How many races has Groovy Blue won?

Groovy Blue (GB) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).

Who trains Groovy Blue?

Groovy Blue (GB) is trained by Ben Pauling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 December 2025.

Who is Groovy Blue's sire?

Groovy Blue (GB) is by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Miss Izzy (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.

What going does Groovy Blue prefer?

Groovy Blue (GB) has the best record on good 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 Groovy Blue's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 14 December 2025. That is also the highest on record.

Who are Groovy Blue's siblings?

Out of Miss Izzy (IRE), Groovy Blue (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Groovy Blue (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Ben Pauling · Owner Dan Donoghue Hilary Pridham

by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Miss Izzy (IRE) (Old Vic)

9 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2023

As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

2 wins · Market Rasen & Fontwell Beaten favourite LTO Last run 14 Dec 2025 Last raced off OR 112

KTB Profile

Groovy Blue is 2 from 9 on turf, with both wins at 2m1f – 2m4f. He won a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Market Rasen on good ground in Mar 2025 and an open NH flat race at Fontwell on good to soft in May 2024, each on his first visit to the track. Typically held up, he was beaten favourite when last seen off a mark of 112 at Southwell in Dec 2025.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Typically prominent

2–9Wins / Runs
22.2%Strike rate
2 (22.2%)Placed
+3.25£1 level staken=9 at SP
1.55Fair A/E n=9 · 1.32 incl. margin
112Highest OR
48dBetween runs (median)longest 193 d

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 6 May 2025

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 7 figures · best 136^A · median 83

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Good	4	114^B	86	1 run · —
Good to Soft	3	136^A	83	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	5	136^A	112	1 run · —
1m5f – 2m	2	83^A	38.5	—

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128^B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 6 Nov 2025 Official rating 112 at the last run, 14 Dec 2025

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 7 figures · best 136^A · median 119

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Good	4	128^B	122.5	1 run · —
Good to Soft	3	136^A	103	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	5	136^A	126	1 run · —
1m5f – 2m	2	103^A	101	—

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 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 from 7 analysed runs since Nov 2024

Prominent 6 (86%) · 1 win
Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Blue Bresil (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 3,530 runs since Sep 2013 (461 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	1	0	0%	−12.2	—
Good to Firm	47	7	14.9%	+2.7	—
Good	917	103	11.2%	−1	1 from 4
Good to Soft	738	85	11.5%	−0.7	1 from 5
Soft	1,198	154	12.9%	+0.7	—
Heavy	577	75	13%	+0.8	—
Standard (AW)	52	5	9.6%	−2.6	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	10	1	10%	−2.2	—
1m – 1m1f	37	2	5.4%	−6.8	—
1m2f – 1m4f	68	5	7.4%	−4.8	—
1m5f – 2m	1,253	166	13.2%	+1	0 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f	1,499	173	11.5%	−0.7	2 from 7
2m5f – 3m	570	72	12.6%	+0.4	—
Over 3m	93	10	10.8%	−1.4	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Miss Izzy (IRE) (Old Vic)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Chat To Charlie (IRE)	6	0	—	—
Old Lonesome Me (IRE)	5	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good to Soft	5	1	20%	+5.00
Good	4	1	25%	−1.75

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 4	7	1	14%	−4.75
Class 2	1	0	0%	−1.00
Class 5	1	1	100%	+9.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Southwell	1	0	0%	−1.00
Sedgefield	1	0	0%	−1.00
Worcester	1	0	0%	−1.00
Market Rasen	1	1	100%	+1.25
Ascot	1	0	0%	−1.00
Doncaster	1	0	0%	−1.00
Kempton	1	0	0%	−1.00
Fontwell	1	1	100%	+9.00
Newbury	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2m1f – 2m4f	7	2	29%	+5.25
1m5f – 2m	2	0	0%	−2.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Ben Jones	7	2	29%	+5.25
Sean Quinlan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Joe Anderson	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2025	5	1	20%	−2.75
2024	3	1	33%	+7.00
2023	1	0	0%	−1.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	5	1	20%	−2.75
Chase	2	0	0%	−2.00
NH Flat	2	1	50%	+8.00

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
2025 · 5 runs
14 Dec 25+38d	Southwell	BetWright Bangers N'Cash Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran settled in the pack early - shared third behind the front two after the 6th - lost touch from 3 out - dropped away and was pulled up before 2 out	PU/7	—	11-6	112	—	—	Ben Jones	2/1F
06 Nov 25+184d	Sedgefield	Michael & Olivia Watson Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 7 ran Sat close up until the fifth - pushed along after two out - stayed on into third but unable to trouble those ahead	3/7	¾	11-12	108	49^A	128^B	Sean Quinlan	7/1
06 May 25+51d	Worcester	Rhys Parrys Big 60th Hurdle Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 14 ran Sat behind the pace early - improved into second approaching three out - hit the front before the second last - under pressure before the final fence - overtaken on the run to the line - form gave way soon after finishing fifth	5/14	2¾	11-4	109	114^B	119^A	Ben Jones	9/1
16 Mar 25+29d	Market Rasen	Watch On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 8 ran Settled behind pace - went to front approaching two out - driven clear but scrambled last - kept finding to the line	1/8		11-7	109	112^A	126^A	Ben Jones	5/4F
15 Feb 25+48d	Ascot	Betfair Racing Podcasts Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m3½f · Good · 4 ran Tracked the leading duo - drifted left three out - moved into second entering the home bend - lost fluency two out and soon dropped away to finish third	3/4	9½	11-2	—	60^C	117^B	Ben Jones	12/1
2024 · 3 runs
29 Dec 24+34d	Doncaster	Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort and lost ground before 3 out - dropped far adrift and eased out of contention after 3 out	PU/5	—	11-0	—	—	—	Ben Jones	13/2
25 Nov 24+193d	Kempton	EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up handy early - drifted off a straight line before third then driven up before two out - little response into the last and held on for sixth	6/11	7½	11-0	—	83^A	103^A	Ben Jones	15/2
16 May 24+189d	Fontwell	Watch Live Racing At Starsports.Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran	1/12		11-2	—	136^A	136^A	Ben Jones	9/1
2023 · 1 run
09 Nov 23	Newbury	British Horse Society Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran	8/13	9½	10-11	—	-6^C	99^C	Joe Anderson	11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Groovy Blue won?: Groovy Blue (GB) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trains Groovy Blue?: Groovy Blue (GB) is trained by Ben Pauling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 December 2025.
Who is Groovy Blue's sire?: Groovy Blue (GB) is by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Miss Izzy (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What going does Groovy Blue prefer?: Groovy Blue (GB) has the best record on good 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 Groovy Blue's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 14 December 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Groovy Blue's sire's record?: Blue Bresil (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 3,530 runs since Sep 2013 (461 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Groovy Blue's siblings?: Out of Miss Izzy (IRE), Groovy Blue (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 7 analysed runs since Nov 2024

Pedigree intelligence

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