Laurie Blue (IRE)
Laurie Blue is a mare who won one of 15 starts on turf. She took the Railway Bar Maiden Hurdle at Roscommon in Aug 2025 over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft off an official rating of 97. All her wins have come at that trip and on good to soft. Typically held up, she last ran at Kilbeggan in Sep 2026 in the Midland Breeders Mares Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 92, 10lb below her highest ever mark of 102.
- 1–15Wins / Runs
- 6.7%Strike rate
- 2 (13.3%)Placed
- −10.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.62Fair A/E n=15 · 1.25 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 31dBetween runs (median)longest 426 d
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 92
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 to Soft | 5 | 92B | 77 | 2 runs · 87 / 79 |
| Good | 2 | 94C | 91 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 115B | 66 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 92B | 79 | 2 runs · 87 / 79 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 115B | 91 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 15 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 11 analysed runs since May 2025
- Prominent 4 (36%) · 0 wins
- Led 3 (27%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 3 (27%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,954 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 233 | 28 | 12% | +1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 3,032 | 343 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,449 | 161 | 11.1% | +1 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 2,230 | 204 | 9.1% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 937 | 64 | 6.8% | −3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 71 | 3 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 71 | 1 | 1.4% | −8.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,792 | 169 | 9.4% | −0.7 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,856 | 295 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,528 | 265 | 10.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 670 | 72 | 10.7% | +0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · 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 The Lion Man (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (The Lion Man (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lion Man (IRE) | 33 | 1 | 3m | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Gainford | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss M Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.00 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Sep 26+55d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Midland Breeders Mares Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back early - lost touch and tailed off before 4 out - eased and pulled up before 3 out | PU/16 | — | 10-9 | 92 | — | — | Jordan Gainford | 33/1 |
| 10 Jul 26+40d | Cork | Kelkab Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (0-100) close behind the pace early - fourth at the 5th - dropped away after 4f out - faded without ever threatening - was eased and pulled up approaching 2 out | PU/23 | — | 11-8 | 94 | — | — | Jack Kennedy | 20/1 |
| 31 May 26+18d | Kilbeggan | Midland Veterinary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat close to the front group early - into the pack by halfway - dropped away after 2 out and found nothing further - well held in 13th | 13/13 | 7 | 11-9 | 95 | 87C | 79C | Keith Donoghue | 13/2 |
| 13 May 26+195d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Went straight to the front - began labouring before losing top spot approaching the last then slipped further back - unable to find more on the run-in finishing fourth | 4/19 | hd | 11-8 | 94 | 71B | 126A | Keith Donoghue | 25/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 25+31d | Thurles | Racing Again November 20th Beginners Chase Held up behind the front group early - dropped through the pack from 3rd to towards the back before the 6th - eased out of contention six from home | PU/11 | — | 11-5 | 95 | — | — | Jordan Gainford | 14/1 |
| 29 Sep 25+33d | Roscommon | Ballymore Group Irish EBF Kilbegnet Novice Chase (Grade 3) Held up early - lost touch with the pack through the middle stages - finished well behind | 6/6 | 34 | 10-8 | — | 35C | 92C | Jordan Gainford | 300/1 |
| 27 Aug 25+22d | Bellewstown | Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the back by halfway - 8th three out - driven but made no headway and held late | 7/15 | 3½ | 11-10 | 97 | 94C | 96C | Jordan Gainford | 8/1 |
| 05 Aug 25+14d | Roscommon | Railway Bar Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Went straight to front - clear by a length before four out - stumbled three out - driven on shortly after - overtaken approaching two out - rallied gamely to regain command in the last 150 yards and drew clear | 1/15 | 10-11 | 97 | 92B | 125A | Jordan Gainford | 4/1 | |
| 22 Jul 25+12d | Ballinrobe | BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Shared the front early - went ahead after the 1st then lost that spot before the 2nd - slipped further back to 3rd and 4th around halfway - pushed along from 3 out with little response before the last - eased back to finish 5th | 5/9 | 5½ | 10-6 | 100 | 88A | 100A | Jordan Gainford | 40/1 |
| 10 Jul 25+41d | Leopardstown | Hurling For Cancer Research Supported By Centra On 18th August (Q.R.) Race Refused to line up - took no part | RR/5 | — | 10-4 | — | — | — | Miss M Walsh | 80/1 |
| 30 May 25+13d | Tramore | Curraghmore Beginners Chase Settled midfield early - suffered a heavy knock at the 4th and slipped backwards then driven with no response 4 out - never featured in the finish | 8/12 | 8½ | 11-5 | — | 77C | 87C | Jordan Gainford | 28/1 |
| 17 May 25+426d | Wexford | Wexford Racecourse Mares Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - 7th at halfway - lost momentum before 4 out - eased down and taken out of contention approaching 2 out | PU/14 | — | 11-7 | 102 | — | — | Jordan Gainford | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Mar 24+14d | Down Royal | Bluegrasshorsefeed.com Maiden Hurdle | 6/20 | 2¼ | 10-11 | — | 115B | 112A | Jordan Gainford | 150/1 |
| 03 Mar 24+65d | Leopardstown | QuinnBet Hurdle | 5/6 | 99 | 10-9 | — | 17C | 98C | Jordan Gainford | 150/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 23 | Leopardstown | Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle | 6/8 | 74 | 11-5 | — | — | 110C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 150/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Laurie Blue won?
- Laurie Blue (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 2 times in total (13.3% of starts).
- Who trains Laurie Blue?
- Laurie Blue (IRE) is trained by E D Delany, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 September 2026.
- Who is Laurie Blue's sire?
- Laurie Blue (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Just Smart (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
- What going does Laurie Blue prefer?
- Laurie Blue (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Laurie Blue's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 3 September 2026. The highest on record is 102.
- What is Laurie Blue's sire's record?
- Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,954 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
- Who are Laurie Blue's siblings?
- Out of Just Smart (IRE), Laurie Blue (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: The Lion Man (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (The Lion Man (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Nov 2026.