Karoo Blue (IRE)
Karoo Blue (IRE) is 2 from 15. Hasn't won since Aug 2007. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 89.
- 2–15Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 6 (40%)Placed
- −2.50£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.74Fair A/E n=15 · 1.46 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 33dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 141 | 22 | 15.6% | +2.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 2,367 | 353 | 14.9% | +1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 2,866 | 382 | 13.3% | 0 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,378 | 135 | 9.8% | −3.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,618 | 172 | 10.6% | −2.7 | — |
| Heavy | 477 | 40 | 8.4% | −4.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,905 | 588 | 15.1% | +1.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 245 | 31 | 12.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,817 | 357 | 12.7% | −0.6 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,292 | 455 | 13.8% | +0.5 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,812 | 544 | 14.3% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,699 | 224 | 13.2% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 629 | 61 | 9.7% | −3.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 230 | 18 | 7.8% | −5.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 30 | 3 | 10% | −3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Red Linnet (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Red Linnet (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Linnet (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Red Copper (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redcar | 3 | 2 | 67% | +9.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Durcan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Richard Mullen | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Darryll Holland | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| J-P Guillambert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ahmed Ajtebi | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J F Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stanley Chin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 2 | 15% | −0.50 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.00 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Karoo Blue won?
- Karoo Blue (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2006 and 2007, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Karoo Blue?
- Karoo Blue (IRE) was trained by Clive Brittain on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 6 October 2007.
- Who is Karoo Blue's sire?
- Karoo Blue (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Red Conquest (GB), whose sire is Lycius.
- What going does Karoo Blue prefer?
- Karoo Blue (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Karoo Blue's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 6 October 2007. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Karoo Blue's sire's record?
- Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
- Who are Karoo Blue's siblings?
- Out of Red Conquest (GB), Karoo Blue (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Red Linnet (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Red Linnet (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.