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Horse profile

Ballylinch (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Micky Hammond · Owner John Burnett
by Califet (FR) out of Moll Magee (GB) (Yeats)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Fakenham & Sedgefield Off 315 days Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Ballylinch is a gelding who has won two of 12 starts on turf, both in Class 5 handicaps. He won at Sedgefield over 3m on soft ground in Oct 2023 and at Fakenham over 2m5f-3m on good ground in Mar 2024, both off an official rating of 88. He has not won since Mar 2024 and last ran at Wetherby in Dec 2025.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5
Official rating88↓ 7lb off peak
88 88–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hexham, 11 May 2024

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 9 figures · best 115C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good590B761 · —
Soft389B83—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5115C89—
Over 3m383B631 · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 11 May 2024 Official rating 88 at the last run, 6 Dec 2025

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 11 figures · best 103B · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft5100B991 · —
Good5103B1001 · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Over 3m5100B962 · 87 / 85.5
2m5f – 3m5103B100—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Califet (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,785 runs since Jan 2008 (399 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.2—
Good to Firm451124.4%+12.6—
Good1,01113012.9%+1.11 from 5
Good to Soft6978612.3%+0.5—
Soft1,36714310.5%−1.31 from 6
Heavy6207111.5%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)3912.6%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.8—
6f – 7f6116.7%+4.9—
1m – 1m1f18316.7%+4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f651523.1%+11.3—
1m5f – 2m1,20214612.1%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f1,65318611.3%−0.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m6897310.6%−1.21 from 6
Over 3m1512214.6%+2.81 from 5

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Moll Magee (GB) (Yeats)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ballymackie (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ballymackie (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ballymackie (IRE)622m4f–2m4½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% +2.00
Good 5 1 20% −0.67
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 6 2 33% +6.33

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 4 1 25% +4.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 1 100% +3.33
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% −1.67
Over 3m 5 1 20% +3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 8 2 25% +4.33
Alice Stevens 2 0 0% −2.00
Callum Bewley 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% +2.00
Cheekpieces 3 1 33% +1.33
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 3 1 33% +1.33
2023 6 1 17% +2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 9 2 22% +3.33
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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
06 Dec 25+23d Wetherby Book William Hill Christmas Meeting Online Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 9 ran Sat close to the pace early - dropped away before 5 out and pushed along - fell further behind before being pulled up before 4 out PU/9 — 10-6 88—— Callum Bewley 40/1
13 Nov 25+25d Sedgefield Resolve Group UK Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26.5f · Soft · 6 ran Set the pace early - driven approaching three out then lost command before two out - faded meekly through the final stages 5/6 33 11-1 91—84C Conor O'Farrell 9/1
19 Oct 25+526d Sedgefield Naylors Gavin Black Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 26.5f · Good · 5 ran Tracked front group wide - dropped back around the 12th - driven in the back markers after 3 out and fell away - finished a well-held 4th 4/5 51 10-13 9363C87C Brian Hughes 15/2
11 May 24+57d Hexham Mick Walsh Open Ditch Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1 10-13 9590B100B Brian Hughes 13/2
15 Mar 24+24d Fakenham Woodfordes Wherry Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 10-11 8876C103B Brian Hughes 10/3
20 Feb 24+54d Market Rasen Countdown To Cheltenham At Rhino.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 3 11-3 8989B100B Brian Hughes 8/1
28 Dec 23+42d Catterick Better Betting With Sky Bet Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 shd 11-2 90—96A Brian Hughes 10/3
16 Nov 23+25d Sedgefield Betting Sites bettingsites.ltd.uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 27f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 12 11-2 9046A99B Brian Hughes 6/5F
22 Oct 23+92d Sedgefield Roflow Enviromental Engineering Specialist Ventilation Handicap Chase Class 5 · 27f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 8883B100B Brian Hughes 7/1
22 Jul 23+12d Cartmel William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22f · Heavy · 4 ran 3/4 28 10-9 —115C85C Alice Stevens 28/1
10 Jul 23+17d Worcester Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls SsangYong Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 2¾ 10-9 —68C88C Alice Stevens 66/1
23 Jun 23 Market Rasen ABP Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 1 11-4 —87A101B Brian Hughes 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has Ballylinch (IRE) won?
Ballylinch (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Ballylinch (IRE)?
Ballylinch (IRE) is trained by Micky Hammond, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 December 2025.
Who is Ballylinch (IRE)'s sire?
Ballylinch (IRE) is by Califet (FR) out of Moll Magee (GB), whose sire is Yeats.
What going does Ballylinch (IRE) prefer?
Ballylinch (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ballylinch (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 6 December 2025. The highest on record is 95.
What is Ballylinch (IRE)'s sire's record?
Califet (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,785 runs since Jan 2008 (399 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ballylinch (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Moll Magee (GB), Ballylinch (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ballymackie (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ballymackie (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2023. 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.