Horse profile
Blaze The Way (IRE)
8yo gelding · Trainer Ms Margaret Mullins · Owner Molly Willis Paul Willis Brian Groarke Tom Groarke
by Getaway (GER) out of Enniscoffey (IRE) (Old Vic)
19 runs · 14 courses · from Dec 2023
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Cheltenham, Navan & Thurles
Last run 26 Sep 2026 · 10th of 13
Last raced off OR 139
KTB Profile
Blaze The Way is a gelding who has three wins from 19 starts on turf. He won the Turners Handicap Chase at Cheltenham over 3m on good to soft in Dec 2025 off an official rating of 134, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle at Navan over 3m on soft in Dec 2024 off 114, and a bumper at Thurles over 1m5f to 2m on heavy in Mar 2024. All his wins have come in handicaps or bumpers. Typically held up, he finished 10th of 13 at Listowel in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 139.
Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
- 3–19Wins / Runs
- 15.8%Strike rate
- 9 (47.4%)Placed
- +12.50£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 1.60Fair A/E n=19 · 1.32 incl. margin
- 146Highest OR
- 38dBetween runs (median)longest 195 d
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.
Official rating139↓ 7lb off peak
139
114–146
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 146
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 125B | 96.5 | 2 runs · 101 / 96.5 |
| Soft | 6 | 148B | 109 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 146A | 103 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 2 | 112C | 110 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 120B | 80 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 148B | 125 | 2 runs · 146 / 129 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 108B | 101 | 2 runs · 101 / 96.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 110B | 106.5 | — |
Of 19 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 19 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 16 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 8 (50%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 4 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (19%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (6%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,979 runs since Mar 2016 (1,029 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 23.1% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 134 | 31 | 23.1% | +11.8 | — |
| Good | 3,896 | 513 | 13.2% | +1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 2,404 | 263 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 3,164 | 292 | 9.2% | −2.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 1,253 | 126 | 10.1% | −1.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 128 | 13 | 10.2% | −1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −7.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 78 | 7 | 9% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,418 | 371 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,119 | 474 | 11.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,718 | 311 | 11.4% | +0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 618 | 74 | 12% | +0.7 | 2 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2016 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Enniscoffey (IRE) (Old Vic)
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Enniscoffey Oscar (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Enniscoffey Oscar (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enniscoffey Oscar (IRE) | 16 | 4 | 2m–3m½f | Grade 2 |
| Hogan's Alley (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Ballyboy Bridge (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Victura (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 2 | 50% | +21.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Mullins | 15 | 2 | 13% | +10.50 |
| Mr T Hamilton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Richard Deegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 3 | 17% | +13.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.50 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +17.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 9 | 1 | 11% | −0.50 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 1 | 13% | +9.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Sep 26+161d | Listowel (IRE) | Charlie Chute Memorial Handicap Steeplechase Settled midfield - slipped back through the pack before fading approaching 4 out - well held at the finish | 10/13 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 139 | 112C | 129C | Danny Mullins | 16/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+39d | Ayr | Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - clumsy at the 23rd - pressed on and holding a position 4 out - dropped away before 2 out and eased to a halt | PU/16 | — | 12-0 | 145 | — | — | Danny Mullins | 18/1 |
| 10 Mar 26+44d | Cheltenham | Trustmarque Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled behind the front group early - slipped back through the pack after the 3rd - hit a flat spot 12th - regained ground to close in 3 out before being pushed along before 2 out - lost momentum approaching the last and finished well beaten in 7th | 7/22 | 5½ | 11-3 | 146 | 92B | 133A | Danny Mullins | 14/1 |
| 25 Jan 26+44d | Naas | Finlay Ford At Naas Novice Chase (Grade 3) Held up towards the back - made ground into contention 4 out - driven but unable to close entering the straight - held fifth approaching the last and stayed on same gait to the line | 5/8 | 4½ | 11-0 | 140 | 146A | 122A | Danny Mullins | 5/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Dec 25+58d | Cheltenham | Turners Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up towards the back early - made progress by the 12th - fighting for third by the 15th - hit the front approaching 2 out - pushed clear before the last - driven out to power home on the run-in | 1/9 | 10-2 | 134 | 101A | 137A | Danny Mullins | 15/2 | |
