Horse profile
Blue Wood (IRE)
by Requinto (IRE) out of Talkin Kate (IRE) (Talkin Man)
43 runs · 12 courses · from May 2019
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Down Royal & Dundalk (AW)
Last run 5 Nov 2025 · 11th of 14
Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile
Blue Wood is a gelding who has won two of 43 starts, both in handicaps over 6f – 7f, one on good at Down Royal in Jun 2024 and one on standard at Dundalk in Apr 2023. He has raced 18 times at Dundalk for one win and has been held up in his races. His last run, at Dundalk in Nov 2025, saw him finish 11 of 14 after leading. He last raced off an official rating of 47, 25lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 20 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 25lb off peak
- 2–43Wins / Runs
- 4.7%Strike rate
- 10 (23.3%)Placed
- −27.00£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 0.61Fair A/E n=43 · 0.48 incl. margin
- 72Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)longest 644 d
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 rating47↓ 25lb off peak
47
40–72
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 94
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 95B | 81 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 12 | 94A | 82 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 83C | 67.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 91C | 85 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 79C | 67 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 29 | 94A | 80 | 1 run · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 95B | 88 | — |
| Under 6f | 3 | 80B | 68 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 43 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 20 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 9 (45%) · 0 wins
- Led 7 (35%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (15%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,459 runs since Mar 2016 (162 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 13.5% from 223.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +12.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 426 | 45 | 10.6% | +1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 580 | 52 | 9% | −0.2 | 1 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 223 | 30 | 13.5% | +4.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 332 | 30 | 9% | −0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 98 | 8 | 8.2% | −1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 786 | 58 | 7.4% | −1.8 | 1 from 18 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 557 | 51 | 9.2% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,192 | 111 | 9.3% | +0.1 | 2 from 29 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 430 | 47 | 10.9% | +1.7 | 0 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 152 | 10 | 6.6% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 92 | 5 | 5.4% | −3.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −5.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +1.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2016 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Talkin Kate (IRE) (Talkin Man)
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Java Wood (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m.
Family form: Java Wood (IRE) won at Curragh (IRE), 1 Nov 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Wood (IRE) | 18 | 4 | 1m | — |
| Bigwood (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Cedar Wood (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Long Wood (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Ballincrea Bud (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 1 | 6% | −11.00 |
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 18 | 1 | 6% | −11.00 |
| Leopardstown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Down Royal | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Roscommon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 29 | 2 | 7% | −13.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Joyce | 11 | 1 | 9% | −2.00 |
| Alan Persse | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Patrick McGettigan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Colin Keane | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kevin Manning | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| James Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Mulligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Davis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 30 | 1 | 3% | −21.00 |
| None | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 15 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Nov 25+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Bet On The Best Night Out At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) Set the early pace before settling into third at halfway - asked for effort straightening up but made no dent on those in front - down to 8th with a furlong left - unable to find more and finished well beaten in 11th | 11/14 | ½ | 8-10 | 47 | 82B | 45A | Patrick McGettigan | 28/1 |
| 24 Oct 25+25d | Dundalk (AW) | Russell Williamson Cauchemar Handicap (0-60) Sat close to front group early - 5th at halfway then dropped back into straight under pressure - stayed on same effort late finishing well held | 10/14 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 49 | 75B | 63A | W J Lee | 33/1 |
