Horse profile
Balon D'or (GB)
42 runs · 17 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 2 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Lingfield (AW), Chester & Musselburgh
Last run 28 Oct 2026 · 4th of 11
Last raced off OR 59
KTB Profile
Balon D'or (GB) is 4 from 42. Last raced off 59, 32lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 25 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 2 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 32lb off peak
- 4–42Wins / Runs
- 9.5%Strike rate
- 8 (19%)Placed
- −17.00£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 1.09Fair A/E n=42 · 0.93 incl. margin
- 91Highest OR
- 22dBetween runs (median)longest 189 d
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 rating59↓ 32lb off peak
59
58–91
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 84
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 2 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 115C | 89.5 | 10 runs · 115 / 93.5 |
| Good | 10 | 101A | 90 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 99A | 86 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 96B | 82 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 4 | 100A | 83 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 2 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 25 | 115C | 86 | 8 runs · 115 / 85 |
| Under 6f | 16 | 114A | 93 | 5 runs · 114 / 99 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 41 runs · as at 2 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 15 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · to 15 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 25 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 11 (44%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 6 (24%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 6 (24%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (8%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,582 runs since Mar 2010 (1,665 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,208 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 5,161 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 2 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 2,370 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 2,467 | 218 | 8.8% | −1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 684 | 68 | 9.9% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 8,545 | 875 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 1 from 16 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,127 | 591 | 11.5% | +1.1 | 2 from 16 |
| 6f – 7f | 11,610 | 1,190 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 2 from 26 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,889 | 393 | 10.1% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,934 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 697 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 254 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them It Ain't Two (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Listed (It Ain't Two (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It Ain't Two (GB) | 13 | 4 | 5f–6f | Listed |
| Gold Dawn (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Pub Club (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 1 | 6% | −11.50 |
| Good | 10 | 2 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Class 2 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| Chester | 11 | 2 | 18% | +3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 26 | 2 | 8% | −14.00 |
| Under 6f | 16 | 2 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Bradley | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| Ben Curtis | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| James Glennon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Richard Kingscote | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Harry Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jason Hart | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tyler Heard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Leavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Nicholls | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Keeley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alistair Rawlinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Doughty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 1 | 8% | −5.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.50 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.50 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −4.50 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 26+13d | Kempton (AW) | Bet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Apprentice Handicap Stakes Missed the break - detached in the early stages - picked up ground over 1f out and got into the picture inside the final 110yds - ran out of steam late to finish 4th | 4/11 | nk | 9-1 | 59 | 84A | 71A | James Glennon | 40/1 |
| 15 Oct 26+31d | Brighton | Position Payout At bet365 Handicap Stakes Missed the break - settled in behind the main group - pushed along 2f out but never going the pace - finished 12th | 12/13 | 17 | 9-9 | 60 | 44C | 39C | Paddy Bradley | 18/1 |
