Horse profile
Blue Reed (FR)
by Brave Mansonnien (FR) out of Carambole (FR) (Astarabad)
34 runs · 16 courses · from Feb 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Kilbeggan
Last run 23 Sep 2026 · 6th of 18
Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile
Blue Reed is a gelding who won one of 34 starts on turf. His sole success came in the Joe Quinn Transport Longford Handicap Hurdle at Kilbeggan in May 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft when rated 87. He has recorded nine places overall. Aged 7 at his last run in Sep 2026, he finished sixth of 18 in the Brandon Hotel Handicap Hurdle at Listowel, racing off an official rating of 98 which was 10lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 26 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 1–34Wins / Runs
- 2.9%Strike rate
- 9 (26.5%)Placed
- −24.50£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 0.36Fair A/E n=34 · 0.28 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 40dAvg 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 rating98↓ 10lb off peak
98
87–108
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 125
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 125B | 87.5 | 5 runs · 125 / 98 |
| Soft | 8 | 136B | 73 | 3 runs · 89 / 85 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 112B | 79 | 2 runs · 93 / 91.5 |
| Heavy | 6 | 141A | 90 | 3 runs · 104 / 95 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 18 | 141A | 87 | 10 runs · 125 / 89.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 112B | 75.5 | 3 runs · 104 / 102 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 136B | 82 | — |
Of 34 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 34 runs · as at 3 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 26 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 9 (35%) · 1 win
- Prominent 7 (27%) · 0 wins
- Led 6 (23%) · 0 wins
- Held up 4 (15%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 296 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| Good | 92 | 6 | 6.5% | −4 | 0 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 70 | 11 | 15.7% | +5.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 84 | 11 | 13.1% | +2.6 | 0 from 12 |
| Heavy | 36 | 3 | 8.3% | −2.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 95 | 4 | 4.2% | −6.3 | 0 from 12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 127 | 15 | 11.8% | +1.3 | 1 from 20 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 55 | 12 | 21.8% | +11.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Carambole (FR) (Astarabad)
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caradream (FR) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Astarablue (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Caramblue (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Good | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.50 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Clonmel | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Punchestown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cartmel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 20 | 1 | 5% | −10.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Millar | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kevin Healy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Jordan Gainford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Eoin Staples | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr K P Healy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Eoghan Finegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Finn Brickley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J H Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tiernan Power Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J W Hannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D Allen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 12 | 1 | 8% | −2.50 |
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Hood + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −1.50 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 28 | 1 | 4% | −18.50 |
| Chase | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH Flat | 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 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Sep 26+20d | Listowel (IRE) | Brandon Hotel Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - urged into contention in 7th turning for home and 5th after the second-last - unable to find more late | 6/18 | 3 | 11-5 | 98 | 59B | 101A | Kevin Healy | 8/1 |
| 03 Sep 26+13d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Clarke's Bar Mullingar Handicap Hurdle Sat in third early - made ground into second by the last two furlongs - hit the front approaching the final fence for a moment - kept responding to the drive to finish second | 2/14 | 1½ | 10-12 | 96 | 90B | 119A | Jordan Gainford | 9/2J |
