107—117A Derek Fox 11/1
02 Apr 16+114d Kelso Ashleybank Investments Reg & Betty Tweedie Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 10 11-5 109—91C Derek Fox 5/1
10 Dec 15+45d Newcastle Play Casino At 188bet Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 2¾ 10-13 110—96B Derek Fox 11/4J
26 Oct 15+24d Ayr Racing UK Android App racinguk.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 8 11-0 111—121B Derek Fox 4/1
02 Oct 15+146d Hexham Hexham Racecourse Ideal For Marriage Interactive Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 6 11-7 111—101B Derek Fox 5/1
09 May 15+56d Hexham Cwc Henderson 125th Year Anniversary Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 1¼ 11-1 112—102B Graham Watters 13/2
14 Mar 15+25d Uttoxeter Betfred 'supports Jack Berry House' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-7 113—— Craig Nichol 12/1
17 Feb 15+10d Wetherby Kingsway Claims Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 1¼ 11-4 113—114B Derek Fox 7/1
07 Feb 15+71d Uttoxeter 32RedSport.com 3/1 Willie Has A Winner Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-10 107—127A Derek Fox 16/1
28 Nov 14+27d Musselburgh Bam Construction St Andrews Day Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 21 11-4 110—77C Derek Fox 8/1
01 Nov 14+41d Ayr Lomond Plant Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 43 11-4 110—81C Derek Fox 7/2
21 Sep 14+176d Uttoxeter Burton Albion Football Club Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-7 100—126B Derek Fox 3/1
29 Mar 14+28d Uttoxeter Betfred 4 X Odds On Lucky 31's Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 33 10-9 103—92C Derek Fox 7/1
01 Mar 14+57d Kelso Cyril Alexander Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 17f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 9 10-2 105—89A Derek Fox 8/1
03 Jan 14+5d Musselburgh 32red.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 9 11-7 93—110B Derek Fox 5/4F
29 Dec 13+50d Kelso Monteith Memorial Handicap Chase (Betfair Scottish Chase Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-9 93—111B Derek Fox 10/3
09 Nov 13+7d Kelso George Harrow Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 8 11-3 94—97A Mr S Fox 5/2
02 Nov 13+21d Ayr Topstaff Employment Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-5 97—— Mr S Fox 9/2
12 Oct 13+20d Hexham intu Metrocentre Always A Winner Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 7 10-9 100—95A Mr S Fox 4/1F
22 Sep 13+147d Uttoxeter Derek Fower Transport Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran UR/10 — 11-5 100—— Mr S Fox 3/1F
28 Apr 13+120d Wetherby National Festival Circus Is Here Today Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 13 10-5 ——94A Graham Watters 33/1
29 Dec 12+28d Doncaster crownhotel-bawtry.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 20 ran 14/20 59 10-5 ——94C Steven Fox 100/1
01 Dec 12+34d Newcastle E.b.f. 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (qualifier) Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 9/15 ½ 10-7 ——90C Steven Fox 33/1
28 Oct 12 Aintree matalan.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 5 10-7 ——86C Steven Fox 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballycool (IRE) won?
Ballycool (IRE) won 4 of 36 archived starts between 2012 and 2018, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 8 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Ballycool (IRE)?
Ballycool (IRE) was trained by Lucinda Russell on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 23 April 2018.
Who is Ballycool (IRE)'s sire?
Ballycool (IRE) is by Helissio (FR) out of Carnoustie (USA), whose sire is Ezzoud.
What going does Ballycool (IRE) prefer?
Ballycool (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 8 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 Ballycool (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 23 April 2018. The highest on record is 113.
What is Ballycool (IRE)'s sire's record?
Helissio (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,145 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 5.8% from 207.
Who are Ballycool (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Carnoustie (USA), Ballycool (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2012. 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.