Horse profile
Blues Emperor (IRE)
by Gleneagles (IRE) out of Bean Uasal (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
39 runs · 15 courses · from Dec 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Ran 26 days ago · 7th of 18
Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile
Typically ridden with patience — held up in 5 of 9 analysed runs — Blues Emperor (IRE) is 5 from 39. Hasn't won since Jul 2025. Last raced off 69, 28lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 39 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 28lb off peak
- 5–39Wins / Runs
- 12.8%Strike rate
- 11 (28.2%)Placed
- −15.88£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 1.34Fair A/E n=39 · 1.08 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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 rating69↓ 28lb off peak
69
68–97
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 88
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 111C | 87 | 5 · 87 / 72 |
| Soft | 10 | 125C | 92 | 3 · 97 / 88 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 119A | 96.5 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 3 | 115C | 78 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 91C | 90 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 125C | 96 | 5 · 87 / 66 |
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 101C | 88 | 5 · 97 / 85 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 39 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 39 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 9 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (56%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 4 (44%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 4,544 runs since Jan 2008 (444 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 17.2% from 279.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +6.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 497 | 63 | 12.7% | +1.3 | — |
| Good | 1,158 | 138 | 11.9% | +0.5 | 3 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 556 | 57 | 10.3% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 744 | 88 | 11.8% | +0.4 | 1 from 11 |
| Heavy | 279 | 48 | 17.2% | +5.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,299 | 122 | 9.4% | −2 | 1 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 140 | 14 | 10% | −1.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 949 | 107 | 11.3% | −0.1 | 1 from 12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,201 | 149 | 12.4% | +1 | 4 from 26 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,294 | 150 | 11.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 591 | 64 | 10.8% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 237 | 22 | 9.3% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 96 | 6 | 6.3% | −5.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 36 | 6 | 16.7% | +5.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Bean Uasal (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Geological (IRE) (17 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Geological (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geological (IRE) | 152 | 17 | 6f–1m | Class 3 |
| Lexington Express (IRE) | 18 | 3 | 1m–1m1½f | Class 5 |
| Chipping (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Grimeford Lane (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Haemje (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Outlandish (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Blues Lady (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 3 | 18% | −1.50 |
| Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.38 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 12 | 1 | 8% | −4.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 4 | 15% | −7.38 |
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 14 | 3 | 21% | −3.88 |
| Nathan Crosse | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Shane B Kelly | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Patrick McGettigan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Wesley Joyce | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Scott McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yudish Geerdharry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Mulligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 4 | 19% | −2.38 |
| Cheekpieces | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 26+12d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | La Bucca Restaurant Handicap Sat close to the front group - asked for effort over 2f out but found little in 7th - stayed on same gait to finish 7th | 7/18 | 1 | 10-0 | 69 | 85C | 82A | Nathan Crosse | 10/1 |
| 09 Sep 26+49d | Cork (IRE) | Racing Again September 29th Handicap Sat behind front group early - third at halfway then pushed along approaching 2f out to move into second - held effort through the closing stages to finish 3rd beaten a length and a half | 3/18 | 1¼ | 9-13 | 68 | 68C | 90A | Nathan Crosse | 20/1 |
