Horse profile
Ballywilliam Boy (IRE)
by Vita Venturi (IRE) out of Safety Recue (IRE) (Safety Catch)
36 runs · 24 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Oct 2025 — 386 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 5th of 5
2 wins · Galway & Naas
Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile
Ballywilliam Boy won both his hurdles starts in 2021, at Naas in March and in the Betvictor Casino Novice Hurdle at Galway in October, both over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. The gelding, who raced 36 times on turf, won two of 22 starts at that trip and two of 17 on soft. He last ran at Fontwell in Oct 2025, finishing fifth of five in a Class 3 handicap chase off an official rating of 118, 14lb below his highest ever mark of 132. Aged 10 at his last run in Oct 2025.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 14lb off peak
- 2–36Wins / Runs
- 5.6%Strike rate
- 15 (41.7%)Placed
- +1.25£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 0.58Fair A/E n=36 · 0.49 incl. margin
- 132Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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.
Official rating118↓ 14lb off peak
118
113–132
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 106
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 16 | 120B | 99.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 117B | 106 | — |
| Good | 6 | 100B | 71.5 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 94C | 78.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 21 | 120B | 91 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 117C | 88 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 117B | 99.5 | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 36 runs · as at 3 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 11 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 7 (64%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (27%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 4.4% of 90 runs since Jan 2008 (15 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 22 | 0 | 0% | −4.4 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 14 | 0 | 0% | −4.4 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 43 | 4 | 9.3% | +4.9 | 2 from 17 |
| Heavy | 11 | 0 | 0% | −4.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −4.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | +2.1 | 0 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 43 | 2 | 4.7% | +0.3 | 2 from 22 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 0 | 0% | −4.4 | 0 from 5 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Safety Recue (IRE) (Safety Catch)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safe Exit (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ballywilliam Girl (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 17 | 2 | 12% | +20.25 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listowel | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Punchestown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 22 | 2 | 9% | +15.25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
| Danny Mullins | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mark McDonagh | 4 | 1 | 25% | +30.00 |
| Caoilin Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack G Gilligan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss L A Hourigan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Gina Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall Houlihan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Philip Byrnes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Philip Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mrs M M McDonagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 2 | 10% | +17.25 |
| Blinkers | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +26.25 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 24 | 2 | 8% | +13.25 |
| Chase | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Oct 25+27d | Fontwell | Prachee Indian Restaurant, Westergate Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up at the back - needed encouragement past 9th - hit the 11th awkwardly - lost touch after 4 out - dropped right away 3 out and finished a long way off | 5/5 | 43 | 11-0 | 118 | 34C | 97C | Freddie Mitchell | 11/2 |
| 06 Sep 25+7d | Stratford | Wynchwood Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back - moved into fourth before the final fence but blundered there - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth | 4/6 | 6½ | 10-11 | 120 | 71B | 114B | Freddie Mitchell | 6/1 |
| 30 Aug 25+36d | Newton Abbot | John Price Memorial Chase Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up early - moved into second rounding the home bend before being asked for effort and losing ground - stayed on from the back to finish third | 3/4 | 2½ | 10-9 | 121 | — | 117B | Freddie Mitchell | 4/1 |
| 25 Jul 25+60d | Uttoxeter | Nagaraj Rao Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - pushed along and made progress before two out - kept on to snatch second near the line | 2/5 | 1¼ | 11-10 | 121 | 71C | 125B | Freddie Mitchell | 7/2 |
| 26 May 25+21d | Huntingdon | Get Best Odds With Oddschecker Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - pushed along two out - finished well approaching the last - edged out of second in the final strides to finish third | 3/4 | nk | 11-11 | 122 | 72C | 125B | Caoilin Quinn | 3/1 |
| 05 May 25+19d | Warwick | Visit racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Tracked front group on the inner - clipped 8th - didn't jump cleanly 3 out - pressed forward and moved up before 2 out - went clear approaching last - held on gamely but caught close to line | 2/4 | ½ | 12-0 | 120 | 66C | 140B | Caoilin Quinn | 9/2 |
| 16 Apr 25+26d | Cheltenham | Cheltenham Pony Racing Authority Graduates Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Settled towards back early - improved on outer nearing 2 out - driven before last then faded | 10/16 | ¾ | 11-3 | 123 | 100B | 129A | Miss Gina Andrews | 33/1 |
| 21 Mar 25+174d | Newbury | Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front group early - urged forward before three out - dropped away approaching the following fence - well held at the finish | 9/9 | 8 | 11-10 | 126 | 106A | 107A | Niall Houlihan | 33/1 |
