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Horse profile

Thebelloftheball (GB)

6yo mare (at last run, Jan 2009) · Last trainer Chris Down · Last owner P Hollandm Lavisg Watermanr Turvey
by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Juste Belle (FR) (Mansonnien)
17 runs · 9 courses · from Dec 2006
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Jan 2009 — 6,488 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2009 Won at Exeter Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

Thebelloftheball (GB) is 1 from 17, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2007. Last raced off 101, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 10lb off peak

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Thebelloftheball (GB) has 4 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Don't Rightly Know (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m7f–3m; the highest grade won is Listed (Don't Rightly Know (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Don't Rightly Know (GB)1342m7f–3mListed
Who Told You (GB)50——
Only Gossip (GB)110——
Quite Right (GB)50——
Official rating101↓ 10lb off peak
101 101–111

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

Best recent KTB Rating 108A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 21 Nov 2008 Official rating 101 at the last run, 15 Jan 2009

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 12 figures · best 112C · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4112C94—
Soft3108A99—
Good286C85—
Good to Firm2108C104.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7112C96—
1m5f – 2m5101C94—

Of 17 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 17 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Classic Cliche (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+3.1—
Good to Firm2442711.1%+3.10 from 2
Good784739.3%+1.30 from 2
Good to Soft475275.7%−2.31 from 7
Soft533397.3%−0.70 from 5
Heavy273176.2%−1.80 from 1
Standard (AW)10220%+12—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8—
1m5f – 2m512458.8%+0.80 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f710578%01 from 11
2m5f – 3m780536.8%−1.20 from 1
Over 3m320319.7%+1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Juste Belle (FR) (Mansonnien)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Poole Master (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Poole Master (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Poole Master (GB)4082m–2m5fClass 2
Thedeboftheyear (GB)4052m5½f–3mClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 1 14% +10.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 1 9% +6.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 6 1 17% +11.00
Taunton 3 0 0% −3.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 1 9% +6.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Honour 11 1 9% +6.00
Joe Tizzard 3 0 0% −3.00
Danny Burton 2 0 0% −2.00
Jimmy McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 1 8% +5.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 9 0 0% −9.00
2007 6 1 17% +11.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 1 10% +7.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
15 Jan 09+16d Taunton SIS Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 18f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-6 101— Jimmy McCarthy 50/1
30 Dec 08+12d Taunton Totesuper7 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Good To Soft · 15 ran UR/15 — 10-12 101— Danny Burton 40/1
18 Dec 08+16d Exeter E.B.F./TBA Mares' Novices' Chase (Qualifier) Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-12 —— Joe Tizzard 66/1
02 Dec 08+11d Hereford Lindley Catering Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 12/15 17 11-4 10296C Joe Tizzard 16/1
21 Nov 08+18d Exeter Book Your Hospitality Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 3¾ 11-3 102108A Danny Burton 10/1
03 Nov 08+197d Warwick Racing UK Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 14/16 11 11-9 10580C Joe Tizzard 28/1
20 Apr 08+22d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Yeovil 'National Hunt' Novices' Hdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 30 10-10 10584C Chris Honour 2/1F
29 Mar 08+25d Newbury EBF Byrne Bros Mares' 'NH' Novices' Handicap Hdl Final (Lst) Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-2 111— Chris Honour 50/1
04 Mar 08+34d Exeter E.B.F. Mares Only 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qual) Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 16 11-3 11192A Chris Honour 9/1
30 Jan 08+41d Exeter Exeter Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran F/15 — 11-1 111— Chris Honour 10/3
20 Dec 07+21d Exeter Betfair Sports Casino Poker Mares Only Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 1/18 10-7 —112C Chris Honour 16/1
29 Nov 07+12d Taunton Leath Jewellers & Valuers 'NH' Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 1 10-7 —108C Chris Honour 17/2
17 Nov 07+231d Uttoxeter sportingindex.com/racing Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 18 ran 6/18 4 10-2 —86C Chris Honour 33/1
31 Mar 07+21d Uttoxeter Tote Text Betting 60021 Mares' Only NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 6 10-4 —101C Chris Honour 10/1
10 Mar 07+42d Sandown EBF/Doncaster Bloodstock Mares NH Flat Race Final (Listed) Class 1 · 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 13/14 ¾ 10-3 —74C Chris Honour 50/1
27 Jan 07+57d Southwell 'Junior' NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 11 10-2 —94C Chris Honour 16/1
01 Dec 06 Exeter E.B.F. 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 13f · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 11 10-2 —99C Chris Honour 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Thebelloftheball (GB) won?
Thebelloftheball (GB) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2006 and 2009, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 6 times in total (35.3% of starts).
Who trained Thebelloftheball (GB)?
Thebelloftheball (GB) was trained by Chris Down on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 15 January 2009.
Who is Thebelloftheball (GB)'s sire?
Thebelloftheball (GB) is by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Juste Belle (FR), whose sire is Mansonnien.
What going does Thebelloftheball (GB) prefer?
Thebelloftheball (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Thebelloftheball (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 15 January 2009. The highest on record is 111.
What is Thebelloftheball (GB)'s sire's record?
Classic Cliche (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.
Who are Thebelloftheball (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Juste Belle (FR), Thebelloftheball (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Poole Master (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Poole Master (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.
Has Thebelloftheball (GB) produced winners?
As a dam, Thebelloftheball (GB) has 4 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Don't Rightly Know (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Don't Rightly Know (GB)). The wins came over 2m7f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2006. 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.