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Horse profile

Ballygoe (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2023) · Last trainer Chris Down · Last owner Paul And Valerie Holland
by Shantou (USA) out of Paradise Lily (IRE) (Bob Back)
12 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 May 2023 — 1,231 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2023 · 7th of 13 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Ballygoe (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Newton Abbot (May 2022). Last raced off 87, 26lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 26lb off peak
Official rating87↓ 26lb off peak
87 87–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newton Abbot, 31 May 2023

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.

Jumps 8 figures · best 119A · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good5116B100—
Good to Soft3119A93—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6119A102.5—
2m5f – 3m295C90—

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 106A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 19 Oct 2022 Official rating 87 at the last run, 31 May 2023

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.

Jumps 9 figures · best 112A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good6112A103.5—
Good to Soft3110A98—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6112A103.5—
2m5f – 3m3109A98—

Of 12 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 · 9 figures from 12 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,815 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,28431013.6%00 from 8
Good to Soft1,42917612.3%−1.30 from 3
Soft2,61036313.9%+0.30 from 1
Heavy1,28117813.9%+0.3—
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%00 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,70637814%+0.40 from 8
2m5f – 3m2,33533314.3%+0.70 from 3
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Arahecan (IRE) (2 wins).

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

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Arahecan (IRE)1922m–2m4f—
Missed Tee (IRE)1922m–2m3½fClass 4
Paradise Park (IRE)60——
Lilly Geal (IRE)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 3 0 0% −3.00
Worcester 3 0 0% −3.00
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Davies 9 0 0% −9.00
David Noonan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr C Abernethy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 8 0 0% −8.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 5 0 0% −5.00
2021 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00
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
31 May 23+82d Newton Abbot Newtonabbotracing.Com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 5½ 11-3 87105B88A James Davies 7/1
10 Mar 23+17d Exeter Virgin Bet Daily Money Back Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 15 ran F/15 — 11-1 87—— James Davies 12/1
21 Feb 23+111d Taunton Racing To School Blackbrook Primary Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 19f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-3 89—— James Davies 10/3
02 Nov 22+14d Chepstow Follow Vickers.Bet On Twitter Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7/12 9½ 11-3 9493A90A James Davies 6/1
19 Oct 22+147d Worcester FBC Manby Bowdler Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 1¼ 11-5 9693B106A James Davies 11/2
25 May 22+20d Newton Abbot Brian And Gill's Golden Wedding Anniversary Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 42 11-4 9895C90C James Davies 11/4
05 May 22+16d Worcester Cazoo Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 5½ 11-6 102100A101A James Davies 5/1
19 Apr 22+137d Worcester Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 1¾ 11-12 108—109A James Davies 28/1
03 Dec 21+14d Exeter betting.bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 1¼ 11-11 11385A98A David Noonan 33/1
19 Nov 21+24d Chepstow Angela Nettlefold Memorial Race Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 4¾ 11-4 —119A110A David Noonan 15/2
26 Oct 21+216d Chepstow Pickwick Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 8 11-4 —116B112A James Davies 40/1
24 Mar 21 Tipperary Nenagh (C & G) Point-To-Point Flat Race (Div 2) 19.5f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-9 ——— Mr C Abernethy 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballygoe (IRE) won?
Ballygoe (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2021 and 2023. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Ballygoe (IRE)?
Ballygoe (IRE) was trained by Chris Down on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 31 May 2023.
Who is Ballygoe (IRE)'s sire?
Ballygoe (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Paradise Lily (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What is Ballygoe (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 31 May 2023. The highest on record is 113.
What is Ballygoe (IRE)'s sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,815 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Ballygoe (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Paradise Lily (IRE), Ballygoe (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Arahecan (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Missed Tee (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2021. 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.