How many races has Better Blue won?

Better Blue (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2005.

Who trained Better Blue?

Better Blue (IRE) was trained by Bernard Jones on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 7 August 2005.

Who is Better Blue's sire?

Better Blue (IRE) is by Ardross (GB) out of Carousel Mall (IRE), whose sire is Soughaan.

What is Better Blue's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 7 August 2005. The highest on record is 84.

What is Better Blue's sire's record?

Ardross (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 21 runs since Jan 2005 (7 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Who are Better Blue's siblings?

Out of Carousel Mall (IRE), Better Blue (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Better Blue (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2005) · Last trainer Bernard Jones · Last owner T J Topping

by Ardross (GB) out of Carousel Mall (IRE) (Soughaan)

2 runs · 1 course · from May 2005

As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 7 Aug 2005 — 7,758 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Aug 2005 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 82

KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between May 2005 and Aug 2005, the last of them as a 12yo gelding.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

0–2Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
0 (0%)Placed
−2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
84Highest OR
79dBetween runs (median)

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 108^C the best of the last 1 rated run · Downpatrick, 20 May 2005 Official rating 82 at the last run, 7 Aug 2005

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 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

Ardross (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 21 runs since Jan 2005 (7 horses). A small sample.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good to Firm	2	0	0%	−9.5	0 from 1
Good	6	0	0%	−9.5	0 from 1
Good to Soft	3	0	0%	−9.5	—
Soft	9	2	22.2%	+12.7	—
Heavy	1	0	0%	−9.5	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
1m5f – 2m	4	1	25%	+15.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	8	1	12.5%	+3	0 from 2
2m5f – 3m	7	0	0%	−9.5	—
Over 3m	2	0	0%	−9.5	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2005 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Carousel Mall (IRE) (Soughaan)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Maria Augusta (IRE)	2	0	—	—

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	KTB	Jockey	SP
2005 · 2 runs
07 Aug 05+79d	Downpatrick	Pat O'Hare Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (70-102) 2m2f · Good To Firm · 9 ran	PU/9	—	10-3	82	—	Mr S F Magee	12/1
20 May 05	Downpatrick	Willie Polly Memorial Handicap Hurdle (70-88) 2m2f · Good · 15 ran	5/15	2½	10-11	84	108^C	Mr S F Magee	20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Better Blue won?: Better Blue (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Better Blue?: Better Blue (IRE) was trained by Bernard Jones on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 7 August 2005.
Who is Better Blue's sire?: Better Blue (IRE) is by Ardross (GB) out of Carousel Mall (IRE), whose sire is Soughaan.
What is Better Blue's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 7 August 2005. The highest on record is 84.
What is Better Blue's sire's record?: Ardross (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 21 runs since Jan 2005 (7 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Better Blue's siblings?: Out of Carousel Mall (IRE), Better Blue (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.