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Horse profile

Ballyegan (IRE)

13yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2018) · Last trainer Bob Buckler · Last owner R H Buckler
by Saddlers' Hall (IRE) out of Knapping Princess (IRE) (Prince Of Birds)
58 runs · 13 courses · from Mar 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Feb 2018 — 3,164 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2018 · 4th of 10 7 wins · Towcester & Taunton Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Ballyegan (IRE) is 7 from 58. Hasn't won since Dec 2017. Last raced off 81, 27lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 58 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 27lb off peak
Official rating81↓ 27lb off peak
81 66–108

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 86 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Towcester, 21 Dec 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 9 figures · best 91A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good359A45—
Soft391A81—
Good to Firm268A62—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f691A70—
2m5f – 3m368A45—

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Towcester, 21 Dec 2017 Official rating 81 at the last run, 20 Feb 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 50 figures · best 125A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft17114B93—
Good to Soft15125A94—
Good996B86—
Heavy6112B85—
Good to Firm383B82—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m24125A91—
2m1f – 2m4f16114B85.5—
Over 3m6109B91—
1m5f – 2m4109B97—

Of 58 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (8).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 50 figures from 58 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
Saddlers' Hall (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 4,861 runs since Jan 2008 (460 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm59610.2%+2.5—
Good to Firm482408.3%+0.60 from 3
Good1,3511148.4%+0.70 from 9
Good to Soft693547.8%+0.15 from 16
Soft1,317916.9%−0.82 from 19
Heavy940707.4%−0.30 from 11
Standard (AW)1915.3%−2.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−7.7—
1m – 1m1f200%−7.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2414.2%−3.5—
1m5f – 2m1,059777.3%−0.42 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,7231136.6%−1.12 from 17
2m5f – 3m1,5971469.1%+1.43 from 28
Over 3m455398.6%+0.90 from 9

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
Knapping Princess (IRE) (Prince Of Birds)

6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Baily Rock (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Baily Rock (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Baily Rock (IRE)3052m–3mClass 1
Grey Gamble (IRE)70——
Abhainn Ri (IRE)30——
June Monsoon (IRE)30——
Tinas Glory (IRE)60——
Cot Knapping (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 19 2 11% −9.62
Good to Soft 16 5 31% +12.00
Heavy 11 0 0% −11.00
Good 9 0 0% −9.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 27 6 22% +2.88
Class 4 23 1 4% −15.50
Class 3 8 0 0% −8.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 17 4 24% −2.12
Exeter 10 0 0% −10.00
Towcester 8 3 38% +14.50
Chepstow 4 0 0% −4.00
Newbury 4 0 0% −4.00
Newton Abbot 3 0 0% −3.00
Wincanton 3 0 0% −3.00
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 28 3 11% −13.62
2m1f – 2m4f 17 2 12% −2.00
Over 3m 9 0 0% −9.00
1m5f – 2m 4 2 50% +4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Heard 15 3 20% +0.00
Andrew Glassonbury 9 1 11% −1.50
Sean Houlihan 6 1 17% +2.00
Mr Gary Derwin 6 2 33% +0.88
Nathan Sweeney 6 0 0% −6.00
Gerard Tumelty 4 0 0% −4.00
Liam McKenna 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Jones 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Skelton 2 0 0% −2.00
James Corbett 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Christopher Barber 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr F Windsor Clive 1 0 0% −1.00
Giles Hawkins 1 0 0% −1.00
Daryl Jacob 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Sherwood 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 47 6 13% −17.12
Tongue tie 11 1 9% −3.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 6 1 17% +2.00
2016 8 0 0% −8.00
2015 13 3 23% +2.00
2014 6 2 33% +0.88
2013 6 0 0% −6.00
2012 4 0 0% −4.00
2011 8 1 13% −0.50
2010 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 48 7 15% −10.62
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00

