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Horse profile

Blue Leader (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2006) · Last trainer Mark Shears · Last owner J B Shears
by Cadeaux Genereux (GB) out of Blue Duster (USA) (Danzig)
20 runs · 11 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Nov 2006 — 7,292 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2006 2 wins · Hereford & Ludlow Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Blue Leader (IRE) is 2 from 20, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2005. Last raced off 89, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating89↓ 13lb off peak
89 86–102

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 89C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 4 Sep 2005 Official rating 89 at the last run, 9 Nov 2006

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 129C · median 95.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm7123C89—
Good6114C102—
Good to Soft5129C82—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m12129C102—
2m1f – 2m4f6113C86—

Of 20 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 20 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
Cadeaux Genereux (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,919 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3013.3%−6.8—
Good to Firm5495610.2%+0.11 from 8
Good636589.1%−10 from 7
Good to Soft2963511.8%+1.71 from 5
Soft3634111.3%+1.2—
Heavy9399.7%−0.4—
Standard (AW)9529610.1%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3203310.3%+0.2—
6f – 7f1,2491219.7%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f5616611.8%+1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f3894110.5%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m192147.3%−2.82 from 13
2m1f – 2m4f1471711.6%+1.50 from 6
2m5f – 3m4636.5%−3.6—
Over 3m1516.7%−3.40 from 1

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
Blue Duster (USA) (Danzig)

6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Federal Blue (USA) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Federal Blue (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Federal Blue (USA)1311m4fClass 5
Light Entertainer (GB)180——
Colour Play (USA)40——
Powder Blue (GB)20——
Blue Beacon (GB)110——
Bevis Marks (USA)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 8 1 13% −1.50
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 5 1 20% +0.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 12 0 0% −12.00
Class 5 6 2 33% +6.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 4 1 25% +1.50
Fontwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Newton Abbot 3 0 0% −3.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 1 100% +5.50
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 13 2 15% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Carl Llewellyn 6 2 33% +6.00
Christian Williams 5 0 0% −5.00
Richard Johnson 3 0 0% −3.00
Wayne Kavanagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Timmy Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Jodie Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 9 1 11% −3.50
Tongue tie + visor 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 4 1 25% +2.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 19 2 11% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 18 2 11% −6.00
Chase 2 0 0% −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
2006 · 1 run
09 Nov 06+392d Taunton 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-7 89— Wayne Kavanagh 25/1
2005 · 19 runs
13 Oct 05+39d Ludlow Welcome Back To Ludlow Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7/15 1½ 11-10 9580C Richard Johnson 16/1
04 Sep 05+17d Fontwell totepool Free 5 Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 nk 11-3 9889C Timmy Murphy 11/2
18 Aug 05+13d Fontwell Auto Finance Direct 01329 220221 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 13 11-2 10059C Robert Thornton 12/1
05 Aug 05+19d Worcester Cannons Health Club Claiming Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 4/20 10 10-12 101113C Jamie Moore 33/1
17 Jul 05+11d Newton Abbot South West Racing Club Handicap Chase Class E Class 4 · 26f · Good To Firm · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-5 88— Carl Llewellyn 15/2
06 Jul 05+22d Worcester Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 8 11-8 10277C Carl Llewellyn 16/1
14 Jun 05+8d Hereford HFT-Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd Industrial Machinery Selling Hdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 11-8 98123C Carl Llewellyn 11/2
06 Jun 05+8d Newton Abbot Irish Night, 14 June Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 2 11-10 10074C Carl Llewellyn 5/1
29 May 05+13d Fontwell At Fontwell This August Katie Melua G4 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 3 11-7 10083C A P McCoy 9/2
16 May 05+2d Newton Abbot Racecourse For All Events Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 18 ran 5/18 1 11-12 100107C Christian Williams 10/1
14 May 05+7d Bangor-on-Dee Bangor Races Support Brooke Hospital Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 5 10-13 100102C Christian Williams 16/1
07 May 05+44d Warwick Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 1¼ 11-8 102102C Christian Williams 8/1
24 Mar 05+8d Ludlow Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 23 11-0 9882C Christian Williams 9/2F
16 Mar 05+6d Huntingdon Lady Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 ½ 10-12 100114C Miss Jodie Hughes 6/1
10 Mar 05+7d Wincanton Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 24 10-3 10056C Richard Johnson 13/2
03 Mar 05+34d Taunton Novices' Handicap Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7/14 13 11-2 8967C Richard Johnson 3/1
28 Jan 05+8d Doncaster Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 20 ran 2/20 nk 11-7 93102C Christian Williams 11/2F
20 Jan 05+14d Ludlow Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-12 86129C Carl Llewellyn 9/2F
06 Jan 05 Ludlow 1871 Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 3/17 14 11-6 88116C Carl Llewellyn 7/2F

Quick answers

How many races has Blue Leader won?
Blue Leader (IRE) won 2 of 20 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 6 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Blue Leader?
Blue Leader (IRE) was trained by Mark Shears on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 9 November 2006.
Who is Blue Leader's sire?
Blue Leader (IRE) is by Cadeaux Genereux (GB) out of Blue Duster (USA), whose sire is Danzig.
What going does Blue Leader prefer?
Blue Leader (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Blue Leader's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 9 November 2006. The highest on record is 102.
What is Blue Leader's sire's record?
Cadeaux Genereux (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,919 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Blue Leader's siblings?
Out of Blue Duster (USA), Blue Leader (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Federal Blue (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Federal Blue (USA)). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 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.