Horse profile
Bluegrass (IRE)
by Galileo (IRE) out of Quiet Reflection (GB) (Showcasing)
34 runs · 19 courses · from Aug 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 4 courses
Last run 1 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 8
Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile
Bluegrass won six of 34 starts on turf, with five of those wins over 1m5f – 2m. Three of five starts at Fakenham have ended in wins and he has also scored at Southwell, Huntingdon and Curragh. All six wins came in handicaps or maidens between Aug 2021 and Oct 2025. He finished second of eight when he led at Southwell in Oct 2026, last raced off OR 115.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 6–34Wins / Runs
- 17.6%Strike rate
- 13 (38.2%)Placed
- −11.79£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 1.16Fair A/E n=34 · 1.01 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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 rating115↓ 9lb off peak
115
98–124
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 127
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 | 9 | 127B | 105 | 3 runs · 127 / 123 |
| Soft | 8 | 139B | 95 | 2 runs · 100 / 81 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 114B | 100 | 2 runs · 111 / 102 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 17 | 139B | 107 | 3 runs · 127 / 111 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 123A | 91.5 | 4 runs · 123 / 95.5 |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 99A | 87 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 95A | 62 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 99A | 90 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 34 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 34 runs · as at 9 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 16 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 6 (38%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 6 (38%) · 2 wins
- Held up 2 (13%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (13%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Galileo (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,192 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,765 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 5,308 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | 3 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 2,342 | 328 | 14% | −0.5 | 1 from 9 |
| Soft | 3,844 | 575 | 15% | +0.5 | 2 from 11 |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,482 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,848 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,237 | 554 | 13.1% | −1.4 | 5 from 19 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,650 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 889 | 83 | 9.3% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −3.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Lake Victoria (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Lake Victoria (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Victoria (IRE) | 6 | 5 | 6f–1m | Group 1 |
| The Equator (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Red Carpet (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Druids Glen (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 3 | 21% | −5.17 |
| Soft | 11 | 2 | 18% | +0.00 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.62 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 13 | 3 | 23% | −0.62 |
| Class 4 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −4.67 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakenham | 5 | 3 | 60% | +3.71 |
| Huntingdon | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Leopardstown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 19 | 5 | 26% | −0.29 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hammond | 14 | 4 | 29% | +0.21 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Fergus Gillard | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Harry Reed | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Emmet McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 14 | 4 | 29% | +2.88 |
| Tongue tie | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.17 |
| None | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.50 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −2.12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +4.83 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 26 | 5 | 19% | −7.29 |
| Flat | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Oct 26+152d | Southwell | Old Stag 70th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Race sat just off the pace - edged in front before 2 out then under pressure and passed before the last - rallied to poke in front again - collared late on and held in second | 2/8 | 1 | 11-8 | 115 | 127B | 141A | Charlie Hammond | 9/2 |
| 02 May 26+30d | Uttoxeter | Pirtek UK & Ireland Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - failed to feature - well held throughout - finished 7th | 7/8 | 11 | 11-6 | 117 | 98A | 106A | Charlie Hammond | 13/2 |
| 02 Apr 26+20d | Chepstow | South West Rail Solutions Ltd Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - pushed along after the 7th - dropped away approaching 3 out - trailed home well beaten in 8th | 8/12 | 6½ | 12-0 | 119 | 93C | 112C | Charlie Hammond | 12/1 |
| 13 Mar 26+36d | Fakenham | Fakenham Silver Cup Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - pushed along after the 6th - lost touch three out - found a bit of extra ground before the last but couldn't quicken further finishing fourth | 4/6 | 1¾ | 12-0 | 121 | 111A | 134B | Charlie Hammond | 11/4 |
| 05 Feb 26+28d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle Set the pace - serious error and passed 3 out - fell away rapidly after 2 out - well behind before the last | 4/5 | 13 | 11-5 | 122 | 62C | 116B | Charlie Hammond | 6/1 |
| 08 Jan 26+32d | Taunton | 26 February Landlord's Raceday Handicap Hurdle Towards the back - lost a place after 3rd and fell away to last - made ground after 4 out - wide in pursuit of the front two after 3 out - moved up to second 2 out - left behind by the principals after the last before finding more near the line to finish third | 3/10 | ½ | 11-10 | 121 | 123A | 138B | Harry Reed | 28/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Dec 25+19d | Huntingdon | Sky Bet Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - clipped a fence 4th and 5th - lost touch with rivals after 3 out - dropped away steadily from there to finish well beaten | 8/10 | 4¾ | 11-13 | 122 | 100A | 117A | Charlie Hammond | 14/1 |
