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Blue Jay Way (GB)

6yo gelding · Trainer John David Riches · Owner J R Racing
by Sixties Icon (GB) out of Dark Blue (IRE) (Dark Angel)
32 runs · 9 courses · from Aug 2022
As at 31 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Wolverhampton (AW) & Catterick Last run 27 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 10 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Blue Jay Way (GB) is 2 from 32, both wins coming at Class 6 level. Last raced off 47, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 19 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 31 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 6 OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating47↓ 18lb off peak
47 44–65

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Catterick, 27 Oct 2026

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 32 figures · best 101A · median 70.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1292A81.54 runs · 88 / 82
Soft8101A661 run · —
Good798A611 run · —
Good to Firm275C741 run · —
Good to Soft270C49.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
6f – 7f25101A756 runs · 101 / 86.5
1m – 1m1f591A38—
Under 6f271A631 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 32 runs · as at 31 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 84A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 27 Oct 2026 Official rating 47 at the last run, 27 Oct 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 32 figures · best 84A · median 50.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1273A504 runs · 64 / 53
Soft884A591 run · —
Good777A481 run · —
Good to Firm248A33.51 run · —
Good to Soft256A56—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
6f – 7f2584A566 runs · 84 / 60
1m – 1m1f564A48—
Under 6f250A44.51 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 32 runs · as at 31 Oct 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 Sep 2024

