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Horse profile

Lady Balko (FR)

6yo mare (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer David Pipe · Owner Micro Managers
by Balko (FR) out of Present From Paris (IRE) (Presenting)
19 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 7 wins · Hereford, Plumpton & Taunton Last run 20 Dec 2025 · 1st of 10 Last raced off OR 132
KTB Profile

Lady Balko won seven of 19 starts on turf. All seven wins came in handicaps, four over 3m and three at 2m5f – 3m, with four on soft and three on good to soft. She won three times at Hereford, twice at both Taunton and Plumpton. Aged 6 at her last run in Dec 2025, she won the winningpost.co.uk Play Champion Tipster Mares' Handicap Chase at Hereford, a Class 3 event over 3m on soft off an official rating of 132.

Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
Official rating132↓ 5lb off peak
132 81–137

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Plumpton, 16 Dec 2024

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 125B · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft7125B981 run · —
Good to Soft5125B111—
Heavy286C77.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5117A87—
Over 3m4125B1131 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f4125B89.5—
1m5f – 2m286C77.5—

Of 19 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 140A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 20 Dec 2025 Official rating 132 at the last run, 20 Dec 2025

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 17 figures · best 140A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft8140A1251 run · —
Good to Soft5138B133—
Heavy3114A113—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6130A123.5—
Over 3m4140A137.51 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f4135A117.5—
1m5f – 2m3114A94—

Of 19 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 19 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 9 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Mid-division 3 (33%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (22%) · 1 win
  • Led 2 (22%) · 2 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Balko (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 2,651 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1516.7%−6—
Good4786714%+1.30 from 1
Good to Soft3695013.6%+0.93 from 5
Soft1,11913812.3%−0.44 from 9
Heavy6638212.4%−0.30 from 4
Standard (AW)700%−12.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−12.7—
1m – 1m1f100%−12.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2229.1%−3.6—
1m5f – 2m5406211.5%−1.20 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,31617313.1%+0.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m6198012.9%+0.23 from 6
Over 3m1522113.8%+1.14 from 6

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Present From Paris (IRE) (Presenting)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Grace And Favour (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 4 44% +8.53
Good to Soft 5 3 60% +2.70
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 2 29% −2.80
Class 5 6 3 50% +1.53
Class 3 3 2 67% +10.50
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 3 3 100% +13.75
Taunton 3 2 67% +1.28
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 2 2 100% +2.20
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 6 4 67% +11.70
2m5f – 3m 6 3 50% +1.53
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Tudor 13 5 38% −1.27
Rian Corcoran 1 1 100% +9.00
Paddy Hanlon 1 0 0% −1.00
Gearoid Harney 1 1 100% +2.50
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Bellamy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 18 7 39% +7.23
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 1 20% +5.00
2024 11 6 55% +4.23
2023 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 3 30% −2.47
Chase 9 4 44% +8.70

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
2025 · 5 runs
20 Dec 25+34d Hereford winningpost.co.uk Play Champion Tipster Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 25f · Soft · 10 ran Held up in the pack - moved into contention 10th - hit the front 4 out - drew well ahead 2 out - blundered at the last but jockey kept the partnership together - ran on to score with something in hand 1/10 11-6 132115A140A Rian Corcoran 9/1
16 Nov 25+268d Cheltenham Oddschecker Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 27.5f · Soft · 10 ran Settled at the back early - hit the third and again at the 7th and 10th - dropped away with no prospect of featuring - pulled up before the last PU/10 — 9-11 132—— Paddy Hanlon 22/1
21 Feb 25+21d Exeter South West Rail Solutions Ltd Mares' Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Heavy · 5 ran Held up early - improved into 11th - moved onto the pace - driven approaching 3 out but couldn't threaten and dropped away to finish fourth 4/5 11 11-0 13586C113B Jack Tudor 16/1
31 Jan 25+16d Lingfield Surrey National Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 29f · Heavy · 12 ran Settled around midpack - blundered 16th and slipped towards the back - pulled up before the next PU/12 — 12-2 137—— Jack Tudor 11/1
15 Jan 25+25d Newbury Charlie Nugent Memorial Mares' Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 23.5f · Soft · 5 ran Settled fourth early - hit trouble at the 9th and lost touch by 3 out - well beaten from 2 out to finish fifth 5/5 33 11-2 13763C98C Jack Tudor 11/4
2024 · 11 runs
21 Dec 24+5d Hereford DragonBet Better Odds Than Nessa's Slots Mares' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Tracked front pack early - improved to 2nd approaching 12th - moved into the lead before 15th - hit a flat spot 4 out - urged forward after 3 out - stayed strong to hold on and win 1/13 11-6 122111B133B Gearoid Harney 5/2F
16 Dec 24+14d Plumpton G.E.White & Sons Agricultural Buildings Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Set the pace from the start - error at the 15th - shown the whip before two out - drew away approaching the last and stayed on under hand riding to the line 1/6 12-2 122125B138B Jack Tudor 6/5F
02 Dec 24+34d Plumpton Charles Stanley Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Set the pace from the off - clipped 11th - pressed 4 out - drew clear 3 out - dominant 2 out - clipped last - allowed to coast home unchallenged 1/6 11-13 113102A137B Jack Tudor EvensF
29 Oct 24+199d Bangor-on-Dee Weatherbys Stallion Book Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 10 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along before 3 out - unable to close the gap - dropped away before 2 out - well held at the finish 5/10 7½ 12-0 11581C115C Conor O'Farrell 9/1
13 Apr 24+23d Chepstow Bet 20 Get 20 With DragonBet Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 4 12-2 112117A125A David Noonan 9/4F
21 Mar 24+10d Chepstow Filon Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1½ 12-2 100125B135A Jack Tudor 11/10F
11 Mar 24+20d Taunton William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 12-0 100105B130A Jack Tudor 7/4F
20 Feb 24+6d Taunton Free Racing On Monday 11th March Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 12-1 8687C128B Jack Tudor 8/15F
14 Feb 24+14d Hereford Always Gamble Responsibly At Vickers.Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-0 86—122B Jack Tudor 9/4F
31 Jan 24+21d Leicester Next Meeting At leicesterraces Thursday 15th February Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 1¾ 10-13 8198B120B Jack Tudor 9/4F
10 Jan 24+29d Leicester Racecourse Live Streams On Racingtv Extra Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 4/12 6½ 10-12 82—114A Jack Tudor 2/1F
2023 · 3 runs
12 Dec 23+12d Wincanton Wincanton Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15f · Heavy · 15 ran 4/15 18 10-7 —69C94C Jack Tudor 100/1
30 Nov 23+10d Taunton Taunton Racecourse Business Club 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 nk 10-7 —86C92C Tom Bellamy 100/1
20 Nov 23 Exeter Hall Down Hill Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 7 10-13 —60C99C Jack Tudor 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lady Balko won?
Lady Balko (FR) won 7 of 19 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 36.8%. Placed 10 times in total (52.6% of starts).
Who trains Lady Balko?
Lady Balko (FR) is trained by David Pipe, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 December 2025.
Who is Lady Balko's sire?
Lady Balko (FR) is by Balko (FR) out of Present From Paris (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Lady Balko prefer?
Lady Balko (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Lady Balko's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 20 December 2025. The highest on record is 137.
What is Lady Balko's sire's record?
Balko (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 2,651 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Lady Balko's siblings?
Out of Present From Paris (IRE), Lady Balko (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.