| 14 Sep 26+13d | Windsor | Neverland Drone Show At Windsor Racecourse Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left before dropping away - held no more in reserve late | 9/12 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 60 | 78A | 56A | Paddy Bradley | 11/1 |
| 01 Sep 26+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Racing Partnership Celebrating 10 Years Handicap Stakes Held up early - improved into contention 2f out and closed on front pack 1f out - lost momentum inside final 110yds to finish 5th | 5/8 | 1½ | 9-8 | 61 | 83A | 68A | Paddy Bradley | 9/2 |
| 18 Aug 26+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Download The At The Races App Handicap Stakes (Div I) Set the pace throughout - driven with two furlongs left and asked for more with one to go as a rival loomed - dug in to prevail by a whisker | 1/9 | 9-7 | 58 | 101A | 88A | Paddy Bradley | 7/2 | |
| 04 Aug 26+26d | Lingfield (AW) | John Cunliffe Obf 80th Birthday Handicap Stakes Settled up with the pace early - urged forward 3f out - kept on to the line without troubling the leaders - finished fourth beaten 2½ lengths | 4/10 | ½ | 9-4 | 60 | 115C | 86A | Paddy Bradley | 33/1 |
| 09 Jul 26+35d | Epsom Downs | Robert Dyas Handicap Raced freely in rear of the front-runners early - driven over 2f out - dropped away over 1f out | 8/8 | 3 | 9-1 | 62 | 82B | 54A | Tyler Heard | 22/1 |
| 04 Jun 26+45d | Lingfield (AW) | attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Took strong hold early - hit front and asked for effort 2f out - lost advantage inside final furlong under pressure - stayed on at unchanged effort to finish 4th beaten a length | 4/7 | nk | 9-7 | 63 | 114A | 74A | Paddy Bradley | 18/1 |
| 20 Apr 26+86d | Lingfield (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On X Handicap Held up towards the back - urged forward with 2f to go - unable to close the gap - finished sixth | 6/8 | ½ | 9-2 | 65 | 85A | 66A | James Glennon | 12/1 |
| 24 Jan 26+24d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Settled in the pack and pressed the front group 2f out - lost placing in the last furlong and dropped away quickly - finished seventh | 7/8 | ½ | 9-4 | 67 | 99A | 64A | Paddy Bradley | 25/1 |
| 2025 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 25+23d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Held up early holding hard - always towards the back - unable to land a blow - finished sixth beaten just over five lengths | 6/8 | 1½ | 9-9 | 69 | 86A | 74A | Paddy Bradley | 50/1 |
| 08 Dec 25+18d | Lingfield (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Held up handy in the early stages - driven approaching final 2f with little response - lost ground close home to finish 10th beaten 7 lengths | 10/10 | nk | 9-0 | 71 | 88A | 64A | Paddy Bradley | 25/1 |
| 20 Nov 25+61d | Lingfield (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Settled in rear - nudged into contention over 1f out - angled left inside the final furlong - found nil and faded into 7th | 7/10 | ¾ | 9-6 | 72 | 103A | 71A | David Egan | 33/1 |
| 20 Sep 25+8d | Chester | Deepbridge Capital Handicap Sluggish start - held up towards the back - unable to threaten the front runners - finished fifth beaten 4 lengths | 5/7 | 1¾ | 8-10 | 72 | 90A | 81A | Joe Leavy | 8/1 |
| 12 Sep 25+20d | Chester | LiveScoreBet Handicap (Div 2) Slow to break - edged in front after the first furlong - kicked clear approaching 2f out - eased to the line in charge | 1/10 | 9-11 | 65 | 79A | 95A | Andrew Mullen | 13/2 | |
| 23 Aug 25+13d | Redcar | Redhill Contractors Limited Handicap Slow into stride from stalls - settled towards back of field - pushed along with 1f left - stayed on without threatening leaders - finished fifth | 5/10 | 1 | 9-1 | 67 | 96B | 68A | Jack Nicholls | 4/1F |
| 10 Aug 25+15d | Haydock | Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Towards the far flank - in the pack - nudged along and made ground over 1f out - plugged on before flattening out inside the final furlong | 6/13 | ½ | 8-11 | 70 | 96C | 69A | David Probert | 11/1 |
| 26 Jul 25+28d | Chester | Layrd Design Handicap Settled in midfield wide of rivals - asked for effort and lost ground over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong to finish 5th | 5/8 | 1½ | 9-2 | 73 | 83A | 72A | Jason Watson | 6/1 |
| 28 Jun 25+14d | Chester | Manor Car Hire Handicap Settled behind the front group - urged into effort with 2f left - dropped away late - finished seventh | 7/9 | nk | 8-11 | 75 | 101A | 68A | Aidan Keeley | 16/1 |
| 14 Jun 25+37d | Chester | Precision Facades Handicap Settled with eager enthusiasm early on - well placed with the front group - pushed for effort with two furlongs left - found little space when angled right approaching the final furlong - unable to close the gap through to the line - finished fourth beaten three and a half lengths | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 77 | 90A | 86A | Richard Kingscote | 9/2 |
