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Blues Story (FR)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2009) · Last trainer Sue Gardner · Last owner D V Gardner
by Pistolet Bleu (IRE) out of Herbe Sucree (FR) (Tiffauges)
14 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jun 2009 — 6,350 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2009 · 13th of 17 New yard Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Blues Story (FR) is yet to win from 14 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Newton Abbot (Jun 2005). Last raced off 70, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating70↓ 17lb off peak
70 70–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 77C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 23 Oct 2007 Official rating 70 at the last run, 16 Jun 2009

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 86C · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm677C68.5—
Good386C67—
Good to Soft274C73—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f986C67—
1m5f – 2m272C69—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 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
Pistolet Bleu (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 1,371 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm16318.8%+7.60 from 1
Good to Firm1331612%+0.80 from 7
Good4034410.9%−0.30 from 3
Good to Soft2342711.5%+0.30 from 3
Soft353339.3%−1.9—
Heavy2202913.2%+2—
Standard (AW)1119.1%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f12216.7%+5.5—
1m – 1m1f400%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−11.2—
1m5f – 2m3544512.7%+1.50 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f496448.9%−2.30 from 10
2m5f – 3m3894611.8%+0.60 from 1
Over 3m1141614%+2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Herbe Sucree (FR) (Tiffauges)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 10 0 0% −10.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 0 0% −10.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Nicolls 5 0 0% −5.00
Sam Curling 2 0 0% −2.00
Gerry Supple 2 0 0% −2.00
Dave Crosse 2 0 0% −2.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Burton 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr C Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 10 0 0% −10.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 8 0 0% −8.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 1 run
16 Jun 09+602d Newton Abbot Cheap As Chips Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 13/17 ½ 10-2 7066A Aidan Coleman 11/1
2007 · 1 run
23 Oct 07+442d Exeter WBX.COM Free Bet For New Accounts Amateurs' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 10/11 7 10-11 7477C Danny Burton 100/1
2006 · 4 runs
07 Aug 06+48d Newton Abbot Smirnoff Vodka Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 10/11 18 10-5 7466C Sam Curling 66/1
20 Jun 06+31d Newton Abbot What's On Torbay Amateur Riders' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 7 10-4 8077C Mr C Hughes 25/1
20 May 06+26d Worcester Ladbrokes Charitable Trust "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 34 10-7 8072C Sam Curling 33/1
24 Apr 06+258d Taunton NH Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Firm · 8 ran 3/8 1¾ 10-7 8066C Mark Nicolls 33/1
2005 · 8 runs
09 Aug 05+8d Newton Abbot 'Eleven Days To Go' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7/14 5 10-9 8562C Mark Nicolls 20/1
01 Aug 05+41d Newton Abbot Newtonabbotracing.com Claiming Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 18 11-0 8574C Mark Nicolls 28/1
21 Jun 05+15d Newton Abbot Wellybute Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 1¾ 10-9 8771C Mark Nicolls 25/1
06 Jun 05+21d Newton Abbot Irish Night, 14 June Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 3½ 10-7 7586C Mark Nicolls 66/1
16 May 05+6d Newton Abbot Antiques Fair Here On June 11th Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 nk 10-12 7767C Gerry Supple 40/1
10 May 05+45d Newton Abbot Partyfarecaterers.co.uk Conditional Jockeys' Claiming Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 5 ran SU/5 — 11-0 77— Dave Crosse 33/1
26 Mar 05+45d Newton Abbot Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 30 11-1 7765C Gerry Supple 50/1
09 Feb 05 Ludlow Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-11 77— Dave Crosse 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blues Story won?
Blues Story (FR) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2005 and 2009. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Blues Story?
Blues Story (FR) was trained by Sue Gardner on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 16 June 2009.
Who is Blues Story's sire?
Blues Story (FR) is by Pistolet Bleu (IRE) out of Herbe Sucree (FR), whose sire is Tiffauges.
What is Blues Story's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 16 June 2009. The highest on record is 87.
What is Blues Story's sire's record?
Pistolet Bleu (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 1,371 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from February 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.