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Horse profile

Ballyfinney (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer D T Hughes · Last owner C P Obrien
by Good Thyne (USA) out of Sounds Confident (IRE) (Orchestra)
26 runs · 13 courses · from Dec 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jul 2009 — 6,304 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 · 14th of 16 2 wins · Downpatrick & Gowran Park Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Ballyfinney (IRE) is 2 from 26. Hasn't won since Nov 2006. Last raced off 93, 21lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 26 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating93↓ 21lb off peak
93 85–114

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 31 May 2009 Official rating 93 at the last run, 17 Jul 2009

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 19 figures · best 117C · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft8114C103—
Heavy7117C98—
Good4113C95—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m10117C100.5—
2m1f – 2m4f6114C97—
1m5f – 2m2102C99.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 26 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 26 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
Good Thyne (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.6% of 503 runs since Jan 2008 (69 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm8112.5%+6.9—
Good to Firm5511.8%−3.80 from 1
Good123108.1%+2.50 from 6
Good to Soft7211.4%−4.20 from 2
Soft13885.8%+0.22 from 8
Heavy10776.5%+0.90 from 9
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m6845.9%+0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f158127.6%+21 from 7
2m5f – 3m20173.5%−2.11 from 12
Over 3m7656.6%+10 from 5

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
Sounds Confident (IRE) (Orchestra)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Caminero (IRE)50——
Deise All Star (IRE)30——
Patrick Jane (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 9 0 0% −9.00
Soft 8 2 25% +0.08
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 6 0 0% −6.00
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 2 1 50% +1.75
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 1 100% +3.33

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 12 1 8% −7.67
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −3.25
Over 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Roger Loughran 11 0 0% −11.00
Ian McCarthy 3 0 0% −3.00
Conor Maxwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Niki O'Shea 3 1 33% +1.33
P W Flood 2 1 50% +1.75
Mr J J Gerrard 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 20 2 10% −11.92
Tongue tie + blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2008 6 0 0% −6.00
2007 6 0 0% −6.00
2006 9 2 22% −0.92
2005 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 14 1 7% −10.25
Hurdle 12 1 8% −7.67

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
17 Jul 09+26d Kilbeggan Scanlon's Bar & Restaurant Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 24f · Good · 16 ran 14/16 27 11-6 9393C Roger Loughran 14/1
21 Jun 09+8d Down Royal Hamilton & Kirk Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 22f · Good To Firm · 20 ran PU/20 — 9-10 93— Mr J J Gerrard 25/1
13 Jun 09+13d Limerick Limerickraces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 19f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-12 93— Ian McCarthy 12/1
31 May 09+155d Kilbeggan Coola Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 3½ 11-6 9497A Roger Loughran 14/1
27 Dec 08+27d Leopardstown Paddypowerpoker.com Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 24f · Yielding To Soft · 22 ran 17/22 5 9-10 8584C Richard Hughes 16/1
30 Nov 08+218d Fairyhouse Joe Savage Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 24f · Soft · 17 ran 9/17 2½ 10-0 9592C P W Flood 25/1
26 Apr 08+32d Punchestown Whitewater Centre Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-145) 25f · Good · 20 ran PU/20 — 9-3 107— Conor Maxwell 33/1
25 Mar 08+27d Fairyhouse Menolly Homes Handicap Chase (0-116) 25f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran PU/19 — 11-9 110— Barry Geraghty 8/1
27 Feb 08+57d Downpatrick Powers Ulster Grand National EBF Handicap Chase (0-123) 28f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-5 112— Roger Loughran 12/1
01 Jan 08+23d Fairyhouse Bambury's Bet at Griffeen S.C. Handicap Chase (0-123) 25f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-7 113— Roger Loughran 6/1
09 Dec 07+41d Punchestown Weatherbys Ireland GSB Handicap Chase (0-140) 20f · Heavy · 13 ran 7/13 nk 9-5 11489C Ian McCarthy 9/1
29 Oct 07+213d Galway Lighthouse At Flaherty Markets Handicap Chase 22.5f · Heavy · 15 ran F/15 — 9-3 114— Ian McCarthy 12/1
30 Mar 07+40d Ascot Thames Hospicecare 2007 Appeal Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 nk 10-6 114113C Roger Loughran 4/1
18 Feb 07+17d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase (0-116) 20f · Heavy · 14 ran 6/14 2 11-9 111106C Roger Loughran 5/1F
01 Feb 07+11d Thurles Rock Of Cashel Handicap Chase (0-123) 22f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 2/18 ½ 11-4 107108C Roger Loughran 6/1
21 Jan 07+52d Fairyhouse Ladbrokes 1800 777 888 Handicap Chase (0-116) 25f · Heavy · 18 ran 4/18 3½ 11-9 10898C Roger Loughran 11/2F
30 Nov 06+15d Thurles Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-116) 22f · Heavy · 17 ran 3/17 ¾ 11-3 105117C Conor Maxwell 11/4F
15 Nov 06+13d Downpatrick Toals Bookmakers On-Course Shop Beginners Chase 18.5f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-9 105114C P W Flood 11/4F
02 Nov 06+12d Clonmel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 17f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 5/15 1 11-2 —98C R Walsh 7/1
21 Oct 06+187d Fairyhouse Cavan GAA Supporters Club Beginners Chase 16f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 8/16 1 11-8 —102C Roger Loughran 16/1
17 Apr 06+30d Fairyhouse Mcgarrell Reilly Homes Handicap Hurdle 22f · Good · 24 ran 5/24 4 9-3 10393C Conor Maxwell 12/1
18 Mar 06+13d Gowran Park Gowran Farmers Market Maiden Hurdle 24f · Yielding · 19 ran 1/19 11-4 101114C Niki O'Shea 10/3
05 Mar 06+11d Clonmel Demense Maiden Hurdle 24f · Soft · 16 ran 2/16 4 10-10 —111C Niki O'Shea 5/2F
22 Feb 06+46d Punchestown Book Your Festival Tickets Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 6 11-3 —96C Roger Loughran 25/1
07 Jan 06+12d Navan Posidonas At Sweet Wall Stud Maiden Hurdle 22f · Soft To Heavy · 21 ran 4/21 3 11-3 —81C Niki O'Shea 20/1
26 Dec 05 Leopardstown Durkan New Homes Maiden Hurdle 18f · Yielding · 21 ran 9/21 2 11-4 —93C Roger Loughran 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballyfinney (IRE) won?
Ballyfinney (IRE) won 2 of 26 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 7 times in total (26.9% of starts).
Who trained Ballyfinney (IRE)?
Ballyfinney (IRE) was trained by D T Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 17 July 2009.
Who is Ballyfinney (IRE)'s sire?
Ballyfinney (IRE) is by Good Thyne (USA) out of Sounds Confident (IRE), whose sire is Orchestra.
What going does Ballyfinney (IRE) prefer?
Ballyfinney (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 Ballyfinney (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 17 July 2009. The highest on record is 114.
What is Ballyfinney (IRE)'s sire's record?
Good Thyne (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.6% of 503 runs since Jan 2008 (69 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ballyfinney (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sounds Confident (IRE), Ballyfinney (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2005. 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.