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Ballyhill (FR)

10yo gelding (at last run, May 2021) · Last trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies · Last owner S Such Cg Paletta
by Al Namix (FR) out of Laly Light (FR) (Start Fast)
37 runs · 20 courses · from Oct 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 May 2021 — 1,995 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2021 · 6th of 7 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile

Ballyhill (FR) is 4 from 37, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the BetBright Best For Festival Betting Handicap Chase at Cheltenham (Jan 2018). Hasn't won since Dec 2018. Last raced off 116, 28lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 37 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 28lb off peak
Official rating116↓ 28lb off peak
116 116–144

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 111 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 25 Sep 2020

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 29 figures · best 136A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good12131B84.5—
Soft10136A72—
Good to Soft5122A85—
Heavy297A74—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f12136A84—
2m5f – 3m9131B83—
1m5f – 2m8108B82—

Of 34 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 34 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 114A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 5 Mar 2021 Official rating 116 at the last run, 4 May 2021

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 34 figures · best 142A · median 114.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good15133B115—
Soft12142A112.5—
Good to Soft5137A129—
Heavy2125A118.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f14142A112.5—
1m5f – 2m11133B121—
2m5f – 3m9125A114—

Of 37 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 · 34 figures from 37 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
Al Namix (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,205 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm27622.2%+10.5—
Good4856613.6%+1.92 from 16
Good to Soft3514914%+2.30 from 5
Soft8729611%−0.71 from 13
Heavy432409.3%−2.41 from 3
Standard (AW)3600%−11.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.7—
6f – 7f300%−11.7—
1m – 1m1f10110%−1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f861011.6%−0.1—
1m5f – 2m6167812.7%+11 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f1,05011811.2%−0.51 from 17
2m5f – 3m3684111.1%−0.62 from 9
Over 3m69913%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Laly Light (FR) (Start Fast)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Kheli Light (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kheli Light (FR)512m1f—
Mobilight (FR)20——
Dolly Light (FR)60——
Team Light (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 16 2 13% −8.00
Soft 13 1 8% −8.50
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 1 33% +7.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 12 2 17% −4.50
Class 1 12 1 8% −2.00
Class 2 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 4 1 25% +1.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 9 1 11% +1.00
Aintree 4 1 25% +0.50
Southwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Hereford 2 1 50% +3.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 1 50% +1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 17 1 6% −12.50
1m5f – 2m 11 1 9% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 9 2 22% +4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Twiston-Davies 18 1 6% −13.50
Jamie Bargary 6 1 17% +4.00
Ryan Hatch 4 2 50% +4.00
Jordan Nailor 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Zac Baker 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Humphries 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Bellamy 1 0 0% −1.00
William Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 35 4 11% −12.50
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 5 0 0% −5.00
2019 6 0 0% −6.00
2018 7 2 29% +7.50
2017 7 0 0% −7.00
2016 7 2 29% +1.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 21 2 10% −6.50
Hurdle 12 2 17% −4.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
04 May 21+21d Southwell banthebeigebuffet Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 27 11-8 11683C97C Sam Twiston-Davies 14/1
13 Apr 21+39d Newton Abbot Racing Partnership Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 29 11-0 12291C96C Sam Twiston-Davies 13/2
05 Mar 21+76d Doncaster Virgin Bet Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 20 11-8 12466A114A Jordan Nailor 4/1
19 Dec 20+23d Newcastle Quinncasino Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 5 11-3 127—111B Jordan Nailor 9/2
26 Nov 20+26d Taunton Stables Business Park Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 ¾ 10-13 122—116A Mr Zac Baker 18/1
31 Oct 20+36d Wetherby bet365 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 18 ran 12/18 4¾ 11-9 12768C111C Sam Twiston-Davies 28/1
25 Sep 20+268d Uttoxeter Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 8½ 11-3 129111A114A Sam Twiston-Davies 13/2
01 Jan 20+50d Cheltenham Paddy Power Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-2 137—— Sam Twiston-Davies 16/1
12 Nov 19+37d Hereford Roa: A Voice For Racehorse Owners Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 13 11-12 14068C115C Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2
