Ballystone Racehorse Profile
Ballystone is a 8-year-old Gelding, trained by JOHN C MCCONNELL, based at Killarney. With 13 career starts and 2 wins, it has earned $23,466.
- Age
- 8
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- JOHN C MCCONNELL
- Trained at
- Killarney
- Sire
- Shirocco
- Dam
- Last Theatre
- Sire of dam
- King's Theatre
- Career
- 13:2-1-1
- Prize money
- $23,466
- Last start
- 20 Aug 2026
- Recent form
- /410-4
Ballystone Form Guide
Ballystone — last 11 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 31 July 2026 | Galway (ire) | 4527m | Guinness Beginners Steeplechase | Good | 0 | 166kg | Alex Harvey | 4 of 9 | 14.5L | 5:47.80 | — | Vicar Street (IRE) |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Punchestown | 4727m | Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | Yielding | 0 | 148kg | Alex Harvey | 18 of 24 | 31.75L | 6:10.24 | — | Blue Mosque (IRE) |
| 3 Aug 2025 | Galway | 4883m | Kenny Galway Peugeot Handicap Hurdle | Soft | 0 | 160kg | Alex Harvey | 1 of 18 | — | 6:12.80 | — | Ballystone (IRE) |
| 14 June 2025 | Hexham | 4049m | Class 3 | Good To Soft | 0 | 162kg | Harry Cobden | 4 of 10 | 10.25L | 5:7.76 | — | Fingal's Hill (IRE) |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Wexford | 3219m | Michael O'Murchadha Handicap Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 155kg | Darragh O'keeffe | 4 of 11 | 3.75L | 4:2.33 | — | Duke Otto (IRE) |
| 23 Feb 2025 | Naas | 3154m | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Hurdle | Heavy | 0 | 163kg | Simon Torrens | 8 of 11 | 45.75L | 4:33.84 | — | Duke Of Leggagh (IRE) |
| 27 Dec 2024 | Leopardstown | 3219m | Spinal Injuries Ireland Handicap Hurdle | Yielding | 0 | 148kg | Ben Harvey | 11 of 19 | 23.25L | 3:59.62 | — | Enniskerry (IRE) |
| 9 Dec 2023 | Navan | 4023m | Tote Navan Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) | Heavy | 0 | 157kg | Darragh O'keeffe | 5 of 5 | 44.5L | 5:51.82 | — | Slade Steel (IRE) |
| 19 Nov 2023 | Navan | 4023m | John Lynch Carpets & Flooring Monksfield Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) | Soft To Heavy | 0 | 154kg | Darragh O'keeffe | 5 of 6 | 77.25L | 5:49.45 | — | Croke Park (IRE) |
| 30 May 2023 | Ballinrobe | 3255m | Sheridan Electric Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | Good | 0 | 158kg | Darragh O'keeffe | 1 of 15 | — | 4:4.40 | — | Ballystone (IRE) |
| 9 Apr 2023 | Cork | 3822m | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services (pro/am) Flat Race | Yielding | 0 | 161kg | Alex Harvey | 2 of 8 | 0.25L | 4:40.55 | — | Will Do (IRE) |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This distance | 2 | 1-0-0 | 50% | 50% |
| Good | 5 | 1-1-0 | 20% | 40% |
| First-up | 6 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 17% |
| Second-up | 4 | 1-0-0 | 25% | 25% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey
Career Wins
Races won
| Date | Race | Event | Dist | Jockey |
|---|
| 20 Aug 2026 | R4 | Thorn Plant Hire Beginners Steeplechase | 4727m | Josh Williamson(3) |