West Balboa (IRE)
West Balboa won four of 16 starts on turf between Nov 2021 and Nov 2023, three of them in handicaps over 2m5f – 3m on soft or good to soft. She gained two wins at Aintree, including a Class 1 handicap in Apr 2023 off 135 and a Class 2 event in Nov 2023 off 142, and also took a Class 2 handicap at Kempton in Jan 2023. The mare, by Yeats out of a Flemensfirth mare, last ran when fifth of 10 in a Class 2 handicap hurdle at Kempton in Mar 2025 off an official rating of 136.
- 4–16Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 7 (43.8%)Placed
- +7.23£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.17Fair A/E n=16 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 143Highest OR
- 81dAvg 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 132
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 129C | 106 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 128B | 101.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 135C | 133.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 135C | 120 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 121A | 79.5 | — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 16 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 5 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,826 runs since Jan 2008 (706 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,438 | 476 | 13.8% | +1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,959 | 212 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 2 from 7 |
| Soft | 2,839 | 305 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 2 from 7 |
| Heavy | 1,159 | 136 | 11.7% | −0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 204 | 14 | 6.9% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −8.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 86 | 6 | 7% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 26 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,437 | 274 | 11.2% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,288 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,906 | 387 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 3 from 11 |
| Over 3m | 818 | 125 | 15.3% | +3.4 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cottie (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m½f–2m3f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottie (IRE) | 26 | 2 | 2m½f–2m3f | — |
| Galloping Pride (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Tyrrhenus (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | +7.73 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | +1.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.73 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Aintree | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.23 |
| Warwick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 3 | 27% | +10.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.27 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 9 | 3 | 33% | +1.23 |
| Kielan Woods | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Miss Heidi Palin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tristan Durrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bridget Andrews | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 4 | 29% | +9.23 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 75% | +16.23 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 14 | 4 | 29% | +9.23 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Mar 25+35d | Kempton | Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Wide early behind front group - swung out approaching straight - lost place before 2 out - eventually 5th | 5/10 | 6 | 11-7 | 136 | 132A | 129A | Miss Heidi Palin | 16/1 |
| 08 Feb 25+43d | Warwick | Read Nicky Henderson's Weekly Unibet Blog Mares' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Tracked the pace - stumbled two out and pushed along - unable to close on third when severely checked by a fallen rival at the last then stayed on to finish 4th | 4/6 | 1 | 11-2 | 138 | 120A | 119B | Harry Skelton | 7/2 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 24+13d | Kempton | Ladbrokes Play '1-2-Free' On Football Mares' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - made progress into contention 4 out - lost ground in third approaching 2 out - dropped away after the last to finish fourth | 4/8 | 8½ | 11-7 | 141 | 105B | 131A | Miss Heidi Palin | 12/1 |
| 14 Dec 24+31d | Doncaster | bet365 Doncaster Mares' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Sat just off front two - pushed along but couldn't close between the last two obstacles - lost placing on the run-in to finish third | 3/4 | 5 | 11-0 | 143 | 101C | 123B | Kielan Woods | 2/1 |
| 13 Nov 24+28d | Bangor-on-Dee | Yorton Mares' Novices' Chase (Listed) (For The Richard Aston Memorial Trophy) (GBB Race) Held up at the rear - made no impression - finished well held in 5th | 5/6 | 5 | 11-2 | 143 | 83A | 115B | Harry Skelton | 4/1 |
| 16 Oct 24+186d | Worcester | Sri Lanka, The Wonder Of Asia Mares' Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Sat close to pace early - moved into second place 4 out - hit the deck at 3 out - couldn't match winner's pace approaching 2 out - jumped last poorly and dropped back on run-in | 4/5 | 4 | 11-0 | 143 | 72C | 119B | Harry Skelton | 2/5F |
| 13 Apr 24+28d | Aintree | William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 3/21 | ½ | 11-9 | 141 | 119B | 148A | Harry Skelton | 11/4F |
| 16 Mar 24+42d | Kempton | Read Nicky Henderson's Exclusive Unibet Blog Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/11 | shd | 12-0 | 142 | 120A | 148A | Kielan Woods | 12/1 |
| 03 Feb 24+42d | Sandown | Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 8/14 | 10 | 11-11 | 143 | 106B | 126A | Tristan Durrell | 16/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Dec 23+42d | Ascot | Howden Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 10/10 | 24 | 11-0 | 143 | 135C | 109C | Harry Skelton | 3/1F |
| 11 Nov 23+210d | Aintree | BoyleSports Acca Boost On Horse Racing Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/3 | 10-13 | 142 | — | 141C | Harry Skelton | 8/11F | |
| 15 Apr 23+91d | Aintree | Village Hotels Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 1/22 | 11-2 | 135 | 101B | 141A | Harry Skelton | 9/2F | |
| 14 Jan 23+42d | Kempton | Coral Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/20 | 10-11 | 130 | 128B | 131B | Bridget Andrews | 12/1 | |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 22+339d | Sandown | Goffs Tingle Creek Sale Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 2/9 | 1¾ | 12-0 | 127 | 76A | 138A | Kielan Woods | 7/4F |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 21+42d | Newbury | MansionBet Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 2/7 | 6½ | 11-0 | — | 121A | 129B | Harry Skelton | 9/1 |
| 17 Nov 21 | Warwick | Amy Towers Memorial Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 10-12 | — | 129C | 119C | Harry Skelton | 2/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has West Balboa won?
- West Balboa (IRE) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 7 times in total (43.8% of starts).
- Who trained West Balboa?
- West Balboa (IRE) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 15 March 2025.
- Who is West Balboa's sire?
- West Balboa (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Rostellan (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What going does West Balboa prefer?
- West Balboa (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is West Balboa's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 136, from the run on 15 March 2025. The highest on record is 143.
- What is West Balboa's sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,826 runs since Jan 2008 (706 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.
- Who are West Balboa's siblings?
- Out of Rostellan (IRE), West Balboa (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cottie (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m½f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.