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Horse profile

Blue Balle (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2025) · Last trainer Dermot Kilmartin · Last owner Dermot Kilmartin
by Zoustar (AUS) out of Blue Crest (FR) (Verglas)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2023
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jul 2025 — 464 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 17th of 18 New yard Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile

Blue Balle is a gelding who was yet to win from four starts. His best effort came when fourth of six at Wolverhampton on the AW in Nov 2023. He raced on turf at the Curragh and Naas as well as on the all-weather, over trips from under 6f to 7f, on good to soft, good and standard going. His last run, at Curragh in Jul 2025, was his first for the yard when he finished 17 of 18 off an official rating of 66.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Jul 2025 · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Wolverhampton (AW), 21 Nov 2023

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 4 figures · best 94C · median 71.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft250C46.5—
Good1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f394C93—
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 72A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 5 Jun 2024 Official rating 66 at the last run, 20 Jul 2025

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 72A · median 56.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft246A40.5—
Good1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f372A67—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Zoustar (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,746 runs since Jan 2008 (313 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.2% from 330. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 193.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14321.4%+10.6—
Good to Firm440439.8%−1—
Good590518.6%−2.20 from 1
Good to Soft246218.5%−2.30 from 2
Soft2622911.1%+0.3—
Heavy871416.1%+5.3—
Standard (AW)1,10713612.3%+1.50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3304714.2%+3.40 from 1
6f – 7f1,42615410.8%00 from 3
1m – 1m1f6728412.5%+1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f19373.6%−7.2—
1m5f – 2m6211.6%−9.2—
2m1f – 2m4f4948.2%−2.6—
2m5f – 3m1200%−10.8—
Over 3m200%−10.8—

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

Dam
Blue Crest (FR) (Verglas)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Dave Dexter (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Listed (Dave Dexter (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dave Dexter (GB)3165f–6fListed
My Amigo (GB)4035½f–6fClass 4
Rogue Legend (GB)425f—
Silver Machine (GB)426fClass 4
Mimic's Memory (GB)3717fClass 6
Travers (GB)70——
Trampas (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Whearty 1 0 0% −1.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 1 run
20 Jul 25+410d Curragh Kwiff: Proud Sponsors Of The Supercharge Series Handicap 5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Settled just behind the front group on the far side - pushed along with 2f left - unable to close and dropped away with over a furlong to run - finished well held in 17th 17/18 5 8-13 6650C35A Robert Whearty 28/1
2024 · 1 run
05 Jun 24+197d Curragh Manguard Plus Maiden 6.5f · Good · 18 ran 6/18 1½ 9-8 —94C72A Ronan Whelan 66/1
2023 · 2 runs
21 Nov 23+68d Wolverhampton (AW) Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 1½ 9-5 —93A67B Liam Keniry 33/1
14 Sep 23 Naas Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden 7f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 14/14 ½ 9-3 —43C46A Gary Carroll 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blue Balle won?
Blue Balle (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2023 and 2025.
Who trained Blue Balle?
Blue Balle (GB) was trained by Dermot Kilmartin on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 20 July 2025.
Who is Blue Balle's sire?
Blue Balle (GB) is by Zoustar (AUS) out of Blue Crest (FR), whose sire is Verglas.
What is Blue Balle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 20 July 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Blue Balle's sire's record?
Zoustar (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,746 runs since Jan 2008 (313 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.2% from 330. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 193.
Who are Blue Balle's siblings?
Out of Blue Crest (FR), Blue Balle (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Dave Dexter (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Dave Dexter (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2023. 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.