| 2024 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Sep 24+2d | Listowel | M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back early - 7th at halfway - jumped awkwardly 3 out - up into 5th entering straight - swept into 2nd approaching final furlong - stayed on same pace to finish 2nd | 2/8 | 1¼ | 10-8 | 115 | 103B | 126A | Danny Mullins | 5/4F |
| 26 Sep 24+33d | Listowel | Behans Horseshoe Bar, Restaurant & Townhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-123) Set the early gallop before being overtaken - back in 5th at halfway - driven into 4th 2 out - roused to take 3rd near the last - stayed on same speed to finish third | 3/14 | ½ | 11-7 | 115 | 63B | 129A | Danny Mullins | 4/1 |
| 24 Aug 24+31d | Killarney | Killarney Park Hotel Beginners Chase Sat close to the pace early - dropped to 7th by halfway and a touch untidy - by the 8th improved into 4th and moved out approaching two out where again untidy - up into 2nd by the last - driven out and pressed home the run-in - stayed on strongly but denied by a whisker | 2/10 | hd | 11-12 | — | 44A | 144A | Danny Mullins | 14/1 |
| 24 Jul 24+12d | Wexford | www.wexfordraces.ie Beginners Chase | 2/12 | 11 | 11-12 | — | 81A | 128A | Danny Mullins | 9/1 |
| 12 Jul 24+8d | Kilbeggan | Writech Handicap Hurdle | 8/15 | 4 | 10-13 | 116 | 112C | 107C | Rachael Blackmore | 8/1 |
| 04 Jul 24+33d | Tipperary | Easyfix Handicap Hurdle | 2/17 | 1¾ | 11-3 | 113 | 120B | 129A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 11/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+19d | Listowel | Paddy Woods Handicap Hurdle | 3/13 | 4 | 11-4 | 113 | 93B | 122A | Danny Mullins | 12/1 |
| 13 May 24+12d | Killarney | M.D. O'Shea & Sons Handicap Hurdle | 9/15 | 1¼ | 11-2 | 116 | 90B | 114A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 33/1 |
| 01 May 24+78d | Punchestown | Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle (95-123) | 20/23 | 11 | 11-8 | 120 | 57C | 104C | Jack G Gilligan | 80/1 |
| 13 Feb 24+38d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase | 7/9 | 3¾ | 11-12 | — | 94C | 110C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 100/1 |
| 06 Jan 24+35d | Cork | EASYFIX Handicap Hurdle | 7/8 | 7 | 11-0 | 123 | 88B | 108A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 9/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Dec 23+20d | Fairyhouse | Redweld Stables Handicap Hurdle (80-130) | 10/20 | 1¼ | 11-7 | 125 | 100B | 121A | Jack G Gilligan | 40/1 |
| 12 Nov 23+645d | Naas | Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | 17/19 | 31 | 10-9 | 127 | 91C | 114C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 80/1 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 05 Feb 22+49d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power 'I'd Love A Can But Pints Are Cheaper' Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B) | 6/24 | dht | 11-1 | 131 | 91B | 132A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 40/1 |
| 2021 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 21+14d | Navan | Tara Handicap Hurdle (grade B) | 11/21 | ½ | 11-0 | 132 | 111B | 127A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 4/1 |
| 04 Dec 21+34d | Navan | Bective Stud Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) | 3/23 | 4½ | 10-11 | 131 | 117B | 133A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
| 31 Oct 21+7d | Cork | Paddy's Rewards Club EBF Novice Hurdle (Listed) | 2/9 | 3¾ | 11-6 | 131 | 69A | 129A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 9/4F |
| 24 Oct 21+14d | Galway | Betvictor Casino Novice Hurdle | 1/4 | 11-12 | 131 | 66C | 132B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 9/4 | |
| 10 Oct 21+15d | Limerick | Bluegrass Horse Feed Novice Hurdle (Listed) | 5/8 | shd | 11-4 | 131 | 108A | 114A | Brian Hayes | 7/2 |
| 25 Sep 21+149d | Listowel | Allman Contracts Novice Hurdle | 2/6 | ½ | 11-0 | 127 | 117B | 133B | Mark McDonagh | 6/1 |
| 29 Apr 21+13d | Punchestown | Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) | 8/25 | 2½ | 10-4 | 127 | — | 108C | Mark McDonagh | 25/1 |
| 16 Apr 21+33d | Ballinrobe | McGrath Limestone Works Handicap Hurdle | 3/16 | 1½ | 10-12 | 125 | 99B | 124A | Mark McDonagh | 9/1 |
| 14 Mar 21+28d | Naas | Bar One Racing 'We'll Lay To Lose A Million' Maiden Hurdle | 1/16 | 11-7 | — | 113B | 128A | Mark McDonagh | 33/1 | |
| 14 Feb 21+18d | Punchestown | Happy Valentines Day (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 6/19 | 7 | 11-9 | — | 101B | 111A | Philip Byrnes | 50/1 |
| 27 Jan 21+30d | Thurles | Thurles (Pro/Am) Flat Race (Div 2) | 3/14 | 33 | 11-11 | — | — | 70C | Miss L A Hourigan | 12/1 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 20+60d | Limerick | Doherty Woodshavings Flat Race | 3/9 | 20 | 11-11 | — | 67A | 108A | Miss L A Hourigan | 25/1 |
| 29 Oct 20+15d | Clonmel | Cashel Maiden Hurdle | 7/14 | nk | 11-7 | — | 82C | 91C | Philip Donovan | 125/1 |
| 14 Oct 20 | Punchestown | Sherry Fitzgerald Brady O'Flaherty Maiden Hurdle | 7/18 | 8 | 11-7 | — | 117C | 95C | Mrs M M McDonagh | 200/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ballywilliam Boy won?
- Ballywilliam Boy (IRE) won 2 of 36 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 15 times in total (41.7% of starts).
- Who trained Ballywilliam Boy?
- Ballywilliam Boy (IRE) was trained by Gary & Josh Moore on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 3 October 2025.
- Who is Ballywilliam Boy's sire?
- Ballywilliam Boy (IRE) is by Vita Venturi (IRE) out of Safety Recue (IRE), whose sire is Safety Catch.
- What going does Ballywilliam Boy prefer?
- Ballywilliam Boy (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 17 starts (11.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ballywilliam Boy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 3 October 2025. The highest on record is 132.
- What is Ballywilliam Boy's sire's record?
- Vita Venturi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.4% of 90 runs since Jan 2008 (15 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Ballywilliam Boy's siblings?
- Out of Safety Recue (IRE), Ballywilliam Boy (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.