Urban Ball (IRE)
Urban Ball (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Dundalk (AW) (Nov 2012). Last raced off 65, 10lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Urban Ball (IRE) has 3 produce in the archive, 2 winners — most wins All For Honour (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m1f–1m7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All For Honour (FR) | 3 | 1 | 1m7f | — |
| Merimbula (USA) | 4 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
| King Of Yorkshire (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 25dBetween runs (median)longest 128 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
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 14.5% of 18,201 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,766 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 5,308 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2,347 | 329 | 14% | −0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 3,845 | 576 | 15% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,484 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,850 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,242 | 555 | 13.1% | −1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,651 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 890 | 84 | 9.4% | −5.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −3.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Dance Secretary (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance Secretary (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Perfect Secretary (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Secretariat's Soul (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Murtagh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 13+58d | Dundalk (AW) | Bookings at dundalkstadium.com Maiden | 4/14 | 4¾ | 9-0 | 65 | 65A | Ben Curtis | 7/1 |
| 2012 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 12+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Race & Dine Packages Maiden | 4/14 | ½ | 9-0 | 67 | 67A | Declan McDonogh | 6/1 |
| 30 Nov 12+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Maiden | 7/13 | 14 | 9-0 | 70 | 52C | Johnny Murtagh | 2/1F |
| 16 Nov 12+35d | Dundalk (AW) | www.dundalkstadium.com Maiden | 2/13 | ½ | 9-0 | 72 | 71A | Johnny Murtagh | 9/4F |
| 12 Oct 12+128d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden | 2/8 | shd | 9-0 | 75 | 72A | Johnny Murtagh | 11/10F |
| 06 Jun 12+20d | Fairyhouse | Follow Us On Facebook Fillies Maiden | 5/15 | 1½ | 9-0 | — | 71A | Johnny Murtagh | 7/2 |
| 17 May 12+25d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden | 2/9 | hd | 9-0 | — | 85A | N G McCullagh | 4/1 |
| 22 Apr 12 | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden | 9/15 | hd | 9-0 | — | 60A | Wayne Lordan | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Urban Ball won?
- Urban Ball (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2012 and 2013. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Urban Ball?
- Urban Ball (IRE) was trained by John M Oxx on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 8 February 2013.
- Who is Urban Ball's sire?
- Urban Ball (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Ball Chairman (USA), whose sire is Secretariat.
- What is Urban Ball's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 8 February 2013. The highest on record is 75.
- What is Urban Ball's sire's record?
- Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,201 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.
- Who are Urban Ball's siblings?
- Out of Ball Chairman (USA), Urban Ball (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Dance Secretary (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Urban Ball produced winners?
- As a dam, Urban Ball (IRE) has 3 produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: All For Honour (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m1f–1m7f. As at Nov 2026.