The Ballyboys (IRE)
The Ballyboys won three of 48 starts over hurdles on turf between Jan 2016 and Mar 2022. All three wins came in handicaps, two at Limerick on heavy ground over 2m1f – 2m4f and one at Cork over 2m5f – 3m on good. He last ran at Limerick in Mar 2022 off an official rating of 88, 11lb below his highest ever mark of 99.
- 3–48Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 9 (18.8%)Placed
- −23.00£1 level staken=48 at SP
- 0.78Fair A/E n=48 · 0.62 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 26dBetween runs (median)longest 654 d
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 123
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 15 | 123B | 72 | — |
| Soft | 9 | 96B | 63 | — |
| Good | 4 | 132B | 110 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 105B | 95 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 132B | 80 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 126B | 85 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 96B | 51 | — |
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 86C | 79.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 86C | 79.5 | — |
Of 44 runs looked at, 11 have no figure: did not complete (6) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 44 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 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 12.2% of 11,857 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,415 | 431 | 12.6% | +0.4 | 1 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 2,121 | 254 | 12% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 3,783 | 453 | 12% | −0.2 | 0 from 15 |
| Heavy | 2,109 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.1 | 2 from 18 |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,372 | 396 | 11.7% | −0.5 | 0 from 11 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,296 | 539 | 12.5% | +0.3 | 2 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,982 | 376 | 12.6% | +0.4 | 1 from 21 |
| Over 3m | 767 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Reverant Cust (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Reverant Cust (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverant Cust (IRE) | 30 | 4 | 1m7½f–2m3f | Class 4 |
| Frozen Flame (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m7f | Class 4 |
| Wee Baz (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Maybenextyear (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Getaway Train (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 18 | 2 | 11% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 14 | 2 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Punchestown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Thurles | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Clonmel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 21 | 1 | 5% | −12.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 2 | 14% | +2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donal McInerney | 15 | 1 | 7% | −6.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| B J Foley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Adam Short | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Mikey Hamill | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| J J Slevin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roger Loughran | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lorcan Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr E P O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sarah Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Treacy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tommy Brett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Katie O'Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A E Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Ring | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick Corbett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss S Larkin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Shortall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 28 | 1 | 4% | −19.00 |
| Blinkers | 14 | 2 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hood + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −5.00 |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.00 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 34 | 3 | 9% | −9.00 |
| Chase | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Flat | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has The Ballyboys won?
- The Ballyboys (IRE) won 3 of 48 archived starts between 2016 and 2022, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 9 times in total (18.8% of starts).
- Who trained The Ballyboys?
- The Ballyboys (IRE) was trained by Ray Hackett on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 13 March 2022.
- Who is The Ballyboys's sire?
- The Ballyboys (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Flame Supreme (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
- What going does The Ballyboys prefer?
- The Ballyboys (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 18 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Ballyboys's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 13 March 2022. The highest on record is 99.
- What is The Ballyboys's sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 11,857 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
- Who are The Ballyboys's siblings?
- Out of Flame Supreme (IRE), The Ballyboys (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Reverant Cust (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Reverant Cust (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m7f. As at Nov 2026.