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Gracchus De Balme (FR)

10yo gelding · Trainer J J O'Shea · Owner D A Malam
by Manbolix (FR) out of Olympe De Coudray (FR) (Cachet Noir)
20 runs · 15 courses · from Feb 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses Last run 9 Apr 2026 · 7th of 24 Last raced off OR 132
KTB Profile

Gracchus De Balme is a gelding who has won four of 20 starts on turf. He won the Pertemps Network Stratford Foxhunters Champion Hunters' Chase over 3m on good ground in May 2025 off an official rating of 134 and the Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase at Aintree over 2m5f to 3m on good to soft in April 2025 off 132. He also won twice over 1m5f to 2m on heavy ground early in his career. His last run came at Aintree in April 2026 where he finished seventh of 24 off an official rating of 132.

Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent
Official rating132↓ 2lb off peak
132 125–134

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 120 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Stratford, 30 May 2025

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 15 figures · best 141B · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good5128A108—
Good to Soft4141B67.51 run · —
Heavy3140B109—
Soft3116B105—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7141B109—
2m5f – 3m373A621 run · —
1m5f – 2m3140B88—
Over 3m2120B114—

Of 20 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 137B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 30 May 2025 Official rating 132 at the last run, 9 Apr 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 15 figures · best 146A · median 131
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good5137B126—
Good to Soft4146A1381 run · —
Heavy3145A141—
Soft3131A127—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7140A127—
2m5f – 3m3146A1361 run · —
1m5f – 2m3145A141—
Over 3m2137B134.5—

Of 20 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 20 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 8 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Prominent 6 (75%) · 1 win
  • Led 2 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Manbolix (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 42 runs since Aug 2016 (5 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good5120%+8.11 from 5
Good to Soft9111.1%−0.81 from 6
Soft1218.3%−3.60 from 4
Heavy11218.2%+6.32 from 5
Standard (AW)500%−11.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f1200%−11.9—
1m5f – 2m6350%+38.12 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1500%−11.90 from 9
2m5f – 3m5120%+8.11 from 5
Over 3m3133.3%+21.41 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2016 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Olympe De Coudray (FR) (Cachet Noir)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 1 17% +17.00
Good 5 1 20% −2.12
Heavy 5 2 40% −0.62
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 4 2 50% +21.88
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 2 1 50% +21.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 1 100% +1.88
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 1 100% +1.00
Clonmel 1 1 100% +1.38

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 0 0% −9.00
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +18.00
Over 3m 3 1 33% −0.12
1m5f – 2m 3 2 67% +1.38