| 29 Sep 25+39d | Down Royal | Molson Coors Beverage Company Handicap Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out then lost front spot inside final furlong - couldn't threaten the winner late - slipped back to finish third | 3/13 | nk | 8-0 | 40 | 83C | 62A | Patrick McGettigan | 28/1 |
| 21 Aug 25+27d | Leopardstown | Unio Employee Benefits Handicap Sprang smartly clear at the start - sat close to the pace and held 3rd at halfway - urged forward early in the straight before dropping to 6th under pressure a furlong out - couldn't find more late and finished 9th | 9/13 | 2 | 8-0 | 40 | 81C | 42A | Patrick McGettigan | 33/1 |
| 25 Jul 25+15d | Cork | Follow Us On Social Media Handicap (0-60) Sent to the front early - driven to keep advantage before being overtaken 2f out - soon under pressure and lost ground from over 1f out - finished tenth beaten 5½ lengths | 10/21 | hd | 8-10 | 40 | 81C | 61A | Wesley Joyce | 16/1 |
| 10 Jul 25+20d | Leopardstown | Irish Champions Festival Handicap (0-60) Settled midfield early - urged for effort but made no headway entering the straight - lost touch inside the final furlong to finish well beaten | 19/20 | 7½ | 8-8 | 41 | 64C | 32C | Wesley Joyce | 25/1 |
| 20 Jun 25+9d | Down Royal | Laura Nicholas Memorial Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Set the early gallop - lost the front spot before halfway then sat second - driven approaching 2f out without going through the field - down to 6th and urged out a furlong out - stayed on same gear to finish 7th | 7/14 | ½ | 8-5 | 42 | 75C | 57A | Rory Mulligan | 4/1 |
| 11 Jun 25+23d | Limerick | Follow Limerick On Instagram Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Sprang forward smartly to set the pace - advantage narrowed by the 3f mark - overtaken with a furlong and a half left - slipped to third and faded through the finish | 5/14 | nse | 8-11 | 44 | 83C | 65A | Wesley Joyce | 8/1 |
| 19 May 25+14d | Roscommon | McGowan Accountancy Services Handicap (0-60) Sat behind pace - 3rd at halfway - driven into 2nd approaching final furlongs - unable to close on winner and held for second | 2/12 | 3½ | 8-10 | 45 | 94A | 74A | Wesley Joyce | 9/1 |
| 05 May 25+30d | Curragh | PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Apprentice Handicap Sat close to the front pair early - disputed second at halfway before slipping to third and driven 2f out - kept finding little inside the last 150 yards and held on for 7th | 7/25 | hd | 8-0 | 41 | 84C | 62A | Patrick McGettigan | 50/1 |
| 05 Apr 25+1d | Bellewstown | Mac Tar Ltd. Apprentice Handicap Sat close behind pace-setters - pushed along with 2f to run - gave ground late - finished 12th | 12/12 | 1¾ | 8-5 | 45 | 63A | 43A | Patrick McGettigan | 13/2 |
| 04 Apr 25+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Group Deals Available Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Tracked the pace early - disputed second at halfway - urged into fourth entering the final furlong - slipped back again close to home to finish fifth | 5/11 | 3¼ | 9-1 | 45 | 93A | 61A | Wesley Joyce | 11/1 |
| 28 Mar 25+58d | Dundalk (AW) | Saturday 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) Sent to front early - pressed for effort 2f out then lost command 1½f out - dropped away quickly after | 8/14 | 1 | 9-0 | 49 | 66B | 60A | Wesley Joyce | 25/1 |
| 29 Jan 25+15d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) Held up in the pack early - pushed along with little response inside final 2f - well held at the finish | 14/14 | ¾ | 9-0 | 54 | 66B | 41A | Wesley Joyce | 25/1 |
| 14 Jan 25+81d | Dundalk (AW) | Group Deals Available At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) Held a forward spot early - pressed for effort into the straight - dropped away to finish 13th | 13/14 | 2¾ | 9-3 | 56 | 68B | 46A | Keithen Kennedy | 18/1 |
| 2024 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 24+8d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-70) Settled in the pack early - pushed along in 7th with 2f left - dropped away late to finish 12th | 12/14 | ½ | 9-2 | 56 | 74B | 53A | Wesley Joyce | 14/1 |
| 17 Oct 24+24d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap (47-65) Held handy position on the wide part of the track - pushed to keep tempo entering the last two furlongs - dropped away and faded final furlong - well held at the finish | 22/27 | shd | 9-8 | 57 | 61C | 58C | Colin Keane | 22/1 |
| 23 Sep 24+2d | Fairyhouse | Return Of The Jumps On October 7th Handicap (47-70) Sat behind pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - moved into contention with a challenge over 2f out - pushed into the front approaching final furlong then found nothing more and slipped back to third at the finish | 3/17 | nk | 9-5 | 56 | 88C | 85A | Colin Keane | 7/2F |
| 21 Sep 24+10d | Gowran Park | Join The Gowran Park Racing Club Handicap (47-65) Handy on rail early - went in front just after 2f - asked for effort with a furlong left - challenged hard inside final furlong - overtaken close home - unable to fight back and finished 2nd | 2/14 | 3 | 9-9 | 56 | 85C | 84A | Colin Keane | 5/1 |
