Calico Blue (GB)
Calico Blue won three of eight starts on turf, all three wins at Chester over 6f – 7f. He took a Class 3 handicap at Chester in Jul 2026 off a mark of 95, a Class 4 novice there in Jul 2025 and a Class 2 novice in Jun 2025 on good to soft. The colt finished second of nine, having led, when beaten favourite in the Class 1 Queensferry Stakes at Chester in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 100. He has never won away from Chester.
- 3–8Wins / Runs
- 37.5%Strike rate
- 8 (100%)Placed
- −1.66£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.46Fair A/E n=8 · 1.25 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 62dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 121
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 121A | 102 | 3 runs · 121 / 113 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 114C | 109.5 | 2 runs · 114 / 109.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 114C | 91 | 3 runs · 114 / 113 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 121A | 113 | 2 runs · 121 / 113 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 8 analysed runs since May 2025
- Mid-division 4 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (38%) · 3 wins
- Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,495 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 8.9% from 168. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.9% from 111.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 210 | 25 | 11.9% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 375 | 51 | 13.6% | +0.3 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 168 | 15 | 8.9% | −4.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 186 | 25 | 13.4% | +0.1 | — |
| Heavy | 67 | 15 | 22.4% | +9.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 486 | 68 | 14% | +0.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 111 | 11 | 9.9% | −3.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 756 | 106 | 14% | +0.7 | 3 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 361 | 50 | 13.9% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 200 | 23 | 11.5% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 45 | 6 | 13.3% | 0 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 22 | 3 | 13.6% | +0.3 | — |
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
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.66 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 4 | 3 | 75% | +2.34 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 3 | 50% | +0.34 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Dawson | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.33 |
| Aidan Keeley | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.67 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.33 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.67 |
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 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Aug 26+8d | Chester | Queensferry Stakes (Listed Race) Settled off the pace early - pushed along with two furlongs left before edging in front inside the final furlong - pegged back right on the line to finish second by a short head | 2/9 | hd | 9-1 | 100 | 113B | 104A | Ray Dawson | 6/5F |
| 25 Jul 26+16d | Chester | Wilson Family Handicap Stakes Handy with the front pack - switched towards the middle to gain ground over 1f out - finished powerfully to hit the front inside final 110yds and pulled clear to prevail | 1/7 | 9-9 | 95 | 102A | 109A | Ray Dawson | 4/6F | |
| 09 Jul 26+20d | Newmarket | Betway Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Racing in the pack - reeled in the front-runners with 2f left - pressed to go clear of the chasing bunch with 1f left - finished strongly but narrowly failed to get up | 2/13 | nk | 9-1 | 93 | 114C | 108A | Ray Dawson | 8/1 |
| 19 Jun 26+56d | Ascot | Palace Of Holyroodhouse (Handicap) Settled in the pack down the middle of the track - pushed along with over 2f left - made progress a furlong out - stayed on to finish fourth | 4/27 | ¾ | 8-12 | 93 | 105C | 110A | Ray Dawson | 22/1 |
| 24 Apr 26+287d | Sandown | bet365 Handicap Pulled hard early - settled in the pack - pressed for effort 2f out - stayed on inside the final furlong - moved into second close home just failing to get up | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-9 | 91 | 121A | 105A | Ray Dawson | 4/1 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Jul 25+27d | Chester | EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Tracked the pace early - drew alongside approaching 2f out then edged in front inside the final furlong - pushed clear to the line | 1/10 | 9-10 | — | 74A | 102A | Aidan Keeley | 4/6F | |
| 14 Jun 25+18d | Chester | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled with eager action early - tracking the pace-setters - roused along approaching final 2f - pushed to get on terms inside the last furlong - hit the front close home - kept finding more to the line in comfortable fashion | 1/10 | 9-7 | — | 80A | 102A | Aidan Keeley | 2/1F | |
| 27 May 25 | Leicester | Orin Swift EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up towards back of field - driven into contention approaching final 2f - closed on front pair inside last furlong - stayed on strongly to claim third close home | 3/13 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 79C | 92A | Aidan Keeley | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Calico Blue won?
- Calico Blue (GB) won 3 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 8 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Calico Blue?
- Calico Blue (GB) is trained by Roger Varian, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 August 2026.
- Who is Calico Blue's sire?
- Calico Blue (GB) is by Calyx (GB) out of Queen Of York (IRE), whose sire is Pride Of Dubai.
- What going does Calico Blue prefer?
- Calico Blue (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Calico Blue's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 2 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Calico Blue's sire's record?
- Calyx (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,495 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 8.9% from 168. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.9% from 111.