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J J Slevin 9 2 22% −4.62
Mr Huw Edwards 4 2 50% +21.88
Mr P A King 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Henry Crow 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr James King 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Fitzgerald 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr T Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 18 4 22% +12.26
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 5 2 40% +20.88
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 3 1 33% −1.00
2022 4 1 25% −1.62
2021 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 15 3 20% +12.88
Hurdle 4 1 25% −1.62
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2026 · 3 runs
09 Apr 26+27d Aintree Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 24 ran Sent early to the front - lost that spot for a moment at the third-last fence before regaining it - dropped back into second before two out - pressed for effort approaching the last - unable to find more inside the final furlong and well held in 7th 7/24 1¾ 12-0 13241B127A Mr P A King 18/1
13 Mar 26+57d Cheltenham Princess Royal Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 3m2½f · Good To Soft · 23 ran Sent forward early - clear at the front until overtaken at the 15th - pressed for effort and faded after 4 out - blundered 3 out - dropped right away and pulled up soon after PU/23 — 12-0 133—— Mr P A King 50/1
15 Jan 26+230d Ludlow Pointing Pointers Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 9 ran Went forward early despite murky conditions - held the advantage until pegged back and overtaken approaching the 15th - dropped away quickly after - eased out of contention 4 out PU/9 — 12-1 134—— Mr Henry Crow 5/2
2025 · 5 runs
30 May 25+28d Stratford Pertemps Network Stratford Foxhunters Champion Hunters' Chase (The 66th Running For the Horse and Hound Cup) Class 2 · 3m3½f · Good · 8 ran Set the pace from the off - opened a big advantage - margin narrowed approaching the 11th - kicked on again before the last - stretched the gap on the run to the line - scored comfortably 1/8 12-0 134120B137B Mr Huw Edwards 15/8F
02 May 25+29d Cheltenham Jonathan Neesom Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 3m2½f · Good · 5 ran Sat close to pace early - hit front 11th - lost advantage briefly approaching 2 out then regained it as winner blundered there - drew level entering last - shaken off and drifted markedly left on run-in - beaten into 2nd with no answer to winner 2/5 8 12-4 134108C132B Mr James King 9/4
03 Apr 25+37d Aintree Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 29 ran Held a forward position early - moved to the front by the 6th - lost the advantage for a moment at the 13th before regaining it - drifted left and went behind again after the last - jostled nearing the run to the line then rallied to get back in command in the final furlong 1/29 12-0 13262B146A Mr Huw Edwards 22/1
25 Feb 25+10d Leicester Cottesmore Open Hunters' Chase Class 3 · 2m6½f · Heavy · 7 ran Settled in third behind the front pair early - lost touch and slipped towards the back by the 8th - drifted right and in trouble before being pulled up four out PU/7 — 11-13 132—— Mr Huw Edwards 5/4F
15 Feb 25+217d Haydock Walrus Open Hunters' Chase Class 3 · 2m6f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Raced with enthusiasm early - tracked pace-setter - moved ahead 7th - drawn level 2 out - edged left under pressure and outpaced late for second 2/6 2 11-13 12973A136B Mr Huw Edwards 7/2
2024 · 3 runs
13 Jul 24+57d Wexford Micheal O'Murchadha Memorial Handicap Chase 2m3½f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 1¼ 10-7 130128A125A J J Slevin 16/1
17 May 24+110d Kilbeggan William Hill Extra Places Daily Handicap Chase 2m4½f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 9 11-13 131101C108C J J Slevin 17/2
28 Jan 24+133d Naas Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Novice Handicap Chase 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 2¾ 11-13 131109A127B J J Slevin 4/1
2023 · 3 runs
17 Sep 23+40d Listowel Strings & Things Rated Novice Chase 2m1f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 12 11-7 —58C126B J J Slevin 9/4F
08 Aug 23+205d Roscommon J.F. Hanley Groundscare Beginners Chase 2m½f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 —62A141B J J Slevin EvensF
15 Jan 23+47d Punchestown Madigan Group Novice Chase (Grade 3) 2m3½f · Heavy · 6 ran F/6 — 11-0 ——— J J Slevin 28/1
2022 · 4 runs
29 Nov 22+226d Punchestown William Hill Ireland Rated Novice Chase 2m3½f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 11-5 ——— J J Slevin 5/1
17 Apr 22+59d Fairyhouse Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 24 ran 3/24 ¾ 11-9 125141B140A Shane Fitzgerald 7/1
17 Feb 22+26d Clonmel Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 17 ran 1/17 11-12 —140B145A J J Slevin 11/8F
22 Jan 22+49d Navan Graigs Lane Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m4f · Yielding · 19 ran 2/19 5 12-0 —116B127A J J Slevin 15/8
2021 · 2 runs
04 Dec 21+280d Navan Kilberry Pub & Kitchen Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m4f · Yielding · 16 ran 3/16 5 12-0 —105B131A Mark Walsh 17/2
27 Feb 21 Fairyhouse www.justlite.com, Ian Smith Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 1¾ 12-1 —88A122A Mr T Hamilton 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Gracchus De Balme won?
Gracchus De Balme (FR) won 4 of 20 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 10 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Gracchus De Balme?
Gracchus De Balme (FR) is trained by J J O'Shea, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 April 2026.
Who is Gracchus De Balme's sire?
Gracchus De Balme (FR) is by Manbolix (FR) out of Olympe De Coudray (FR), whose sire is Cachet Noir.
What going does Gracchus De Balme prefer?
Gracchus De Balme (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Gracchus De Balme's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 9 April 2026. The highest on record is 134.
What is Gracchus De Balme's sire's record?
Manbolix (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 42 runs since Aug 2016 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from February 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.