| 21 Aug 26+13d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Tom Lynam Memorial Handicap Hurdle Held a midfield position early - improved into 6th before 3 out - made headway 2 out - hit the front briefly rounding the home turn - lost second turning for home - held on for third under pressure | 3/15 | 1¾ | 10-6 | 95 | 125B | 109A | Eoghan Finegan | 14/1 |
| 08 Aug 26+23d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Hurdle Sat behind front group early - third at halfway - moved left after two out and hit the front for a moment before the last - shared advantage into the last - clear at the last - pushed along and drifted right - overtaken by a whisker in the final furlong - stayed on at an even effort to finish second | 2/13 | nk | 11-6 | 92 | 102B | 118A | Jack Kennedy | 7/1 |
| 16 Jul 26+18d | Killarney (IRE) | Noel C. Duggan Structural Steel 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - a lowly 4th before the 4th - up to 2nd 4 out - slipped to 3rd 3 out - faded before 2 out and continued to fade after it | 7/10 | 2¼ | 10-4 | 92 | 98A | 90A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 18/1 |
| 28 Jun 26+28d | Cartmel | Women's Community Matters Handicap Chase Settled off the pace early - clumsy over 8th - made progress into contention - moved into second before the turn - stayed on but no match for winner | 2/7 | 4¼ | 11-6 | 97 | 85A | 113A | Danny Gilligan | 9/1 |
| 31 May 26+43d | Kilbeggan | Joe Quinn Transport Longford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled midpack early - improved into 4th after two out and shared front spot approaching the last - pushed clear on the run-in to score | 1/14 | 11-1 | 87 | 93B | 115A | Danny Gilligan | 17/2 | |
| 18 Apr 26+20d | Bellewstown | Sean & Margaret McManus Memorial 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front but scrappy at 2nd - drifted right over 5th - clear by six lengths at halfway - gap narrowed from 3 out and error at following fence - driven on and drifted left - caught before final fence - down to 4th at the last - held on for no more | 5/12 | ½ | 9-10 | 87 | 89A | 98A | Finn Brickley | 17/2 |
| 29 Mar 26+31d | Downpatrick | Billie And Bertie FitzGerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle Set the early gallop - stumbled two out - challenged approaching last then overtaken and driven along - unable to find more late - stayed on at same rate finishing fourth | 4/10 | 4½ | 10-4 | 88 | 57B | 104A | Danny Gilligan | 11/2 |
| 26 Feb 26+42d | Clonmel | Cloneen Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Settled with the pack early - moved into 3rd then back to 5th - blundered 3 out - up to 2nd turning for home - slipped to 4th 2 out then faded before the last | 7/11 | 3¼ | 11-6 | 91 | 104B | 83A | Eoin Staples | 7/2 |
| 15 Jan 26+15d | Fairyhouse | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - improved into 6th before the straight then up to 4th after 2 out under pressure - couldn't find more and faded late | 6/16 | 5½ | 11-0 | 93 | — | 97A | Kevin Healy | 9/1 |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 25+40d | Punchestown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled handily early - mid-pack after fourth - moved into contention approaching three out - advanced into second before the straight - hit the front before the last - overtaken late and unable to match winner | 2/18 | 3¾ | 11-1 | 89 | 85B | 117A | Kevin Healy | 3/1J |
| 21 Nov 25+8d | Fairyhouse | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle Sat close up early - moved through to challenge for front turning into straight - driven along under pressure 2 out - lost front spot before last and 4th at that point - held no more in reserve to finish | 4/15 | 1¾ | 10-13 | 91 | 85B | 102A | Mr K P Healy | 15/2 |
| 13 Nov 25+96d | Punchestown | Matchbook Best Odds On Horse Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled with the pack early - improved to strike position by 4 out and hit the front approaching 3 out - overtaken soon after - slipped back to 4th before 2 out - faded out of contention before the last - well beaten in 14th | 14/21 | 1 | 11-1 | 94 | 95C | 95A | Mr K P Healy | 14/1 |
| 09 Aug 25+41d | Kilbeggan | Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat close behind the front group early - third at halfway - driven approaching two out - unable to find more and slipped to sixth then finished sixth staying on at a steady gallop | 6/14 | 1½ | 11-4 | 97 | 112B | 106A | Eoin Staples | 11/1 |
| 29 Jun 25+2d | Cartmel | Bob Champion Handicap Chase Settled midpack early - promoted to 4th when a rival departed 4 out - lost touch 2 out - well held at the finish | 5/9 | 2¼ | 12-0 | 105 | 58A | 113A | Jordan Gainford | 9/1 |
| 27 Jun 25+26d | Cartmel | Lakeland Verandahs Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy early - fought for command after the first - edged in front before the 4th - lost that spot before 2 out - lost touch approaching the last and eased back to finish 4th | 4/8 | 2 | 10-11 | 108 | 136B | 105B | Mr J H Williamson | 14/1 |
