Horse profile
Blue In The West (IRE)
by Westerner (GB) out of Blue Supreme (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu (IRE))
28 runs · 16 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 13 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Exeter
Last run 8 Nov 2026 · 7th of 11
Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile
Blue In The West is a gelding who has won one of 28 starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Exeter over 2m5f – 3m on good ground off an official rating of 90 in Apr 2026. He has raced 14 times at that trip range for his sole win and is zero from 18 on soft or slower going. Typically held up, he was held in seventh of 11 at Ffos Las in the Class 4 Dandara Handicap Hurdle in Nov 2026 when last seen off a mark of 96.
Based on 28 archived runs · run-style from 19 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 13 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Wins on good or faster
Win at Class 5
- 1–28Wins / Runs
- 3.6%Strike rate
- 6 (21.4%)Placed
- −23.00£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 0.48Fair A/E n=28 · 0.40 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 25dBetween runs (median)longest 388 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 rating96↓ 1lb off peak
96
85–97
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 114
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 13 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 131B | 99 | 3 runs · 114 / 100 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 112B | 93 | 4 runs · 112 / 103 |
| Soft | 3 | 141A | 105 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 88A | 73 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 141A | 100 | 6 runs · 112 / 102.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 98B | 68 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 114B | 112 | 2 runs · 114 / 107.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 88A | 78.5 | — |
Of 28 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 28 runs · as at 13 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 19 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Held up 14 (74%) · 1 win
- Prominent 3 (16%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,873 runs since Jul 2009 (946 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 235 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 3,422 | 431 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 2,128 | 255 | 12% | −0.1 | 0 from 9 |
| Soft | 3,784 | 453 | 12% | −0.1 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 2,109 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,376 | 396 | 11.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,303 | 539 | 12.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,986 | 377 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 1 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 768 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 13 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Blue Supreme (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu (IRE))
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Supremely West (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Supremely West (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supremely West (IRE) | 21 | 7 | 2m–3m½f | Class 1 |
| Smiths Cross (IRE) | 17 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike O'Connor | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Shane Quinlan | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Callum Pritchard | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Peter Smithers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark McDonagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr M J O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr E P O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D Allen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 25 | 1 | 4% | −20.00 |
| Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chase | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Nov 26+183d | Ffos Las | Dandara Handicap Hurdle Race Held up at the back throughout - never in the hunt and beaten a long way in 7th | 7/11 | 4½ | 10-11 | 96 | 105C | 86C | Shane Quinlan | 25/1 |
| 09 May 26+22d | Warwick | Subscribe To Head In Front Betting Handicap Hurdle Held up early - lost touch by the 2nd - made progress into contention before 8th - losing ground and stumbled 3 out - regained fourth spot before 2 out and pushed along - moved into third on the run-in but well held | 3/6 | 11 | 11-11 | 97 | 114B | 107B | Shane Quinlan | 5/1 |
| 17 Apr 26+10d | Exeter | Heavitree Brewery PLC Handicap Hurdle Held at the rear early - shaken up into third approaching the final flight - powered home on the run-in to grab second close home - denied by a short head margin | 2/5 | ¾ | 10-4 | 96 | 92C | 100B | Shane Quinlan | 85/40 |
| 07 Apr 26+12d | Exeter | Happy Birthday Fiona Walker Novices' Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back early - made progress from 3 out - closed on the front pair 2f out - drifted left approaching the final 110yds before asserting to score clear | 1/13 | 11-5 | 90 | 100B | 111A | Shane Quinlan | 4/1C | |
| 26 Mar 26+9d | Chepstow | NFRC South West Roofing Industry Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - stumbled at the 2nd and drifted left at the 3rd losing touch with the field - soon well behind - eased out of contention approaching three out | PU/15 | — | 10-11 | 88 | — | — | Sean Bowen | 6/1 |
| 17 Mar 26+11d | Exeter | Oddschecker Handicap Hurdle Settled towards back early and briefly adrift - made progress from four out - pressed on turning for home - kept going strongly from two out - moved into second at the last - kept on but could not get to winner | 2/17 | 3¼ | 10-13 | 88 | 112B | 113A | Shane Quinlan | 14/1 |
| 06 Mar 26+86d | Exeter | Stowells Novices' Handicap Hurdle Settled towards back of field - progress from two out with much ground to close - up into third close home - kept responding but unable to get on terms with front pair | 3/7 | 1 | 10-5 | 85 | 93A | 98B | Shane Quinlan | 20/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 25+17d | Hereford | BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind the pace - pushed along after three out - unable to close from two out - finished sixth | 6/7 | 1¼ | 10-3 | 88 | 101B | 76B | Callum Pritchard | 9/1 |
