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Ballybunion: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Ballybunion is a 3-year-old gelding by Footstepsinthesand, trained by Michael Bell. He has won 0 of 7 starts and placed in 3 more, for £6,500 in prize money. He runs next in the 7:30 at Wolverhampton (AW) on 15 September. His best performance rating is 71, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 7
  • Wins 0
  • Placed 3
  • Strike rate 0%
  • Prize money £6,500
  • Best rating 71
  • Official rating 66

Where Ballybunion runs next

Time Course Race Best price
7:30 Wolverhampton (AW) Cavani Style & Speed Handicap Stakes —

Ballybunion form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
31 Aug 26 Southwell (AW) Southwell Racecourse Conference & Events Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 5 1m Standard 3 3.25 7/2 Callum Shepherd 66
10 Aug 26 Kempton (AW) Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m Standard / Slow 4 4.25 5/1 Callum Shepherd 67
31 Jul 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Get Raceday Ready Handicap Stakes Class 5 7f Standard 6 3 12/1 Ross Coakley 69
8 May 26 Ascot Ascot Hospitality Handicap Class 4 6f Good 13 9.75 20/1 Saffie Osborne 72
13 Oct 25 Yarmouth British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Good 2 4 13/2 Hector Crouch –
27 Sep 25 Ripon Theakston Brewing Legends Since 1827 EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Good 2 5 15/2 Luke Morris –
16 Sep 25 Yarmouth Thoroughbred Daily News EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Good To Soft 7 7 20/1 Hector Crouch –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Southwell Racecourse Conference & Events Handicap Stakes (Div II) at Southwell (AW) on 31 August 2026. Settled just off the pace - driven into contention over 2f out and up to third inside the final furlong - kept going to finish third.

Ballybunion by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
6f 4 0 0% —
8f 2 0 0% —
7f 1 0 0% —

Ballybunion by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 3 0 0% —
Standard 2 0 0% —
Standard / Slow 1 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 0 0% —

Ballybunion by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Yarmouth 2 0 0% —
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% —
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% —
Ascot 1 0 0% —
Ripon 1 0 0% —

Ballybunion breeding

  • Sire Footstepsinthesand (GB)
  • Dam Princess Pearl (IRE)
  • Damsire Teofilo (IRE)
  • Breeder Barry Kennedy & Anna Murphy
  • Foaled 30 January 2023

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