Horse profile
Blazing Son (GB)
51 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
8 wins · 4 courses
Ran 15 days ago · 1st of 10
Last raced off OR 62
KTB Profile
Blazing Son is an 8 from 51 gelding with all eight wins over 6f – 7f. Six of those wins came on the all-weather, including four at Newcastle (AW) and two at Southwell (AW), while he also won on good ground at Carlisle and on heavy at Redcar. He led when winning last time out at Newcastle (AW) in Oct 2026 in a Class 6 handicap off a mark of 62, 12lb below his previous winning one. He has raced off a highest ever mark of 77.
Based on 51 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 8–51Wins / Runs
- 15.7%Strike rate
- 25 (49%)Placed
- −6.34£1 level staken=51 at SP
- 1.30Fair A/E n=51 · 1.09 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 43dAvg 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.
Official rating62↓ 15lb off peak
62
57–77
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 98
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 113A | 94.5 | 10 · 106 / 91 |
| Soft | 11 | 126A | 83 | — |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 112A | 88.5 | — |
| Good | 5 | 97A | 84 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 94A | 91 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 114A | 76 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 126A | 90 | 12 · 106 / 90 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 51 figures from 51 runs · as at 10 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 13 analysed runs
- Led 5 (38%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 4 (31%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (23%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 7,363 runs since Jan 2008 (442 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.8% from 1,726. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.8% from 106.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 6 | 27.3% | +16.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,023 | 121 | 11.8% | +1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 1,370 | 139 | 10.1% | −0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 806 | 92 | 11.4% | +0.7 | 0 from 8 |
| Soft | 967 | 115 | 11.9% | +1.2 | 0 from 11 |
| Heavy | 319 | 31 | 9.7% | −1 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,856 | 285 | 10% | −0.7 | 6 from 22 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,726 | 238 | 13.8% | +3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,900 | 398 | 10.2% | −0.5 | 8 from 49 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,144 | 111 | 9.7% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 451 | 37 | 8.2% | −2.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 106 | 3 | 2.8% | −7.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −7.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +6 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Firebomb (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Firebomb (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firebomb (GB) | 14 | 2 | 5f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 6 | 27% | +9.28 |
| Soft | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 29 | 4 | 14% | +0.70 |
| Class 6 | 14 | 4 | 29% | +0.96 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 13 | 4 | 31% | +8.58 |
| Southwell (AW) | 9 | 2 | 22% | +0.70 |
| Doncaster | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Redcar | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.62 |
| Carlisle | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Thirsk | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Catterick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 8 | 16% | −4.34 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Breslin | 15 | 3 | 20% | +10.50 |
| Tom Kiely-Marshall | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Mark Winn | 8 | 4 | 50% | +6.66 |
| Graham Lee | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Harrison Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Pyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Matthew Lloyd Slater | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oliver Carmichael | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Fielding | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gianluca Sanna | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 50 | 8 | 16% | −5.34 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.50 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +6.50 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −0.47 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.87 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct 26+27d | Newcastle (AW) | Pipes Vs Wires Centenary Showdown Handicap Stakes Led from the start - rousted 2f out when strongly pressed - kept finding for pressure - edged clear inside final 110yds to win | 1/10 | 9-10 | 62 | 78A | 90A | Paul Mulrennan | 7/2 | |
| 05 Sep 26+44d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Tips On Attheraces.com Handicap Stakes (Div II) Sat close to the front pack - urged forward with 2f remaining - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished 8th | 8/9 | ½ | 9-3 | 64 | 90A | 67A | William Pyle | 14/1 |
| 23 Jul 26+18d | Southwell (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Apprentice Handicap Stakes Dwelt at the start - held towards the back of the field for the whole trip | 10/13 | ½ | 9-5 | 66 | 98B | 72A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 10/1 |