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
20 Feb 18+32d Taunton C&S Electrical Wholesale Hager Handicap Chase Class 4 · 18f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 3 9-7 81—81B Sean Houlihan 14/1
19 Jan 18+29d Chepstow Download The App At 188bet Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 5/13 33 10-0 81—71C Sean Houlihan 7/1
21 Dec 17+21d Towcester Totepool Merry Christmas Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-10 7486A94B Sean Houlihan 7/1
30 Nov 17+182d Taunton Bet toteWin At betfred.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 8 9-8 7545A72A Sean Houlihan 8/1
01 Jun 17+28d Ffos Las M Hiorns Building Contractor Ltd Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 2½ 9-13 7638B77B Sean Houlihan 6/1
04 May 17+28d Towcester Call Star Spreads On 0808 2349709 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 5 10-6 7868A75B James Corbett 6/1
06 Apr 17+76d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Handicap Chase Class 4 · 18f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 nk 9-11 8159A81B Sean Houlihan 9/2
20 Jan 17+32d Chepstow Bet 10 Get 30 At 188bet Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 4 10-11 8527C77C Liam Heard 20/1
19 Dec 16+26d Hereford Cotswold Corporate Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 2½ 10-9 8681C80C Liam McKenna 9/2
23 Nov 16+34d Hereford bet365 Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 nk 10-8 8691A99A Liam McKenna 7/1
20 Oct 16+182d Ludlow Amateur Jockeys' Association Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 12 10-8 8956A82B Mr Christopher Barber 14/1
21 Apr 16+38d Exeter Otter Brewery 25 Years Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 3½ 11-3 91—88C Liam Heard 14/1
14 Mar 16+11d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Bridgwater Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 6 11-12 93—94A Liam Heard 15/2
03 Mar 16+15d Taunton Gibbs Handicap Chase Class 4 · 18f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 1¾ 10-9 93—76C Liam Heard 7/2
17 Feb 16+12d Towcester Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1½ 11-4 92—107B Liam Heard 11/2
05 Feb 16+50d Chepstow 32red Casino Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-8 92—— Liam Heard 13/2
17 Dec 15+21d Towcester Totepool Wishing Racegoers A Merry Christmas Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-1 86—114B Liam Heard 6/1
26 Nov 15+15d Taunton Festive Fixture 10th December Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 18 11-12 88—91B Liam Heard 9/2
11 Nov 15+188d Exeter Watch Racinguk Free With Month Trial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 6 10-6 90—93B Liam Heard 17/2
07 May 15+15d Newton Abbot SIS Top Class Data Delivery Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 15 11-4 92—71C Liam Heard 9/2
22 Apr 15+20d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Handicap Chase Class 4 · 18f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 3/4 8 9-7 92—83B Mr Gary Derwin 6/4F
02 Apr 15+8d Taunton Taunton Jaguar Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 2½ 11-7 93—96B Liam Heard 4/1
25 Mar 15+9d Newton Abbot Bet Totetrifecta Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 4½ 10-8 88—85C Liam Heard 5/1
16 Mar 15+7d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Yeovil Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-0 81—100B Liam Heard 6/4F
09 Mar 15+14d Taunton Bell Inn At Watchet Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-7 81—109B Liam Heard 9/2
23 Feb 15+18d Plumpton At The Races Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 18 10-5 77—88B Liam Heard 3/1
05 Feb 15+17d Taunton Rural Living Show 28th March Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1¾ 9-9 75—93A Mr Gary Derwin 10/3F
19 Jan 15+18d Exeter Haldon Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Heavy · 14 ran 2/14 14 9-9 76—91A Mr Gary Derwin 5/1J
01 Jan 15+35d Exeter Passage House Inn Topsham Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 15 9-10 76—91B Mr Gary Derwin 6/1
27 Nov 14+14d Taunton Xmas Fair 11th December Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-10 75—94B Mr Gary Derwin 11/8F
13 Nov 14+217d Taunton Somerset County Gazette Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-7 66—97B Mr Gary Derwin 7/2
10 Apr 14+17d Taunton Follow totepool On Facebook And Twitter Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 26 10-8 82—86C Sam Jones 17/2
24 Mar 14+43d Taunton Ladies Day 3rd April Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 7 10-0 72—81A Gerard Tumelty 40/1
09 Feb 14+26d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Barnstaple Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 8 10-0 79—81C Gerard Tumelty 8/1
