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Ballyorban (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2014) · Last trainer K J Condon · Last owner Ballylinch Stud Michael Minihane
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Macheera (IRE) (Machiavellian)
21 runs · 9 courses · from Jun 2012
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Oct 2014 — 4,392 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2014 · 12th of 16 2 wins · Cork & Leopardstown Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Ballyorban (IRE) is 2 from 21. Hasn't won since Mar 2013. Last raced off 73, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating73↓ 17lb off peak
73 73–90

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 63A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 18 Oct 2014 Official rating 73 at the last run, 18 Oct 2014

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 →

Flat 21 figures · best 98A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy898A82—
Soft783A66—
Good to Soft489A72.5—
Good276A61.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1798A66—
1m – 1m1f484B79—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 21 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
Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1412215.6%+2.3—
Good to Firm2,36735314.9%+1.6—
Good2,86638213.3%00 from 2
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.50 from 4
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.71 from 7
Heavy477408.4%−4.91 from 8
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.62 from 17
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.50 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f3,81254414.3%+1—
1m5f – 2m1,69922413.2%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f629619.7%−3.6—
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−5.5—
Over 3m30310%−3.3—

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
Macheera (IRE) (Machiavellian)

7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Dream Today (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Al Wukair (IRE)).

Family form: Saxophonist (IRE) won at Wolverhampton (AW), 23 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dream Today (IRE)7796f–7fClass 2
Al Wukair (IRE)747f–1mGroup 1
Witches Brew (IRE)817f—
Fernao (IRE)611m—
Saxophonist (IRE)1111m4fClass 5
Kamiyah (IRE)711m—
Casimia (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 8 1 13% −1.00
Soft 7 1 14% −3.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 4 1 25% +0.00
Cork 3 1 33% +4.00
Listowel 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 17 2 12% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Foley 10 0 0% −10.00
W J Lee 4 1 25% +3.00
Conor Hoban 2 0 0% −2.00
Seamie Heffernan 2 0 0% −2.00
Johnny Murtagh 2 1 50% +2.00
L P Dempsey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 17 2 12% −6.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 6 0 0% −6.00
2013 6 1 17% +1.00
2012 9 1 11% −5.00

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
2014 · 6 runs
18 Oct 14+13d Cork Follow Us On Twitter Apprentice Handicap (47-75) 6f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 12/16 1½ 9-11 7363A L P Dempsey 11/1
05 Oct 14+16d Tipperary Tote Jackpot Races 3 To 6 Handicap (60-100) 7.5f · Good · 14 ran 14/14 1¼ 8-6 7847A Conor Hoban 25/1
19 Sep 14+109d Listowel South Western Scrap Metal Handicap 7f · Yielding · 14 ran 11/14 ¾ 8-6 8263A Conor Hoban 22/1
02 Jun 14+8d Naas New BBQ Evening Format At Naas Handicap 7f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 14/15 3½ 9-2 8255C Seamie Heffernan 16/1
25 May 14+49d Curragh Emirates Equestrian Federation Handicap 6f · Heavy · 20 ran 8/20 1 9-0 8383A Seamie Heffernan 33/1
06 Apr 14+154d Cork Mallow Handicap 7f · Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 18 8-12 8462C Shane Foley 10/1
2013 · 6 runs
03 Nov 13+28d Leopardstown Knockaire Stakes (listed) 7f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 ½ 9-5 8766A W J Lee 50/1
06 Oct 13+18d Tipperary Tote Jackpot Races 3 To 6 Handicap (60-100) 7.5f · Yielding · 15 ran 13/15 nk 9-5 8966A Shane Foley 12/1
18 Sep 13+44d Listowel Exchange Inn Ballybunion & Kevin Brodericks Bar Listowel Handicap 7f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 ½ 9-3 8985A W J Lee 6/1
05 Aug 13+113d Naas Tipper Road Rated Race 7f · Yielding · 11 ran 4/11 shd 9-8 9080A W J Lee 8/1
14 Apr 13+15d Leopardstown Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (Listed) 8f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 10 9-3 9059C Shane Foley 16/1
30 Mar 13+146d Cork Mallow Town Summer Bbq Evening July 12th Handicap 6f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 9-10 8598A W J Lee 6/1
2012 · 9 runs
04 Nov 12+14d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Nursery Handicap 7f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-3 8483A Johnny Murtagh 3/1F
21 Oct 12+16d Naas Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Birdcatcher Premier Nursery 6f · Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 nk 8-5 8192A Shane Foley 20/1
05 Oct 12+16d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Nursery 8f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 3¾ 8-13 8084B Shane Foley 8/1
19 Sep 12+14d Listowel Listowel Arms Hotel E.B.F. Maiden 7f · Heavy · 4 ran 4/4 10 9-5 8058B Shane Foley 7/2
05 Sep 12+32d Gowran Park Rooftop Restaurant At Gowran Park Nursery 7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 2 9-7 7789A Shane Foley 10/1
04 Aug 12+8d Galway Ladbrokes.com E.B.F. Maiden 8.5f · Soft To Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 6 9-5 —81B Shane Foley 9/1
27 Jul 12+24d Down Royal Magners Irish Cider European Breeders Fund Auction Maiden 7f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 ½ 9-5 —76A Johnny Murtagh 14/1
03 Jul 12+19d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 8f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 4½ 9-5 —77A Shane Foley 66/1
14 Jun 12 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (c & G) Maiden 7f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 30 9-5 —61C Shane Foley 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballyorban won?
Ballyorban (IRE) won 2 of 21 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 5 times in total (23.8% of starts).
Who trained Ballyorban?
Ballyorban (IRE) was trained by K J Condon on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 18 October 2014.
Who is Ballyorban's sire?
Ballyorban (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Macheera (IRE), whose sire is Machiavellian.
What going does Ballyorban prefer?
Ballyorban (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ballyorban's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 18 October 2014. The highest on record is 90.
What is Ballyorban's sire's record?
Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are Ballyorban's siblings?
Out of Macheera (IRE), Ballyorban (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Dream Today (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Al Wukair (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2012. 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.