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Horse profile

Game Ball Ali (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2006) · Last trainer M Halford · Last owner Cluain Searrach Syndicate
by Ali-Royal (IRE) out of Tahaddi (USA) (Northern Baby)
11 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Aug 2006 — 7,387 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2006 · 17th of 18 2 wins · Punchestown Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

Game Ball Ali (IRE) is 2 from 11. Hasn't won since Apr 2006. Last raced off a career-high mark of 101.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating101At career-high mark
101 57–101

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 124C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 29 Apr 2006 Official rating 101 at the last jumps run, 6 Aug 2006

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 66C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 10 Apr 2006 Official rating 57 at the last flat run, 12 May 2006

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 124C · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft4116C93—
Good292C90.5—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f498C90.5—
1m5f – 2m4124C114.5—
Flat 3 figures · best 66C · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ali-Royal (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 2.2% of 136 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−2.2—
Good to Firm2400%−2.21 from 2
Good4224.8%+2.60 from 3
Good to Soft2000%−2.2—
Soft2414.2%+21 from 4
Heavy1200%−2.20 from 2
Standard (AW)1300%−2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f700%−2.2—
6f – 7f800%−2.2—
1m – 1m1f400%−2.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f300%−2.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m3825.3%+3.12 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f4412.3%+0.10 from 4
2m5f – 3m2400%−2.2—
Over 3m800%−2.2—

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
Tahaddi (USA) (Northern Baby)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
No Where To Hyde (IRE)50——
Tahaddi Turtle (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% +9.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 2 67% +16.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 2 40% +14.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Johnny Murtagh 6 1 17% +7.00
Andrew J McNamara 3 1 33% +3.00
C I Goodwin 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 5 1 20% +1.00
2005 6 1 17% +7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 2 25% +11.00
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 5 runs
06 Aug 06+66d Galway Cork Airport Hotel Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 18f · Good · 18 ran 17/18 9 11-0 10189C Andrew J McNamara 13/2
01 Jun 06+20d Punchestown Tote Sports Lounge Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 18f · Good · 21 ran 5/21 2½ 11-5 10192C Andrew J McNamara 5/1
12 May 06+13d Wexford Club Vitae Leisure Club Handicap (40-60) 13f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 3/13 1½ 9-12 5764C Johnny Murtagh 9/10F
29 Apr 06+19d Punchestown Panoramic Restaurant Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 16f · Good To Firm · 23 ran 1/23 10-10 88124C Andrew J McNamara 5/1F
10 Apr 06+105d Tramore Pickardstown Handicap (40-60) 12f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 3 9-11 5766C Johnny Murtagh 5/1F
2005 · 6 runs
26 Dec 05+15d Leopardstown Durkan New Homes Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 18f · Yielding · 22 ran 3/22 3½ 10-4 9298C Johnny Murtagh 12/1
11 Dec 05+22d Cork O.C.W.(Properties) Ltd. Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 11-5 93113C Johnny Murtagh 11/2
19 Nov 05+21d Punchestown Xmas Parties At Punchestown Novice Handicap Hurdle (74-116) 16f · Soft · 19 ran 1/19 10-7 88116C Johnny Murtagh 12/1
29 Oct 05+5d Naas Paddypowerpoker Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 22 ran 8/22 hd 10-7 —83C C I Goodwin 33/1
24 Oct 05+15d Curragh Al Asayl Handicap (40-70) 8f · Heavy · 27 ran 4/27 nk 9-7 6251C Johnny Murtagh 14/1
09 Oct 05 Limerick Michael Punch & Partners Hurdle 18f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 9/18 30 10-3 —88C C I Goodwin 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Game Ball Ali won?
Game Ball Ali (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
Who trained Game Ball Ali?
Game Ball Ali (IRE) was trained by M Halford on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 6 August 2006.
Who is Game Ball Ali's sire?
Game Ball Ali (IRE) is by Ali-Royal (IRE) out of Tahaddi (USA), whose sire is Northern Baby.
What going does Game Ball Ali prefer?
Game Ball Ali (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Game Ball Ali's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 6 August 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Game Ball Ali's sire's record?
Ali-Royal (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 2.2% of 136 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Game Ball Ali's siblings?
Out of Tahaddi (USA), Game Ball Ali (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2005. 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.