Folsom Blues (IRE)
Typically ridden with patience — held up in 3 of 5 analysed runs — Folsom Blues (IRE) is 2 from 6, including a Group 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes at Curragh (IRE) (Sep 2026). Last raced off a career-high mark of 122.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 6 (100%)Placed
- +1.94£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.14Fair A/E n=6 · 0.96 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 27dAvg 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 113
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 70A | 66 | 2 runs · 70 / 66 |
| Good | 2 | 113A | 80 | 2 runs · 113 / 80 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 113A | 70 | 5 runs · 113 / 70 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 5 analysed runs since May 2026
- Held up 3 (60%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (20%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14% of 3,403 runs since Jan 2008 (415 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 17% from 336. Weakest on heavy going: 11% from 109. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.5% from 209.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 0 | 0% | −14 | — |
| Good to Firm | 627 | 87 | 13.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 791 | 97 | 12.3% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 336 | 57 | 17% | +3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 385 | 49 | 12.7% | −1.3 | 2 from 2 |
| Heavy | 109 | 12 | 11% | −3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,145 | 173 | 15.1% | +1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 655 | 88 | 13.4% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,866 | 264 | 14.1% | +0.1 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 608 | 94 | 15.5% | +1.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 209 | 22 | 10.5% | −3.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 45 | 5 | 11.1% | −2.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −3.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Cote Atlantique (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Cote Atlantique (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cote Atlantique (IRE) | 8 | 2 | 7f | Group 3 |
| Greek Mythology (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Atlantic Coast (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 7f | Group 3 |
| Balmaha (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 2 | 100% | +5.94 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.56 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
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 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Oct 26+21d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Group 1) | 2/10 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 122 | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 5/6F |
| 13 Sep 26+35d | Curragh (IRE) | Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (Group 1) Held up towards back of pack - moving smoothly into 3rd 2f out - shaken up to hit front 1f out - driven out and powered clear final furlong - comfortable win | 1/8 | 9-5 | 113 | 62A | 120A | J M Sheridan | 11/2 | |
| 09 Aug 26+17d | Curragh (IRE) | Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1) Held a midfield position - asked for effort 2f out sitting 4th and drifted left to move into 2nd inside the final 150 yards - stayed on strongly to finish 2nd beaten a length and a quarter | 2/8 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 103 | 104A | 112A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 15/2 |
| 23 Jul 26+41d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Japan Racing Association Tyros Stakes (Group 3) sluggish leaving the stalls - settled towards the back - sent forward wide early in the straight - made rapid progress into 2nd over 1f out - driven and tried to reach the winner early in the last furlong - found nothing more and produced a similar effort to the line | 2/6 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 113A | 100B | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 6/4F |
| 12 Jun 26+20d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Set the pace from the off - urged forward with two furlongs left then driven approaching the final furlong - pulled away inside it to score comfortably | 1/9 | 9-7 | — | 70A | 99A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 4/9F | |
| 23 May 26 | Curragh | Tally Ho Stud Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden Held up at the back - still 7th at halfway - driven into contention over 2f out to move up into 3rd inside the final furlong - stayed on same effort to finish third | 3/8 | 2¼ | 9-5 | — | 47A | 87A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Folsom Blues won?
- Folsom Blues (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 6 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Folsom Blues?
- Folsom Blues (IRE) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
- Who is Folsom Blues's sire?
- Folsom Blues (IRE) is by Blue Point (IRE) out of Liwa Palace (GB), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
- What is Folsom Blues's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 4 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Folsom Blues's sire's record?
- Blue Point (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14% of 3,403 runs since Jan 2008 (415 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 17% from 336. Weakest on heavy going: 11% from 109. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.5% from 209.
- Who are Folsom Blues's siblings?
- Out of Liwa Palace (GB), Folsom Blues (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Cote Atlantique (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Cote Atlantique (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.