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New Ball (FR)

4yo gelding · Trainer Mme A-L Guildoux · Owner Mme Alexandrine Berger Mme Anne Laure Guildoux Et Al
by Born To Sea (IRE) out of New Saga (FR) (Sagamix)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
New yard First-time headgear LTO Off 184 days · 11th of 13 Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile

New Ball is a gelding by Born To Sea out of New Saga and has yet to win from three starts on turf. He has raced twice at Saint-Cloud and once at Longchamp, all over 6f to 1m1f on good to soft or soft going, and holds an official rating of 56. His last run, at Longchamp in Apr 2026, was his first for the yard and came in first-time headgear when he finished 11 of 13 off OR 56.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,268 runs since Jan 2008 (308 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 960. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 864. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 723.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%0—
Good to Firm378349%−0.1—
Good1,1091089.7%+0.6—
Good to Soft5705910.4%+1.30 from 2
Soft96011612.1%+30 from 1
Heavy363318.5%−0.6—
Standard (AW)864384.4%−4.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f190136.8%−2.3—
6f – 7f723425.8%−3.30 from 2
1m – 1m1f631436.8%−2.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f8829010.2%+1.1—
1m5f – 2m99011011.1%+2—
2m1f – 2m4f6507411.4%+2.3—
2m5f – 3m164137.9%−1.2—
Over 3m3837.9%−1.2—

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
New Saga (FR) (Sagamix)

6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Newton Tornado (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Newton Tornado (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Newton Tornado (FR)1132m4f–3mClass 3
Scotsman's Bay (FR)120——
Nova Cristina (FR)10——
Need You (FR)40——
Nom De Famille (FR)40——
Belle Et Chic (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mme Marie Velon 2 0 0% −2.00
Enzo Corallo 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

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 OR Jockey SP
16 Apr 26+350d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Pavillon des Anglais (Handicap) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 ¾ 8-13 56 Enzo Corallo 14/1
01 May 25+33d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Double Rose (Maiden) (3yo) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 13/14 1¼ 9-0 — Mme Marie Velon 73/1
29 Mar 25 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Kashmir II (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Very Soft · 15 ran 8/15 4½ 8-13 — Mme Marie Velon 37/1

Quick answers

How many races has New Ball (FR) won?
New Ball (FR) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains New Ball (FR)?
New Ball (FR) is trained by Mme A-L Guildoux, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 April 2026.
Who is New Ball (FR)'s sire?
New Ball (FR) is by Born To Sea (IRE) out of New Saga (FR), whose sire is Sagamix.
What is New Ball (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 16 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is New Ball (FR)'s sire's record?
Born To Sea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,268 runs since Jan 2008 (308 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 960. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 864. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 723.
Who are New Ball (FR)'s siblings?
Out of New Saga (FR), New Ball (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Newton Tornado (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Newton Tornado (FR)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2025. 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.