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Horse profile

Ballygelly (IRE)

8yo mare · Trainer Emma-Jane Bishop · Owner Mrs M J Wilson
by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Indian Love (FR) (Indian Danehill)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Jan 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Fakenham Last run 13 Apr 2026 · 3rd of 5 Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Ballygelly is a mare who has won one of ten starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 5 mares handicap chase at Fakenham over 2m5f to 3m on good ground in Apr 2025 off a mark of 68. She has raced three times at Fakenham, recording one win and one placing. Her last run, at Fakenham in Apr 2026, saw her finish third of five after leading in the same Class 5 mares handicap chase off an official rating of 73. She has recorded no wins from six starts on soft or heavier ground.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5
Official rating73↓ 1lb off peak
73 68–74

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 7 figures · best 108C · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good3108C851 run · —
Soft2100C70.5—
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3108C851 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f3100C55—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fakenham, 13 Apr 2026 Official rating 73 at the last run, 13 Apr 2026

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 7 figures · best 97C · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good387B871 run · —
Soft297C91—
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m387B871 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f397C85—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 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 from 5 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Prominent 3 (60%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,824 runs since Jan 2008 (679 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,52618812.3%+11 from 4
Good to Soft1,21613411%−0.30 from 2
Soft1,88921411.3%00 from 3
Heavy7768611.1%−0.20 from 1
Standard (AW)336226.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.3—
6f – 7f71811.3%0—
1m – 1m1f24983.2%−8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4936413%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,57219312.3%+1—
2m1f – 2m4f1,96920210.3%−10 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,22915312.4%+1.11 from 5
Over 3m2383313.9%+2.60 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Indian Love (FR) (Indian Danehill)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bond Broker (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Bond Broker (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bond Broker (IRE)1242m–2m4fClass 4
The Boldshelmalier (IRE)30——
Drop A Gear (IRE)90——
Got Arc Eye (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% +2.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 1 14% −1.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fakenham 3 1 33% +3.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Best 6 0 0% −6.00
Lilly Pinchin 2 0 0% −2.00
Liam Harrison 1 0 0% −1.00
David Noonan 1 1 100% +5.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood + tongue tie 5 1 20% +1.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 4 1 25% +2.00
2024 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% −1.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2026 · 2 runs
13 Apr 26+28d Fakenham Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Mares' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 5 ran drifted left occasionally early on - sat close to pace before going in front approaching 7th - driven on after 4 out - put under pressure and overtaken after 3 out - blundered 2 out - dropped from second spot before the last - unable to find more late and beaten into third 3/5 4¼ 10-4 73108C87B Lilly Pinchin 8/1
16 Mar 26+138d Plumpton Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled just off the pace early - pushed along after the 14th and lost contact - fell right away to finish well beaten 5/7 ½ 10-4 7482C69C Liam Harrison 22/1
2025 · 4 runs
29 Oct 25+188d Fakenham Robert Edwards Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Settled towards back early - moved into contention 6 out - hit front and asserting from 5 out - driven approaching 2 out but fell last while a length to the good UR/5 — 10-5 72—— Lilly Pinchin 13/2
24 Apr 25+23d Warwick Visit racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 8 ran Held up towards the back - needed urging after the 11th - well behind by the 13th before being pulled up PU/8 — 10-8 73—— James Best 12/1
01 Apr 25+56d Fakenham Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Mares' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 2 ran Sat close to front early - driven up 4 out - moved through to front approaching 2 out - opened big advantage last and won in a canter 1/2 10-2 6885C87C David Noonan 5/1
04 Feb 25+84d Taunton Par Inn Cornwall Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 18f · Soft · 12 ran Settled just behind the pace early - hit the front and drifted left approaching the 4th before being overtaken by the 8th - urged along but faltered soon after - dropped well behind and eased out of contention before 3 out PU/12 — 10-2 69—— James Best 22/1
2024 · 4 runs
12 Nov 24+239d Lingfield Howard Pearl 80th Classic Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 8 ran Went clear from the front after the 2nd - lost fluency at the 7th - lost the advantage after the 15th - driven approaching the home turn before dropping away three out 7/8 shd 10-5 7361C75C James Best 11/1
18 Mar 24+34d Fontwell V2 Radio 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 21 10-12 —55C78C James Best 66/1
13 Feb 24+22d Lingfield Lingfield Supports The Injured Jockeys Fund Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 11/11 1¾ 11-6 —100C85C James Best 150/1
22 Jan 24 Warwick Welcombe Hills Vineyard Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 44 11-5 —41C97C James Best 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballygelly won?
Ballygelly (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trains Ballygelly?
Ballygelly (IRE) is trained by Emma-Jane Bishop, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 April 2026.
Who is Ballygelly's sire?
Ballygelly (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Indian Love (FR), whose sire is Indian Danehill.
What going does Ballygelly prefer?
Ballygelly (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Ballygelly's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 13 April 2026. The highest on record is 74.
What is Ballygelly's sire's record?
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,824 runs since Jan 2008 (679 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Who are Ballygelly's siblings?
Out of Indian Love (FR), Ballygelly (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bond Broker (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Bond Broker (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2024. 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.