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Horse profile

Blue Skyline (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2021) · Last trainer David Elsworth · Last owner C Benham D Whitford L Quinn K Quinn
by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Ballerina Blue (IRE) (High Chaparral)
11 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jun 2021 — 1,948 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2021 · 10th of 11 Won at Newmarket Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Blue Skyline (IRE) is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2020.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5
Official rating71↓ 6lb off peak
71 69–77

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 77 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newmarket, 28 Aug 2020

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.

Flat 11 figures · best 87B · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Soft587A51—
Good to Firm475A65.5—
Standard (AW)287B83—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
6f – 7f987A62—
1m – 1m1f287B78—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 64C the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 22 May 2021 Official rating 71 at the last run, 13 Jun 2021

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.

Flat 11 figures · best 90A · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Soft589A64—
Good to Firm474A55—
Standard (AW)290A80.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
6f – 7f989A64—
1m – 1m1f290A82—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,763 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721622.2%+12—
Good to Firm1,91122011.5%+1.30 from 4
Good2,9422689.1%−1.1—
Good to Soft1,2391088.7%−1.5—
Soft1,7651438.1%−2.11 from 5
Heavy5396211.5%+1.3—
Standard (AW)4,29348511.3%+1.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,12614112.5%+2.3—
6f – 7f5,03052710.5%+0.31 from 9
1m – 1m1f3,32233610.1%−0.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,0961969.4%−0.8—
1m5f – 2m835809.6%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f320226.9%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m3113.2%−7—
Over 3m300%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ballerina Blue (IRE) (High Chaparral)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Severini (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Severini (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Severini (IRE)317fClass 5
Ar Poulgwenn (IRE)711m4½f—
Normandy Blue (GB)330——
Badineuse (GB)20——
Chasing Ice (IRE)40——
Pink Sheet Pony (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% −1.25
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% −1.25
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 5 1 20% −1.25
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 1 11% −5.25
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Moore 2 1 50% +1.75
Gerald Mosse 2 0 0% −2.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Vinzenz Schiergen 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
Hayley Turner 1 0 0% −1.00
Joey Haynes 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −3.25
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
HT 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 6 1 17% −2.25
2019 3 0 0% −3.00

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
13 Jun 21+22d Doncaster Get Hugh Taylor's Tips On attheraces.com Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 10/11 1 9-3 7162A48A Dougie Costello 18/1
22 May 21+225d York Hudson Quarter York Palace Capital Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Jockeys) Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 15 ran 12/15 5 11-0 7225C64C Mr Vinzenz Schiergen 14/1
09 Oct 20+20d York Constant Security Keeping Yorkshire Racing Safe Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 18 ran 12/18 1¾ 9-2 7351C56C David Probert 12/1
19 Sep 20+22d Newmarket Close Brothers Invoice Finance Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 4½ 8-11 7375A60A Ryan Moore 13/2
28 Aug 20+16d Newmarket MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-1 6977A89A Ryan Moore 11/4J
12 Aug 20+18d Kempton (AW) Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 3/13 3¼ 9-8 7187B90A Sean Levey 13/2
25 Jul 20+20d Newmarket Discover Newmarket Tours Bookable Now Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 shd 9-5 7469A74A Hayley Turner 22/1
05 Jul 20+247d Sandown Coral Backing Prostate Cancer UK Handicap (For the Tokyo Trophy) Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 12/12 1½ 8-8 7747A50A Joey Haynes 20/1
01 Nov 19+9d Newmarket Heath Court Hotel EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 nse 9-0 —49A64A Jim Crowley 5/2F
23 Oct 19+14d Newmarket Coates And Seely Blanc De Blancs Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 9-0 —87A85A Gerald Mosse 16/1
09 Oct 19 Kempton (AW) Close Brothers/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 9-5 —79A71A Gerald Mosse 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blue Skyline (IRE) won?
Blue Skyline (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2019 and 2021, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Blue Skyline (IRE)?
Blue Skyline (IRE) was trained by David Elsworth on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 13 June 2021.
Who is Blue Skyline (IRE)'s sire?
Blue Skyline (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Ballerina Blue (IRE), whose sire is High Chaparral.
What going does Blue Skyline (IRE) prefer?
Blue Skyline (IRE) has the best record on 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 Skyline (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 13 June 2021. The highest on record is 77.
What is Blue Skyline (IRE)'s sire's record?
Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,763 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
Who are Blue Skyline (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Ballerina Blue (IRE), Blue Skyline (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Severini (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Severini (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2019. 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.