Horse profile
Blue Knight (IRE)
by Bluebird (USA) out of Fer de Lance (IRE) (Diesis)
54 runs · 20 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Sep 2007 — 6,985 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2007 · 11th of 12
3 wins · Lingfield (AW), Wolverhampton (AW) & Newcastle
Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile
Blue Knight (IRE) is 3 from 54. Hasn't won since Apr 2007. Last raced off 50, 22lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 54 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 22lb off peak
- 3–54Wins / Runs
- 5.6%Strike rate
- 12 (22.2%)Placed
- −29.50£1 level staken=54 at SP
- 0.71Fair A/E n=54 · 0.58 incl. margin
- 72Highest OR
- 18dAvg 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 rating50↓ 22lb off peak
50
41–72
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
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
Bluebird (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 260 runs since Jan 2008 (17 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 63 | 4 | 6.3% | −1 | 1 from 15 |
| Good | 53 | 4 | 7.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | +7.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 28 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | −3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 54 | 5 | 9.3% | +2 | 2 from 24 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −3.5 | 1 from 10 |
| 6f – 7f | 98 | 5 | 5.1% | −2.2 | 2 from 43 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 58 | 7 | 12.1% | +4.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 37 | 5 | 13.5% | +6.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
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
Fer de Lance (IRE) (Diesis)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Miss Una (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Una (IRE) | 31 | 3 | 7f | — |
| Smirfys Copper (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 24 | 2 | 8% | −8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 15 | 1 | 7% | −6.50 |
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 34 | 2 | 6% | −16.50 |
| Class 5 | 18 | 1 | 6% | −11.00 |
| Class 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 14 | 1 | 7% | −7.00 |
| Brighton | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lingfield | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Redcar | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 43 | 2 | 5% | −27.00 |
| Under 6f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Nicholls | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.50 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tony Culhane | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Amir Quinn | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ian Mongan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Victoria Behan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Doe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Daly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Mackay | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Steve Carson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Stainton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Makin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr S Dobson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| David McCabe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J-P Guillambert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 22 | 0 | 0% | −22.00 |
| Visor | 12 | 2 | 17% | +3.50 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15 | 1 | 7% | −6.00 |
| 2006 | 25 | 1 | 4% | −18.00 |
| 2005 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −5.50 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 15 runs | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 07+9d | Kempton (AW) | Kirsty Price 21st Birthday Handicap | 11/12 | ½ | 9-5 | 50 | 38C | Amir Quinn | 14/1 |
| 03 Sep 07+13d | Lingfield | Lingfield Park For Weddings Handicap | 9/17 | 1½ | 9-0 | 49 | 38C | Amir Quinn | 16/1 |
