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Blakey Boy (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Ewan Whillans · Owner On The Buses
by Ocovango (GB) out of Rathleek (GB) (Kayf Tara)
15 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Kelso, Ayr & Hexham Off 182 days Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Blakey Boy is a gelding who has won three of 15 starts on turf, all in handicaps. His wins came at Kelso over 3m on good to soft in Mar 2026 off an official rating of 105, at Ayr over 2m5f – 3m on soft in Feb 2026 off 100, and at Hexham over 2m1f – 2m4f on good in Apr 2025 off 92. Typically held up, he last ran at Ayr in Apr 2026 off his career-high mark of 112.

Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR at career high
Official rating112At career-high mark
112 92–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kelso, 21 Mar 2026

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 →

Jumps 12 figures · best 163B · median 93.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft496A93.52 · 93 / 86.5
Soft4101A752 · 61 / 46.5
Good3163B149—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7163B96—
Over 3m293B86.52 · 93 / 86.5
2m5f – 3m261B46.52 · 61 / 46.5
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 15 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 · 12 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 23 Feb 2026 Official rating 112 at the last run, 18 Apr 2026

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 13 figures · best 126B · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5115B1103 · 115 / 110
Soft4126B98.52 · 126 / 108
Good3126A121—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7126A102—
2m5f – 3m3126B1103 · 126 / 110
Over 3m2115B112.52 · 115 / 112.5
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 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 from 8 analysed runs

  • Held up 5 (63%) · 1 win
  • Midfield 3 (38%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ocovango (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,974 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 190.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm27829.6%+20.2—
Good933929.9%+0.51 from 3
Good to Soft694699.9%+0.51 from 5
Soft911758.2%−1.21 from 5
Heavy393379.4%00 from 2
Standard (AW)1600%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f600%−9.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−9.4—
1m5f – 2m785638%−1.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,090989%−0.41 from 7
2m5f – 3m8929310.4%+11 from 5
Over 3m1902714.2%+4.81 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Rathleek (GB) (Kayf Tara)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Knocknagoran Lady (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m6½f–3m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Knocknagoran Lady (IRE)1632m6½f–3m1f—
Borders Eagle (IRE)20——
Gruncle (IRE)20——
Alcantango (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 1 20% −0.50
Soft 5 1 20% +1.00
Good 3 1 33% +31.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 1 10% −4.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +31.00
Class 2 2 1 50% +2.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 4 1 25% +2.00
Hexham 4 1 25% +30.00
Kelso 3 1 33% +1.50
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% +27.00
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +1.00
Over 3m 2 1 50% +2.50
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Craig Nichol 6 2 33% +34.00
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

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 8 3 38% +36.50
None 7 0 0% −7.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 2 67% +7.50
2025 10 1 10% +24.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% +27.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
18 Apr 26+28d Ayr CPMS Novices' Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Heavy · 11 ran 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) Class 2 · 26f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 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 10593B110B Peter Kavanagh 7/2
23 Feb 26+56d Ayr Join Racing TV Now Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 6 ran 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 10061B126B Craig Nichol 5/1
29 Dec 25+18d Kelso AJA Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 26f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 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 10080A115B Mr James King 7/2
11 Dec 25+23d Newcastle bet365 Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 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) Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 9 ran 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 Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 9 ran 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 10232C90C Craig Nichol 16/1
10 May 25+26d Hexham Paxtons Official Case IH Cumbrian Dealer Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 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 97163B121A Craig Nichol 3/1F
14 Apr 25+20d Hexham Brocksbushes Farm Shop Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 12 ran Tracked front group early - moved ahead wide approaching final flight - driven out and held on well to the line 1/12 11-3 92149A126A Craig Nichol 33/1
25 Mar 25+29d Hexham Racing To School Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 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 9594C83C Alan Doyle 18/1
24 Feb 25+21d Ayr Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 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 —51C88C Alan Doyle 33/1
03 Feb 25+32d Carlisle Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 9 ran 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 —89A104A Henry Brooke 66/1
02 Jan 25+19d Ayr Ayr Racecourse Racing Club Only 30 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 11 ran 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 —101A93A Alan Doyle 33/1
14 Dec 24+174d Newcastle Watch Unbridled On attheraces.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 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 —96A102A Alan Doyle 5/1
23 Jun 24 Hexham Join Us On Friday 4th October Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 3¼ 10-6 —112A108A Alan Doyle 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blakey Boy (IRE) won?
Blakey Boy (IRE) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 6 times in total (40% 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 18 April 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 3 starts (33.3%). 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 112, from the run on 18 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Blakey Boy (IRE)'s sire's record?
Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,974 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 190.
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.

Record shown from June 2024. 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.