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Horse profile

Make It Blossom (IRE)

8yo mare (at last run, Oct 2010) · Last trainer John G Carr · Last owner Mrs Hilary Brady
by Bob Back (USA) out of Strategic Ploy (GB) (Deploy)
18 runs · 14 courses · from Feb 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Oct 2010 — 5,834 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2010 · 4th of 12 Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Make It Blossom (IRE) is yet to win from 18 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 3rd of 11 at Sedgefield (Sep 2010). Last raced off 72, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating72↓ 15lb off peak
72 69–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 31 Oct 2010 Official rating 72 at the last jumps run, 31 Oct 2010

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 45C the best of the last 1 rated run · Tramore, 12 Sep 2008

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 15 figures · best 101C · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good682C78.5—
Soft491A87.5—
Good to Soft291C84.5—
Good to Firm279C78—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9101C82—
2m1f – 2m4f378A77—
1m5f – 2m384C79—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 18 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 · 16 figures from 18 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Bob Back (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm24416.7%+4.9—
Good to Firm2683713.8%+20 from 2
Good97610010.2%−1.60 from 6
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.70 from 2
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.40 from 7
Heavy79410613.4%+1.60 from 1
Standard (AW)24416.7%+4.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−8.5—
1m5f – 2m86311012.7%+0.90 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.80 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.70 from 10
Over 3m300299.7%−2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Strategic Ploy (GB) (Deploy)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Vino Vino Cavo (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Vino Vino Cavo (IRE)2322m–2m4f—
Definite Deploy (IRE)612m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cartmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 0 0% −10.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Quinlan 3 0 0% −3.00
P W Flood 3 0 0% −3.00
Denis O'Regan 2 0 0% −2.00
Davy Condon 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Keith Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Dave Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M Fahey 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Dobbin 1 0 0% −1.00
Alain Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R J Kiely 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 6 0 0% −6.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 9 0 0% −9.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 17 0 0% −17.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
31 Oct 10+33d Carlisle Lloyd Mini Countryman Amateur Riders' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 shd 10-3 7291A Jack Quinlan 15/2
28 Sep 10+29d Sedgefield Roflow Environmental Engineering Supports SSAFA Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 16 10-12 7479B Mark Quinlan 9/1
30 Aug 10+2d Cartmel Jean Conron 60th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 5 10-10 7875C Mark Quinlan 16/1
28 Aug 10+58d Cartmel A.F. Connell Family And Friends 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Class 5 · 17f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 2¾ 11-2 7878A Mark Quinlan 6/1
01 Jul 10+31d Perth Totesuper7 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 16 ran 7/16 1¾ 10-11 7874C Keith Donoghue 66/1
31 May 10+564d Cartmel A F Connell Friends And Family Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 18 10-11 8082C Denis O'Regan 22/1
13 Nov 08+62d Ludlow Onny Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-2 85— Dave Crosse 28/1
12 Sep 08+247d Tramore Waterford & Tramore Supporters Club (QR) Maiden 14f · Soft · 13 ran 12/13 shd 10-11 —45C Mr M Fahey 33/1
09 Jan 08+12d Musselburgh Country Refreshments Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-13 87— Tony Dobbin 7/1
28 Dec 07+12d Limerick Woodlands House Hotel H'cap H'dle (rated 74-102) 21f · Heavy · 17 ran 4/17 ½ 10-2 70101C Davy Condon 20/1
16 Dec 07+126d Navan Betfair Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 22f · Good To Yielding · 28 ran 13/28 hd 9-9 7178C Alain Cawley 20/1
12 Aug 07+23d Downpatrick Www.patohare.com Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 22f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 3/12 11 10-10 6991C Davy Condon 7/1
20 Jul 07+34d Kilbeggan T. Scanlon Bar & Restaurant Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 24f · Soft · 16 ran 4/16 8 9-13 7491C P W Flood 20/1
16 Jun 07+15d Limerick Walsh Western Jockeys Challenge Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 22f · Good · 18 ran 8/18 10 10-1 7580C Mr R J Kiely 25/1
01 Jun 07+55d Tramore Rockets Of The Metal Man Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 20f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 7/16 14 10-10 7777C P W Flood 16/1
07 Apr 07+21d Cork Buttevant Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 22 ran 18/22 2 11-7 7879C Denis O'Regan 50/1
17 Mar 07+41d Wexford Arctic Tack Stud Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 16 ran 14/16 12 10-13 —68C Barry Geraghty 33/1
04 Feb 07 Punchestown Eadestown G.A.A. Club Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 22 ran 15/22 1 11-7 —84C P W Flood 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Make It Blossom (IRE) won?
Make It Blossom (IRE) has yet to win, from 18 archived starts between 2007 and 2010. Placed 4 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Make It Blossom (IRE)?
Make It Blossom (IRE) was trained by John G Carr on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 31 October 2010.
Who is Make It Blossom (IRE)'s sire?
Make It Blossom (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Strategic Ploy (GB), whose sire is Deploy.
What is Make It Blossom (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 31 October 2010. The highest on record is 87.
What is Make It Blossom (IRE)'s sire's record?
Bob Back (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Make It Blossom (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Strategic Ploy (GB), Make It Blossom (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Vino Vino Cavo (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.