| 21 Aug 07+7d | Brighton | Bet Online at williamhill.co.uk Selling Stakes | 9/14 | shd | 9-6 | 41 | 51C | Amir Quinn | 8/1 |
| 14 Aug 07+3d | Brighton | Ian Carnaby Selling Stakes | 3/14 | ½ | 9-5 | 41 | 79C | Amir Quinn | 14/1 |
| 11 Aug 07+56d | Lingfield | Mary Hepburn Birthday Handicap | 11/12 | 2½ | 8-6 | 45 | 34C | Paul Doe | 50/1 |
| 16 Jun 07+16d | Lingfield | Ray Quinn & Ben Mills Live At lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap | 6/13 | ½ | 8-11 | 45 | 52C | Amir Quinn | 16/1 |
| 31 May 07+31d | Yarmouth | Aquazone Claiming Stakes | 8/10 | 2 | 9-7 | 41 | 40C | Jimmy Quinn | 14/1 |
| 30 Apr 07+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | betdirectpoker.com Come 'Ave Some Hdcp | 3/12 | ½ | 8-8 | 45 | 44C | Jimmy Quinn | 8/1 |
| 04 Apr 07+8d | Lingfield (AW) | Lingfield Park Golf Club Selling Stakes | 1/11 | 9-8 | 45 | 44C | Shane Kelly | 8/1 | |
| 27 Mar 07+6d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Book Online wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap (Div 1) | 4/12 | nk | 8-8 | 46 | 53C | Tom Queally | 16/1 |
| 21 Mar 07+27d | Kempton (AW) | intercasino.co.uk Classified Stakes | 9/14 | hd | 9-0 | 45 | 43C | Alan Daly | 12/1 |
| 22 Feb 07+10d | Southwell (AW) | Pontin's Holidays Handicap (Div 1) | 13/14 | 1 | 8-12 | 50 | 33C | Tony Culhane | 12/1 |
| 12 Feb 07+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | theawc.co.Uk Handicap (Div 2) | 6/11 | ½ | 8-10 | 50 | 57C | Jamie Mackay | 14/1 |
| 27 Jan 07+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontinsbingo.com Handicap | 4/12 | 5 | 8-11 | 52 | 48C | Tony Culhane | 14/1 |
| 10 Jan 07+11d | Kempton (AW) | Personalised Cards From Bonusprint.com Handicap | 7/13 | 1 | 8-13 | 54 | 66C | Tony Culhane | 33/1 |
| 2006 · 25 runs | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 06+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontins.com Handicap | 8/12 | nk | 8-13 | 57 | 46C | Tony Culhane | 33/1 |
| 22 Dec 06+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | wbxtriplecrown.com Handicap | 10/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | 57 | 42C | Tony Culhane | 40/1 |
| 02 Dec 06+49d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Saturday Night Is Party Night Claiming Stakes | 7/9 | 3 | 8-11 | 48 | 42C | Tony Culhane | 33/1 |
| 14 Oct 06+5d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Corporate Hospitality At Dunstall Park Claiming Stakes | 7/12 | hd | 8-11 | 48 | 26C | Daniel Tudhope | 10/1 |
| 09 Oct 06+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Holiday Inn Dunstall Park Handicap | 8/12 | nk | 8-13 | 60 | 49C | Eddie Ahern | 13/2 |
| 27 Sep 06+23d | Newcastle | Northgate PLC Handicap | 10/16 | ½ | 8-7 | 52 | 39C | Daniel Tudhope | 11/1 |
| 04 Sep 06+22d | Newcastle | USG Handicap | 5/11 | ¾ | 9-0 | 54 | 48C | Graham Gibbons | 12/1 |
| 13 Aug 06+2d | Redcar | Weddings At Redcar Racecourse Handicap | 4/17 | 1½ | 9-9 | 56 | 55C | Steve Carson | 14/1 |
| 11 Aug 06+2d | Haydock | Richard Bolton Insurance Group Silver Jubilee Claiming Stks | 6/12 | 1 | 8-13 | 56 | 21C | Michael Stainton | 11/2 |
| 09 Aug 06+6d | Pontefract | Chaplins Club Handicap | 5/13 | ¾ | 8-8 | 57 | 55C | Daniel Tudhope | 25/1 |
| 03 Aug 06+1d | Carlisle | Family Day Claiming Stakes | 3/12 | hd | 9-5 | 58 | 74C | Daniel Tudhope | 5/1 |
| 02 Aug 06+8d | Leicester | Huncote Handicap | 5/15 | ½ | 9-4 | 58 | 57C | Daniel Tudhope | 20/1 |
| 25 Jul 06+26d | Leicester | Warning Zone Handicap | 13/18 | shd | 9-4 | 58 | 52C | Daniel Tudhope | 11/1 |
| 29 Jun 06+7d | Hamilton | Tony Scholes 40th Birthday Handicap | 4/11 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 62 | 48C | Daniel Tudhope | 10/1 |
| 22 Jun 06+46d | Beverley | BP Saltend Handicap | 11/15 | ¾ | 9-10 | 62 | 36C | Daniel Tudhope | 33/1 |
| 07 May 06+15d | Hamilton | Howard Mcdowall Memorial Handicap | 14/16 | ¾ | 9-10 | 65 | 31C | Phillip Makin | 33/1 |
| 22 Apr 06+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Joan Chalk Memorial Handicap | 9/13 | ¾ | 9-4 | 70 | 60C | Adrian Nicholls | 14/1 |