| 05 Jul 26+17d | Southwell (AW) | attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap (Div 2) Handy up early - pushed for effort with over 2f left - unable to threaten leader with a furlong to run - weakened final furlong to finish third | 3/9 | 2 | 9-2 | 68 | 72A | 75A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 6/1 |
| 18 Jun 26+15d | Southwell (AW) | Monday 31st August Family Fun Day Confined Handicap Settled in a forward spot early - pushed along approaching 2f out - asked for effort inside final 2f - dropped away close home finishing fifth | 5/10 | 1¾ | 8-13 | 70 | 89A | 77A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 12/1 |
| 03 Jun 26+44d | Ripon | weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along and lost touch approaching 3f out - no impression thereafter finishing eighth | 8/10 | ¾ | 9-1 | 72 | 88B | 65A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 16/1 |
| 20 Apr 26+30d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Settled in the pack early - urged for effort with 2f left - found extra ground 1f out - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish ninth | 9/14 | shd | 9-2 | 73 | 96B | 76A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 14/1 |
| 21 Mar 26+15d | Southwell (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Sprang forward at the break - settled midfield - asked for effort with over 2f left - moved up into fourth a furlong out - weakened close home to finish sixth | 6/12 | nse | 9-3 | 74 | 92A | 78A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 11/2 |
| 06 Mar 26+35d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 2) Settled close up early - hit front with a furlong to go - roused approaching the last furlong - overtaken inside final furlong - battled on to finish second | 2/7 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 74 | 106A | 90A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 9/1 |
| 30 Jan 26+32d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Settled at the back of the field - pushed along 2f out - plugged on at one speed inside the final furlong | 7/12 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 75 | 93A | 71A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 12/1 |
| 29 Dec 25+51d | Newcastle (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Broke sharply and settled close to the front - shaken up to join the pace 2f out - edged in front just over a furlong out - deposed inside the final 110yds - weakened to finish fifth | 5/6 | nk | 9-2 | 76 | 90A | 76B | Aiden Brookes | 4/1 |
| 08 Nov 25+41d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap Slow to begin after standing up start - held up towards the back - made no impression on the finish - finished 18th | 18/21 | 1½ | 9-5 | 77 | 38C | 68C | Matthew Lloyd Slater | 50/1 |
| 28 Sep 25+9d | Newcastle (AW) | Arc All-Weather 1MILLION Bonus Returns Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) Set the pace early - overtaken inside final two furlongs and pressed for effort - held no more in reserve through to the line finishing third | 3/11 | 3 | 9-9 | 77 | 79A | 84A | Oliver Carmichael | 15/2 |
| 19 Sep 25+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Arc All-Weather 1MILLION Bonus Returns Handicap Settled behind the pace as it edged away 5f out - narrowed the gap 2f out - pushed to the front inside the final furlong after being challenged - asserted close home to win | 1/7 | 9-6 | 74 | 113A | 86A | Andrew Breslin | 8/1 | |
| 09 Sep 25+11d | Carlisle | Deanta Fire Door Handicap Sat close to the front early - pressed for effort inside final furlong - kept on same stride to finish third | 3/11 | 2 | 9-10 | 74 | 92A | 90A | Andrew Breslin | 22/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+37d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap Went to front early and held it a furlong - sat close up before regaining command over 2f out - driven and overtaken inside final 110 yards - couldn't find more and settled for 3rd | 3/13 | 1¾ | 9-11 | 74 | 100B | 84A | Andrew Breslin | 10/1 |
| 23 Jul 25+18d | Doncaster | Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Held up handy on the near flank - pressed for effort a furlong out - dropped away in the closing stages - finished 9th | 9/12 | hd | 9-2 | 76 | 107A | 78A | Andrew Breslin | 50/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+275d | Haydock | Eachway Extra At bet365 Handicap Raced prominently against the near rail - drifted sharply left and gave way inside the final 2f - hampered when already fading to finish 14th | 14/15 | 2½ | 9-6 | 77 | 76C | 54C | Connor Beasley | 18/1 |
| 03 Oct 24+29d | Newcastle (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap (Div 1) Shared front spot early on eager terms - went clear a furlong out - driven when challenged and battled on well - overtaken inside the last furlong - unable to find more close home - stayed on for third | 3/12 | 1½ | 9-8 | 77 | 100A | 84A | Andrew Breslin | 4/1 |
| 04 Sep 24+9d | Southwell (AW) | Download The Raceday-Ready App Handicap Set the pace early - dropped into second and tucked in behind - pushed along to move up a place with a furlong left - drove hard all the way to the line but denied by a whisker | 2/12 | hd | 9-11 | 69 | 106A | 99A | Andrew Breslin | 3/1 |
| 26 Aug 24+32d | Southwell (AW) | N&L Franklin Ltd Handicap (Div 2) Set the pace from the off - challenged with 4f left - driven approaching the final furlong - kept battling to the line - drew away in the last 110 yards for a comfortable win | 1/9 | 9-5 | 69 | 91A | 97A | Andrew Breslin | 9/2 | |