| 11 Sep 24+15d | Cork | Mallow Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Shared front spot along the far rail - pushed along with two furlongs left - lost the advantage inside the final furlong and dropped to third - stayed on gamely to the line - just failed to reel in the front two | 3/17 | shd | 9-5 | 54 | 91C | 84A | Colin Keane | 11/1 |
| 27 Aug 24+12d | Bellewstown | Gibneys Malahide Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Held up towards the back and 13th at halfway - urged into effort from 3f out - stayed on late but never a threat - finished 7th | 7/14 | 2 | 9-5 | 54 | 65C | 68A | Shane Foley | 15/2 |
| 15 Aug 24+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing Guaranteed Multiples All Shops Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Shared early lead pulling hard - lost front spot after 3f and settled second by halfway - pushed along to close 2f out but couldn't get past out front - stayed on at one gear the last furlong - finished third | 3/14 | shd | 9-3 | 56 | 90B | 76A | Wesley Joyce | 7/1 |
| 27 Jul 24+36d | Gowran Park | Lyrath Estate & MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre Ladies Day Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 6/16 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 57 | 81C | 72A | Wesley Joyce | 7/1 |
| 21 Jun 24+87d | Down Royal | Laura Nicholas Memorial Handicap (47-65) | 1/13 | 8-7 | 47 | 75C | 75A | Wesley Joyce | 8/1 | |
| 26 Mar 24+32d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 7/14 | ½ | 8-7 | 47 | 95B | 59A | James Ryan | 10/1 |
| 23 Feb 24+226d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-65) | 3/14 | 1¾ | 8-10 | 47 | 94B | 64A | James Ryan | 11/1 |
| 2023 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Jul 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 5/14 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 49 | 90B | 62A | Alan Persse | 11/1 |
| 28 Jun 23+24d | Naas | VEI Global Supporting Kildare Chamber Handicap (47-65) | 16/23 | hd | 8-7 | 48 | 46C | 51A | Alan Persse | 22/1 |
| 04 Jun 23+13d | Listowel | James Collins Memorial Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 10/14 | ½ | 8-9 | 51 | 88C | 58A | Alan Persse | 12/1 |
| 22 May 23+38d | Roscommon | Dick Mulvanney Supporting Roscommon Racecourse Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 8/15 | ½ | 9-0 | 52 | 79C | 60A | Alan Persse | 10/1 |
| 14 Apr 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 1/12 | 8-6 | 48 | 80A | 61A | Alan Persse | 6/1 | |
| 31 Mar 23+44d | Dundalk (AW) | 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) | 3/14 | shd | 8-5 | 47 | 93B | 58A | Alan Persse | 20/1 |
| 15 Feb 23+644d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 7/14 | nk | 8-6 | 47 | 82B | 57A | Alan Persse | 22/1 |
| 2021 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 May 21+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Virtual Ladies Day 12th July Handicap (45-70) | 11/14 | 1½ | 9-5 | 57 | 75B | 60A | Kevin Manning | 5/1C |
| 03 May 21+33d | Curragh | Sentinel Ireland Handicap (45-75) | 6/28 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 61 | 77C | 77A | Kevin Manning | 11/1 |
| 31 Mar 21+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Winter Series Awards Day 18th April Handicap (45-65) | 5/14 | nk | 10-2 | 64 | 80B | 82A | Kevin Manning | 10/1 |
| 19 Mar 21+250d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap (45-65) | 5/14 | ½ | 10-1 | 64 | 90B | 78A | Kevin Manning | 40/1 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Jul 20+11d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) | 5/8 | nk | 9-12 | 69 | 68A | 67A | Sean Davis | 7/1 |
| 01 Jul 20+16d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Handicap (50-75) | 12/15 | 1 | 9-12 | 71 | 66C | 58A | Ronan Whelan | 5/1 |
| 15 Jun 20+266d | Roscommon | Roscommon Maiden | 4/15 | 1½ | 9-9 | 72 | 89C | 76A | Ronan Whelan | 8/1 |
| 2019 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Sep 19+14d | Fairyhouse | Dandy Man Maiden | 10/18 | 1¾ | 9-5 | — | 31C | 53C | Ronan Whelan | 7/4F |
| 09 Sep 19+115d | Listowel | Follow Listowel Races On Twitter Maiden | 4/15 | 1½ | 9-5 | — | 69C | 78A | Ronan Whelan | 11/2 |
| 17 May 19 | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | 5/14 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 67C | 71A | Shane Crosse | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blue Wood won?
- Blue Wood (IRE) won 2 of 43 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 4.7%. Placed 10 times in total (23.3% of starts).
- Who trains Blue Wood?
- Blue Wood (IRE) is trained by Kevin Michael Smith, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 November 2025.
- Who is Blue Wood's sire?
- Blue Wood (IRE) is by Requinto (IRE) out of Talkin Kate (IRE), whose sire is Talkin Man.
- What going does Blue Wood prefer?
- Blue Wood (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 12 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Blue Wood's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 5 November 2025. The highest on record is 72.
- What is Blue Wood's sire's record?
- Requinto (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,459 runs since Mar 2016 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.5% from 223.
- Who are Blue Wood's siblings?
- Out of Talkin Kate (IRE), Blue Wood (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Java Wood (IRE) (4). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Nov 2026.