Ballyoptic (IRE)
Ballyoptic (IRE) is 9 from 32, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle at Aintree (Apr 2016). Hasn't won since Feb 2020. 8 of 24 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 1 from 8 on quicker.
- 9–32Wins / Runs
- 28.1%Strike rate
- 11 (34.4%)Placed
- +27.50£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 2.02Fair A/E n=32 · 1.74 incl. margin
- 163Highest OR
- 62dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 118
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 145C | 105.5 | — |
| Good | 5 | 130B | 120 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 145C | 112.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 120A | 83 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 28 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (7) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 28 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 30 | 4 | 13.3% | +1.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 397 | 44 | 11.1% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 1,797 | 242 | 13.5% | +1.8 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 1,169 | 115 | 9.8% | −1.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,053 | 249 | 12.1% | +0.4 | 6 from 17 |
| Heavy | 1,447 | 157 | 10.9% | −0.8 | 2 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 23 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,499 | 173 | 11.5% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,249 | 260 | 11.6% | −0.1 | 3 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,398 | 284 | 11.8% | +0.1 | 6 from 17 |
| Over 3m | 742 | 92 | 12.4% | +0.7 | 0 from 11 |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Chicago Outfit (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m6f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Peoples Park (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Outfit (IRE) | 50 | 7 | 2m7½f–3m | Class 3 |
| Sharp Response (IRE) | 26 | 5 | 2m3½f–3m6f | Class 3 |
| Peoples Park (IRE) | 29 | 4 | 2m–2m4f | Class 1 |
| Victor Echo (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 2m1½f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 17 | 6 | 35% | +16.50 |
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 67% | +17.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 25 | 5 | 20% | +6.75 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.25 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +17.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.00 |
| Wetherby | 4 | 2 | 50% | +3.25 |
| Cheltenham | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Haydock | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chepstow | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 6 | 35% | +17.50 |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 3 | 100% | +22.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 12 | 5 | 42% | +26.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Ryan Hatch | 5 | 3 | 60% | +13.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jordan Nailor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Zac Baker | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J P McKeown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 6 | 33% | +23.25 |
| Tongue tie | 14 | 3 | 21% | +4.25 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.25 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.25 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 | 57% | +28.00 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 19 | 5 | 26% | +5.50 |
| Hurdle | 12 | 4 | 33% | +23.00 |
| 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Ballyoptic (IRE) won?
- Ballyoptic (IRE) won 9 of 32 archived starts between 2015 and 2021, a strike rate of 28.1%. Placed 11 times in total (34.4% of starts).
- Who trained Ballyoptic (IRE)?
- Ballyoptic (IRE) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 10 April 2021.
- Who is Ballyoptic (IRE)'s sire?
- Ballyoptic (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of Lambourne Lace (IRE), whose sire is Un Desperado.
- What going does Ballyoptic (IRE) prefer?
- Ballyoptic (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ballyoptic (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 158, from the run on 10 April 2021. The highest on record is 163.
- What is Ballyoptic (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Old Vic (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Ballyoptic (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Lambourne Lace (IRE), Ballyoptic (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Chicago Outfit (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Peoples Park (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m6f. As at Oct 2026.