Horse profile

Billy Blue (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer John Gosden · Owner R Van Gelder
by High Chaparral (IRE) out of Silk Dress (IRE) (Gulch)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2013
As at 24 Aug 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Kempton (AW) Off 4325 days · 8th of 10 Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Billy Blue (IRE) is 1 from 9, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2013.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 24 Aug 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5
Official rating74↓ 2lb off peak
74 74–76

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
High Chaparral (IRE)

Progeny in our archive: 10% strike from 8,786 runs · most wins over 1m2f – 1m4f.

Dam
Silk Dress (IRE) (Gulch)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Sureness (IRE) (8 wins, best perf 124).

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 1 17% −2.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 4 1 25% −0.50
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 4 1 25% −0.50
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +0.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Buick 6 0 0% −6.00
Robert Havlin 3 1 33% +0.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% −2.50
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 6 0 0% −6.00
2013 3 1 33% +0.50

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR PR Jockey SP
21 Oct 14+41d Kempton (AW) titanbet.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 11f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 1 8-12 74 65 William Buick 4/1
10 Sep 14+25d Kempton (AW) Betdaq 50% Commission Refund Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 nk 9-7 75 73 Robert Havlin 7/1
16 Aug 14+10d Newbury Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 ¾ 8-12 76 71 William Buick 5/1
06 Aug 14+16d Kempton (AW) Betdaq 3% Commission Handicap (London Middle Distance Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 11f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 4 9-5 76 71 William Buick 5/2F
21 Jul 14+38d Windsor Trailfinders Worldwide Fly Drive Experts Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 nk 9-4 75 77 William Buick 4/1F
13 Jun 14+176d Sandown One Month Free Trial At racinguk.com Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 ½ 9-3 76 67 William Buick 15/2
19 Dec 13+22d Kempton (AW) Kempton.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-5 — 66 Robert Havlin 5/2F
27 Nov 13+20d Lingfield 32Red/British Stallion Studs E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 2¼ 9-5 — 62 Robert Havlin 4/5F
07 Nov 13 Lingfield (AW) 32Red Casino Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 2 9-2 — 72 William Buick 8/1

Record shown from November 2013. Our archive begins in January 2005; any earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.