| 10 Apr 06+17d | Windsor | Come Racing Every Monday This Summer Handicap | 11/15 | ¾ | 8-11 | 68 | 47C | Adrian Nicholls | 50/1 |
| 24 Mar 06+9d | Southwell | Betfred Million Handicap | 10/14 | 1½ | 8-4 | 71 | 42C | Paul Quinn | 50/1 |
| 15 Mar 06+37d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betdirect Freephone Handicap (Div 1) | 11/12 | 2 | 9-0 | 71 | — | Adrian Nicholls | 20/1 |
| 06 Feb 06+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet Now At Betdirect.co.uk Handicap | 6/12 | nk | 9-2 | 72 | 61C | Adrian Nicholls | 10/1 |
| 28 Jan 06+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Text 'Betdirect' To 88600 Handicap | 5/12 | 2 | 9-1 | 72 | 71C | Adrian Nicholls | 13/2 |
| 21 Jan 06+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Hotel & Conferencing At Dunstall Park Amateurs' Handicap | 1/11 | 11-5 | 67 | 86C | Mr S Dobson | 6/1 | |
| 05 Jan 06+4d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betdirect Freephone 0800 211 222 Handicap (Div 2) | 2/10 | ½ | 8-12 | 63 | 63C | Adrian Nicholls | 10/1 |
| 01 Jan 06+79d | Southwell (AW) | Play Now At Betdirectpoker.com Handicap (Div 1) | 5/14 | ¾ | 8-11 | 63 | 56C | Adrian Nicholls | 16/1 |
| 2005 · 14 runs | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 05+10d | Brighton | 32red.com Handicap | 5/16 | nk | 8-12 | 64 | 58C | Adrian Nicholls | 11/4F |
| 04 Oct 05+6d | Catterick | Derbyshire Apprentice Handicap | 3/17 | nk | 8-12 | 60 | 66C | Victoria Behan | 10/3F |
| 28 Sep 05+27d | Newcastle | Stephen Easten Handicap | 1/19 | 8-12 | 54 | 78C | Adrian Nicholls | 15/2 | |
| 01 Sep 05+17d | Redcar | Constant Security Handicap | 12/16 | nk | 8-3 | 56 | 47C | Adrian Nicholls | 9/2F |
| 15 Aug 05+17d | Brighton | Eastbourne & District Chamber Handicap | 5/13 | 1 | 8-13 | 57 | 38C | David McCabe | 9/2 |
| 29 Jul 05+50d | Thirsk | Weatherbys Bank Handicap | 11/11 | ¾ | 8-4 | 57 | 37C | Victoria Behan | 8/1 |
| 09 Jun 05+13d | Yarmouth | Mail At Faberscaffolding.co.uk Handicap | 2/19 | hd | 9-12 | 55 | 62C | Ian Mongan | 9/1 |
| 27 May 05+10d | Brighton | skybet.com Handicap | 10/14 | 1½ | 9-4 | 57 | 49C | Ian Mongan | 5/1F |
| 17 May 05+12d | Redcar | Resolution Handicap | 5/20 | ¾ | 9-4 | 57 | 56C | J-P Guillambert | 11/1 |
| 05 May 05+15d | Chepstow | Handicap | 8/15 | nk | 8-10 | 58 | 63C | Jamie Spencer | 9/2 |
| 20 Apr 05+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Betfred.com Handicap | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-8 | 57 | 56C | Ian Mongan | 7/1 |
| 11 Apr 05+46d | Southwell | Yellow Submarine Handicap | 2/12 | ¾ | 9-1 | 57 | 53C | Shane Kelly | 11/1 |
| 24 Feb 05+36d | Southwell (AW) | Press Red To Bet Handicap (Div 2) | 8/10 | 12 | 8-3 | 57 | 6C | Franny Norton | 5/1 |
| 19 Jan 05 | Lingfield (AW) | Bet Direct Handicap (Div 1) | 3/10 | 1 | 9-0 | 57 | 69C | Kieren Fallon | 11/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blue Knight won?
- Blue Knight (IRE) won 3 of 54 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 12 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trained Blue Knight?
- Blue Knight (IRE) was trained by Paul Howling on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 12 September 2007.
- Who is Blue Knight's sire?
- Blue Knight (IRE) is by Bluebird (USA) out of Fer de Lance (IRE), whose sire is Diesis.
- What going does Blue Knight prefer?
- Blue Knight (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 24 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Blue Knight's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 12 September 2007. The highest on record is 72.
- What is Blue Knight's sire's record?
- Bluebird (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 260 runs since Jan 2008 (17 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Blue Knight's siblings?
- Out of Fer de Lance (IRE), Blue Knight (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Miss Una (IRE) (3). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.