How many races has Gameball (IRE) won?

Gameball (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).

Who trains Gameball (IRE)?

Gameball (IRE) is trained by Henry de Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 September 2026.

Who is Gameball (IRE)'s sire?

Gameball (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of By The Hour (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.

What going does Gameball (IRE) prefer?

Gameball (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Gameball (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 135, from the run on 25 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.

What is Gameball (IRE)'s sire's record?

Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,806 runs since Jan 2008 (704 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 816.

Who are Gameball (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of By The Hour (IRE), Gameball (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Marie's Rock (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Marie's Rock (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Gameball (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Henry de Bromhead · Owner Watchman Racing

by Yeats (IRE) out of By The Hour (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

7 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2025

As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

2 wins · Punchestown & Ballinrobe Ran 22 days ago · 6th of 15 Last raced off OR 135

KTB Profile

Gameball is a Yeats gelding who has won two of his seven starts on turf, both over 1m5f – 2m. He won a maiden hurdle at Punchestown on good to soft in Oct 2025 and a flat race at Ballinrobe on good in Jul 2025. Ridden with patience in most of his races, he finished sixth of 15 in the Class 1 Ballymore Handicap Hurdle at Listowel in Sep 2026 when last seen. He last ran off his career-high mark of 135.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Typically held up

2–7Wins / Runs
28.6%Strike rate
5 (71.4%)Placed
−1.50£1 level staken=7 at SP
1.63Fair A/E n=7 · 1.31 incl. margin
135Highest OR
72dAvg between runs

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 148 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kilbeggan, 10 Jul 2026

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 7 figures · best 148^B · median 109

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Good	3	148^B	113	2 · 148 / 130.5
Good to Soft	2	118^B	99.5	1 · —
Soft	2	109^A	106	2 · 109 / 106

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	6	118^B	106	4 · 118 / 111
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 148^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway (IRE), 30 Jul 2026 Official rating 135 at the last run, 25 Sep 2026

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 7 figures · best 148^A · median 141

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Good	3	148^A	147	2 · 148 / 147.5
Good to Soft	2	137^A	137	1 · —
Soft	2	143^A	142	2 · 143 / 142

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	6	148^A	140	4 · 148 / 142
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 from 5 analysed runs

Held up 3 (60%) · 1 win
Prominent 2 (40%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Yeats (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,806 runs since Jan 2008 (704 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 816.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	5	0	0%	−11.9	—
Good to Firm	222	28	12.6%	+0.7	—
Good	3,431	475	13.8%	+1.9	1 from 3
Good to Soft	1,953	212	10.9%	−1	1 from 2
Soft	2,837	305	10.8%	−1.1	0 from 2
Heavy	1,155	136	11.8%	−0.1	—
Standard (AW)	203	14	6.9%	−5	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	28	1	3.6%	−8.3	—
1m – 1m1f	86	6	7%	−4.9	—
1m2f – 1m4f	263	26	9.9%	−2	—
1m5f – 2m	2,431	273	11.2%	−0.7	2 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f	3,281	352	10.7%	−1.2	0 from 1
2m5f – 3m	2,901	387	13.3%	+1.4	—
Over 3m	816	125	15.3%	+3.4	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

By The Hour (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Marie's Rock (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Marie's Rock (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Marie's Rock (IRE)	22	9	1m7½f–3m½f	Grade 1
Arcadian Sunrise (IRE)	18	7	2m–2m1f	Class 2
Came From Nothing (IRE)	7	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	3	1	33%	−0.38
Good to Soft	2	1	50%	+0.88
Soft	2	0	0%	−2.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 1	2	0	0%	−2.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Punchestown	2	1	50%	+0.88
Listowel (IRE)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Galway (IRE)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Kilbeggan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Fairyhouse	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ballinrobe	1	1	100%	+1.62

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m5f – 2m	6	2	33%	−0.50
2m1f – 2m4f	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Darragh O'Keeffe	6	1	17%	−3.12
Mr A P Ryan	1	1	100%	+1.62

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hood	4	0	0%	−4.00
None	3	2	67%	+2.50

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	4	0	0%	−4.00
2025	3	2	67%	+2.50

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	6	1	17%	−3.12
NH Flat	1	1	100%	+1.62

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
25 Sep 26+57d	Listowel (IRE)	Ballymore Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Sat behind pace - 3rd at halfway - shaken up to hit the front 2 out then overtaken before last - held no more in reserve and gave way through the closing stages	6/15	¾	11-5	135	118^B	137^A	Darragh O'Keeffe	4/1
30 Jul 26+20d	Galway (IRE)	Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 20 ran Shared front spot for a moment - settled just behind the front pair - 4th at halfway - small error 4 out - pushed along to narrow gap 2 out - hit the front entering straight - overtaken on run-in but held on for third	3/20	hd	10-6	133	113^C	148^A	Darragh O'Keeffe	14/1
10 Jul 26+71d	Kilbeggan	Writech Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good · 14 ran towards the back of the pack early in 7th after the 5th - made ground at 3 out - 4th at 2 out - advanced to 3rd entering the straight - no threat to the winner in 2nd up the run-in - held a steady gear throughout	2/14	10	11-9	132	148^B	147^A	Darragh O'Keeffe	4/1F
30 Apr 26+151d	Punchestown	Specialist Group Novice Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding · 11 ran Sat handy behind front group - pushed along into 5th two out then 4th at the last - stayed on late to grab 3rd	3/11	3¼	11-12	133	109^A	141^A	Darragh O'Keeffe	5/1
30 Nov 25+46d	Fairyhouse	BAR 1 Betting Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran Sat close to pace early - up to 3rd by halfway - crept nearer turning in - pushed along but unable to threaten after 2 out - down to 4th over the last and held on flat	4/8	7	11-4	—	103^A	143^A	Darragh O'Keeffe	5/1
15 Oct 25+85d	Punchestown	BetVictor Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Sat behind pace - third at halfway - moved into second after two out - hit front despite a mistake at the last then driven out to hold on	1/13		11-12	—	81^B	137^A	Darragh O'Keeffe	15/8
22 Jul 25	Ballinrobe	Jennings Meats Flat Race 15.5f · Good · 9 ran Settled second early - moved to front with 3f left - shaken up and opened daylight from 2f out - kept extending advantage late for a comfortable win	1/9		11-9	—	85^A	139^B	Mr A P Ryan	13/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Gameball (IRE) won?: Gameball (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).
Who trains Gameball (IRE)?: Gameball (IRE) is trained by Henry de Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 September 2026.
Who is Gameball (IRE)'s sire?: Gameball (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of By The Hour (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What going does Gameball (IRE) prefer?: Gameball (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Gameball (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 135, from the run on 25 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Gameball (IRE)'s sire's record?: Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,806 runs since Jan 2008 (704 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 816.
Who are Gameball (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of By The Hour (IRE), Gameball (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Marie's Rock (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Marie's Rock (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 5 analysed runs

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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▾Class 2 of 7 runs

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▾Distance

▾Jockey

▾Headgear

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Form

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