14 Jan 14+54d Exeter 32Red Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 7 10-7 86—89C Gerard Tumelty 9/1
21 Nov 13+41d Chepstow Dalepak Ltd Supporting Paul's Place Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-8 91—— Gerard Tumelty 12/1
11 Oct 13+201d Newton Abbot South West Racing Club Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 47 11-9 97—93C Sam Jones 14/1
24 Mar 13+19d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Bridgwater Handicap Chase (Sunday 5k Bonus Race) Class 4 · 25f · Heavy · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-12 97—— Andrew Glassonbury 4/1
05 Mar 13+33d Exeter Higos Insurance Services Devon National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 30.5f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 5 10-4 100—94A Andrew Glassonbury 11/2
31 Jan 13+24d Towcester Jenkinsons Caterers Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Heavy · 13 ran F/13 — 11-2 100—— Andrew Glassonbury 12/1
07 Jan 13+37d Taunton BBC Stargazing Live Here 10th January Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Heavy · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-9 103—— Andrew Glassonbury 13/2
01 Dec 12+25d Newbury Sportingbet Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26f · Good To Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 10-6 103—— Mr F Windsor Clive 18/1
06 Nov 12+262d Exeter Smith & Williamson Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 6 9-13 106—85A Giles Hawkins 14/1
18 Feb 12+30d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Bridgwater Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-8 106—— Daryl Jacob 4/1
19 Jan 12+19d Lingfield Lingfieldpark.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 6 11-9 106—108B Andrew Glassonbury 3/1
31 Dec 11+16d Newbury Betfred Mandarin Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 3¼ 10-2 106—109B Andrew Glassonbury 15/2
15 Dec 11+13d Towcester Oddsanywhere.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-6 99—125A Andrew Glassonbury 13/2
02 Dec 11+15d Exeter RNLI Saving Lives At Sea Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 16 11-9 102—109A Andrew Glassonbury 9/1
17 Nov 11+261d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 15 11-5 105—89C Andrew Glassonbury 11/2
01 Mar 11+15d Ffos Las Felinfoel Brewers' Dragon Stout Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 1¼ 10-13 105—81C Nathan Sweeney 9/2J
14 Feb 11+11d Plumpton Timeform Jury Novices' Chase Class 3 · 25.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 33 10-5 107—82C Nathan Sweeney 5/1
03 Feb 11+24d Towcester Bet In Play At Ladbrokes Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-5 107—— Jack Sherwood 8/1
10 Jan 11+11d Towcester Ladbrokes Mobile Masters Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 2½ 9-8 105—104A Nathan Sweeney 7/2F
30 Dec 10+33d Taunton totepool A Better Way To Bet Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 1¾ 11-5 105—108A Nathan Sweeney 33/1
27 Nov 10+13d Newbury sportingbet.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 8/14 17 9-11 108—78C Nathan Sweeney 14/1
14 Nov 10+12d Fontwell totepool A Better Way To Bet Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 8 10-7 ——112B Nathan Sweeney 33/1
02 Nov 10+242d Exeter toteplacepot 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 2 10-12 ——95C Harry Skelton 66/1
05 Mar 10 Newbury Totesport Supports West Berkshire Mencap 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 19 10-9 ——89C Harry Skelton 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Ballyegan (IRE) won?
Ballyegan (IRE) won 7 of 58 archived starts between 2010 and 2018, a strike rate of 12.1%. Placed 18 times in total (31% of starts).
Who trained Ballyegan (IRE)?
Ballyegan (IRE) was trained by Bob Buckler on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 20 February 2018.
Who is Ballyegan (IRE)'s sire?
Ballyegan (IRE) is by Saddlers' Hall (IRE) out of Knapping Princess (IRE), whose sire is Prince Of Birds.
What going does Ballyegan (IRE) prefer?
Ballyegan (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 5 wins from 16 starts (31.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ballyegan (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 20 February 2018. The highest on record is 108.
What is Ballyegan (IRE)'s sire's record?
Saddlers' Hall (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 4,861 runs since Jan 2008 (460 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ballyegan (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Knapping Princess (IRE), Ballyegan (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Baily Rock (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Baily Rock (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2010. 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.