Shining Blue (IRE)
Shining Blue (IRE) is 4 from 11. Hasn't won since May 2023. 3 of 7 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 0 from 3 on softer.
- 4–11Wins / Runs
- 36.4%Strike rate
- 5 (45.5%)Placed
- +2.62£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.42Fair A/E n=11 · 1.23 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 47dAvg between runs
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 109
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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 109A | 98.5 | — |
| Good | 3 | 140A | 97 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 87C | 75.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 140A | 92.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 100A | 97 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 198 | 41 | 20.7% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,251 | 399 | 12.3% | +0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 3,146 | 328 | 10.4% | −1.5 | 2 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,310 | 130 | 9.9% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,194 | 94 | 7.9% | −4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 273 | 25 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,653 | 882 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,860 | 521 | 13.5% | +1.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 8,004 | 950 | 11.9% | 0 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,752 | 289 | 10.5% | −1.4 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,025 | 102 | 10% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 273 | 26 | 9.5% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 102 | 10 | 9.8% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.8 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them French Twist (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Night Purosangue (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Twist (GB) | 20 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 6 |
| Night Purosangue (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Royal Castle (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.50 |
| Good | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +2.12 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Ripon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.33 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.71 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Tudhope | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.45 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stefano Cherchi | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 4 | 40% | +3.62 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.50 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 | 43% | −1.88 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 23+42d | Goodwood | William Hill Handicap | 3/6 | 2½ | 9-12 | 108 | 67A | 103B | Kieran Shoemark | 11/2 |
| 15 Jul 23+29d | Newmarket | bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 13/15 | ½ | 9-12 | 109 | 87C | 96A | Rob Hornby | 12/1 |
| 16 Jun 23+20d | York | Seat Unique Ganton Stakes (Listed) | 2/5 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 109 | 99C | 100B | Daniel Muscutt | 10/11F |
| 27 May 23+228d | York | Reg Bond Always And Forever Handicap | 1/10 | 10-2 | 103 | 98A | 118A | Daniel Muscutt | 15/2 | |
| 11 Oct 22+38d | Leicester | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap | 5/9 | nk | 9-9 | 97 | 109A | 92A | Daniel Tudhope | 3/1F |
| 03 Sep 22+16d | Ascot | National Racehorse Week Handicap | 16/16 | nse | 9-2 | 99 | 64C | 84A | Neil Callan | 4/1F |
| 18 Aug 22+20d | York | Clipper Logistics Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 6/18 | 1½ | 9-6 | 100 | 97C | 94A | Frankie Dettori | 9/1 |
| 29 Jul 22+36d | Goodwood | Coral Golden Mile Handicap | 18/18 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 100 | 79C | 73A | Pat Cosgrave | 12/1 |
| 23 Jun 22+28d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Seaton Delaval Handicap | 1/6 | 9-0 | 94 | 100A | 94B | Daniel Tudhope | 8/13F | |
| 26 May 22+10d | Ripon | Evening Racing Again Wednesday 1st June Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 10-6 | — | 84A | 102A | Stefano Cherchi | 4/6F | |
| 16 May 22 | Leicester | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 10-2 | — | 140A | 101A | Daniel Tudhope | 5/6F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shining Blue (IRE) won?
- Shining Blue (IRE) won 4 of 11 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 36.4%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).
- Who trained Shining Blue (IRE)?
- Shining Blue (IRE) was trained by Saeed bin Suroor on the most recent run on record, at Goodwood on 26 August 2023.
- Who is Shining Blue (IRE)'s sire?
- Shining Blue (IRE) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Braided (USA), whose sire is Elusive Quality.
- What going does Shining Blue (IRE) prefer?
- Shining Blue (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Shining Blue (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 26 August 2023. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Shining Blue (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
- Who are Shining Blue (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Braided (USA), Shining Blue (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: French Twist (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Night Purosangue (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.