Blakey Boy (IRE)
Blakey Boy is a gelding who has won three of 16 starts on turf. He won a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Hexham over 2m1f – 2m4f on good in Apr 2025 off 92, a Class 4 handicap chase at Ayr over 2m5f – 3m on soft in Feb 2026 off 100, and a Class 2 handicap chase at Kelso over 3m on good to soft in Mar 2026 off 105. He has raced at Hexham five times for one win, at Ayr four times for one win and at Kelso three times for one win. Aged 6 at his last run in Oct 2026, he finished 4 of 5 at Hexham in a Class 4 handicap hurdle.
- 3–16Wins / Runs
- 18.8%Strike rate
- 6 (37.5%)Placed
- +28.50£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.80Fair A/E n=16 · 1.56 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 57dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 93
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 163B | 130.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 96A | 93.5 | 2 · 93 / 86.5 |
| Soft | 4 | 101A | 75 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 163B | 96 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 75C | 61 | 2 · 75 / 68 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 93B | 86.5 | 2 · 93 / 86.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 16 runs · as at 22 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 from 15 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Held up 7 (47%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 6 (40%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (13%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,982 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses).
Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.1% from 191.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 27 | 8 | 29.6% | +20.1 | — |
| Good | 935 | 92 | 9.8% | +0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 700 | 70 | 10% | +0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 911 | 75 | 8.2% | −1.3 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 393 | 37 | 9.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 787 | 64 | 8.1% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,092 | 98 | 9% | −0.5 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 895 | 93 | 10.4% | +0.9 | 1 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 191 | 27 | 14.1% | +4.6 | 1 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Knocknagoran Lady (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m6½f–3m1f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knocknagoran Lady (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 2m6½f–3m1f | — |
| Borders Eagle (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gruncle (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alcantango (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +30.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +31.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexham | 5 | 1 | 20% | +29.00 |
| Ayr | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Kelso | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +27.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Nichol | 7 | 2 | 29% | +33.00 |
| Alan Doyle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Peter Kavanagh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Mr James King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Henry Brooke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 3 | 38% | +36.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.50 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +24.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 1 | 13% | +26.00 |
| Chase | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.50 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 26+185d | Hexham | Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier) rear of the field early in fourth place - clumsy 3 out - dropped to last after 2 out - untidy at the last but regained fourth - never a threat | 4/5 | 2¾ | 11-5 | 106 | 75C | 107B | Craig Nichol | 9/4 |
| 18 Apr 26+28d | Ayr | CPMS Novices' Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Struggling near the back throughout - jumped awkwardly at the 10th and hampered at the 14th - eased out of contention well before four out | PU/11 | — | 10-2 | 112 | — | — | Peter Kavanagh | 15/2 |
| 21 Mar 26+26d | Kelso | Remembering Duncan Davidson Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Jumped a little untidily early - settled in the pack - made progress 4 out - moved into second before 2 out - hit the front at the last and held on to win | 1/6 | 10-2 | 105 | 93B | 110B | Peter Kavanagh | 7/2 | |
| 23 Feb 26+56d | Ayr | Join Racing TV Now Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - improved position after the 15th - moved into second approaching four out - urged forward two out - took command before the last and put daylight between rivals to stay on strongly | 1/6 | 11-4 | 100 | 61B | 126B | Craig Nichol | 5/1 | |
| 29 Dec 25+18d | Kelso | AJA Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - made progress after the 15th - up into third approaching 3 out - upsides the pace-setter before 2 out - unable to challenge and pushed along then faltered at the last - kept on without finding more to finish second | 2/6 | 8 | 11-0 | 100 | 80A | 115B | Mr James King | 7/2 |
| 11 Dec 25+23d | Newcastle | bet365 Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - blundered at the 12th - improved into second before three out - driven along approaching two out - chased the pacesetter to the line but unable to get past - beaten into second | 2/4 | 5 | 11-3 | 101 | — | 110C | Craig Nichol | 7/1 |
| 18 Nov 25+28d | Kelso | Jumps Looks Better On RacingTV Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in mid-pack - came down at the 11th | F/9 | — | 10-11 | 101 | — | — | Craig Nichol | 22/1 |
| 21 Oct 25+164d | Perth | Follow racingtv On Instagram Handicap Hurdle Held up in midfield close to rail - driven to keep up - dropped away before 2 out - finished 7th well beaten | 7/9 | 15 | 11-4 | 102 | 32C | 90C | Craig Nichol | 16/1 |
| 10 May 25+26d | Hexham | Paxtons Official Case IH Cumbrian Dealer Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back early - made smooth progress wide to close on the front group before 2 out - pushed into second approaching the last - trailing by 2 lengths there but battled on at an even effort to the line | 2/11 | 1¼ | 10-5 | 97 | 163B | 121A | Craig Nichol | 3/1F |
| 14 Apr 25+20d | Hexham | Brocksbushes Farm Shop Handicap Hurdle Tracked front group early - moved ahead wide approaching final flight - driven out and held on well to the line | 1/12 | 11-3 | 92 | 149A | 126A | Craig Nichol | 33/1 | |
| 25 Mar 25+29d | Hexham | Racing To School Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Held around midfield early - clipped a fence 3 out and dropped away after 4 out - well beaten at the finish | 8/10 | 16 | 11-2 | 95 | 94C | 83C | Alan Doyle | 18/1 |
| 24 Feb 25+21d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in 5th early on the inner - improved into 4th rounding the home bend but hit the deck 3 out - dropped away and finished well held | 5/6 | 24 | 11-4 | — | 51C | 88C | Alan Doyle | 33/1 |
| 03 Feb 25+32d | Carlisle | Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled behind the pace on the outside - driven approaching the home turn - dropped away shortly after - eventually came home fifth | 5/9 | 2¼ | 11-5 | — | 89A | 104A | Henry Brooke | 66/1 |
| 02 Jan 25+19d | Ayr | Ayr Racecourse Racing Club Only 30 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up midfield rail side - urged into effort and gained ground before 3 out - soon faded and dropped away - finished 6th | 6/11 | 9½ | 11-1 | — | 101A | 93A | Alan Doyle | 33/1 |
| 14 Dec 24+174d | Newcastle | Watch Unbridled On attheraces.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled midfield early - improved to sit close to the pace 3f out then asked for effort and lost touch - kept going late to finish fifth | 5/10 | 2 | 10-11 | — | 96A | 102A | Alan Doyle | 5/1 |
| 23 Jun 24 | Hexham | Join Us On Friday 4th October Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 3¼ | 10-6 | — | 112A | 108A | Alan Doyle | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blakey Boy (IRE) won?
- Blakey Boy (IRE) won 3 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.8%. Placed 6 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trains Blakey Boy (IRE)?
- Blakey Boy (IRE) is trained by Ewan Whillans, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 October 2026.
- Who is Blakey Boy (IRE)'s sire?
- Blakey Boy (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Rathleek (GB), whose sire is Kayf Tara.
- What going does Blakey Boy (IRE) prefer?
- Blakey Boy (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Blakey Boy (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 20 October 2026. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Blakey Boy (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,982 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.1% from 191.
- Who are Blakey Boy (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Rathleek (GB), Blakey Boy (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Knocknagoran Lady (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m6½f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.