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Horse profile

Blitzkrieg (IRE)

2yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2005) · Last trainer V Smith · Last owner R J Baines
by Barathea (IRE) out of Eman's Joy (GB) (Lion Cavern)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Oct 2005 — 7,682 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2005 · 1st of 12 Won last time out 2 wins · Salisbury & Epsom Downs Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Blitzkrieg (IRE) is 2 from 5, including a Group 3 win. Won last time out in the Skybet.com Autumn Stakes at Salisbury — a first Group 3 win in our archive. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 96.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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

Best recent KTB Rating 85C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Salisbury, 8 Oct 2005 Official rating 96 at the last run, 8 Oct 2005

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 87C · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good387C85—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f387C67—
1m – 1m1f285C80—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Barathea (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 4,143 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4948.2%−0.3—
Good to Firm620426.8%−1.70 from 1
Good1,015959.4%+0.92 from 3
Good to Soft5386011.2%+2.70 from 1
Soft706588.2%−0.3—
Heavy253228.7%+0.2—
Standard (AW)962727.5%−1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f53917%+8.5—
6f – 7f774678.7%+0.21 from 3
1m – 1m1f840597%−1.51 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f972889.1%+0.6—
1m5f – 2m894778.6%+0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f435429.7%+1.2—
2m5f – 3m14385.6%−2.9—
Over 3m3239.4%+0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Eman's Joy (GB) (Lion Cavern)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Toledo Gold (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Summer Gold (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Toledo Gold (IRE)6376f–2m1½fClass 4
Exalted (IRE)1447f–1mClass 4
Summer Gold (IRE)1931m–1m2½fClass 3
Lil's Joy (IRE)1225fClass 3
Joyful Sound (IRE)1721m–1m½fClass 5
Pleasant Way (IRE)50——
Raven (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 2 67% +35.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 1 100% +20.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +16.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Salisbury 1 1 100% +20.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 1 100% +16.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 1 33% +14.00
1m – 1m1f 2 1 50% +19.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jamie Spencer 2 1 50% +15.00
Seb Sanders 1 1 100% +20.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Matthew Henry 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
08 Oct 05+24d Salisbury Skybet.com Autumn Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 8-11 9685C Seb Sanders 20/1
14 Sep 05+6d Sandown Romans Novice Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 ½ 9-4 7967C Ryan Moore 15/2
08 Sep 05+42d Doncaster Queen's Own Yorkshire Dragoons Ladies Day Nursery Hcp (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 5/13 shd 8-11 7975C Jamie Spencer 17/2
28 Jul 05+23d Epsom Downs Hogg Robinson E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-0 —87C Jamie Spencer 16/1
05 Jul 05 Newmarket Strutt & Parker E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Good · 20 ran 16/20 3½ 9-0 —53C Matthew Henry 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blitzkrieg (IRE) won?
Blitzkrieg (IRE) won 2 of 5 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trained Blitzkrieg (IRE)?
Blitzkrieg (IRE) was trained by V Smith on the most recent run on record, at Salisbury on 8 October 2005.
Who is Blitzkrieg (IRE)'s sire?
Blitzkrieg (IRE) is by Barathea (IRE) out of Eman's Joy (GB), whose sire is Lion Cavern.
What going does Blitzkrieg (IRE) prefer?
Blitzkrieg (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Blitzkrieg (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 8 October 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Blitzkrieg (IRE)'s sire's record?
Barathea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 4,143 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Blitzkrieg (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Eman's Joy (GB), Blitzkrieg (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Toledo Gold (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Summer Gold (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2005. 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.