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Blue Skies Ahead (GB)

6yo mare · Trainer David Killahena & Graeme McPherson · Owner Dl Adams Ja Adams G Mcpherson
by Blue Bresil (FR) out of One Gulp (GB) (Hernando)
4 runs · 2 courses · from Mar 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Hexham Last run 24 May 2026 · 6th of 7
KTB Profile

Blue Skies Ahead is a mare who has one win from four starts, the success coming at Hexham in Apr 2026 in a Class 4 bumper over 1m5f – 2m on good ground. She has raced twice at Uttoxeter without success, including her last run there in May 2026 when she finished 6 of 7 in a Class 3 mares novices hurdle. She is by Blue Bresil out of a Hernando mare.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Mar 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 127 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hexham, 13 Apr 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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 127A · median 105.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good3127A1083 runs · 127 / 108
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3127A1083 runs · 127 / 108
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 123B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 2 May 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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 123B · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good3123B1183 runs · 123 / 118
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3123B1183 runs · 123 / 118
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 from 3 analysed runs since Mar 2026

  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Blue Bresil (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,546 runs since Sep 2013 (463 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−12.1—
Good to Firm47714.9%+2.8—
Good92610411.2%−0.91 from 3
Good to Soft7438511.4%−0.7—
Soft1,20015412.8%+0.70 from 1
Heavy5777513%+0.9—
Standard (AW)5259.6%−2.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f10110%−2.1—
1m – 1m1f3725.4%−6.7—
1m2f – 1m4f6857.4%−4.7—
1m5f – 2m1,26116613.2%+1.11 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,50617411.6%−0.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m5717212.6%+0.5—
Over 3m931010.8%−1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2013 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
One Gulp (GB) (Hernando)

12 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Two Swallows (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Two Swallows (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Two Swallows (GB)1542m4½f–3m½fClass 2
Eyed (GB)2542m3½f–3mClass 4
One Of Us (GB)2432m7½f–3m6½fClass 3
One For The Team (GB)1321m7½f–3mClass 2
Just A Sip (GB)1122m4½f–2m7½fClass 5
Swallows Song (GB)1912m1fClass 5
Nice One Eric (GB)612mClass 4
Crest of Arms (GB)60——
Lady Of Llanarmon (GB)30——
Toad (GB)60——
Night In Manhattan (GB)40——
Notorious Pink (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +1.50
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% +1.50
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 2 1 50% +2.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +1.50
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nick Slatter 2 1 50% +2.50
David Bass 1 0 0% −1.00
Kielan Woods 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 2 1 50% +2.50

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
24 May 26+22d Uttoxeter Wrights Rolling In The Dough Derby Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 7 ran Pulling hard early - settled in the pack before dropping from third place approaching 3 out under pressure - faded thereafter to finish well beaten 6/7 23 10-11 83C94C Nick Slatter 5/1
02 May 26+19d Hexham Bobby Roberts Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 8 ran Handy in the leading group early - mistake at 5th - hit the top spot 2 out - roused when challenged approaching last - overtaken on the run-in and kept battling to the line 2/8 2 10-11 108A123B David Bass 9/4
13 Apr 26+30d Hexham carpetgallop.co.uk Pro Fibre Surface Setting Standards Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 7 ran Settled mid-pack early - moved into second with 7f left - hit the front 3f out - given a nudge 2f from home and drew away for an easy win 1/7 10-7 127A118C Nick Slatter 7/2
14 Mar 26 Uttoxeter JenningsBet Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran Held up at the back - driven approaching final 3f - stayed on late past faders without threatening to close 5/12 ½ 11-2 103A100A Kielan Woods 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blue Skies Ahead won?
Blue Skies Ahead (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Blue Skies Ahead?
Blue Skies Ahead (GB) is trained by David Killahena & Graeme McPherson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 May 2026.
Who is Blue Skies Ahead's sire?
Blue Skies Ahead (GB) is by Blue Bresil (FR) out of One Gulp (GB), whose sire is Hernando.
What going does Blue Skies Ahead prefer?
Blue Skies Ahead (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Blue Skies Ahead's sire's record?
Blue Bresil (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,546 runs since Sep 2013 (463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Blue Skies Ahead's siblings?
Out of One Gulp (GB), Blue Skies Ahead (GB) has 12 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Two Swallows (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Two Swallows (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m6½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.