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Horse profile

Ballyquin Bay (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2025) · Last trainer Alison Hamilton · Last owner J P G Hamilton
by Malinas (GER) out of Ballyquin Queen (IRE) (King's Theatre)
18 runs · 11 courses · from Mar 2022
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jan 2025 — 670 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2025 · 9th of 18 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Ballyquin Bay never won in 18 starts on turf between Mar 2022 and Jan 2025. He placed four times and showed his best effort when second of eight at Cartmel in Jun 2022. The gelding, by Malinas out of a King’s Theatre mare, raced at up to 3m on ground ranging from good to heavy. His last run, at Ayr in Jan 2025, saw him finish ninth of 18 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 83, 24lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 24lb off peak
Official rating83↓ 24lb off peak
83 83–107

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sedgefield, 11 Oct 2023

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 15 figures · best 123A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft6121A100.5—
Good5123A105—
Soft4121A87—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m6121A106.5—
2m1f – 2m4f5123A114—
1m5f – 2m493B79—

Of 18 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 · 15 figures from 18 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 · Newcastle, 14 Dec 2023 Official rating 83 at the last run, 2 Jan 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 16 figures · best 118A · median 108.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft6118A113.5—
Good5115A105—
Soft4110A102—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6115A109.5—
2m5f – 3m6118A106—
1m5f – 2m4115A109.5—

Of 18 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 · 16 figures from 18 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 Oct 2024

  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Malinas (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,954 runs since Apr 2010 (419 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−14.2—
Good to Firm37616.2%+2—
Good1,18917014.3%+0.10 from 5
Good to Soft92014115.3%+1.10 from 7
Soft1,23716613.4%−0.80 from 5
Heavy5357514%−0.20 from 1
Standard (AW)3412.9%−11.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−14.2—
1m – 1m1f1218.3%−5.9—
1m2f – 1m4f50510%−4.2—
1m5f – 2m1,10315313.9%−0.30 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,37018213.3%−0.90 from 8
2m5f – 3m1,08517816.4%+2.20 from 6
Over 3m3324112.3%−1.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ballyquin Queen (IRE) (King's Theatre)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hitthekettle (IRE)140——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 3 0 0% −3.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jamie Hamilton 10 0 0% −10.00
Sean Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Jordan Gainford 2 0 0% −2.00
Keith Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Carl Millar 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 9 0 0% −9.00
2022 5 0 0% −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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 1 run
02 Jan 25+18d Ayr Ayrshire Cancer Support Masquerade Ball Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Soft · 18 ran Settled in the pack - urged forward approaching 4 out - lost touch before the following fence - well held at the finish 9/18 4½ 11-0 8380C82C Jamie Hamilton 33/1
2024 · 3 runs
15 Dec 24+48d Carlisle Yvonne Reynolds 60th Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Soft · 9 ran Sat close to the front pack early - dropped away after 3 out under pressure - well behind by 2 out then pulled up PU/9 — 11-2 86—— Jamie Hamilton 9/1
28 Oct 24+288d Ayr LiveScore Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Went in front early but headed after the first - sat behind the pace group - hit the 7th untidily then dropped away after the 8th - far adrift when pulled up before the last PU/13 — 11-6 89—— Jamie Hamilton 18/1
14 Jan 24+31d Kelso Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 1¼ 11-8 9486B102A Jamie Hamilton 3/1F
2023 · 9 runs
14 Dec 23+33d Newcastle Living North e-Letter Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 3¾ 11-11 95—114A Jamie Hamilton 7/1
11 Nov 23+31d Kelso Graeme Todd Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 7 11-9 9577A117A Jamie Hamilton 16/1
11 Oct 23+8d Sedgefield Paul Fergusons Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 10 11-7 100114A97A Jamie Hamilton 16/1
03 Oct 23+21d Sedgefield JTC Pizzalicious Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 2¼ 11-4 100102A115A Jamie Hamilton 18/1
12 Sep 23+74d Kelso SPG Fire & Security Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 27 11-4 102105C95C Jamie Hamilton 12/1
30 Jun 23+38d Cartmel Fred And Edna Taylor Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m6f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 4¼ 11-4 107108B97B Jamie Hamilton 6/1
23 May 23+18d Punchestown Thanks For Supporting Festival 2023 Claiming Hurdle 2m3½f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 3/13 12 11-4 104115B115A Keith Donoghue 10/3
05 May 23+33d Downpatrick Rory's Miles2Mayo Maiden Hurdle 2m6f · Yielding · 12 ran 5/12 10 11-5 104121A102A Carl Millar 9/1
02 Apr 23+250d Downpatrick Billie And Bertie Fitzgerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m5½f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 4¼ 11-8 10588B110A Michael O'Sullivan 6/1
2022 · 5 runs
26 Jul 22+32d Perth Every Race Live On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 3 10-13 105123A105A Sean Bowen 1/3F
24 Jun 22+21d Cartmel Hales Of Cartmel Beside The Priory Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m6f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 3¾ 10-12 —121A118A Sean Bowen 11/8F
03 Jun 22+10d Tramore Formahoof Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 3/11 nse 10-13 —93B112A Jordan Gainford 11/2
24 May 22+54d Punchestown Bar One Racing Quick Deposit & Withdraw Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Good · 22 ran 6/22 1½ 11-7 —72B115A Jack Kennedy 13/2
31 Mar 22 Naas Naas Racecourse Nursery Of Champions Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 8/20 nk 11-7 —65B107A Jordan Gainford 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballyquin Bay won?
Ballyquin Bay (IRE) has yet to win, from 18 archived starts between 2022 and 2025. Placed 4 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Ballyquin Bay?
Ballyquin Bay (IRE) was trained by Alison Hamilton on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 2 January 2025.
Who is Ballyquin Bay's sire?
Ballyquin Bay (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Ballyquin Queen (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What is Ballyquin Bay's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 2 January 2025. The highest on record is 107.
What is Ballyquin Bay's sire's record?
Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,954 runs since Apr 2010 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ballyquin Bay's siblings?
Out of Ballyquin Queen (IRE), Ballyquin Bay (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.