| 22 Jul 26+26d | Naas (IRE) | NFP Handicap Towards the back from the off - last and trailing the field early - unable to make an impact in the final 2f | 7/8 | ¾ | 9-4 | 73 | 72A | 74A | Nathan Crosse | 16/1 |
| 26 Jun 26+7d | Curragh | Silken Thomas And Lock 13 Handicap Close up early - shared front spot after 2f - overtaken at halfway - pressed for effort 2f out and dropped away late finishing 12th | 12/20 | nk | 9-12 | 76 | 87C | 87A | Nathan Crosse | 22/1 |
| 19 Jun 26+26d | Down Royal | Proparamedics And Medicall Handicap Settled in the pack early - up to 4th at halfway - asked for effort into the straight but couldn't quicken - eased back a spot near the line to finish 6th | 6/9 | 1½ | 9-11 | 77 | 83A | 81A | Scott McCullagh | 9/2 |
| 24 May 26+35d | Curragh | Velo Coffee Handicap Settled with the pack early - 8th approaching the final 3f - dropped back and unable to find more with a furlong and a half left - well held at the finish | 13/19 | nk | 9-13 | 79 | 66C | 79A | Nathan Crosse | 9/1 |
| 19 Apr 26+16d | Curragh | 1xBet.ie Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Settled at the back early - urged forward in 12th with 2f left - improved to 9th approaching the final furlong - stayed on late to finish 4th | 4/17 | ½ | 9-13 | 79 | 97C | 100A | Nathan Crosse | 66/1 |
| 03 Apr 26+12d | Curragh | 1xBet.ie Proudly Supporting Irish Racing Mile Handicap Sat close to the front group early - 10th at halfway - under pressure over 2f out and faded from a furlong out | 16/21 | 2¾ | 8-12 | 83 | 64C | 64C | Nathan Crosse | 66/1 |
| 22 Mar 26+30d | Naas | Colm White Bookmaker Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed for effort approaching 2f out - couldn't quicken and gave way inside the final furlong - eventually finished eighth | 8/12 | nk | 9-11 | 86 | 88A | 84A | Nathan Crosse | 80/1 |
| 20 Feb 26+126d | Dundalk (AW) | New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Held up towards the back - still 10th at halfway - driven but made no dent turning in - dropped away over a furlong out and finished well held | 13/13 | 25 | 9-4 | 87 | 43C | 53C | J M Sheridan | 66/1 |
| 17 Oct 25+17d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Casino Handicap Sat close up early - pushed along and slipped back to 5th two furlongs out - unable to close the gap late - finished sixth beaten just over five lengths | 6/7 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 89 | 96A | 83A | Colin Keane | 9/2 |
| 30 Sep 25+17d | Cork | Port Of Cork Handicap Settled in the pack early - 8th at halfway - urged forward with over 2f left - nudged up to 3rd approaching the final furlong before fading late to finish 7th | 7/14 | 1 | 10-1 | 91 | 96C | 99A | Ben Coen | 12/1 |
| 13 Sep 25+14d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap (Premier Handicap) Sat just behind the pace - pushed along in 4th with 2f left then 3rd approaching the final furlong - unable to find more late and held for 7th | 7/16 | 1 | 9-3 | 92 | 89C | 96A | Ben Coen | 28/1 |
| 30 Aug 25+27d | Curragh | Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Ireland Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) Held up in the pack - driven with over 2f left - unable to close from a furlong out - stayed on same pace to finish 11th | 11/15 | nk | 9-4 | 95 | 91C | 88A | Ben Coen | 18/1 |
| 03 Aug 25+25d | Galway | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap (Premier Handicap) Sat close to front group early - pressed for effort and slipped to 7th 2f out - faded late to finish 12th | 12/15 | 4½ | 9-7 | 96 | — | 75C | Ben Coen | 33/1 |
| 09 Jul 25+12d | Fairyhouse | Free Ice Cream For All Children Handicap Settled midpack early - up to 4th at halfway and 3rd turning in - hit second spot with a furlong and a half left - hit the front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to win | 1/6 | 10-0 | 89 | 87A | 102B | Ben Coen | 7/2 | |
| 27 Jun 25+22d | Curragh | JJ Mahon & Sons Handicap Up with the front group early - dropped to 6th at the 3f marker - moved into 3rd and under pressure from 2f out - unable to make any dent on the front runner inside the final furlong - plugged on at one speed to finish 3rd | 3/15 | nk | 9-13 | 89 | 99C | 98A | Ben Coen | 18/1 |
| 05 Jun 25+12d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Golf & Driving Range Apprentice Handicap Tardy start - settled at the back - some headway 1 1/2f out - unable to land a blow over 1f out - faded to finish 11th | 11/12 | nk | 9-9 | 92 | 84A | 76A | Yudish Geerdharry | 22/1 |
| 24 May 25+169d | Curragh | QuinnBet Emerald Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) Poor break from the gate - settled at the back of the field throughout - pushed along with two furlongs left - unable to find more and finished well held | 18/18 | ½ | 9-9 | 95 | 78C | 69A | Ben Coen | 33/1 |
