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Fisherman's Blues (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2017) · Last trainer Peter Niven · Last owner Mrs M Wardangus Racing Clubp D Niven
by Zebedee (GB) out of Southern Barfly (USA) (Southern Halo)
16 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2015
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Aug 2017 — 3,377 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2017 · 8th of 9
KTB Profile

Fisherman's Blues (IRE) is yet to win from 16 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 14 at Dundalk (AW) (Dec 2016).

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 23lb off peak
Official rating59↓ 23lb off peak
59 59–82

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 86 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ripon, 21 Jun 2017

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 8 figures · best 96B · median 61
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)496B69—
Good to Firm260C52.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f896B61—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 82C the best of the last 1 rated run · Market Rasen, 6 Aug 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 55B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ripon, 21 Jun 2017 Official rating 59 at the last flat run, 7 Jul 2017

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 15 figures · best 80A · median 58
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm577B51—
Standard (AW)480A68—
Good380A58—
Soft271A56.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f880A58—
6f – 7f680A67.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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
Zebedee (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 7,139 runs since Mar 2014 (435 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7379.6%+0.6—
Good to Firm1,25312510%+10 from 5
Good1,4391188.2%−0.80 from 4
Good to Soft732699.4%+0.40 from 1
Soft880748.4%−0.60 from 2
Heavy267238.6%−0.4—
Standard (AW)2,4952289.1%+0.10 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,95719610%+10 from 1
6f – 7f3,4933199.1%+0.10 from 6
1m – 1m1f909707.7%−1.3—
1m2f – 1m4f437347.8%−1.20 from 8
1m5f – 2m242177%−20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f9688.3%−0.7—
2m5f – 3m400%−9—
Over 3m100%−9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Southern Barfly (USA) (Southern Halo)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Kano's Ghirl (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Kano's Ghirl (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kano's Ghirl (IRE)2225f–6fClass 6
The Mackem Missile (IRE)120——
Zero Rated (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Colin Keane 8 0 0% −8.00
James Sullivan 2 0 0% −2.00
Gary Carroll 2 0 0% −2.00
Henry Brooke 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Josh Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
E T Daly 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 8 0 0% −8.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 15 0 0% −15.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 8 runs
06 Aug 17+30d Market Rasen Specialist Surface Solutions Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 2¼ 10-11 —57C82C Henry Brooke 50/1
07 Jul 17+16d Beverley Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap (Beverley Middle Distance Series) Class 6 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 ½ 9-10 5960C51C James Sullivan 25/1
21 Jun 17+47d Ripon It's Ladies Day Tomorrow Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 5 8-10 6386B55B James Sullivan 28/1
05 May 17+34d Musselburgh Weatherbys Private Bank Handicap Class 4 · 1m4½f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 5/5 40 8-6 6645C39C Paul Hanagan 25/1
01 Apr 17+57d Doncaster Betway Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 15/20 3¼ 9-7 6848C58C Josh Doyle 40/1
03 Feb 17+14d Dundalk (AW) Connolly Kelly Accountants Claiming Race 1m2½f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 ½ 9-6 7176A58A Colin Keane 10/1
20 Jan 17+14d Dundalk (AW) New Creation Design & Print Maiden 1m4f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 1¾ 9-6 7254B67A Colin Keane 9/1
06 Jan 17+28d Dundalk (AW) Race Displays Maiden 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 nk 9-5 7262B69A Gary Carroll 11/4
2016 · 3 runs
09 Dec 16+163d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-75) 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 6 9-13 7296B80A Colin Keane 25/1
29 Jun 16+27d Fairyhouse Follow Fairyhouse On Twitter & Facebook Claiming Race 7f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 8½ 8-13 79—42C E T Daly 14/1
02 Jun 16+295d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse For Club Fundraisers Median Auction Maiden 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 hd 9-5 80—46A Colin Keane 5/1
2015 · 5 runs
12 Aug 15+48d Gowran Park Join The Gowran Park Racing Club For 100 Nursery 7f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 hd 9-9 82—58A Gary Carroll 3/1F
25 Jun 15+14d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 nk 9-6 ——77B Colin Keane 1/2F
11 Jun 15+18d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 3¼ 9-5 ——77B Colin Keane 4/1
24 May 15+35d Curragh Big Bad Bob European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden 6f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 ½ 9-5 ——80A Colin Keane 8/1
19 Apr 15 Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 5f · Yielding · 7 ran 4/7 2 9-5 ——71A Colin Keane 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fisherman's Blues won?
Fisherman's Blues (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2015 and 2017. Placed 2 times in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Fisherman's Blues?
Fisherman's Blues (IRE) was trained by Peter Niven on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 6 August 2017.
Who is Fisherman's Blues's sire?
Fisherman's Blues (IRE) is by Zebedee (GB) out of Southern Barfly (USA), whose sire is Southern Halo.
What is Fisherman's Blues's official rating?
Fisherman's Blues (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 82.
What is Fisherman's Blues's sire's record?
Zebedee (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 7,139 runs since Mar 2014 (435 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Fisherman's Blues's siblings?
Out of Southern Barfly (USA), Fisherman's Blues (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Kano's Ghirl (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Kano's Ghirl (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2015. 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.