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Horse profile

Blossom King (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer Brian Barr · Last owner Miss Daisy Hitchins
by King's Best (USA) out of Red Blossom (USA) (Silver Hawk)
21 runs · 13 courses · from Oct 2007
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Oct 2012 — 5,122 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 · 3rd of 10 Won at Uttoxeter New yard Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Blossom King (FR) is 1 from 21, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2009. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off 89, 21lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating89↓ 21lb off peak
89 89–110

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 92A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 18 Oct 2012 Official rating 89 at the last run, 18 Oct 2012

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 18 figures · best 133A · median 101.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good11133A107—
Good to Firm4106A92—
Good to Soft292A89.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m9133A102—
2m1f – 2m4f8112A102—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 21 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 21 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
King's Best (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm701420%+10.1—
Good to Firm1,1541018.8%−1.10 from 4
Good1,8891678.8%−1.11 from 13
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.30 from 2
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.60 from 2
Heavy427399.1%−0.8—
Standard (AW)2,0532019.8%−0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f156149%−0.9—
6f – 7f1,6051489.2%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,70217910.5%+0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.51 from 12
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+10 from 8
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.10 from 1
Over 3m54611.1%+1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Red Blossom (USA) (Silver Hawk)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Dominada (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Dominada (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dominada (IRE)3171m4f–2m3½fClass 2
Place Des Vosges (IRE)2841m4f–3m—
Hannouma (IRE)511m—
Red Hurricane (IRE)711m5½f—
Moghram (IRE)130——
Trace Of Scent (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 13 1 8% −5.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 17 0 0% −17.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +6.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leicester 4 0 0% −4.00
Bangor-on-Dee 3 0 0% −3.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% +6.00
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 12 1 8% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paddy Brennan 6 0 0% −6.00
Sam Thomas 6 1 17% +2.00
Denis O'Regan 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonjo Milczarek 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr C Dailly 2 0 0% −2.00
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Heard 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 1 7% −6.00
Tongue tie 7 0 0% −7.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 6 0 0% −6.00
2009 7 1 14% +1.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 0 0% −11.00
Hurdle 10 1 10% −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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 2 runs
18 Oct 12+282d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Taunton Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 12 10-13 8992A Gavin Sheehan 28/1
10 Jan 12+13d Leicester Groby Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 19 10-12 9970C Paddy Brennan 9/2
2011 · 2 runs
28 Dec 11+34d Leicester Sis Live Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 19 11-7 10384A Paddy Brennan 16/1
24 Nov 11+381d Taunton AWP Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 15 11-0 10278C Liam Heard 13/2
2010 · 6 runs
08 Nov 10+12d Southwell Ce Property Services Group Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 8 11-5 108102B Sam Thomas 5/1
27 Oct 10+18d Haydock Haydock Park Pony Club Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 8 ran BD/8 — 11-5 108— Paddy Brennan 5/1
09 Oct 10+71d Bangor-on-Dee Malise Nicolson Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 17 11-8 109107A Denis O'Regan 11/2
30 Jul 10+26d Bangor-on-Dee Debenhams Of Wrexham Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 8 11-8 110101A Sam Thomas 8/1
04 Jul 10+29d Market Rasen mannybernstein.co.uk Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 3¾ 11-0 110106A Sam Thomas 85/40F
05 Jun 10+159d Worcester baxiecogen.com Generate Your Own Electricity Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 7 11-10 109125A Paddy Brennan 5/1
2009 · 7 runs
28 Dec 09+19d Leicester Ladbrokes.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 6 11-11 109113B Denis O'Regan 5/2F
09 Dec 09+80d Leicester Leicester Annual Members Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 2¼ 11-12 104133A Sam Thomas 4/1
20 Sep 09+22d Uttoxeter Roger Perry 70th Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 11-11 94131A Sam Thomas 7/1
29 Aug 09+14d Cartmel Thomas Chester Lennon Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 4½ 11-10 95103A Sam Thomas 7/2F
15 Aug 09+15d Market Rasen Henderson Insurance Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 2 10-10 94112A Jonjo Milczarek 12/1
31 Jul 09+69d Bangor-on-Dee Debenhams Of Wrexham Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5/14 3¼ 10-11 95100A Jonjo Milczarek 66/1
23 May 09+365d Stratford Di Runs The Stable Lads Canteen Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-2 95— Paddy Brennan 11/2
2008 · 3 runs
23 May 08+17d Stratford Jewson Novices' Hurdle (Series Qualifier) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 16 10-8 9594C Paddy Brennan 100/1
06 May 08+20d Exeter Farmers Friend Of Exeter Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 10/15 nse 10-3 9581A Mr C Dailly 100/1
16 Apr 08+182d Cheltenham Cheltenham Racing Ltd Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 17f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 3¼ 11-0 9587C Mr C Dailly 66/1
2007 · 1 run
17 Oct 07 Uttoxeter Quiss Tecnology PLC Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-12 —— A P McCoy 9/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Blossom King won?
Blossom King (FR) won 1 of 21 archived starts between 2007 and 2012, a strike rate of 4.8%. Placed 7 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Blossom King?
Blossom King (FR) was trained by Brian Barr on the most recent run on record, at Wincanton on 18 October 2012.
Who is Blossom King's sire?
Blossom King (FR) is by King's Best (USA) out of Red Blossom (USA), whose sire is Silver Hawk.
What going does Blossom King prefer?
Blossom King (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 13 starts (7.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Blossom King's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 18 October 2012. The highest on record is 110.
What is Blossom King's sire's record?
King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Blossom King's siblings?
Out of Red Blossom (USA), Blossom King (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Dominada (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Dominada (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2007. 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.