| 15 Oct 25+14d | Punchestown | BetVictor Novice Chase (Grade 3) Sat behind the front pair - up to 2nd by halfway - hit the front after the 6th and 7th - asked for effort after 3 out but found little in 3rd nearing the following fence - lost a place in the final strides to finish 4th | 4/6 | nk | 11-1 | 127 | 71A | 127B | Danny Mullins | 6/1 |
| 01 Oct 25+10d | Sligo | Christy 'Frosty' Callaghan Memorial Beginners Chase Handy early behind front pack - 2nd at halfway - dropped to 3rd after 4 out then found more to close on the front pair 2 out - unable to threaten in 4th turning in - stayed on from the last - held to the winner in 2nd | 2/8 | 1¾ | 11-12 | — | 119A | 135B | Danny Mullins | 9/2 |
| 21 Sep 25+136d | Listowel | Kerrymaid Rated Novice Chase Handy early - 4th after 6th before slipping to 6th by 4 out - checked after that fence and slid towards the back - unable to make headway approaching 2 out - scrambled over the last - finished 6th | 6/8 | 3¾ | 11-2 | — | 75B | 117A | Danny Mullins | 5/1 |
| 08 May 25+16d | Tipperary | Ryans Cleaning Beginners Chase Settled in midfield - still 8th at halfway - driven on the inside approaching 3 out - improved past rivals to lead the also-rans after the last and stayed on to finish 5th | 5/15 | 5½ | 11-12 | — | 85B | 118A | Richard Deegan | 16/1 |
| 22 Apr 25+38d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (Listed) Sat close to the pace early - 3rd at halfway - urged forward turning in and edged up to 2nd approaching two out - then found nothing more and dropped away before the last | 8/18 | ¾ | 11-9 | 127 | 148B | 135A | Danny Mullins | 18/1 |
| 15 Mar 25+56d | Uttoxeter | JenningsBet Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled midfield early - improved into contention 4 out - driven up to reach front group before 2 out - asked for effort approaching last - stayed on without threatening the placings | 4/17 | ½ | 11-0 | 129 | 125B | 141A | Danny Mullins | 6/1 |
| 18 Jan 25+34d | Navan | Navan Handicap Hurdle Settled early towards rear - improved into 3rd then up handy in 6th - shared advantage soon after - hit front approaching 2 out - driven onward from there - challenged hard before the last - overtaken on the run for home - stayed on at one gait to finish second | 2/19 | 1¼ | 10-7 | 121 | 120B | 134A | Danny Mullins | 6/1 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 24+28d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Sat just behind the front - back in 5th at halfway - pushed along after two out - kept going into 4th approaching the last then made ground - hit the front on the run-in and kept up the fight to win | 1/18 | 11-12 | 114 | 108B | 138A | Danny Mullins | 16/1 | |
| 17 Nov 24+8d | Navan | John Lynch Carpets & Flooring Monksfield Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) Sat close to pace wide of rivals early - third at halfway - dropped away nearing 6th after being urged forward - beaten in last group from 4 out and faded to finish seventh | 7/8 | 7 | 11-0 | — | 80C | 115C | Danny Mullins | 66/1 |
| 09 Nov 24+28d | Gowran Park | Proficient Engineering Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle Set the early pace - settled in behind and sat third at halfway - improved to second approaching 3 out - dropped to third and pressed after 2 out - unable to threaten and held for third late | 3/14 | 10 | 11-12 | — | 110B | 129A | Danny Mullins | 11/4 |
| 12 Oct 24+195d | Fairyhouse | O'Neills.com Maiden Hurdle Settled just behind the front group in 3rd - stumbled 4th and again 7th - 4th after another blunder 4 out - 3rd turning into the straight - up to 2nd 2 out - driven but unable to gain ground - untidy at the last - held on for 3rd | 3/9 | ¾ | 11-12 | — | 108B | 119A | Danny Mullins | 85/40 |
| 31 Mar 24+26d | Fairyhouse | Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) | PU/11 | — | 11-3 | — | — | — | Donagh Meyler | 50/1 |
| 05 Mar 24+69d | Thurles | Ballagh Flat Race | 1/7 | 12-0 | — | 103A | 146A | Mr T Hamilton | 5/1 | |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 23 | Leopardstown | Paddy Power The Flat One Flat Race | 3/8 | 25 | 12-0 | — | 71B | 123B | Mr T Hamilton | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blaze The Way won?
- Blaze The Way (IRE) won 3 of 19 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 9 times in total (47.4% of starts).
- Who trains Blaze The Way?
- Blaze The Way (IRE) is trained by Ms Margaret Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
- Who is Blaze The Way's sire?
- Blaze The Way (IRE) is by Getaway (GER) out of Enniscoffey (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
- What going does Blaze The Way prefer?
- Blaze The Way (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Blaze The Way's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 139, from the run on 26 September 2026. The highest on record is 146.
- What is Blaze The Way's sire's record?
- Getaway (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,979 runs since Mar 2016 (1,029 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 23.1% from 134.
- Who are Blaze The Way's siblings?
- Out of Enniscoffey (IRE), Blaze The Way (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Enniscoffey Oscar (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Enniscoffey Oscar (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.