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Horse profile

Dorset Blue (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2021) · Last trainer Mark Walford · Last owner Vision Bloodstock Partner
by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Spinning Lucy (IRE) (Spinning World)
14 runs · 10 courses · from May 2019
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Apr 2021 — 2,043 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2021 · 8th of 11 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Dorset Blue (IRE) is yet to win from 14 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 13 at Lingfield (May 2019). Last raced off 45, 24lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 24lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 24lb off peak
45 42–69

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 70 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 15 Jan 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 →

Flat 14 figures · best 86C · median 60.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)681C58.5—
Good to Firm486C69.5—
Soft256A55.5—
Good261C30—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f570B50—
6f – 7f486C69.5—
1m – 1m1f357C56—
1m5f – 2m281C70.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 55A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 27 Feb 2021 Official rating 45 at the last run, 1 Apr 2021

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 →

Flat 14 figures · best 83A · median 52.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)657A49—
Good to Firm483A62—
Soft260A56—
Good248C46.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f557A48—
6f – 7f483A62—
1m – 1m1f360A52—
1m5f – 2m255A50—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Apr 2015 (314 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1715.9%−3.9—
Good to Firm620558.9%−0.90 from 4
Good1,15213411.6%+1.80 from 2
Good to Soft605518.4%−1.4—
Soft759678.8%−10 from 2
Heavy263186.8%−3—
Standard (AW)1,67417010.2%+0.40 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f406409.9%+0.1—
6f – 7f1,52916210.6%+0.80 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,078938.6%−1.20 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f909808.8%−10 from 5
1m5f – 2m6977811.2%+1.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f367359.5%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m9688.3%−1.5—
Over 3m9111.1%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Spinning Lucy (IRE) (Spinning World)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Villette (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Villette (IRE)).

Family form: Rappell (IRE) finished 2nd of 14 at Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 9 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Villette (IRE)2151m–1m4fClass 4
Rappell (IRE)3556f–6½f—
Rozanne (IRE)110——
Law Enforcer (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Mullen 3 0 0% −3.00
Jason Hart 2 0 0% −2.00
Rossa Ryan 2 0 0% −2.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Stott 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Breslin 1 0 0% −1.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergus Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00
Hollie Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Dobbs 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Visor 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 4 0 0% −4.00
2020 5 0 0% −5.00
2019 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2021 · 4 runs
01 Apr 21+33d Chelmsford City (AW) chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap Class 6 · 1m6f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 9 8-7 4581C45C Luke Morris 50/1
27 Feb 21+30d Chelmsford City (AW) Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Classified Stakes Class 6 · 1m5½f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 9-0 4260A55A Kevin Stott 15/2
28 Jan 21+13d Newcastle (AW) Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 6/10 10 8-12 4557C42C Andrew Breslin 28/1
15 Jan 21+52d Newcastle (AW) Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 1m2f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 9/13 nse 8-6 4670B53A Andrew Mullen 50/1
2020 · 5 runs
24 Nov 20+115d Wolverhampton (AW) Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 1m4f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 19 8-10 4950C39C Cam Hardie 20/1
01 Aug 20+17d Hamilton Moet & Chandon Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 1m1f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 1½ 8-10 5255A60A Andrew Mullen 33/1
15 Jul 20+24d Catterick Watch Replays On racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 47 9-3 56-1C48C Jason Hart 20/1
21 Jun 20+17d Redcar Follow racingtv On Twitter Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 ½ 9-2 6061C45C Jason Hart 16/1
04 Jun 20+303d Newcastle (AW) Betway Casino Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 1¾ 9-5 6343A57A Andrew Mullen 28/1
2019 · 5 runs
06 Aug 19+11d Nottingham myracing.com Free Tips Every Day Nursery Class 5 · 1m½f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 2 9-0 6756A52A Fergus Sweeney 16/1
26 Jul 19+17d Newmarket Unibet Nursery Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 4/4 4 8-6 6964C44C Hollie Doyle 11/1
09 Jul 19+31d Brighton J&D Band Novice Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 7 9-2 —75A57A Pat Dobbs 6/1
08 Jun 19+9d Newmarket Margaret Giffen Memorial British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 nse 9-5 —61C67C Rossa Ryan 5/1
30 May 19 Lingfield bet365 Novice Median Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 3/13 1¾ 9-5 —86C83A Rossa Ryan 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dorset Blue won?
Dorset Blue (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2019 and 2021. Placed 1 time in total (7.1% of starts).
Who trained Dorset Blue?
Dorset Blue (IRE) was trained by Mark Walford on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 1 April 2021.
Who is Dorset Blue's sire?
Dorset Blue (IRE) is by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Spinning Lucy (IRE), whose sire is Spinning World.
What is Dorset Blue's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 1 April 2021. The highest on record is 69.
What is Dorset Blue's sire's record?
Canford Cliffs (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Apr 2015 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.
Who are Dorset Blue's siblings?
Out of Spinning Lucy (IRE), Dorset Blue (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Villette (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Villette (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2019. 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.