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Horse profile

Shan Blue (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2025) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner Colm Donlon
by Shantou (USA) out of Lady Roberta (IRE) (Bob Back)
24 runs · 12 courses · from Mar 2019
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Feb 2025 — 634 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2025 · 7th of 9 4 wins · Kempton, Wetherby & Southwell Last raced off OR 137
KTB Profile

Shan Blue won four of 24 starts on turf, including the Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices Chase at Kempton in Dec 2020, a Grade 1 success over 2m5f to 3m on good to soft. All three chase wins came on good to soft, two of them at Wetherby. The gelding, aged 11 at his last run in Feb 2025, finished 7 of 9 in the Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase at Sandown off an official rating of 137, 15lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 24 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating137↓ 15lb off peak
137 135–152

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 13 Nov 2024

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 →

Jumps 17 figures · best 141C · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft9131C80—
Soft5141C94—
Heavy2138B98—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m7141C105—
2m1f – 2m4f7138B74—
Over 3m280B71.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 24 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 24 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 13 Nov 2024 Official rating 137 at the last run, 1 Feb 2025

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 19 figures · best 148A · median 134
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft9148A136—
Soft6137A130—
Heavy3145A139—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8139B135—
2m5f – 3m7143B133—
Over 3m2148A136—
1m5f – 2m2145A139.5—

Of 24 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 24 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 from 3 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,28931113.6%00 from 1
Good to Soft1,43017612.3%−1.33 from 12
Soft2,61136313.9%+0.30 from 7
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.31 from 4
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%01 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,71137813.9%+0.31 from 9
2m5f – 3m2,33933414.3%+0.72 from 11
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.80 from 2

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
Lady Roberta (IRE) (Bob Back)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 12 3 25% −5.09
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Heavy 4 1 25% −2.71
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 12 1 8% −9.25
Class 2 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 3 2 67% +1.16
Class 5 2 1 50% −0.71
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 5 0 0% −5.00
Wetherby 5 2 40% −0.84
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +1.75
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 1 100% +0.29
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 11 2 18% −6.34
2m1f – 2m4f 9 1 11% −6.75
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% −0.71

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 22 4 18% −13.80
Kielan Woods 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 19 4 21% −10.80
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 4 0 0% −4.00
2020 6 3 50% +0.91
2019 4 1 25% −2.71

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 16 3 19% −9.09
Hurdle 7 1 14% −5.71
NH 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 1 run
01 Feb 25+50d Sandown Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Heavy · 9 ran Settled near the back - clumsy at the opening fence - driven along and struggling by the home bend with nothing left to give 7/9 24 11-10 13758C114C Harry Skelton 12/1
2024 · 3 runs
13 Dec 24+30d Cheltenham Unibet Middle Distance Veterans' Chase Series Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled towards the rear - hampered by a fallen rival at the 6th - dropped away without threatening and finished well behind 7/10 25 11-5 14160C105C Harry Skelton 3/1F
13 Nov 24+270d Bangor-on-Dee Portek Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran Travelled wide in touch with the pack early - moved into second at the 9th and held that spot briefly - hit the front turning for home from the 12th until 4 out - regained command soon after - pushed along and overtaken before 2 out - jolted at that point - slipped back out of the places between the last two - faded approaching the final fence 4/10 3¼ 12-0 14294A133A Harry Skelton 13/2
17 Feb 24+56d Ascot Injured Jockeys Fund Ambassadors Programme Swinley Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 ½ 11-5 14390A141A Harry Skelton 5/1
2023 · 3 runs
23 Dec 23+14d Ascot Howden Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 19f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 hd 11-8 14262B134B Harry Skelton 11/1
09 Dec 23+21d Chepstow Coral Welsh Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 23.5f · Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-7 147—— Kielan Woods 20/1
18 Nov 23+327d Cheltenham Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-7 140—— Harry Skelton 12/1
2022 · 3 runs
26 Dec 22+261d Wetherby William Hill Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-3 148—— Sean Quinlan 5/2F
09 Apr 22+23d Aintree Betway Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 25f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 11-5 14880B148A Harry Skelton 5/2F
17 Mar 22+138d Cheltenham Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 1¼ 11-10 14891C126C Harry Skelton 10/1
2021 · 4 runs
30 Oct 21+204d Wetherby bet365 Charlie Hall Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 11-3 148—— Harry Skelton 2/1F
09 Apr 21+22d Aintree Betway Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 25f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 32 11-4 15063C124C Harry Skelton 9/2
18 Mar 21+40d Cheltenham Marsh Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 4 11-4 15268A136A Harry Skelton 10/1
06 Feb 21+42d Sandown Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 3¾ 11-4 152138B139B Harry Skelton 2/1J
2020 · 6 runs
26 Dec 20+57d Kempton Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 152110B134B Harry Skelton 7/4F
30 Oct 20+16d Wetherby bet365 Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-10 146105C143B Harry Skelton 10/11F
14 Oct 20+217d Wetherby Sixt Car Hire Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-2 13974A137B Harry Skelton 5/4F
11 Mar 20+34d Cheltenham Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 4 11-7 139112B123A Harry Skelton 100/1
06 Feb 20+26d Huntingdon Betway Sidney Banks Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 11 11-4 139131C134B Harry Skelton 3/1
11 Jan 20+27d Warwick Ballymore Leamington Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 2¼ 11-0 135141C127B Harry Skelton 11/4F
2019 · 4 runs
15 Dec 19+16d Southwell Watch Sky Sports Racing In HD Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 10-12 ——145A Harry Skelton 2/7F
29 Nov 19+28d Newbury Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boosts Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran F/11 — 10-12 ——— Harry Skelton 10/3F
01 Nov 19+236d Wetherby Enjoy The Jumps On Racing Tv Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 1 10-12 ——137A Harry Skelton 11/8F
10 Mar 19 Warwick Northamptonshire Britains Best Surprise Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 ¾ 11-2 —92A134A Harry Skelton 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shan Blue won?
Shan Blue (IRE) won 4 of 24 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 11 times in total (45.8% of starts).
Who trained Shan Blue?
Shan Blue (IRE) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 1 February 2025.
Who is Shan Blue's sire?
Shan Blue (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Lady Roberta (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What going does Shan Blue prefer?
Shan Blue (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Shan Blue's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 137, from the run on 1 February 2025. The highest on record is 152.
What is Shan Blue's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

Record shown from March 2019. 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.