| 06 Dec 24+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap Sat behind front group early - 3rd at halfway - urged forward approaching 2f out - faded to the back inside final furlong and held on well beaten | 7/7 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 96 | 97A | 67A | Patrick McGettigan | 10/3 |
| 08 Nov 24+28d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Sat close to pace early - disputed second at halfway then pushed up to challenge 2f out - couldn't quicken final furlong and held for 7th | 7/10 | 1 | 9-7 | 96 | 97A | 85A | Patrick McGettigan | 11/4 |
| 11 Oct 24+27d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap Sat close to the front group early - fourth turning halfway - into second and driven approaching 2f out - asked for more inside the final furlong - hit the front near the line and stayed on strongly | 1/9 | 9-4 | 90 | 119A | 96A | Patrick McGettigan | 4/1 | |
| 14 Sep 24+14d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap (Premier Handicap) Handy early - 4th at halfway - driven to the front approaching 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left and unable to fight back to finish sixth | 6/17 | nk | 8-13 | 90 | 101C | 93A | Wesley Joyce | 18/1 |
| 31 Aug 24+32d | Curragh | Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) Handy early and up with the pack then 3rd at halfway - driven into 2nd 2f out but had nothing more from 1f out - faded near the finish to come home well beaten | 18/24 | nk | 8-9 | 91 | 99C | 77A | Wesley Joyce | 13/2 |
| 30 Jul 24+19d | Galway | COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 5/18 | 2½ | 9-5 | 94 | 107C | 93A | Shane B Kelly | 9/1 |
| 11 Jul 24+11d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nasrullah Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 8/14 | ½ | 9-12 | 94 | 76C | 92A | Shane B Kelly | 8/1 |
| 30 Jun 24+37d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 6/15 | ½ | 9-2 | 95 | 101C | 85A | Rory Mulligan | 15/2 |
| 24 May 24+62d | Curragh | QuinnBet Emerald Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 5/14 | nk | 9-7 | 96 | 96C | 97A | Shane B Kelly | 9/1 |
| 23 Mar 24+186d | Doncaster | William Hill Lincoln (Heritage Handicap) (Str) | 17/20 | ½ | 8-13 | 97 | 70C | 75C | Ben Coen | 11/1 |
| 19 Sep 23+24d | Listowel | Edmund & Josie Whelan Memorial Listowel Stakes (listed) | 8/9 | 21 | 9-9 | 97 | 88C | 61C | Ben Coen | 9/2 |
| 26 Aug 23+25d | Curragh | Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Ireland Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) | 2/22 | nk | 9-4 | 96 | 111C | 103A | Wesley Joyce | 13/2 |
| 01 Aug 23+30d | Galway | COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 6/18 | nk | 9-12 | 96 | 125C | 95A | Shane B Kelly | 9/1 |
| 02 Jul 23+42d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 1/18 | 9-1 | 87 | 110C | 104A | Shane B Kelly | 7/1 | |
| 21 May 23+29d | Naas | Tote Always SP Or Better Handicap | 1/13 | 10-0 | 84 | 106C | 105A | Ben Coen | 2/1F | |
| 22 Apr 23+185d | Limerick | Rathsallagh Country House Of The Year 2023 Handicap | 2/14 | 2¾ | 9-0 | 83 | 96C | 97A | Shane B Kelly | 6/1 |
| 19 Oct 22+27d | Navan | Like Navan On Facebook Handicap | 7/10 | 1 | 9-7 | 83 | 78A | 78A | Ben Coen | 7/4F |
| 22 Sep 22+15d | Listowel | Mac Fuels & General Supplies Maiden | 1/16 | 9-8 | — | 81C | 96A | Ben Coen | 13/8 | |
| 07 Sep 22+278d | Cork | Follow Us On Social Media Maiden | 3/16 | nk | 9-8 | — | 115C | 95A | Ben Coen | 8/1 |
| 03 Dec 21 | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Maiden | 4/13 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 86B | 81A | Ben Coen | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blues Emperor (IRE) won?
- Blues Emperor (IRE) won 5 of 39 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.8%. Placed 11 times in total (28.2% of starts).
- Who trains Blues Emperor (IRE)?
- Blues Emperor (IRE) is trained by William Harvey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 September 2026.
- Who is Blues Emperor (IRE)'s sire?
- Blues Emperor (IRE) is by Gleneagles (IRE) out of Bean Uasal (IRE), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
- What going does Blues Emperor (IRE) prefer?
- Blues Emperor (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 17 starts (17.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Blues Emperor (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 21 September 2026. The highest on record is 97.
- What is Blues Emperor (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Gleneagles (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 4,544 runs since Jan 2008 (444 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 17.2% from 279.
- Who are Blues Emperor (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Bean Uasal (IRE), Blues Emperor (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Geological (IRE) (17). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Geological (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.