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Horse profile

Blue Pete (IRE)

2yo colt · Trainer Michael Appleby · Owner Rp Racing Ltd
by Blue Point (IRE) out of News Desk (GB) (Cape Cross)
4 runs · 4 courses · from May 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 12 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 4 Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Blue Pete (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 4 at Musselburgh (Oct 2026).

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since May 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 74 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 31 Jul 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 4 figures · best 89C · median 70.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f389C743 runs · 89 / 74
Under 6f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Redcar, 9 Sep 2026 Official rating 75 at the last run, 12 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 81A · median 75.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f381A773 runs · 81 / 77
Under 6f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 20 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 from 4 analysed runs since May 2026

  • Prominent 3 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 14% of 3,403 runs since Jan 2008 (415 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 17% from 336. Weakest on heavy going: 11% from 109. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.5% from 209.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1000%−14—
Good to Firm6278713.9%−0.10 from 1
Good7919712.3%−1.70 from 1
Good to Soft3365717%+30 from 1
Soft3854912.7%−1.3—
Heavy1091211%−3—
Standard (AW)1,14517315.1%+1.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6558813.4%−0.60 from 1
6f – 7f1,86626414.1%+0.10 from 3
1m – 1m1f6089415.5%+1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f2092210.5%−3.5—
1m5f – 2m45511.1%−2.9—
2m1f – 2m4f19210.5%−3.5—
Over 3m100%−14—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
News Desk (GB) (Cape Cross)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Hot Scoop (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Uncle Jerry (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hot Scoop (GB)5055f–7fClass 5
Broughtons Story (GB)2431m½f–1m2fClass 6
Uncle Jerry (GB)2626f–7fClass 4
News At Ten (GB)511m—
Adnaan (GB)1516fClass 4
Ruby's Gem (GB)130——
Navarre Special (IRE)70——
Ten O'clock (IRE)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P J McDonald 2 0 0% −2.00
Clifford Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Lewis Edmunds 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
12 Oct 26+33d Musselburgh British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 4 ran Held second place from the outset - urged 2f out - went after the leader inside the final furlong - stayed on well to finish second 2/4 1¼ 9-4 7589C77B Clifford Lee 3/1
09 Sep 26+40d Redcar Racing TV Free Trial Starts Tomorrow EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 7 ran Handy early behind pace - moved through on outside approaching final furlong to share advantage - unable to find more and edged out close home 2/7 ¾ 9-7 —67A81A P J McDonald 7/2
31 Jul 26+62d Newcastle (AW) Harry Potter Droneart Show Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Standard / Slow · 8 ran Up with the pace - struggling and dropped to 4th 2f out - rallied inside the final furlong to claim 3rd - well held by the leading two 3/8 4¼ 9-4 —74A74A P J McDonald 12/1
30 May 26 Beverley Beverley Two Year Old Trophy EBF Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Held up at back of field - lost touch before halfway then edged towards middle of track - small improvement in final furlong but faded late 7/9 2¾ 8-13 —58A50A Lewis Edmunds 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blue Pete won?
Blue Pete (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Blue Pete?
Blue Pete (IRE) is trained by Michael Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 October 2026.
Who is Blue Pete's sire?
Blue Pete (IRE) is by Blue Point (IRE) out of News Desk (GB), whose sire is Cape Cross.
What is Blue Pete's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 12 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Blue Pete's sire's record?
Blue Point (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14% of 3,403 runs since Jan 2008 (415 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 17% from 336. Weakest on heavy going: 11% from 109. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.5% from 209.
Who are Blue Pete's siblings?
Out of News Desk (GB), Blue Pete (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Hot Scoop (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Uncle Jerry (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.