  • Prominent 10 (53%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 5 (26%) · 1 win
  • Held up 4 (21%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sixties Icon (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 5,675 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.3% from 264. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.4% from 1,334.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7157%−2.9—
Good to Firm91110311.3%+1.40 from 2
Good1,53817411.3%+1.40 from 7
Good to Soft8058210.2%+0.30 from 2
Soft7528010.6%+0.71 from 8
Heavy2643513.3%+3.40 from 1
Standard (AW)1,334856.4%−3.51 from 12
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3684412%+2.10 from 2
6f – 7f1,2401239.9%02 from 25
1m – 1m1f891778.6%−1.30 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f1,18912410.4%+0.5—
1m5f – 2m1,18912610.6%+0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f580559.5%−0.4—
2m5f – 3m185147.6%−2.3—
Over 3m3313%−6.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dark Blue (IRE) (Dark Angel)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 12 1 8% +3.00
Soft 8 1 13% −3.00
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 22 2 9% −2.00
Class 5 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Catterick 11 1 9% −6.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 9 1 11% +6.00
Hamilton 4 0 0% −4.00
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 25 2 8% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ethan Tindall 8 2 25% +12.00
Sean Kirrane 8 0 0% −8.00
Rhys Elliott 3 0 0% −3.00
Alex Jary 2 0 0% −2.00
Charlie Bennett 2 0 0% −2.00
Mikkel Mortensen 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Bradnam 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Winn 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Kiely-Marshall 1 0 0% −1.00
Shay Farmer 1 0 0% −1.00
Mia Nicholls 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Beasley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 19 2 11% +1.00
Cheekpieces 9 0 0% −9.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 10 2 20% +10.00
2024 8 0 0% −8.00
2023 5 0 0% −5.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 6 runs
27 Oct 26+14d Catterick Celebrating Helen MacKinnon's LX Years Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 10 ran Prominent early - moved into runner-up spot over 1f out - pursued winner inside final furlong but never able to reel in that rival to finish second 2/10 1¼ 8-7 47101A84A Ethan Tindall 5/1
13 Oct 26+113d Wolverhampton (AW) Download The Raceday Ready App Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Missed the break and settled last - niggled over 3f out - needed a big effort 2f out - gradual progress inside the final furlong - kept on without threatening the front pair - finished 4th 4/9 hd 8-13 4888A64A Ethan Tindall 22/1
22 Jun 26+21d Catterick Racing Again 8th July Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 5½ 8-12 4973B48A Mikkel Mortensen 16/1
01 Jun 26+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Classified Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran Settled at back of field - pushed along with 2f left - nudged closer inside final furlong - finished 9th 9/11 shd 9-4 5071A50A Ethan Tindall 16/1
21 May 26+59d Catterick Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good · 11 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left - moved into third with a furlong to go - edged out of the placing inside final 110yds but stayed on to finish fourth 4/11 ½ 9-0 5198A77A Sean Kirrane 11/1
23 Mar 26+140d Wolverhampton (AW) BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Took a strong hold early - tracking the pace group - pushed along with a furlong left before fading to finish 7th 7/9 1½ 9-6 5279A56A Sean Kirrane 16/1
2025 · 10 runs
03 Nov 25+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran Held up wide but pulling hard in pursuit of the front group - dropped away under pressure over 2f out and faded on the bend to finish 8th 8/12 3¾ 8-13 5285A49A Ethan Tindall 9/2
20 Oct 25+19d Wolverhampton (AW) Download The Raceday Ready App Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran Pulled hard in the pack - moved through a gap approaching the final furlong - driven and quickened well - surged to the front near the line 1/11 8-10 4990A73A Ethan Tindall 14/1
01 Oct 25+9d Catterick racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 9 ran Settled just behind the front pack tracking inside - improved into second spot with 4f left - hit the front a furlong out - kept finding under pressure to prevail 1/9 8-7 4587A79A Ethan Tindall 4/1
22 Sep 25+14d Hamilton DX Academy Industry Expertise For You Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Soft · 9 ran Sat close to the pace early - lost touch over 2f out - dropped away inside final furlong to finish 8th 8/9 ½ 8-7 4547A48A Joe Bradnam 7/1
08 Sep 25+12d Newcastle (AW) Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Wide early on - fought bridle before settling towards midfield out wide - improved to challenge front group over 2f out but soon under pressure - lost ground inside final two furlongs 8/11 1 9-0 4567A50A Sean Kirrane 20/1
27 Aug 25+22d Catterick Oops A Daisy Classified Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good · 14 ran Settled wide in the pack - found a bit of extra pace out wide with a furlong left before drifting left and dropping away close home 5/14 2¾ 9-9 4468C69A Mark Winn 10/1
05 Aug 25+85d Catterick Peter Conway Loved Catterick Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 8 ran Prominent in second early - driven approaching turn then dropped back over 2f out - rallied late without finding extra to finish third 3/8 1¼ 8-12 4583B62A Sean Kirrane 16/1
12 May 25+21d Wolverhampton (AW) Advance Price Midweek Racing For 10 Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran Sat close to the front early - hit the front with 6f remaining then lost command inside the final furlong - faded to finish 11th 11/11 shd 8-7 4592A43A Ethan Tindall 20/1
21 Apr 25+25d Wolverhampton (AW) Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran Held up eagerly early tucked into the pack - asked for effort with 2f left - unable to find any headway finishing sixth 6/11 nk 8-7 4684A58A Ethan Tindall 33/1
27 Mar 25+142d Wolverhampton (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 10 ran Sat close to the front pack early - urged forward with over 2f left - eased back through the field inside the final furlong - finished sixth beaten two and a half lengths 6/10 nk 9-3 4691A64A Sean Kirrane 66/1
2024 · 8 runs
05 Nov 24+7d Redcar Redcar Racecourse Supports RBL Poppy Appeal Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 10 ran Sat close to the front group early - urged forward with over two furlongs left - faded steadily to finish seventh 7/10 1¾ 8-1 4684A51A Tom Kiely-Marshall 10/1
29 Oct 24+10d Catterick Jump Season Starts 22nd November Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 10 ran Towards the rear on the wide outside - short of space a furlong out despite beginning to advance - kept on strongly in the closing stages to finish third 3/10 nse 8-2 4669A71A Shay Farmer 28/1
19 Oct 24+18d Catterick Every Race Live On Racing TV Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 6 ran Drifted right at the off - sat behind the pace wide of rivals and driven approaching halfway - faded in the closing furlong to finish 4th 4/6 1¾ 9-1 4462A59B Alex Jary 80/1
01 Oct 24+8d Newcastle (AW) Download The Raceday Ready App Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran Settled just behind the pace pulling hard early - lost touch over 2f out - dropped away quickly to finish sixth 6/6 2 8-12 4675C39C Rhys Elliott 80/1
23 Sep 24+13d Hamilton St Andrews Ambulance Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Travelled with plenty of enthusiasm early - went into command soon after but pushed along and lost the advantage inside final furlong - then hampered and dropped away quickly 7/9 1 8-9 4629A56A Rhys Elliott 40/1
10 Sep 24+49d Catterick Irish Stallion Farms Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 7 ran Held up in midfield - given a nudge approaching the turn - found little thereafter - finished 5th 5/7 2¾ 8-10 4463A59A Rhys Elliott 300/1
23 Jul 24+48d Wolverhampton (AW) Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Classified Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 ½ 9-9 4455A39A Sean Kirrane 125/1
05 Jun 24+218d Ripon Yorkshire Accountants Ripon Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 1½ 9-7 4456C34C Mia Nicholls 300/1
2023 · 5 runs
31 Oct 23+10d Newcastle (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 9½ 8-13 4838C31C Callum Hutchinson 200/1
21 Oct 23+98d Catterick Brian Bunkham 70th Birthday Celebration Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Heavy · 10 ran 9/10 8 8-11 5016C31C Alex Jary 125/1
15 Jul 23+9d Hamilton JFM Electrical Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 17 8-9 535C27C Sean Kirrane 25/1
06 Jul 23+36d Haydock Eurocell Grow With Us Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 nk 8-10 5857C28C Sean Kirrane 125/1
31 May 23+245d Hamilton Weatherbys Digital Solutions Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6/6 14 8-6 6575C19C Cam Hardie 100/1
2022 · 3 runs
28 Sep 22+16d Catterick Judith Beckett Birthday EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 4/4 1¾ 9-4 —70C56B Connor Beasley 66/1
12 Sep 22+14d Brighton At The Races App Market Movers EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 nk 9-7 —61C48B Charlie Bennett 66/1
29 Aug 22 Chepstow IRE Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 11 9-7 —32C40C Charlie Bennett 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blue Jay Way won?
Blue Jay Way (GB) won 2 of 32 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 5 times in total (15.6% of starts).
Who trains Blue Jay Way?
Blue Jay Way (GB) is trained by John David Riches, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 October 2026.
Who is Blue Jay Way's sire?
Blue Jay Way (GB) is by Sixties Icon (GB) out of Dark Blue (IRE), whose sire is Dark Angel.
What going does Blue Jay Way prefer?
Blue Jay Way (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Blue Jay Way's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 27 October 2026. The highest on record is 65.
What is Blue Jay Way's sire's record?
Sixties Icon (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 5,675 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.3% from 264. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.4% from 1,334.

Record shown from August 2022. 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.