| 18 Nov 25+31d | Lingfield | Download The At The Races App Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - moved up 2 out then pressed for effort and slipped behind into third - held that spot to the line finishing third | 3/5 | 1 | 11-12 | 123 | — | 135B | Charlie Hammond | 12/1 |
| 18 Oct 25+16d | Newton Abbot | Wollens Full Spectrum Law Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front pack from wide - urged forward after three out - dropped away shortly after - eventually finished seventh | 7/8 | 11 | 11-10 | 124 | 90A | 112A | Charlie Hammond | 9/1 |
| 02 Oct 25+166d | Southwell | Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle Set the tempo from the front - stretched clear approaching 3 out - urged along before the last - challenged hard up the run-in - held on gritty for the win | 1/4 | 11-11 | 122 | 101C | 128B | Charlie Hammond | 5/2 | |
| 19 Apr 25+36d | Haydock | JCB Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Tracked front pack early - hit one badly and dropped back to 5th - faded steadily from 3 out to finish sixth | 6/7 | 1½ | 11-4 | 122 | 108A | 109A | Fergus Gillard | 4/1 |
| 14 Mar 25+13d | Fakenham | PH Betts (Holdings) Ltd Silver Cup Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - pushed along and made progress before two out - closed on the front-runner and jumped awkwardly at the last - powered clear on the run-in to score | 1/7 | 11-9 | 119 | 114B | 142A | Charlie Hammond | 11/8F | |
| 01 Mar 25+59d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle Sat outside pace early - hit front strongly 3f out and driven along - opened advantage inside final furlong - caught right on the line | 2/10 | ½ | 11-11 | 117 | — | 140A | Charlie Hammond | 10/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+24d | Fakenham | Gamble Plant Norfolk Ltd Grand Prix Handicap Hurdle Held a forward spot early - came under pressure and faded approaching 3 out - eased out of contention before the second-last | PU/8 | — | 11-9 | 117 | — | — | Charlie Hammond | 6/4F |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 24+19d | Huntingdon | TrustATrader You Can Trust Our Traders Handicap Hurdle Tracked the front group early - driven into second before the last two furlongs then went in front - stayed strong under pressure on the run home to score comfortably | 1/6 | 10-9 | 111 | 139B | 127B | Charlie Hammond | 11/2 | |
| 19 Nov 24+35d | Fakenham | Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Hurdle Settled with the group early - lost position and needed urging before 3 out - moved into the leading group 2 out - hit the front approaching the last - battled hard with the second all the way to the line - held on to prevail | 1/5 | 11-3 | 108 | 129C | 129B | Fergus Gillard | 7/2 | |
| 15 Oct 24+179d | Market Rasen | Stuart Burton 60th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Travelled close up early - lost momentum before 2 out under pressure - dropped away and beaten late | 6/8 | ½ | 11-6 | 110 | 99A | 115A | Ciaran Gethings | 17/2 |
| 19 Apr 24+35d | Ayr | Remus Uomo Handicap Hurdle | 11/13 | nk | 10-9 | 111 | 110B | 107A | Ciaran Gethings | 6/1 |
| 15 Mar 24+12d | Fakenham | Robert Case Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 11-6 | 106 | 122A | 137A | Charlie Hammond | 5/6F | |
| 03 Mar 24+24d | Huntingdon | Richard Howard Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 2/5 | 5 | 11-5 | 106 | 75C | 113B | Ciaran Gethings | 10/3 |
| 08 Feb 24+31d | Huntingdon | Mulberry Developments Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/6 | 1¼ | 11-10 | 105 | 90B | 129B | Ciaran Gethings | 25/1 |
| 08 Jan 24+281d | Taunton | Blackdown Motor Company Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 7/14 | 1¾ | 11-8 | 108 | 75B | 117A | Ciaran Gethings | 20/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Apr 23+20d | Ascot | Royal Ascot Racing Club Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 10/13 | hd | 10-11 | 110 | 107B | 108A | Ciaran Gethings | 10/1 |
| 13 Mar 23+10d | Stratford | Find The Best Odds Oncourse Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/5 | 15 | 11-2 | 110 | 85C | 119B | Ciaran Gethings | 7/2 |
| 03 Mar 23+22d | Newbury | BetVictor Proud Sponsors Of Newbury Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/9 | 4¼ | 11-0 | — | 88A | 126A | Ciaran Gethings | 4/1 |
| 09 Feb 23+117d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/11 | 1¾ | 11-0 | — | 105A | 117A | Ciaran Gethings | 17/2 |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Oct 22+35d | Leopardstown | Trigo Stakes (Listed) | 9/12 | hd | 9-3 | 102 | 95A | 83A | Emmet McNamara | 28/1 |
| 10 Sep 22+30d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Stakes (Group 3) | 8/9 | 18 | 9-1 | 104 | 62C | 61C | Ryan Moore | 14/1 |
| 11 Aug 22+91d | Leopardstown | Jockey Club of Turkey Vinnie Roe Stakes (Listed) | 4/5 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 106 | 87C | 75B | Seamie Heffernan | 15/8 |
| 12 May 22+40d | York | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes (Group 2) | 3/8 | 2½ | 9-2 | 98 | 90A | 93A | Ryan Moore | 7/1 |
| 02 Apr 22+175d | Leopardstown | P.w. Mcgrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (group 3) | 4/9 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 98 | 99A | 90A | Ryan Moore | 11/2 |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 21+43d | Newmarket | Godolphin Flying Start Zetland Stakes (Group 3) | 4/9 | 3¼ | 9-2 | — | 83A | 87A | Ryan Moore | 6/1 |
| 27 Aug 21+19d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | 1/9 | 9-5 | — | 76A | 92A | Seamie Heffernan | 5/2F | |
| 08 Aug 21 | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 6/15 | 3¼ | 9-7 | — | 52C | 73A | Ryan Moore | 7/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bluegrass won?
- Bluegrass (IRE) won 6 of 34 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 17.6%. Placed 13 times in total (38.2% of starts).
- Who trains Bluegrass?
- Bluegrass (IRE) is trained by Stuart Edmunds, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
- Who is Bluegrass's sire?
- Bluegrass (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Quiet Reflection (GB), whose sire is Showcasing.
- What going does Bluegrass prefer?
- Bluegrass (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 14 starts (21.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bluegrass's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 1 October 2026. The highest on record is 124.
- What is Bluegrass's sire's record?
- Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,192 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
- Who are Bluegrass's siblings?
- Out of Quiet Reflection (GB), Bluegrass (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Lake Victoria (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Lake Victoria (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.