| 23 Nov 25+33d | Exeter | Stag Environmental Polaris Dealer Devon, Somerset Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back early - off the pace before 4 out - found some late improvement out wide to move into 4th by 2 out - pushed along but faded near the finish | 4/12 | 11 | 11-4 | 89 | 105B | 104A | Shane Quinlan | 50/1 |
| 21 Oct 25+8d | Exeter | Mrs Patricia Gardner Memorial Handicap Hurdle Sat close up early - hit front 3rd - lost momentum 5th and 4 out - lost lead before 3 out - dropped away in a hurry - finished well adrift | 7/7 | 16 | 11-0 | 91 | 82C | 81C | Callum Pritchard | 9/1 |
| 13 Oct 25+125d | Hereford | BetWright Safer Gambling Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - pushed along approaching two out - closed ground before the last - stayed on well to finish fourth | 4/8 | 1¾ | 11-3 | 91 | 112A | 105A | Callum Pritchard | 25/1 |
| 10 Jun 25+19d | Fontwell | Bet Clever BetGoodwin Handicap Hurdle Fell at 1st | F/6 | — | 11-13 | 91 | — | — | Gavin Sheehan | 14/1 |
| 22 May 25+4d | Ffos Las | Adept GRP Cabinets Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Held up early - made ground to be handy after 4 out and in 4th before 2 out - kept going without gaining finishing 4th | 4/7 | ¾ | 11-7 | 94 | 131B | 109A | Callum Pritchard | 10/1 |
| 18 May 25+34d | Stratford | Racing Welfare Supporting Mental Health Awareness Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made progress with a lap left - shaped well and closed on the leader before two out where a slight mistake occurred - shaken up but unable to quicken with winner soon clear - one-paced on the run-in but kept second | 2/5 | 22 | 10-12 | 94 | 94C | 93B | Callum Pritchard | 9/1 |
| 14 Apr 25+28d | Tramore | Anne Valley Walk Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up in the pack close to the rail - stumbled slightly 3rd fence - pressed for effort at 7th then dropped away quickly | 8/11 | 2 | 11-6 | 90 | 141A | 95A | Mike O'Connor | 14/1 |
| 17 Mar 25+18d | Wexford | Racing Again Friday 4th April Handicap Chase (0-100) Went forward from the off - error at the 3rd cost momentum and dropped to 7th by the midpoint - driven from there with nothing more in reserve after clipping the second-last | 7/11 | 6½ | 11-6 | 90 | 35A | 90A | Mike O'Connor | 12/1 |
| 27 Feb 25+57d | Clonmel | Clonmel Novice Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back early - improved to midfield by halfway then 6th and driven entering the straight - made no headway and well held late | 7/15 | 7 | 9-13 | 90 | — | 91A | Peter Smithers | 15/2 |
| 01 Jan 25+43d | Tramore | Tramore Medical Clinic Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Towards the back of the field - moved through to second after the third last and closed no further on the front-runner before a small error at the last - one-paced on the run-in to finish second | 2/15 | 6 | 11-7 | 88 | 58B | 111A | Mike O'Connor | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Nov 24+16d | Limerick | Limerick Races On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) Held up in the pack early - down in 11th after the 5th - lost touch and blundered 3 out - eased and pulled up soon after | PU/11 | — | 11-10 | 90 | — | — | Mike O'Connor | 10/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+388d | Cork | E. Tarrant & Sons Banteer Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Held up towards the back of the pack for most of the way - pushed along and unable to find more after 4 out - well held in 15th | 15/20 | 8½ | 10-11 | 92 | 52C | 85C | Mike O'Connor | 66/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Oct 23+31d | Tramore | www.tramoreraces.ie Maiden Hurdle | 3/9 | 7 | 11-9 | 94 | 88A | 104A | Mike O'Connor | 7/2 |
| 11 Sep 23+25d | Galway | Galway Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | PU/17 | — | 11-9 | 95 | — | — | Mark McDonagh | 9/1 |
| 17 Aug 23+34d | Tramore | Storeall Logistics Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 5/16 | nse | 11-11 | 95 | 98B | 112A | Mike O'Connor | 33/1 |
| 14 Jul 23+25d | Cork | Buy Tickets On www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle | 12/18 | 1¼ | 11-12 | — | 68C | 97C | Simon Torrens | 40/1 |
| 19 Jun 23+9d | Kilbeggan | www.kilbegganraces.com (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle | 10/14 | 14 | 11-12 | — | 69C | 91C | Mr M J O'Connor | 14/1 |
| 10 Jun 23+37d | Punchestown | Join Us Tomorrow For Punchestown FitClub Maiden Hurdle | 7/20 | 1¾ | 11-7 | — | 93B | 93A | Mike O'Connor | 14/1 |
| 04 May 23+24d | Tipperary | Millennium Surveys Ltd (C & G) Point-To-Point Flat Race | 7/15 | 18 | 11-9 | — | — | 64C | Mr E P O'Brien | 40/1 |
| 10 Apr 23 | Cork | Pegus Horse Feed Point-To-Point Flat Race | 6/9 | 8 | 11-7 | — | — | 64C | Mr D Allen | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blue In The West won?
- Blue In The West (IRE) won 1 of 28 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 3.6%. Placed 6 times in total (21.4% of starts).
- Who trains Blue In The West?
- Blue In The West (IRE) is trained by Ben Lund, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 November 2026.
- Who is Blue In The West's sire?
- Blue In The West (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Blue Supreme (IRE), whose sire is Pistolet Bleu (IRE).
- What going does Blue In The West prefer?
- Blue In The West (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Blue In The West's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 8 November 2026. The highest on record is 97.
- What is Blue In The West's sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,873 runs since Jul 2009 (946 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
- Who are Blue In The West's siblings?
- Out of Blue Supreme (IRE), Blue In The West (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Supremely West (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Supremely West (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.