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Ballygowan Star (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2009) · Last trainer Gary Moore · Last owner C Duggan B Gilligan L Brakes
by Taipan (IRE) out of Camus Abbey (GB) (Peacock I)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Nov 2009 — 6,182 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2009 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Ballygowan Star (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 16 at Down Royal (Jun 2008). Last raced off 92, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating92↓ 8lb off peak
92 92–100

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 93C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Folkestone, 18 Nov 2008 Official rating 92 at the last run, 30 Nov 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 108A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft4108A95—
Good291C87.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3108A97—
2m1f – 2m4f393C91—

Of 10 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Taipan (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,212 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 12.6% from 159. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 6% from 133.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%+0.5—
Good to Firm141139.2%−0.30 from 1
Good317299.1%−0.40 from 3
Good to Soft1592012.6%+3.1—
Soft305247.9%−1.60 from 6
Heavy2742810.2%+0.7—
Standard (AW)600%−9.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−9.5—
1m – 1m1f100%−9.5—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−9.5—
1m5f – 2m201147%−2.50 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f412379%−0.50 from 5
2m5f – 3m4615612.1%+2.60 from 2
Over 3m13386%−3.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Camus Abbey (GB) (Peacock I)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Wooden Wonder (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Folkestone 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Marc Goldstein 3 0 0% −3.00
Philip Hide 2 0 0% −2.00
M P Butler 2 0 0% −2.00
Dave Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert L Butler 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 4 runs
30 Nov 09+28d Folkestone Ladbrokescasino.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 11-11 92— Philip Hide 16/1
02 Nov 09+180d Kempton Try Our New Bistro Menu Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-0 95— Philip Hide 20/1
06 May 09+8d Huntingdon Ladies Night On 26th May Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Firm · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-9 100— Dave Crosse 33/1
28 Apr 09+133d Wincanton Wincanton Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 5 11-12 10084C Paul Moloney 11/1
2008 · 5 runs
16 Dec 08+17d Folkestone Jingle Bells Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m1½f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 29 11-1 10090C Robert L Butler 20/1
29 Nov 08+11d Towcester E.B.F 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 2m5f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-7 —— Marc Goldstein 33/1
18 Nov 08+5d Folkestone Daily Mail E.B.F. 'NH' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 2m1½f · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 28 10-7 10093C Marc Goldstein 17/2
13 Nov 08+144d Ludlow Corve Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 nk 10-7 10097A Marc Goldstein 25/1
22 Jun 08+182d Down Royal Club Soda Water (pro-am) Inh Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 16 ran 2/16 12 11-0 —108A M P Butler 12/1
2007 · 1 run
23 Dec 07 Thurles Curaheen (pro-am) Inh Flat Race 2m2f · Good · 17 ran 6/17 11 11-7 —91C M P Butler 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballygowan Star won?
Ballygowan Star (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2007 and 2009. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Ballygowan Star?
Ballygowan Star (IRE) was trained by Gary Moore on the most recent run on record, at Folkestone on 30 November 2009.
Who is Ballygowan Star's sire?
Ballygowan Star (IRE) is by Taipan (IRE) out of Camus Abbey (GB), whose sire is Peacock I.
What is Ballygowan Star's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 30 November 2009. The highest on record is 100.
What is Ballygowan Star's sire's record?
Taipan (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,212 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 12.6% from 159. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 6% from 133.
Who are Ballygowan Star's siblings?
Out of Camus Abbey (GB), Ballygowan Star (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.