Ballyvaden (IRE)
Ballyvaden (IRE) is 4 from 15, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2009. 3 of 4 starts at Leicester have ended in wins. All 4 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m. Last raced off a career-high mark of 113.
- 4–15Wins / Runs
- 26.7%Strike rate
- 7 (46.7%)Placed
- +13.30£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 2.06Fair A/E n=15 · 1.75 incl. margin
- 113Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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
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
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 8% of 565 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 13.9% from 108. Weakest on soft going: 4% from 151. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 149. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 4.5% from 111.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 43 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Good | 165 | 15 | 9.1% | +1.1 | 2 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 94 | 9 | 9.6% | +1.6 | 2 from 5 |
| Soft | 151 | 6 | 4% | −4 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 108 | 15 | 13.9% | +5.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 52 | 4 | 7.7% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 149 | 19 | 12.8% | +4.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 252 | 17 | 6.7% | −1.3 | 4 from 13 |
| Over 3m | 111 | 5 | 4.5% | −3.5 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lord Anner (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m7½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Lord Anner (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Anner (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 2m7½f–3m1f | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.50 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.80 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 12 | 4 | 33% | +16.30 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 4 | 3 | 75% | +19.80 |
| Exeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 4 | 31% | +15.30 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom O'Brien | 6 | 3 | 50% | +9.30 |
| James White | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Mr J Snowden | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| William Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nick Scholfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +9.30 |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 9 | 4 | 44% | +19.30 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 09+120d | Market Rasen | Steve & Gaynor Appleby Wedding Day Celebration Handicap Chase | 4/7 | 4 | 11-12 | 113 | 108B | William Kennedy | 4/1 |
| 24 Apr 09+11d | Bangor-on-Dee | Alfa Aggregate Products Handicap Chase | 1/7 | 11-7 | 110 | 123A | Tom O'Brien | 7/2 | |
| 13 Apr 09+38d | Chepstow | Freebets.co.uk Bingo Handicap Chase | 3/14 | 2¾ | 11-12 | 110 | 118A | Tom O'Brien | 5/1 |
| 06 Mar 09+10d | Leicester | Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 11-9 | 93 | 122A | Tom O'Brien | 4/5F | |
| 24 Feb 09+54d | Leicester | Ladbrokescasino.com Handicap Chase | 1/16 | 11-3 | 93 | 127A | Tom O'Brien | 8/1 | |
| 01 Jan 09+10d | Exeter | Billy Williams Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | UR/11 | — | 11-5 | 93 | — | Sam Thomas | 4/1 |
| 2008 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 08+28d | Hereford | Lindleys Catering Handicap Chase | 3/15 | 4 | 11-10 | 93 | 105A | Tom O'Brien | 11/2 |
| 24 Nov 08+13d | Ludlow | Turftv Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 7/13 | 1½ | 11-10 | 93 | 93C | Nick Scholfield | 8/1 |
| 11 Nov 08+244d | Exeter | Become A Member At Exeter Novices' Hurdle | 7/12 | 1 | 10-12 | 93 | 107C | Tom O'Brien | 40/1 |
| 12 Mar 08+15d | Huntingdon | totesport betXtra place only Handicap Chase | 3/8 | 8 | 11-2 | 93 | 104A | James White | 15/8F |
| 26 Feb 08+13d | Leicester | Bates Family Handicap Chase | 1/15 | 10-2 | 84 | 111A | James White | 12/1 | |
| 13 Feb 08+42d | Leicester | ladbrokescasino.com Handicap Chase | UR/17 | — | 11-9 | 84 | — | James White | 18/1 |
| 02 Jan 08+22d | Folkestone | Daily Bonus In Every Shop Novices' Hurdle | 8/11 | 30 | 10-7 | 101 | 93C | Mr J Snowden | 66/1 |
| 2007 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 07+19d | Fontwell | Bet365 Best Odds Guaranteed On Every Race Novices' Hurdle | 7/16 | 16 | 10-7 | 104 | 85C | Mr J Snowden | 33/1 |
| 22 Nov 07 | Wincanton | WBX.COM World Bet Exchange Novices' Hurdle | 13/14 | 5 | 10-7 | 86 | 94C | Mr J Snowden | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ballyvaden won?
- Ballyvaden (IRE) won 4 of 15 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 26.7%. Placed 7 times in total (46.7% of starts).
- Who trained Ballyvaden?
- Ballyvaden (IRE) was trained by Caroline Keevil on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 22 August 2009.
- Who is Ballyvaden's sire?
- Ballyvaden (IRE) is by Mister Lord (USA) out of Anner Lodge (IRE), whose sire is Capitano I.
- What going does Ballyvaden prefer?
- Ballyvaden (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ballyvaden's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 22 August 2009. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Ballyvaden's sire's record?
- Mister Lord (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 565 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.9% from 108. Weakest on soft going: 4% from 151. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 149. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 4.5% from 111.
- Who are Ballyvaden's siblings?
- Out of Anner Lodge (IRE), Ballyvaden (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lord Anner (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Lord Anner (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7½f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.