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Horse profile

Ballygown Bay (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2019) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner Mrs Joanna Peppiatt
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Star Shuil (IRE) (Soviet Star)
14 runs · 9 courses · from Jan 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Oct 2019 — 2,567 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2019 · 6th of 7 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Ballygown Bay (IRE) is yet to win from 14 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 3rd of 6 at Worcester (Sep 2019). Last raced off 103, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating103↓ 17lb off peak
103 103–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton, 6 May 2019

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 12 figures · best 125A · median 101.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good7125A101—
Soft3122B106—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m6125A98—
2m1f – 2m4f3123B102—
1m5f – 2m3106B90—

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 24 Oct 2019 Official rating 103 at the last run, 24 Oct 2019

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 12 figures · best 119A · median 109.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good7119A111—
Soft3113A108—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m6111A98—
2m1f – 2m4f3119A117—
1m5f – 2m3119A113—

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 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
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.30 from 1
Good4,05744310.9%−10 from 7
Good to Soft2,93535412.1%+0.20 from 2
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.90 from 4
Heavy3,81744911.8%−0.1—
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48654812.2%+0.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f6,08272411.9%00 from 4
2m5f – 3m5,26062311.8%−0.10 from 7
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Star Shuil (IRE) (Soviet Star)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Alpesh Amin (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m3f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Fresh New Dawn (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Alpesh Amin (IRE)1932m3f–2m5f—
Fresh New Dawn (IRE)2822m4½f–2m5½fClass 4
Time To Upgrade (IRE)10——
White Meadow (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 6 0 0% −6.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 11 0 0% −11.00
Tom O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Micheal Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 0 0% −12.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 5 0 0% −5.00
2018 5 0 0% −5.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 5 runs
24 Oct 19+31d Ludlow Wetmore Clinic Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 7 ran 6/7 43 11-11 10337C93C Micheal Nolan 11/1
23 Sep 19+22d Warwick Racing TV Club Day Today Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 19 11-0 10851C90C Richard Johnson 8/1
01 Sep 19+95d Worcester Placed For Your Convenience Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 7 11-2 11182A93B Richard Johnson 5/6F
29 May 19+23d Newton Abbot Smiths And Heywoods Support Par Inn Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 ½ 11-6 112114A104A Tom O'Brien 5/1
06 May 19+135d Kempton Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 1½ 11-5 113125A111A Richard Johnson 6/1
2018 · 5 runs
22 Dec 18+23d Ascot Foundation Developments Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-9 115—— Richard Johnson 8/1
29 Nov 18+16d Warwick colossusbets.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 ¾ 11-3 116122B103A Richard Johnson 7/1
13 Nov 18+190d Hereford Best Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 ¾ 11-13 116101A119A Richard Johnson 9/2
07 May 18+22d Warwick Olly Murphy Racing Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 1 11-0 118102A112A Tom O'Brien 10/1
15 Apr 18+166d Plumpton Premier League Betting At 188bet Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-7 120—— Richard Johnson 17/2
2017 · 4 runs
31 Oct 17+26d Chepstow Join Rogues Gallery Racing Club Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 8 10-12 —123B117A Richard Johnson 7/2F
05 Oct 17+207d Warwick Old Fourpenny Shop 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 15 ran 3/15 3¾ 10-12 —90B119A Richard Johnson 14/1
12 Mar 17+45d Warwick 10% Money Back At Cheltenham Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 2 10-8 —81C108B Richard Johnson 4/6F
26 Jan 17 Warwick Bet 10 Get 30 At 188Bet Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 ¾ 10-7 —106B113A Richard Johnson 11/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Ballygown Bay won?
Ballygown Bay (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2017 and 2019. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).
Who trained Ballygown Bay?
Ballygown Bay (IRE) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 24 October 2019.
Who is Ballygown Bay's sire?
Ballygown Bay (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Star Shuil (IRE), whose sire is Soviet Star.
What is Ballygown Bay's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 24 October 2019. The highest on record is 120.
What is Ballygown Bay's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ballygown Bay's siblings?
Out of Star Shuil (IRE), Ballygown Bay (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Alpesh Amin (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Fresh New Dawn (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–2m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2017. 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.