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Horse profile

Billy Boy Blue (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Sep 2011) · Last trainer M Nigge · Last owner Lutz Bongen
by Whipper (USA) out of Holy Norma (GB) (Nashwan)
10 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Sep 2011 — 5,516 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2011 Won at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Billy Boy Blue (IRE) is 1 from 10. Hasn't won since Sep 2009. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer).

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,596 runs since Jan 2008 (395 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.6% from 513. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.6% from 1,128.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm22313.6%+3.8—
Good to Firm3144213.4%+3.6—
Good985878.8%−11 from 2
Good to Soft6176210%+0.20 from 3
Soft1,01611211%+1.20 from 3
Heavy5137013.6%+3.8—
Standard (AW)1,128756.6%−3.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2252812.4%+2.6—
6f – 7f1,3391329.9%+0.11 from 5
1m – 1m1f1,3131299.8%00 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f963919.4%−0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m425388.9%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f232198.2%−1.6—
2m5f – 3m901415.6%+5.8—
Over 3m900%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Holy Norma (GB) (Nashwan)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Gorane (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Gorane (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gorane (IRE)1425f–6fListed
Gower Rules (IRE)4421m3f–1m3½fClass 6
Ms Eagleton (IRE)1211m1½f—
Yesterday's Hero (IRE)916fClass 5
Heroic Angel (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% −1.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 4 1 25% −3.00
Longchamp (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 1 20% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dominique Boeuf 2 0 0% −2.00
Theo Bachelot 2 0 0% −2.00
Davy Bonilla 2 0 0% −1.00
Gerald Mosse 2 1 50% −1.00
Eddy Hardouin 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie Leroy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% −7.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 5 0 0% −5.00
2010 4 0 0% −3.00
2009 1 1 100% —

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 Jockey SP
2011 · 5 runs
20 Sep 11+18d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Des Iles De La Seine (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 18 ran —/18 9-2 Dominique Boeuf 32/1
02 Sep 11+24d Longchamp (FR) Prix De L'Aqueduc (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 7f · Good · 18 ran —/18 8-8 Eddy Hardouin 66/1
09 Aug 11+41d Deauville (FR) Prix MTPA - Office De Tourisme De L'Ile Maurice (Prix D'Utah Beach) (Handicap) (4yo) (Fibresand) 9.5f · Standard · 17 ran —/17 9-1 Dominique Boeuf 31/1
29 Jun 11+16d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De La Foret De Marly (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 7/16 2 9-3 Theo Bachelot 24/1
13 Jun 11+227d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Parc Montsouris (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 ½ 9-1 Theo Bachelot 42/1
2010 · 4 runs
29 Oct 10+17d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Musee Des Arts Decoratifs (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 hd 9-1 Davy Bonilla 15/1
12 Oct 10+187d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Moulin A Vent (Conditions) (3yo) (Apprentices) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 shd 8-8 Frankie Leroy 13/1
08 Apr 10+45d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Djebel (Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f · Very Soft · 8 ran 8/8 2 9-2 Gerald Mosse 17/1
22 Feb 10+150d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix de la Principaute de Monaco 6.5f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 1½ 9-0 Davy Bonilla —
2009 · 1 run
25 Sep 09 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Joyeux Drille (Unraced Colts & Geldings) (Straight) 7f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 9-2 Gerald Mosse —

Quick answers

How many races has Billy Boy Blue won?
Billy Boy Blue (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Billy Boy Blue?
Billy Boy Blue (IRE) was trained by M Nigge on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 20 September 2011.
Who is Billy Boy Blue's sire?
Billy Boy Blue (IRE) is by Whipper (USA) out of Holy Norma (GB), whose sire is Nashwan.
What is Billy Boy Blue's sire's record?
Whipper (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,596 runs since Jan 2008 (395 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.6% from 513. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.6% from 1,128.
Who are Billy Boy Blue's siblings?
Out of Holy Norma (GB), Billy Boy Blue (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Gorane (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Gorane (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2009. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.