| 01 Jun 25+56d | Kilbeggan | Joe Quinn Transport Longford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Went straight to front - lost that spot before 5th and settled second - regained command before 3 out but got there awkwardly and was passed - blundered in 3rd approaching 2 out - faded rapidly from there | 8/14 | 12 | 11-7 | 98 | 74C | 99C | Carl Millar | 4/1F |
| 06 Apr 25+41d | Fairyhouse | BoyleSports Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Set the pace early - moved a couple of lengths in command by halfway - driven on but overtaken two out - dropped to sixth before the last with nothing more to offer | 6/14 | 9½ | 11-9 | 98 | 68B | 98A | Tiernan Power Roche | 4/1 |
| 24 Feb 25+39d | Punchestown | Festival 2025 Group Tickets From 27 Euros Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Went straight to front - opened a good gap turning into the straight - urged along in the closing stages - challenged hard and overtaken close home - stayed on at one speed for second | 2/15 | 1½ | 11-5 | 96 | 72B | 125A | Carl Millar | 9/4F |
| 16 Jan 25+58d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Supporting Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Went straight to the front and built a massive margin - still 30 lengths to the good at halfway - blundered 3 out and pressured before the following fence which cut into the gap - collared on the run-in and had nothing left to give finishing 2nd | 2/15 | 5½ | 11-4 | 94 | — | 114A | Carl Millar | 11/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Nov 24+14d | Limerick | Follow Us On Instagram At Limerick Races Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Held up towards the back - bumped lightly after the 7th - moved into 6th before the 9th - unable to close before 2 out and dropped away | 6/11 | 9 | 11-12 | 95 | 28C | 91C | Carl Millar | 8/1 |
| 05 Nov 24+33d | Fairyhouse | BARONERACING.COM Winter Festival Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) Towards the back - hampered severely after the 8th and lost ground - made ground before 2 out - plugged on at one speed on the run-in to finish 8th | 8/16 | hd | 11-7 | 95 | 90B | 102A | Carl Millar | 17/2 |
| 03 Oct 24+24d | Clonmel | Slievenamon Claiming Hurdle Sat close up early in 2nd - clipped a fence and slipped to 5th - up to 3rd by halfway - blundered three out and back to 5th - driven but made no headway - dropped to 6th before the last and held no more in reserve | 6/8 | 2 | 10-1 | 97 | 91A | 96A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 16/1 |
| 09 Sep 24+34d | Galway | Galway City Beginners Chase Held up at the back throughout - blundered 3 out with little response - well held at the finish | 9/11 | 28 | 11-12 | — | 28C | 104C | Sean Flanagan | 150/1 |
| 06 Aug 24+13d | Roscommon | J.F. Hanley Groundscare Beginners Chase Held up towards the back - failed to threaten - well beaten in 8th | 8/11 | 6½ | 11-7 | — | 63C | 87C | Conor Stone-Walsh | 50/1 |
| 24 Jul 24+18d | Wexford | Forth Mountain Trails Beginners Chase | F/9 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Conor Stone-Walsh | 33/1 |
| 06 Jul 24+254d | Bellewstown | Grimme Ireland Maiden Hurdle | 5/13 | 8½ | 11-4 | 100 | 85C | 101C | Sean Flanagan | 18/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Oct 23+28d | Clonmel | Kilclooney Woods (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 8/12 | 19 | 11-11 | 100 | 63C | 97C | Mr J W Hannon | 9/2C |
| 28 Sep 23+42d | Clonmel | Kilmore Maiden Hurdle | 2/10 | 8 | 11-2 | 95 | 141A | 116A | Sean Flanagan | 28/1 |
| 17 Aug 23+17d | Tramore | Bluegrass Horse Feeds Maiden Hurdle | 7/15 | 3½ | 10-13 | — | 60B | 98A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 25/1 |
| 31 Jul 23+113d | Galway | Galwaybayhotel.com & TheGalmont.com Novice Hurdle | 9/12 | 27 | 11-0 | — | — | 94C | Sean Flanagan | 200/1 |
| 09 Apr 23+46d | Cork | Dermot Casey Tree Care Maiden Hurdle | 6/15 | shd | 11-0 | — | 83B | 103A | Niall Moore | 25/1 |
| 22 Feb 23 | Punchestown | See You At Festival 2023 Flat Race | 7/10 | 4¼ | 11-3 | — | 17B | 109A | Mr D Allen | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blue Reed won?
- Blue Reed (FR) won 1 of 34 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 2.9%. Placed 9 times in total (26.5% of starts).
- Who trains Blue Reed?
- Blue Reed (FR) is trained by Cian Collins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 September 2026.
- Who is Blue Reed's sire?
- Blue Reed (FR) is by Brave Mansonnien (FR) out of Carambole (FR), whose sire is Astarabad.
- What going does Blue Reed prefer?
- Blue Reed (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Blue Reed's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 23 September 2026. The highest on record is 108.
- What is Blue Reed's sire's record?
- Brave Mansonnien (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 296 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Blue Reed's siblings?
- Out of Carambole (FR), Blue Reed (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.