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Horse profile

Good Ball (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner Sir A Ferguson G Mason J Hales L Hales
by Doctor Dino (FR) out of Set Et Match (IRE) (Barathea)
4 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Mar 2021 — 2,034 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2021 · 1st of 7 Won last time out 2 wins · Newbury Last raced off OR 131
KTB Profile

Good Ball (FR) is 2 from 4. Won last time out at Newbury (Class 2).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 27 Mar 2021

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 3 figures · best 121A · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2121A115.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2112A111—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 21 Feb 2021 Official rating 131 at the last run, 27 Mar 2021

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 3 figures · best 128A · median 123
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2128A123.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2128A125.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Doctor Dino (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.9% of 3,176 runs since Jan 2008 (488 horses).

Strongest on good going: 19.7% from 553. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.5% from 211. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.7% from 689. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.8% from 137.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−15.9—
Good to Firm24625%+9.1—
Good55310919.7%+3.8—
Good to Soft4789119%+3.11 from 2
Soft1,20018415.3%−0.61 from 1
Heavy7059513.5%−2.40 from 1
Standard (AW)211209.5%−6.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−15.9—
6f – 7f5036%−9.9—
1m – 1m1f137128.8%−7.1—
1m2f – 1m4f3034514.9%−1—
1m5f – 2m68913619.7%+3.81 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,49523715.9%01 from 2
2m5f – 3m4146014.5%−1.4—
Over 3m851315.3%−0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Set Et Match (IRE) (Barathea)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Moonball (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Joliepierre (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Moonball (FR)1932m–2m3f—
First Service (FR)2922m1f–2m1½f—
Joliepierre (FR)1521m5f–1m7fClass 4
Service Gagnant (FR)3911m4f—
Dernier Set (FR)10——
Cinquieme Set (FR)100——
Lovelymatch (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +1.00
Soft 1 1 100% +2.25
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 1 100% +2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +2.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 3 2 67% +3.25
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +1.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +1.25

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Cobden 3 2 67% +3.25
Alexis Poirier 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 2 1 50% +1.00
Hood 1 1 100% +2.25
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 1 50% +1.00
2020 2 1 50% +1.25

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
27 Mar 21+34d Newbury BetVictor Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 19f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-9 131121A119B Harry Cobden 2/1F
21 Feb 21+54d Newbury Read Paul Nicholls On Betting.Betfair Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 5½ 10-13 131110A128A Harry Cobden 9/4J
29 Dec 20+72d Newbury MansionBet App 'Introductory' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 10-6 —112A123A Harry Cobden 9/4F
18 Oct 20 Auteuil (FR) Prix Emilius (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings Unraced over obstacles) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 1¼ 10-6 ——— Alexis Poirier 15/1

Quick answers

How many races has Good Ball (FR) won?
Good Ball (FR) won 2 of 4 archived starts between 2020 and 2021, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 4 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Good Ball (FR)?
Good Ball (FR) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 27 March 2021.
Who is Good Ball (FR)'s sire?
Good Ball (FR) is by Doctor Dino (FR) out of Set Et Match (IRE), whose sire is Barathea.
What is Good Ball (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 131, from the run on 27 March 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Good Ball (FR)'s sire's record?
Doctor Dino (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.9% of 3,176 runs since Jan 2008 (488 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.7% from 553. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.5% from 211. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.7% from 689. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.8% from 137.
Who are Good Ball (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Set Et Match (IRE), Good Ball (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Moonball (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Joliepierre (FR)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2020. 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.