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Horse profile

Blueblood (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2022) · Last trainer Mark Gillard · Last owner Imhotep Booth
9 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Dec 2022 — 1,406 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2022 Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Blueblood was a gelding who ran nine times on turf without winning or placing between Jul 2020 and Dec 2022. His best effort came when third of three at Ascot in Nov 2021. He raced over 1m5f – 2m in eight of those starts and acted on good ground. His last run, at Taunton in Dec 2022 in a Class 4 maiden hurdle, came off an official rating of 81 which was his career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bellewstown, 3 Jul 2021

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 7 figures · best 92A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good692A89.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m691C74.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 19 Nov 2021 Official rating 81 at the last run, 21 Dec 2022

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 101A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good7101A92—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7101A88—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 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 8% of 3,572 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13215.4%+7.4—
Good to Firm3334212.6%+4.6—
Good891576.4%−1.60 from 8
Good to Soft365246.6%−1.4—
Soft623325.1%−2.90 from 1
Heavy234177.3%−0.7—
Standard (AW)1,11311310.2%+2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1251512%+4—
6f – 7f950778.1%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f1,029828%0—
1m2f – 1m4f797708.8%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m456347.5%−0.50 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f17995%−30 from 1
2m5f – 3m2800%−8—
Over 3m800%−8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Indigo Desert (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Strive (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Indigo Desert (GB)811m2½f—
Strive (IRE)711mClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 0 0% −8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr A P Fahey 3 0 0% −3.00
Theo Gillard 2 0 0% −2.00
Fergus Gillard 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Harney 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2022 · 2 runs
21 Dec 22+27d Taunton Rowcliffes Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-1 81—— Theo Gillard 200/1
24 Nov 22+370d Taunton Join Racing TV Now 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 94 10-11 —-45C85C Theo Gillard 125/1
2021 · 5 runs
19 Nov 21+13d Ascot Ascot Fan Pass 'Introductory' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 15.5f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 38 11-0 —91C88C Fergus Gillard 80/1
06 Nov 21+109d Wincanton EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 15f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 2½ 10-9 ——82C Fergus Gillard 100/1
20 Jul 21+17d Ballinrobe On-Course Vets Flat Race 16f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 6 11-9 —88A92A Mr A P Fahey 10/1
03 Jul 21+15d Bellewstown Bar One Racing 'Getting Out Stakes' Flat Race 17f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 2½ 11-2 —92A98A Mr A P Fahey 20/1
18 Jun 21+319d Down Royal Metcollect (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 2¼ 11-2 —61A101A Mr A P Fahey 20/1
2020 · 2 runs
03 Aug 20+21d Roscommon Ireland's Hidden Heartlands Flat Race 15.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 14/14 5 11-2 —36C72C Tom Harney 125/1
13 Jul 20 Roscommon Mount Talbot Flat Race 15.5f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 3½ 11-2 —91C96A Tom Harney 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blueblood won?
Blueblood (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2020 and 2022.
Who trained Blueblood?
Blueblood (IRE) was trained by Mark Gillard on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 21 December 2022.
Who is Blueblood's sire?
Blueblood (IRE) is by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Ghany (IRE), whose sire is Lawman.
What is Blueblood's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 21 December 2022. That is also the highest on record.
What is Blueblood's sire's record?
Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,572 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.
Who are Blueblood's siblings?
Out of Ghany (IRE), Blueblood (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Indigo Desert (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Strive (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2020. 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.