| 25 Jul 24+29d | Doncaster | Aalberts Ips Pegler Xpress Handicap | 10/13 | ½ | 9-11 | 70 | 84C | 71A | Andrew Breslin | 12/1 |
| 26 Jun 24+16d | Carlisle | Racing Staff Week Carlisle Bell Consolation Handicap | 5/8 | ½ | 9-6 | 70 | 91A | 72A | Andrew Breslin | 8/1 |
| 10 Jun 24+39d | Carlisle | racingtv.com Handicap | 1/10 | 9-5 | 69 | 84B | 86A | Andrew Breslin | 10/1 | |
| 02 May 24+12d | Doncaster | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap | 7/7 | 17 | 9-5 | 69 | 30C | 56C | Andrew Breslin | 9/2 |
| 20 Apr 24+20d | Thirsk | Happy 19th Birthday Lily Watkinson Handicap (Div 2) | 7/12 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 70 | 74A | 78A | Paul Mulrennan | 6/1 |
| 31 Mar 24+23d | Southwell (AW) | Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap | 4/13 | ½ | 9-6 | 70 | 101B | 84A | Andrew Breslin | 10/3F |
| 08 Mar 24+140d | Newcastle (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) | 2/8 | hd | 9-9 | 67 | 102A | 95A | Andrew Breslin | 11/2 |
| 20 Oct 23+26d | Redcar | Brannans Have Done The 61 Handicap (Div 1) | 5/8 | nse | 9-7 | 68 | 90A | 74A | Andrew Breslin | 9/2 |
| 24 Sep 23+29d | Hamilton | William Cairns Memorial Celebrations Handicap | 6/10 | ½ | 9-3 | 69 | 112A | 75A | Andrew Breslin | 9/2J |
| 26 Aug 23+21d | Redcar | racingtv.com Handicap (Div 2) | 5/11 | dht | 9-10 | 70 | 94A | 78A | Graham Lee | 9/2 |
| 05 Aug 23+17d | Doncaster | UNISON Supporting Your Community Handicap | 2/11 | nse | 9-2 | 70 | 90B | 92A | Alex Fielding | 9/2 |
| 19 Jul 23+29d | Catterick | 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Handicap | 4/6 | 1½ | 9-8 | 71 | 81B | 74B | Mark Winn | 7/2 |
| 20 Jun 23+40d | Thirsk | Vickers.Bet Weekly Free Bet Club Handicap | 4/7 | nse | 9-2 | 71 | 126A | 87A | Mark Winn | 7/2C |
| 11 May 23+28d | Southwell (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts Daily Per Customer Handicap | 1/7 | 9-1 | 68 | 98A | 84A | Mark Winn | 16/5F | |
| 13 Apr 23+20d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap | 1/12 | 9-4 | 65 | 92A | 84A | Mark Winn | 10/3 | |
| 24 Mar 23+112d | Newcastle (AW) | Huge Daily Boosts Only At Betuk Handicap | 3/11 | 1½ | 9-4 | 65 | 98A | 81A | Mark Winn | 7/2F |
| 02 Dec 22+39d | Newcastle (AW) | Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap (Div 2) | 1/14 | 9-0 | 61 | 88B | 82A | Mark Winn | 11/4 | |
| 24 Oct 22+10d | Redcar | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) | 1/10 | 9-2 | 58 | 114A | 98A | Mark Winn | 11/8F | |
| 14 Oct 22+27d | Redcar | Best Flat Races Live On Racing TV Handicap | 2/18 | 3¼ | 9-1 | 57 | 103C | 80A | Mark Winn | 17/2 |
| 17 Sep 22+11d | Catterick | BAPP Group 50th Anniversary Handicap | 4/11 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 58 | 85A | 81A | Harrison Shaw | 85/40F |
| 06 Sep 22+12d | Catterick | Get So Much More With Racing TV Handicap (Div 1) | 3/10 | shd | 9-7 | 58 | 83A | 89A | Harrison Shaw | 9/2 |
| 25 Aug 22+99d | Carlisle | racingtv.com Handicap | 3/12 | 1 | 9-10 | 58 | 97A | 84A | Graham Lee | 14/1 |
| 18 May 22+39d | Ayr | Whyte & Mackay Handicap (Div 1) | 7/8 | 4 | 9-13 | 60 | 82A | 55A | Graham Lee | 7/1 |
| 09 Apr 22+166d | Thirsk | Try Our Bet Builder At Vickers.Bet Handicap | 4/17 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 60 | 66C | 90A | Graham Lee | 5/1J |
| 25 Oct 21+63d | Redcar | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) | 2/12 | nk | 9-2 | 60 | 90A | 80A | Gianluca Sanna | 4/1 |
| 23 Aug 21+17d | Ripon | Ripon Racecourse Supporting Ripon Food Angels Handicap | 2/13 | nk | 9-6 | 59 | 81C | 78A | Graham Lee | 14/1 |
| 06 Aug 21+23d | Thirsk | Peter Bell Memorial Handicap (Div 1) | 3/9 | ¾ | 9-6 | 59 | 99A | 71A | Graham Lee | 20/1 |
| 14 Jul 21+47d | Catterick | Racingtv.com Novice Stakes | 8/9 | 3¾ | 9-2 | — | 61B | 46A | Graham Lee | 16/1 |
| 28 May 21+221d | Pontefract | Obp Utilities Ltd Novice Stakes | 2/4 | 7 | 9-2 | — | 81C | 79B | Ben Robinson | 16/1 |
| 19 Oct 20 | Pontefract | Napoleons Casino Bradford Novice Auction Stakes | 4/7 | 3½ | 9-0 | — | 59A | 63A | Paul Mulrennan | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blazing Son (GB) won?
- Blazing Son (GB) won 8 of 51 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.7%. Placed 25 times in total (49% of starts).
- Who trains Blazing Son (GB)?
- Blazing Son (GB) is trained by Bryan Smart, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 October 2026.
- Who is Blazing Son (GB)'s sire?
- Blazing Son (GB) is by Mayson (GB) out of Emblaze (GB), whose sire is Showcasing.
- What going does Blazing Son (GB) prefer?
- Blazing Son (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 6 wins from 22 starts (27.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Blazing Son (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 2 October 2026. The highest on record is 77.
- What is Blazing Son (GB)'s sire's record?
- Mayson (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 7,363 runs since Jan 2008 (442 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.8% from 1,726. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.8% from 106.
- Who are Blazing Son (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Emblaze (GB), Blazing Son (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Firebomb (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Firebomb (GB)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.