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Horse profile

Ballygulleen (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2011) · Last trainer Bob Buckler · Last owner John La Trobe
by Lord Americo (IRE) out of Endless Patience (IRE) (Miner's Lamp)
19 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2008
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Oct 2011 — 5,479 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2011 2 wins · Wincanton & Towcester Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Ballygulleen (IRE) is 2 from 19, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2009. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Last raced off 74, 27lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 27lb off peak
Official rating74↓ 27lb off peak
74 74–101

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 83C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Towcester, 5 Oct 2011 Official rating 74 at the last run, 27 Oct 2011

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 13 figures · best 106A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm4106A85—
Good4100C91.5—
Good to Soft293C81—
Soft286A75—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6106A85—
Over 3m5100C82—
2m1f – 2m4f289C87.5—

Of 19 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 19 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
Lord Americo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,189 runs since Jan 2008 (237 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1500%−7.80 from 1
Good to Firm216209.3%+1.51 from 6
Good601518.5%+0.71 from 6
Good to Soft340267.6%−0.20 from 2
Soft622508%+0.20 from 4
Heavy383236%−1.8—
Standard (AW)1218.3%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−7.8—
6f – 7f200%−7.8—
1m – 1m1f100%−7.8—
1m2f – 1m4f400%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m515295.6%−2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f785607.6%−0.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m691649.3%+1.51 from 8
Over 3m190189.5%+1.71 from 9

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Endless Patience (IRE) (Miner's Lamp)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Arkose (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (No Hassle Hoff (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Arkose (IRE)2952m1f–3m1½fClass 3
Iwillrememberyou (IRE)1742m4½f–3m1½fClass 3
No Hassle Hoff (IRE)2222m7½f–3m1½fClass 2
Patience Miner (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% −1.00
Good to Firm 6 1 17% +1.50
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 2 25% +4.50
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 4 0 0% −4.00
Fontwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Wincanton 3 1 33% +2.00
Towcester 2 1 50% +5.50
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 9 1 11% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 8 1 13% −0.50
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nathan Sweeney 7 1 14% −2.00
Andrew Thornton 3 0 0% −3.00
Harry Skelton 3 1 33% +4.50
Andrew Glassonbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr E D Linehan 1 0 0% −1.00
William Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
William Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J C Barry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 17 2 12% −4.50
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 7 0 0% −7.00
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 7 2 29% +5.50
2008 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 13 1 8% −8.00
Hurdle 5 1 20% +2.50
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 7 runs
27 Oct 11+20d Fontwell Sussex Equine Dentistry Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Soft · 6 ran REF/6 — 10-7 74— Andrew Glassonbury 9/2
07 Oct 11+2d Newton Abbot SIS Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good · 5 ran RO/5 — 10-10 85— Mr E D Linehan 9/1
05 Oct 11+31d Towcester directresponsemarketing.co.uk Hair Loss Treatments Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Firm · 6 ran 4/6 11 11-7 8583C Andrew Thornton 4/1
04 Sep 11+11d Fontwell Fsb Data Services Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 99 11-4 9069C Andrew Thornton 11/1
24 Aug 11+15d Worcester Ladbrokes Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good To Firm · 6 ran UR/6 — 11-7 90— William Twiston-Davies 7/1
09 Aug 11+20d Newton Abbot Jim Renfree Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 26.5f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 10/17 8 10-3 8782C Andrew Glassonbury 40/1
20 Jul 11+458d Worcester Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 13/16 12 11-5 9387C Andrew Thornton 22/1
2010 · 4 runs
18 Apr 10+36d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Salisbury Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good To Firm · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-9 100— Nathan Sweeney 11/2
13 Mar 10+3d Sandown Paddypower.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 9-7 101— Nathan Sweeney 16/1
10 Mar 10+18d Fontwell Betfair Supports Moorcroft Racehorse Welfare Centre Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 5 10-6 10194C Nathan Sweeney 3/1
20 Feb 10+56d Ascot Sodexo Prestige Reynoldstown Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 5/5 30 11-0 10193C Nathan Sweeney 100/1
2009 · 7 runs
26 Dec 09+26d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Lord Stalbridge Memorial Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Soft · 13 ran UR/13 — 9-8 101— Nathan Sweeney 18/1
30 Nov 09+36d Folkestone Anna Busbridge Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 30 10-0 10164C Nathan Sweeney 11/4J
25 Oct 09+18d Wincanton Thales Naval Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-10 93100C Nathan Sweeney 4/1
07 Oct 09+106d Towcester Gg.com Tipzone 'national Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 10-4 86106A Harry Skelton 13/2
23 Jun 09+5d Newton Abbot 4 Front Recruitment Ltd Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 23 10-11 8676B Harry Skelton 33/1
18 Jun 09+37d Ffos Las Freebets.co.uk 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 13 10-9 —89C Harry Skelton 66/1
12 May 09+430d Newton Abbot 'Sponsor's Name Here' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 25 10-12 —83C William Kennedy 16/1
2008 · 1 run
08 Mar 08 Gowran Park Millenary At Knockhouse Stud Flat Race 18f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 13/20 1 11-7 —86A Mr J C Barry 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballygulleen won?
Ballygulleen (IRE) won 2 of 19 archived starts between 2008 and 2011, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 2 times in total (10.5% of starts).
Who trained Ballygulleen?
Ballygulleen (IRE) was trained by Bob Buckler on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 27 October 2011.
Who is Ballygulleen's sire?
Ballygulleen (IRE) is by Lord Americo (IRE) out of Endless Patience (IRE), whose sire is Miner's Lamp.
What going does Ballygulleen prefer?
Ballygulleen (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ballygulleen's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 27 October 2011. The highest on record is 101.
What is Ballygulleen's sire's record?
Lord Americo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,189 runs since Jan 2008 (237 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ballygulleen's siblings?
Out of Endless Patience (IRE), Ballygulleen (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Arkose (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (No Hassle Hoff (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2008. 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.