06 Oct 19+184d Kelso Belhaven Best Handicap Chase Class 2 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 13 10-8 14273C99C Sam Twiston-Davies 3/1J
05 Apr 19+48d Aintree Randox Health Topham Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (National Course) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 27 ran 16/27 3 10-6 14219C114C Sam Twiston-Davies 9/1
16 Feb 19+21d Ascot Betfair Denman Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 3/4 25 11-4 14383C113C Sam Twiston-Davies 25/1
26 Jan 19+25d Cheltenham Spectra Cyber Security Solutions Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 9 10-12 14480A129A Jordan Nailor 7/1
01 Jan 19+24d Cheltenham Download The BetBright App Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 2¾ 10-12 14492A135B Sam Twiston-Davies 7/1
08 Dec 18+24d Aintree Betway Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-11 134136A142A Sam Twiston-Davies 7/2F
14 Nov 18+31d Bangor-on-Dee Hays Travel Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 4 11-0 132122A137A Sam Twiston-Davies 16/1
14 Oct 18+177d Chepstow John Ayres Memorial Handicap Chase Class 2 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 1 10-6 13485A101A Sam Twiston-Davies 6/1
20 Apr 18+38d Ayr Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-3 136—— Jamie Bargary 12/1
13 Mar 18+45d Cheltenham Close Brothers Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 19 ran 9/19 14 11-0 13845C103C Jamie Bargary 25/1
27 Jan 18+26d Cheltenham Crest Nicholson Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 21f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 16 10-7 13851C112C Jamie Bargary 10/1
01 Jan 18+23d Cheltenham BetBright Best For Festival Betting Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 21f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 10-2 13397A125A Jamie Bargary 9/1
09 Dec 17+28d Aintree Premier League Derby Betting At 188Bet Handicap Chase (Qualifier) Class 3 · 20f · Heavy · 7 ran F/7 — 11-11 133—— Tom Bellamy 9/2
11 Nov 17+15d Aintree Free Spins At 188bet Casino Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 3¾ 11-0 13371A124A Mr Zac Baker 6/4F
27 Oct 17+22d Cheltenham Squareintheair.com Novices' Chase Class 2 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 2¼ 11-2 13386A130B Sam Twiston-Davies 14/1
05 Oct 17+202d Warwick Bet At racinguk.com Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 4½ 11-0 13374C133B Sam Twiston-Davies 7/1
17 Mar 17+34d Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 23 ran 19/23 shd 11-1 13677C110C Jamie Bargary 80/1
11 Feb 17+28d Newbury Betfair Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 1¼ 10-9 13693C101C Tom Humphries 28/1
14 Jan 17+19d Warwick Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Leamington) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 10 11-7 136107A118B William Twiston-Davies 33/1
26 Dec 16+17d Kempton 32Red Casino Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 12 11-8 13676B127B Sam Twiston-Davies 9/1
09 Dec 16+21d Cheltenham British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 17f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 2¾ 10-12 13295A126A Tom Humphries 33/1
18 Nov 16+8d Haydock Betfair Ready Newton Novices' Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 15.5f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 hd 11-8 13295C121B Ryan Hatch 9/1
10 Nov 16+10d Ludlow Racing Uk Hd Introductory Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-2 —131B125A Ryan Hatch 2/1
31 Oct 16+28d Hereford Blackmore Building Contractors 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-9 —78B132A Ryan Hatch 4/1
03 Oct 16+193d Southwell NSPCC Race For Children Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 15.5f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 nk 11-4 —108B112A Sam Twiston-Davies 7/2C
24 Mar 16+128d Ludlow South Shropshire Hunt Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 2¾ 11-0 ——110A Sam Twiston-Davies 13/2
17 Nov 15+37d Southwell Winter Deals At Southwell Golf Club Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 15.5f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 9 10-11 ——93A Ryan Hatch 5/2
11 Oct 15 Chepstow Pickwick Bookmakers Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 6 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 6 10-7 ——115A Jamie Bargary 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballyhill (FR) won?
Ballyhill (FR) won 4 of 37 archived starts between 2015 and 2021, a strike rate of 10.8%. Placed 8 times in total (21.6% of starts).
Who trained Ballyhill (FR)?
Ballyhill (FR) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 4 May 2021.
Who is Ballyhill (FR)'s sire?
Ballyhill (FR) is by Al Namix (FR) out of Laly Light (FR), whose sire is Start Fast.
What going does Ballyhill (FR) prefer?
Ballyhill (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ballyhill (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 4 May 2021. The highest on record is 144.
What is Ballyhill (FR)'s sire's record?
Al Namix (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,205 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ballyhill (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Laly Light (FR), Ballyhill (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Kheli Light (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2015. 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.