Docteur De Ballon (FR)
Docteur De Ballon won the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris at Auteuil in May 2021. He won eight of 18 starts in the archive including three Grade 1 races in our archive and recorded all his victories at Auteuil on soft or heavy ground. The gelding aged 11 at his last run in Mar 2023 finished eighth of 13 as beaten favourite in the Prix Hubert de Navailles at Auteuil. He had not won since May 2021.
- 8–18Wins / Runs
- 44.4%Strike rate
- 12 (66.7%)Placed
- +29.50£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 2.29Fair A/E n=18 · 1.92 incl. margin
- 31dBetween runs (median)longest 672 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.
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 16% of 3,223 runs since Jul 2013 (497 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19.8% from 561. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.5% from 211. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.7% from 694. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 138.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −16 | — |
| Good to Firm | 24 | 6 | 25% | +9 | — |
| Good | 561 | 111 | 19.8% | +3.8 | — |
| Good to Soft | 486 | 94 | 19.3% | +3.3 | — |
| Soft | 1,223 | 187 | 15.3% | −0.7 | 5 from 10 |
| Heavy | 717 | 97 | 13.5% | −2.5 | 3 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 211 | 20 | 9.5% | −6.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −16 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 50 | 3 | 6% | −10 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 138 | 12 | 8.7% | −7.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 45 | 14.9% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 694 | 137 | 19.7% | +3.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,528 | 242 | 15.8% | −0.2 | 3 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 420 | 62 | 14.8% | −1.2 | 2 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 87 | 14 | 16.1% | +0.1 | 3 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Surdoue De Ballon (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m3f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surdoue De Ballon (FR) | 30 | 1 | 2m3f | — |
| J'envoievalserenki (FR) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Fripon De Ballon (FR) | 21 | 0 | — | — |
| Adorable De Ballon (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 5 | 50% | +21.60 |
| Heavy | 8 | 3 | 38% | +7.90 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil (FR) | 16 | 8 | 50% | +31.50 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Enghien (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 3 | 38% | +10.10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.50 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 3 | 75% | +11.90 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Lestrade | 6 | 3 | 50% | +9.90 |
| Felix De Giles | 4 | 2 | 50% | +14.10 |
| Peter Carberry | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.00 |
| P A Carberry | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.30 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +9.60 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +14.10 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +6.00 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 11 | 6 | 55% | +22.60 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.90 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Docteur De Ballon won?
- Docteur De Ballon (FR) won 8 of 18 archived starts between 2016 and 2023, a strike rate of 44.4%. Placed 12 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trained Docteur De Ballon?
- Docteur De Ballon (FR) was trained by Louisa Carberry on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 26 March 2023.
- Who is Docteur De Ballon's sire?
- Docteur De Ballon (FR) is by Doctor Dino (FR) out of Nile Breeze (FR), whose sire is Phantom Breeze.
- What going does Docteur De Ballon prefer?
- Docteur De Ballon (FR) has the best record on soft going: 5 wins from 10 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Docteur De Ballon's sire's record?
- Doctor Dino (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 16% of 3,223 runs since Jul 2013 (497 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.8% from 561. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.5% from 211. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.7% from 694. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 138.
- Who are Docteur De Ballon's siblings?
- Out of Nile Breeze (FR), Docteur De Ballon (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Surdoue De Ballon (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Nov 2026.