Snowballs (IRE)
Snowballs is a maiden who has yet to win or place from 14 starts. His best effort came when fourth of seven at Bellewstown in Oct 2025. Typically held up, he was held in his last run at Gowran Park in Aug 2026 when finishing 11th of 12 off an official rating of 39, 26lb below his highest ever mark. Headgear returns after that run.
- 0–14Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −14.00£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=14 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 65Highest OR
- 27dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 72
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 79C | 72 | 5 · 79 / 72 |
| Soft | 3 | 77A | 71 | 2 · 71 / 49.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 92A | 70 | 3 · 92 / 70 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 9 | 92A | 72 | 7 · 92 / 71 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 79C | 70 | 4 · 79 / 62 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 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 6 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (83%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,219 runs since Jan 2008 (353 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 2.5% from 121. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 36 | 2 | 5.6% | −3.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 707 | 74 | 10.5% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,076 | 96 | 8.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 427 | 29 | 6.8% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 480 | 43 | 9% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 121 | 3 | 2.5% | −6.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,372 | 125 | 9.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,525 | 176 | 11.5% | +2.7 | 0 from 9 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,090 | 158 | 7.6% | −1.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 431 | 35 | 8.1% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 124 | 3 | 2.4% | −6.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 37 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Social Butterfly (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Little Nosegay (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Butterfly (IRE) | 19 | 4 | 5f–6f | Class 6 |
| Little Nosegay (IRE) | 22 | 3 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Loveday (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Lovejoy (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 5½f | — |
| Never In Red (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Love Bomb (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Love Ya (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Roche | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Megan Telford-Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| W J Lee | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Visor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Aug 26+14d | Gowran Park (IRE) | 1XBET.IE IRISH RACING PARTNERSHIP Optional Claiming Race Sat close behind pace early keen in hand - unable to find extra when knocked and blocked approaching 2f out - dropped away finishing well beaten | 11/12 | 6 | 9-2 | 39 | 53C | 43C | Leigh Roche | 125/1 |
| 24 Jul 26+7d | Cork (IRE) | Follow Us On Social Media Handicap Slow to begin - settled towards the back - never got competitive and faded 1 1/2f out | 18/19 | 2¼ | 8-11 | 41 | 71C | 27C | Leigh Roche | 28/1 |
| 17 Jul 26+6d | Down Royal (IRE) | Ampion Electrical Testing And Solar Experts Handicap settled towards the back of the pack - asked for effort out wide entering the straight and again over 1f out - found nothing more and held that gear inside the final furlong | 8/11 | shd | 9-0 | 44 | 72A | 53A | Leigh Roche | 18/1 |
| 11 Jul 26+17d | Limerick | Ei Electronics Handicap (0-60) stood up at the start and was sluggish away - settled at the back throughout without getting competitive - driven wide into the straight then urged over 1f out - without threatening | 9/14 | nk | 8-7 | 44 | 79C | 43A | Megan Telford-Kelly | 20/1 |
| 24 Jun 26+36d | Naas | ARKequine Handicap (0-60) Settled midpack early - moved into 7th with 2f left then up to 4th inside the final furlong - flattened out late to finish 5th | 5/21 | ¾ | 9-1 | 45 | 78C | 75A | W J Lee | 18/1 |
| 19 May 26+10d | Cork | Buy Tickets Online At www.corkracecourse.ie Handicap (0-60) Slow to break - held up at the back throughout - no impression made - finished eighth | 8/9 | ½ | 9-4 | 48 | 28A | 29A | Leigh Roche | 22/1 |
| 09 May 26+29d | Naas | Danny Trundle Heating & Plumbing Handicap Jumped awkwardly and dropped towards the back early - settled into third by 2f out - pressed for effort inside final furlong but held on same pace to finish 7th | 7/16 | hd | 8-2 | 51 | 54C | 60A | Megan Telford-Kelly | 25/1 |
| 10 Apr 26+9d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Handicap (0-60) Sat close to the front group along the rail pulling hard - pressed for effort and slipped back to 6th with 2f left - faded through the finish to come home 8th | 8/9 | 2¾ | 9-13 | 55 | 53A | 36A | W J Lee | 16/1 |
| 01 Apr 26+140d | Dundalk (AW) | Sunday 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) Slow to begin and settled towards the back - pushed along and hampered a little inside the final two furlongs - stayed on at one speed through the closing stages - finished seventh beaten 7 lengths | 7/10 | ½ | 9-12 | 56 | 70A | 56A | W J Lee | 10/1 |
| 12 Nov 25+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Slow to break - went straight to front - caught and pushed along 2f out - dropped to 4th before fading late to finish 7th | 7/9 | ½ | 8-11 | 60 | 92A | 49A | Megan Telford-Kelly | 40/1 |
| 22 Oct 25+21d | Navan | Final Fence Marquee Hospitality Package 15th & 16th November On Sale Now Handicap Held up towards the back - under pressure and losing touch two out - unable to challenge and finished without response | 9/11 | ¾ | 8-9 | 65 | 71A | 49A | Megan Telford-Kelly | 40/1 |
| 01 Oct 25+26d | Bellewstown | Johnny Sullivan Memorial Maiden Held up at the back - urged forward outside with 2f left - into 5th and asked for effort a furlong out then 4th and stayed on same gear to the line | 4/7 | 3¼ | 9-8 | — | 77A | 65A | Nathan Crosse | 12/1 |
| 05 Sep 25+13d | Down Royal | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Settled handy early and fighting for control - shared 2nd spot 2f out under a drive - level for the advantage 1 1/2f out before being overtaken - slipped to 3rd entering the final furlong - eased back to 5th near the line - no more to give | 5/10 | hd | 9-8 | — | 73A | 71A | Nathan Crosse | 66/1 |
| 23 Aug 25 | Curragh | Sheehy Motors Volkswagen Maiden Held up towards the back of the pack - still 12th at halfway - unable to close and dropped away late | 13/15 | ½ | 9-8 | — | 70C | 47A | Nathan Crosse | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Snowballs (IRE) won?
- Snowballs (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains Snowballs (IRE)?
- Snowballs (IRE) is trained by W McCreery, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 August 2026.
- Who is Snowballs (IRE)'s sire?
- Snowballs (IRE) is by Bungle Inthejungle (GB) out of Bank On Black (IRE), whose sire is Big Bad Bob.
- What is Snowballs (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 39, from the run on 7 August 2026. The highest on record is 65.
- What is Snowballs (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Bungle Inthejungle (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,219 runs since Jan 2008 (353 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 2.5% from 121. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.
- Who are Snowballs (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Bank On Black (IRE), Snowballs (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Social Butterfly (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Little Nosegay (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.