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Horse profile

River Blade (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2011) · Last trainer Mark Brisbourne · Last owner Mrs Mary Brisbourne
by Needwood Blade (GB) out of River Ensign (GB) (River God I)
7 runs · 7 courses · from May 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Apr 2011 — 5,674 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2011 · 8th of 8 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

River Blade (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 4th of 8 at Redcar (Jun 2010). Last raced off 45, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 36C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ripon, 16 Apr 2011 Official rating 45 at the last run, 16 Apr 2011

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 56A · median 36
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm344A41—
Good356A32—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f556A41—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Needwood Blade (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Jan 2008 (187 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3825.3%−2.6—
Good to Firm498357%−0.90 from 3
Good572417.2%−0.70 from 3
Good to Soft275207.3%−0.6—
Soft197168.1%+0.2—
Heavy6657.6%−0.3—
Standard (AW)1,100999%+1.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f444409%+1.10 from 1
6f – 7f928687.3%−0.60 from 5
1m – 1m1f444347.7%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f386328.3%+0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m347246.9%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f1631710.4%+2.5—
2m5f – 3m3239.4%+1.5—
Over 3m200%−7.9—

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

Dam
River Ensign (GB) (River God I)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ensign's Trick (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Ensign's Trick (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ensign's Trick (GB)3926fClass 6
Misty Kit (GB)60——
Rivitivo (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Jones 2 0 0% −2.00
Micky Fenton 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieren Fox 1 0 0% −1.00
Tadhg O'Shea 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Cosgrave 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2011 · 1 run
16 Apr 11+128d Ripon Play Blackjack At Totesport.com Selling Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 7 8-7 4536C Liam Jones 22/1
2010 · 6 runs
09 Dec 10+116d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet SP+ At totesport 0800 221 221 Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 6/8 18 8-3 5024C Kieren Fox 20/1
15 Aug 10+12d Bath Bath Organics Nursery Class 6 · 5.5f · Good · 12 ran 12/12 1 8-5 5330A Tadhg O'Shea 50/1
03 Aug 10+33d Chepstow Yolk Recruitment Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 8 8-11 5332C Liam Jones 20/1
01 Jul 10+23d Yarmouth Premier Racing Free 100 Bet In 4.40 Selling Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 1¾ 8-11 —44A Pat Cosgrave 8/1
08 Jun 10+17d Redcar Racing Uk Channel 432 Maiden Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 ¾ 8-9 —56A Micky Fenton 8/1
22 May 10 Chester Crabbies 'Tickety Boo' Alcoholic Ginger Beer E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 2¾ 9-3 —41A Micky Fenton 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has River Blade won?
River Blade (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2010 and 2011.
Who trained River Blade?
River Blade (GB) was trained by Mark Brisbourne on the most recent run on record, at Ripon on 16 April 2011.
Who is River Blade's sire?
River Blade (GB) is by Needwood Blade (GB) out of River Ensign (GB), whose sire is River God I.
What is River Blade's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 16 April 2011. The highest on record is 53.
What is River Blade's sire's record?
Needwood Blade (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Jan 2008 (187 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are River Blade's siblings?
Out of River Ensign (GB), River Blade (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ensign's Trick (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Ensign's Trick (GB)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2010. 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.