Inner City Blues (IRE)
Inner City Blues won two of four starts on turf, including the Group 2 Kingdom Of Bahrain July Stakes at Newmarket in Jul 2026. Both wins came over 6f – 7f, one on good ground at York in Jun 2026 and the other on good to firm at Newmarket. The colt finished 6 of 11 at Ascot in Oct 2026 when last raced off OR 109. He is by Blue Point out of a Muhaarar mare.
- 2–4Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 2 (50%)Placed
- −0.73£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 109Highest OR
- 26dBetween runs (median)longest 79 d
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 86
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 72A | 69 | 2 runs · 72 / 69 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 98C | 92 | 2 runs · 98 / 92 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 98C | 79 | 4 runs · 98 / 79 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 25 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 4 analysed runs since Jun 2026
- Held up 2 (50%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14% of 3,440 runs since Apr 2023 (418 horses).
Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.4% from 211.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 0 | 0% | −14 | — |
| Good to Firm | 627 | 87 | 13.9% | −0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 791 | 97 | 12.3% | −1.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 340 | 57 | 16.8% | +2.8 | — |
| Soft | 394 | 49 | 12.4% | −1.6 | — |
| Heavy | 113 | 14 | 12.4% | −1.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,165 | 176 | 15.1% | +1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 659 | 89 | 13.5% | −0.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,880 | 266 | 14.1% | +0.1 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 621 | 96 | 15.5% | +1.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 211 | 22 | 10.4% | −3.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 49 | 5 | 10.2% | −3.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −3.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2023 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ironwill (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Ironwill (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironwill (IRE) | 12 | 3 | 5f–7f | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.56 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
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 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 26+21d | Ascot | Qatar Racing British Champions Day Two-Year-Old Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - niggled over 2f out - drifted right and gained a little ground over 1f out - never threatened and finished 6th | 6/11 | 2½ | 9-7 | 109 | 66A | 95A | William Buick | 7/1 |
| 26 Sep 26+79d | Newmarket | Tattersalls Middle Park Stakes (Group 1) Sat behind the front pair early - pushed along and driven approaching 2f out - drifted right inside the final furlong - faded late to finish fifth | 5/7 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 109 | 86A | 98A | William Buick | 6/4F |
| 09 Jul 26+26d | Newmarket | Kingdom Of Bahrain July Stakes (Group 2) Settled towards the back - asked for effort and gained rapid ground with 1f left - hit the front in the final furlong and drew clear for a comfortable success | 1/3 | 9-2 | — | 98C | 103C | William Buick | 5/6F | |
| 13 Jun 26 | York | Tomahawk Restaurants Supporting Macmillan EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled off the pace early - urged forward approaching the 3f marker - eased over to the inside and moved through to join the front rank 2f out - asserted before the final furlong and stayed on top to the line | 1/7 | 9-7 | — | 72A | 90A | William Buick | 4/9F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Inner City Blues won?
- Inner City Blues (IRE) won 2 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Inner City Blues?
- Inner City Blues (IRE) is trained by Charlie Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Inner City Blues's sire?
- Inner City Blues (IRE) is by Blue Point (IRE) out of Dancin Inthestreet (GB), whose sire is Muhaarar.
- What is Inner City Blues's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 17 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Inner City Blues's sire's record?
- Blue Point (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14% of 3,440 runs since Apr 2023 (418 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.4% from 211.
- Who are Inner City Blues's siblings?
- Out of Dancin Inthestreet (GB), Inner City Blues (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ironwill (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Ironwill (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.