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Horse profile

Ballysimon (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2010) · Last trainer James Ewart · Last owner Mrs J M Jones
by Great Palm (USA) out of Sister Mary (IRE) (Erin's Hope)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 May 2010 — 6,002 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2010 · 4th of 12 Won at Wetherby Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Ballysimon (IRE) is 1 from 13, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2010. Last raced off a career-high mark of 102.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating102At career-high mark
102 75–102

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 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 6 Apr 2010 Official rating 102 at the last run, 15 May 2010

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 9 figures · best 119A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good3114A113—
Soft394C90—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4113A90.5—
2m5f – 3m390C83—
1m5f – 2m2119A116.5—

Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 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
Great Palm (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 1,946 runs since Jan 2008 (256 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 9.9% from 262.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2100%−6.8—
Good to Firm234156.4%−0.40 from 2
Good672436.4%−0.40 from 4
Good to Soft262269.9%+3.11 from 1
Soft493336.7%−0.10 from 5
Heavy248166.5%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)1600%−6.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f7228.6%+21.8—
1m – 1m1f14321.4%+14.6—
1m2f – 1m4f2000%−6.8—
1m5f – 2m796506.3%−0.51 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f732517%+0.20 from 5
2m5f – 3m316268.2%+1.40 from 6
Over 3m6111.6%−5.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sister Mary (IRE) (Erin's Hope)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +3.50
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +1.50
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 2 1 50% +2.50
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +2.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Haynes 7 1 14% −2.50
Richie McGrath 4 0 0% −4.00
Wilson Renwick 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 6 1 17% −1.50
2009 6 0 0% −6.00
2008 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
15 May 10+9d Bangor-on-Dee Gordon Rowlands Lifetime In Racing Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 3¼ 11-5 102113A Harry Haynes 9/2J
06 May 10+30d Wetherby Great Antiques Fair Here - 29th May Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 3 10-13 98114A Harry Haynes 5/1
06 Apr 10+17d Wetherby Wetherby Racecourse Sunday Car-boot-sale Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 10-3 75119A Harry Haynes 7/2
20 Mar 10+32d Newcastle Mtrec Manufacturing And Technical Recruitment Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 20 10-8 8090C Harry Haynes 8/1
16 Feb 10+21d Newcastle La Taxis Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 10/16 14 10-7 8583C Harry Haynes 14/1
26 Jan 10+51d Sedgefield Freebetting.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 12 ran F/12 — 11-4 85— Harry Haynes 9/2
06 Dec 09+194d Kelso John Smith's 'national Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 nk 10-4 8583C Harry Haynes 11/2
26 May 09+24d Hexham Ramside Event Catering Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-7 90— Richie McGrath 14/1
02 May 09+12d Hexham Hexham Caravan Site Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 22 10-13 —83C Wilson Renwick 28/1
20 Apr 09+22d Hexham Thornton - Firkin Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 23 10-13 —87C Richie McGrath 40/1
29 Mar 09+64d Kelso Eric Scarth Memorial Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Good · 16 ran F/16 — 11-2 —— Richie McGrath 28/1
24 Jan 09+35d Doncaster Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24.5f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-6 —— Richie McGrath 200/1
20 Dec 08 Haydock Sodexo Prestige 'Fixed Brush' Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 12 10-12 —94C Wilson Renwick 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ballysimon (IRE) won?
Ballysimon (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trained Ballysimon (IRE)?
Ballysimon (IRE) was trained by James Ewart on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 15 May 2010.
Who is Ballysimon (IRE)'s sire?
Ballysimon (IRE) is by Great Palm (USA) out of Sister Mary (IRE), whose sire is Erin's Hope.
What is Ballysimon (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 15 May 2010. That is also the highest on record.
What is Ballysimon (IRE)'s sire's record?
Great Palm (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 1,946 runs since Jan 2008 (256 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 9.9% from 262.

Record shown from December 2008. 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.