Old Blue Eyes (GB)
Old Blue Eyes won one of two starts between Nov 2024 and Dec 2024. The gelding took a Class 5 maiden NH flat race at Sedgefield over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground in Nov 2024 and finished 6 of 6 at Aintree the following month in a Class 2 race. By Blue Bresil whose progeny have won 419 of 3465 runs since Jan 2008. His dam produced three winning siblings including One Eye On Vegas with four wins.
- 1–2Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- +1.25£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 30dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 118
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 118B | 103 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,534 runs since Sep 2013 (462 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 47 | 7 | 14.9% | +2.8 | — |
| Good | 918 | 103 | 11.2% | −0.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 739 | 85 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,200 | 154 | 12.8% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 577 | 75 | 13% | +0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 52 | 5 | 9.6% | −2.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −6.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 68 | 5 | 7.4% | −4.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,255 | 166 | 13.2% | +1.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,501 | 173 | 11.5% | −0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 570 | 72 | 12.6% | +0.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 93 | 10 | 10.8% | −1.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2013 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them One Eye On Vegas (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m6½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (One Eye On Vegas (GB)).
Family form: Dino Bellagio (GB) finished 3rd of 10 at Uttoxeter, 30 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Eye On Vegas (GB) | 19 | 4 | 2m3½f–2m4½f | Class 4 |
| Dino Bellagio (GB) | 24 | 4 | 1m6½f–2m½f | Class 5 |
| Nevada Samba (GB) | 1 | 1 | 1m7f | Class 5 |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 24+30d | Aintree | William Hill More Top Prices Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled behind the front pack early - holding 4th place with 4f remaining - lost touch in the final straight - eventually beaten home in 6th | 6/6 | 2 | 11-6 | 88A | 121B | Brian Hughes | 12/1 |
| 26 Nov 24 | Sedgefield | Paxtons No1 CaseIH Dealer In UK&Ireland Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Handy early - moved up on the pace 4f out - edged ahead just past 3f out - saw off pressure from 2f out - drove clear inside final furlong and held on for the win | 1/7 | 11-2 | 118B | 112B | Brian Hughes | 9/4F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Old Blue Eyes won?
- Old Blue Eyes (GB) won 1 of 2 archived starts in 2024, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Old Blue Eyes?
- Old Blue Eyes (GB) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 26 December 2024.
- Who is Old Blue Eyes's sire?
- Old Blue Eyes (GB) is by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Savingforvegas (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
- What is Old Blue Eyes's sire's record?
- Blue Bresil (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,534 runs since Sep 2013 (462 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Old Blue Eyes's siblings?
- Out of Savingforvegas (IRE), Old Blue Eyes (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: One Eye On Vegas (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (One Eye On Vegas (GB)). The wins came over 1m6½f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.