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Ballyphilip (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Mrs Caroline McCaldin · Owner Alan Mccaldin
by Presenting (GB) out of Nervous Breakdown (FR) (Miesque's Son)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Down Royal Last run 17 Mar 2026
KTB Profile

Ballyphilip is a Presenting gelding who won one of five starts over jumps. He took the C&C White Maiden Hunters Chase at Down Royal in May 2024 over 2m5f – 3m on good ground. All three runs at Down Royal include that win while both starts at 2m5f – 3m have produced a win and a place. His last run came at Down Royal in Mar 2026.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 6 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 3 figures · best 104C · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good299A92.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2104C95—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 6 May 2024

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 3 figures · best 125A · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good2125A118.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2112A105.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 5 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 from 3 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 3 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Presenting (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm621321%+10—
Good to Firm1,24017113.8%+2.8—
Good7,02284012%+11 from 3
Good to Soft3,5033219.2%−1.80 from 2
Soft5,32754510.2%−0.8—
Heavy2,7592749.9%−1.1—
Standard (AW)1363324.3%+13.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−11—
1m – 1m1f400%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m4,72751710.9%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f6,69672210.8%−0.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m6,53774211.4%+0.41 from 2
Over 3m2,01821010.4%−0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nervous Breakdown (FR) (Miesque's Son)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Monsieur D'arque (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Monsieur D'arque (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Monsieur D'arque (IRE)1622m–2m1fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +2.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 3 1 33% +2.50
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% +3.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr N McParlan 4 1 25% +1.50
Jack Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 1 25% +1.50
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 2 1 50% +3.50
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 1 25% +1.50
Hurdle 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
17 Mar 26+365d Down Royal Bluegrass Resolve Cube Hunters Chase 20.5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran Sat close to front early in 2nd - lost place to 3rd after 5 out - lost fluency and urged forward 4 out - driven with nothing left to give - eased off and taken out of contention before 2 out PU/7 — 12-0 —— Mr N McParlan 11/2
2025 · 1 run
17 Mar 25+125d Down Royal Bluegrass Mare Prepare Hunters Chase 19.5f · Good · 8 ran Sat close to the front early - settled around midfield then pushed into 5th turning for home without threatening - couldn't quicken three out - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th 5/8 ¾ 12-0 86A112A Mr N McParlan 7/1
2024 · 2 runs
12 Nov 24+190d Fairyhouse INHSC Supporting Point-To-Points Hunters Chase 24.5f · Good · 6 ran Tracked pace-setter early - 2nd at halfway with a stumble at the 7th - moved through to front turning for home - driven clear before coming down at the last F/6 — 11-9 —— Mr N McParlan 3/1
06 May 24+279d Down Royal C&C White Maiden Hunters Chase 23f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 12-0 99A125A Mr N McParlan 9/2
2023 · 1 run
01 Aug 23 Perth Perth Racecourse Welcomes UCI Championship Visitors Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 2¾ 11-1 104C99C Jack Hogan 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballyphilip won?
Ballyphilip (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Ballyphilip?
Ballyphilip (IRE) is trained by Mrs Caroline McCaldin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 March 2026.
Who is Ballyphilip's sire?
Ballyphilip (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Nervous Breakdown (FR), whose sire is Miesque's Son.
What going does Ballyphilip prefer?
Ballyphilip (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Ballyphilip's sire's record?
Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
Who are Ballyphilip's siblings?
Out of Nervous Breakdown (FR), Ballyphilip (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Monsieur D'arque (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Monsieur D'arque (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 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.