Play The Ball (USA)
Play The Ball (USA) is yet to win from 16 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Lingfield (AW) (Jan 2005). Last raced off 60, 19lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–16Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (6.3%)Placed
- −16.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=16 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 58dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 19.3% of 57 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −19.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −19.3 | — |
| Good | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | +2.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | −6.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −19.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −19.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 25 | 8 | 32% | +12.7 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | +14 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | +4.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +8 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −12.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −19.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Spell Casting (USA) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Spell Casting (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spell Casting (USA) | 12 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Little Lovely (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicky Mackay | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Allen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Cullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| R D Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adrian McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Culhane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P B Beggy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P C O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Millman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nelson De Souza | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 07+25d | Leopardstown | Somerville Handicap (42-70) | 17/21 | ½ | 9-4 | 60 | 34C | Rory Cleary | 25/1 |
| 12 May 07+13d | Downpatrick (IRE) | Downpatrick Handicap | 9/15 | 19 | 9-9 | 63 | 62C | W J Lee | 14/1 |
| 29 Apr 07+21d | Gowran Park | Kilkenny Handicap (42-70) | 8/17 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 65 | 66C | John Allen | 20/1 |
| 08 Apr 07+22d | Fairyhouse | Navan Shopping Centre Maiden Hurdle | 19/24 | 29 | 11-11 | — | 79C | John Cullen | 50/1 |
| 17 Mar 07+50d | Down Royal | Inbev Maiden Hurdle | 17/20 | 30 | 11-3 | — | 95C | R D Gordon | 50/1 |
| 26 Jan 07+64d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Go Pontin's Handicap | 9/10 | 7 | 8-3 | 67 | 32C | Adrian McCarthy | 100/1 |
| 2006 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 06+24d | Wolverhampton (AW) | wbx.com World Bet Exchange Handicap | 8/12 | 3½ | 9-2 | 69 | 62C | Tony Culhane | 40/1 |
| 30 Oct 06+41d | Leopardstown | J.R.A. Handicap (50-80) | 18/20 | 1½ | 9-2 | 68 | 51C | Pat Smullen | 25/1 |
| 19 Sep 06+22d | Curragh | O2 Handicap (60-100) | 14/15 | 2½ | 8-2 | 70 | 34C | P B Beggy | 33/1 |
| 28 Aug 06+68d | Cartmel | Chas Kendall Maiden Hurdle | PU/6 | — | 10-12 | — | — | P C O'Neill | 8/1 |
| 21 Jun 06+7d | Kempton (AW) | Mews Electrical Handicap | 8/10 | ½ | 9-4 | 73 | 34C | Nicky Mackay | 16/1 |
| 14 Jun 06+40d | Kempton (AW) | Weatherbys Insurance Apprentice Handicap | 4/12 | ¾ | 9-6 | 73 | 65C | James Millman | 8/1 |
| 05 May 06+7d | Musselburgh | Edmonds.co.uk Handicap | 9/9 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 73 | 40C | Nicky Mackay | 13/2 |
| 28 Apr 06+48d | Wolverhampton (AW) | betfredpoker.com Handicap | 4/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | 73 | 71C | Nicky Mackay | 16/1 |
| 11 Mar 06+420d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betdirect Freephone Handicap | 7/11 | 1½ | 8-8 | 75 | 56C | Nicky Mackay | 33/1 |
| 2005 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 05 | Lingfield (AW) | Handicap | 3/9 | 1½ | 8-8 | 79 | 68C | Nelson De Souza | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Play The Ball won?
- Play The Ball (USA) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2005 and 2007. Placed 1 time in total (6.3% of starts).
- Who trained Play The Ball?
- Play The Ball (USA) was trained by J J Lambe on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 6 June 2007.
- Who is Play The Ball's sire?
- Play The Ball (USA) is by Boundary (USA) out of Copper Play (USA), whose sire is Fast Play.
- What is Play The Ball's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 6 June 2007. The highest on record is 79.
- What is Play The Ball's sire's record?
- Boundary (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 19.3% of 57 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Play The Ball's siblings?
- Out of Copper Play (USA), Play The Ball (USA) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Spell Casting (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Spell Casting (USA)). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.