Forest Blaze (GB)
Forest Blaze is a gelding who won two of 16 starts over hurdles, both at Hexham in handicaps over 2m1f – 2m4f. He took a Class 5 event on good to soft in Mar 2025 off an official rating of 95 and a Class 4 on soft in Dec 2024 off 90. Typically held up, he last ran at Wetherby in Mar 2026, finishing 12 of 16 in a Class 4 handicap off an official rating of 102. He has raced exclusively on turf.
- 2–16Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 7 (43.8%)Placed
- −9.37£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.86Fair A/E n=16 · 0.71 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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 93
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 138A | 100 | 2 · 100 / 93 |
| Good | 4 | 143A | 105 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 123B | 118 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 135C | 113 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 143A | 114 | 3 · 100 / 91 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 92B | 78 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 118C | 105.5 | 2 · 118 / 105.5 |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 16 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 9 analysed runs
- Held up 7 (78%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (22%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,604 runs since Jan 2008 (722 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 98 | 13 | 13.3% | +0.8 | — |
| Good | 1,270 | 186 | 14.6% | +2.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,027 | 150 | 14.6% | +2.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,704 | 322 | 11.9% | −0.6 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 1,456 | 152 | 10.4% | −2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 32 | 7 | 21.9% | +9.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,352 | 207 | 15.3% | +2.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,202 | 374 | 11.7% | −0.8 | 2 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,622 | 197 | 12.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 387 | 41 | 10.6% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 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 Jante Law (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Jante Law (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jante Law (GB) | 8 | 2 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Pixie Loc (GB) | 7 | 1 | 2m1½f | Class 5 |
| Luna Dora (GB) | 13 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Orixa (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.25 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.12 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexham | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.63 |
| Wetherby | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.37 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Hamilton | 12 | 2 | 17% | −5.37 |
| Tom Midgley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Charlie Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 2 | 18% | −4.37 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 15 | 2 | 13% | −8.37 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 26+21d | Wetherby | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - urged along and lost touch before 3 out - well held at the finish | 12/16 | 3¼ | 10-7 | 102 | 118C | 93C | Charlie Maggs | 14/1 |
| 06 Mar 26+43d | Ayr | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace in the pack - close enough to the front group but jumped awkwardly 3 out and needed urging soon after - lost ground before the final flight and finished 5th | 5/10 | 9½ | 11-3 | 103 | 86B | 102B | Jamie Hamilton | 13/2 |
| 22 Jan 26+20d | Wetherby | William Hill Racing Bet Builder Handicap Hurdle Tracked the front group wide - moved into second after the 7th - jumped awkwardly and was niggled along two out - dropped back to third with no real threat near the last - drifted left and finished strongly - snatched back second on the line | 2/13 | ¾ | 12-0 | 100 | — | 131A | Jamie Hamilton | 15/8F |
| 02 Jan 26+32d | Ayr | Sunday Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle Sat close to pace early - lost ground before 3 out - found renewed effort into 2 out - stayed on to take third late | 3/19 | 6 | 12-0 | 100 | 100C | 122A | Jamie Hamilton | 6/1 |
| 01 Dec 25+24d | Ayr | Festive Dining At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Mid-division early - jumped poorly at the 1st and again at the 3rd - closing on the front rank 3 out - advanced to challenge 2 out - driven up to dispute at the last - stuck on but second best near the line | 2/8 | 1 | 11-13 | 99 | 91A | 122A | Jamie Hamilton | 7/2 |
| 07 Nov 25+207d | Hexham | Unibet Offer Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Sat behind the pace - pressed for effort 2 out - dropped away before the last - finished 5th | 5/10 | ¾ | 11-13 | 100 | 93A | 108B | Jamie Hamilton | 5/2F |
| 14 Apr 25+20d | Hexham | Brocksbushes Farm Shop Handicap Hurdle Settled off the front group in midfield - clipped heels at the 7th - made ground on the pack after 3 out - driven approaching the straight then found nothing before the last | 4/12 | 5½ | 11-11 | 100 | 143A | 123A | Jamie Hamilton | 3/1F |
| 25 Mar 25+28d | Hexham | Racing To School Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Tracked the pace - moved up before a mistake 4 out - hit the front approaching 2 out and kicked away before the last - kept on strongly to score | 1/10 | 11-6 | 95 | 122A | 118A | Jamie Hamilton | 11/4F | |
| 25 Feb 25+33d | Catterick | Racing Again 5th March Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - improved into the pack before the 7th then blundered 3 out - dropped away on the home turn | 7/11 | 1¾ | 11-0 | 96 | 123B | 102A | Jamie Hamilton | 4/1 |
| 23 Jan 25+43d | Wetherby | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Sat behind the pace early - dropped back before the 6th and scrappy over the 8th - made progress from the final bend but blundered 3 out - third and well beaten when unbalanced at the last | 3/16 | 8 | 11-10 | 96 | 111B | 117A | Jamie Hamilton | 9/4F |
| 11 Dec 24+33d | Hexham | Kirkstyle Inn & Sportsmans Rest Handicap Hurdle Settled behind the front group - pushed into second before the final fence and went up alongside out front - stayed on to hit the front near the finish | 1/11 | 10-13 | 90 | 138A | 112A | Jamie Hamilton | 15/8F | |
| 08 Nov 24+23d | Hexham | bookiesbonuses.com Over 200 UK Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back of field - stayed on steadily from before the last to pass tired runners - never able to reach leading two | 3/9 | 9½ | 11-10 | 92 | 92B | 114B | Jamie Hamilton | 8/1 |
| 16 Oct 24+12d | Wetherby | Quilter Cheviot Supporting Spinal Research Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Restrained towards the back - jumping lacked consistency throughout - a spent force by the 3rd last | 9/13 | 3¼ | 11-0 | — | 114B | 104A | Jamie Hamilton | 250/1 |
| 04 Oct 24+190d | Hexham | Greenhead Hotel 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - stumbled at the first - not jumping cleanly 3 out - pushed for effort - fell adrift before 2 out - found a bit more late but flat out - kept on one-paced to finish fifth | 5/7 | 2¼ | 10-11 | — | 78C | 97C | Tom Midgley | 80/1 |
| 28 Mar 24+23d | Wetherby | Wearahatday Supporting Brain Tumour Awareness Month Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 13/15 | 11 | 11-3 | — | 34C | 91C | Tom Midgley | 100/1 |
| 05 Mar 24 | Newcastle | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 4/12 | 32 | 11-5 | — | 135C | 95C | Brian Hughes | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Forest Blaze (GB) won?
- Forest Blaze (GB) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 7 times in total (43.8% of starts).
- Who trains Forest Blaze (GB)?
- Forest Blaze (GB) is trained by Mark Walford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 March 2026.
- Who is Forest Blaze (GB)'s sire?
- Forest Blaze (GB) is by Kapgarde (FR) out of Ixora (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
- What going does Forest Blaze (GB) prefer?
- Forest Blaze (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Forest Blaze (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 27 March 2026. The highest on record is 103.
- What is Forest Blaze (GB)'s sire's record?
- Kapgarde (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,604 runs since Jan 2008 (722 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Forest Blaze (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Ixora (IRE), Forest Blaze (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Jante Law (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Jante Law (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.