Horse profile
Baltray (IRE)
by Milan (GB) out of Shapley Shadow (IRE) (Heron Island)
17 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Hereford
First-time headgear LTO
Last run 11 Oct 2026 · 7th of 12
Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile
Baltray is a gelding who has won one of 17 starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Hereford over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground in Nov 2023. All five placings have also come at that trip range. He finished 7 of 12 at Chepstow in Oct 2026 on his first run in first-time headgear, last raced off an official rating of 99 which was 13lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
Win at Class 4
OR ↓ 13lb off peak
- 1–17Wins / Runs
- 5.9%Strike rate
- 5 (29.4%)Placed
- −15.38£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 0.36Fair A/E n=16 · 0.30 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 86dAvg 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 rating99↓ 13lb off peak
99
99–112
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 118C | 97.5 | 4 runs · 118 / 110.5 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 108C | 78 | 2 runs · 78 / 74 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 118C | 92 | 3 runs · 118 / 92 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 108C | 81 | 1 run · — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 113B | 110.5 | 2 runs · 113 / 110.5 |
Of 17 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 17 runs · as at 19 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 13 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 5 (38%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (31%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (23%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Milan (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,854 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −5.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 552 | 66 | 12% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 5,169 | 648 | 12.5% | +1.2 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 3,293 | 386 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 5,033 | 502 | 10% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 2,716 | 303 | 11.2% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 73 | 2 | 2.7% | −8.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 58 | 3 | 5.2% | −6.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,855 | 401 | 10.4% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,476 | 599 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,804 | 699 | 12% | +0.7 | 0 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 1,649 | 205 | 12.4% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Shapley Shadow (IRE) (Heron Island)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Pal (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Read The Room (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.38 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −12.38 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontwell | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.38 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Harrison | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ben Jones | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.38 |
| Cameron Johnstone-Baker | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rex Dingle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D Allen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 1 | 6% | −14.38 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 15 | 1 | 7% | −13.38 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 26+44d | Chepstow | Dragonbet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Race Prominent early - went to the front after the first - passed for a spell after the fourth before regaining the advantage - overtaken 3 out - folded quickly before 2 out - finished 7th | 7/12 | 12 | 11-8 | 99 | 78C | 100C | Liam Harrison | 16/1 |
| 28 Aug 26+35d | Fontwell | Watch Unbridled On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - urged forward 3 out - had nothing left in the closing stages - finished fourth | 4/5 | 1¾ | 11-2 | 102 | 118C | 101B | Ben Jones | 3/1 |
| 24 Jul 26+51d | Uttoxeter | Eaton Hall Shooting Ground Handicap Hurdle Race started at the back - into the pack after the 7th - jumped awkwardly at the 9th - under pressure from 3 out and soon faded | 9/16 | 4¼ | 11-8 | 104 | 92C | 99C | Liam Harrison | 12/1 |
| 03 Jun 26+28d | Warwick | Insight Surveyors Handicap Hurdle Mid-division - fell back through the field approaching 3 out - roused and moved into third before 2 out - serious blunder at the last saw third place surrendered - unable to get back on terms and finished sixth | 6/8 | 2¾ | 12-0 | 105 | 108B | 105A | Liam Harrison | 15/2 |
| 06 May 26+58d | Newton Abbot | Sky Sports Racing Handicap Hurdle Held a central position - hit out and mildly baulked approaching two out while close to the front pack then moved into third at the last - maintained effort at an even clip to the line finishing third | 3/8 | 6½ | 11-11 | 106 | 113B | 116B | Liam Harrison | 15/2 |
| 09 Mar 26+119d | Plumpton | John Ellis Memorial Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - driven up before losing command after 3 out - dropped away 2 out - finished 5th | 5/6 | 13 | 11-9 | 109 | 70A | 106B | Liam Harrison | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Nov 25+35d | Kempton | JCB Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - pressed for effort before 2 out - dropped away and pulled up | PU/10 | — | 11-2 | 111 | — | — | Cameron Johnstone-Baker | 12/1 |
| 06 Oct 25+97d | Stratford | DragonBet Offer 10 Get 20 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Sat close to pace from wide - eased forward effortlessly to loom up near the last - pushed along and edged out on the run-in but stayed on to finish second | 2/6 | 3 | 10-13 | 109 | 76B | 116B | Cameron Johnstone-Baker | 3/1 |
| 01 Jul 25+26d | Stratford | Saige Composite Products Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - improved from the outside 3f out - pushed along and dropped away entering the last bend - eventually finished sixth | 6/8 | 1¼ | 11-8 | 109 | 102B | 111A | Ben Jones | 3/1 |
| 05 Jun 25+55d | Uttoxeter | Greenthumb Grass Is Greener Handicap Hurdle Tracked from the back of the field - made progress into third after 3 out - hit the second-last then found nothing back into third | 3/6 | 3 | 11-11 | 109 | 78A | 120B | Ben Jones | 13/8F |
| 11 Apr 25+130d | Fontwell | BetGoodwin Super Tommy Cannon Handicap Hurdle Settled with leading group early - dropped to rear and 3l behind approaching 2 out - came down at that fence under pressure | F/4 | — | 11-8 | 110 | — | — | Rex Dingle | 5/2J |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Dec 24+34d | Plumpton | Joos Solar Handicap Hurdle Held handy early - blundered three from home and came down | F/11 | — | 11-10 | 110 | — | — | Harry Cobden | 4/1 |
| 29 Oct 24+166d | Bangor-on-Dee | Weatherbys Stallion Book Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - fell back and under pressure before the 12th where a serious blunder ended the run - pulled up | PU/10 | — | 11-8 | 112 | — | — | Joe Anderson | 5/1 |
| 16 May 24+192d | Fontwell | Star Sports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle | 2/4 | 2½ | 11-10 | 112 | 108C | 129B | Tom Bellamy | 10/3 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Nov 23+30d | Hereford | NAF Racing Best Turned Out League 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 1/8 | 11-4 | — | 103B | 122B | Tom Bellamy | 8/13F | |
| 07 Oct 23+283d | Fontwell | Best Prices Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 1 | 11-0 | — | 81A | 128A | Tom Bellamy | 10/3 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 22 | Limerick | Woodlands House Hotel Adare Flat Race | 3/11 | 11 | 11-7 | — | — | 63C | Mr D Allen | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Baltray won?
- Baltray (IRE) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 5 times in total (29.4% of starts).
- Who trains Baltray?
- Baltray (IRE) is trained by Emma Lavelle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 October 2026.
- Who is Baltray's sire?
- Baltray (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Shapley Shadow (IRE), whose sire is Heron Island.
- What going does Baltray prefer?
- Baltray (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Baltray's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 11 October 2026. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Baltray's sire's record?
- Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,854 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Baltray's siblings?
- Out of Shapley Shadow (IRE), Baltray (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.