| 08 May 25+19d | Chester | CAA Stellar Handicap Slow to break - settled towards the back - pushed along and finished steadily from inside the final furlong - eventually eighth | 8/12 | 1½ | 8-5 | 78 | 87A | 67A | Andrew Mullen | 50/1 |
| 19 Apr 25+189d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet Handicap Held mid-pack early - pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on late but never in contention - finished seventh | 7/12 | ¾ | 9-10 | 79 | 90A | 86A | Oisin Murphy | 15/2 |
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Oct 24+21d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap (Div 2) Set the early pace - lost the advantage 2f out and battled on behind before pressed for effort inside final furlong - dropped away late to finish seventh | 7/9 | 1½ | 9-11 | 80 | 96A | 77A | Alistair Rawlinson | 18/1 |
| 21 Sep 24+21d | Chester | Boodles Handicap Held a midpack position - pressed for effort inside the final furlong and stayed on - finished fourth without threatening the front | 4/12 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 81 | 99A | 94A | Sean D Bowen | 13/2 |
| 31 Aug 24+10d | Chester | CAA Stellar Handicap Tracked the pace - pushed to the front approaching the final furlong - driven out in the closing stages as a rival loomed - hung on by a whisker | 1/10 | 9-5 | 76 | 97A | 93A | Richard Kingscote | 11/2 | |
| 21 Aug 24+25d | Carlisle | Explosive Productions 20th Anniversary Handicap Sat close up early - driven out with 2f left - kept on strongly in the closing stage but lacked the speed to get closer | 3/10 | 1½ | 9-11 | 77 | 100A | 92A | Callum Rodriguez | 5/1 |
| 27 Jul 24+14d | Chester | Greenhous DAF Handicap | 6/9 | ½ | 8-0 | 77 | 95A | 71A | Jack Doughty | 9/1 |
| 13 Jul 24+106d | Chester | Horse PWR Handicap | 2/10 | 2 | 9-0 | 76 | 86B | 87A | Franny Norton | 8/1 |
| 29 Mar 24+28d | Lingfield (AW) | BetMGM All-Weather Vase Three-Year-Old Handicap | 9/11 | nk | 9-8 | 79 | 75A | 68A | Harry Davies | 9/1 |
| 01 Mar 24+22d | Lingfield (AW) | BetMGM AWC 3 Year Old Trial Handicap | 11/12 | ¾ | 8-3 | 82 | 82A | 57A | Adam Farragher | 50/1 |
| 08 Feb 24+19d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap | 3/6 | 3 | 9-7 | 83 | 105B | 83B | Jason Hart | 5/2 |
| 20 Jan 24+45d | Lingfield (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap | 4/7 | 2 | 9-9 | 85 | 66A | 82A | Jason Hart | 12/1 |
| 2023 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Dec 23+60d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Nursery | 3/7 | ½ | 9-10 | 86 | 91A | 87A | Ross Coakley | 5/1 |
| 07 Oct 23+23d | Redcar | William Hill Two Year Old Trophy (Listed) | 4/10 | 2¾ | 9-4 | 87 | 93A | 90A | Ben Curtis | 14/1 |
| 14 Sep 23+21d | Doncaster | Weatherbys Scientific 300,000 2-Y-O Stakes (GBB Race) | 10/17 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 87 | 76C | 84A | Ben Curtis | 40/1 |
| 24 Aug 23+21d | York | Or8Wellness EBF Stallions Nursery | 6/20 | ¾ | 9-5 | 89 | 74C | 94A | James Doyle | 18/1 |
| 03 Aug 23+13d | Goodwood | Jaeger-Lecoultre Nursery | 7/13 | 2¾ | 9-6 | 91 | 47C | 79A | Harry Davies | 16/1 |
| 21 Jul 23+33d | Newbury | IRE-Incentive - It Pays To Buy Irish Rose Bowl Stakes (Listed) | 6/9 | nse | 9-2 | 91 | 87A | 83A | Ross Coakley | 13/2 |
| 18 Jun 23+16d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix du Bois Longines - Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage (2yo) (Turf) | 4/10 | ¾ | 9-1 | — | — | — | Ben Curtis | 32/5 |
| 02 Jun 23+23d | Epsom Downs | British EBF 40th Anniversary Woodcote Stakes (Conditions Race) (GBB Race) | 2/12 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 70A | 104A | James Doyle | 4/1 |
| 10 May 23+32d | Chester | CAA Stellar Lily Agnes Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/11 | 1 | 9-4 | — | 100A | 92A | Ben Curtis | 5/1 |
| 08 Apr 23 | Musselburgh | tote Fantasy Who's In Your Stable EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 9-7 | — | 62A | 94A | Ben Curtis | 11/2 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Balon D'or won?
- Balon D'or (GB) won 4 of 42 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 8 times in total (19% of starts).
- Who trains Balon D'or?
- Balon D'or (GB) is trained by Simon Dow, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 October 2026.
- Who is Balon D'or's sire?
- Balon D'or (GB) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Usra (IRE), whose sire is Requinto.
- What going does Balon D'or prefer?
- Balon D'or (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Balon D'or's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 28 October 2026. The highest on record is 91.
- What is Balon D'or's sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,582 runs since Mar 2010 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
- Who are Balon D'or's siblings?
- Out of Usra (IRE), Balon D'or (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: It Ain't Two (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (It Ain't Two (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.