Shoot The Blues (GB)
Shoot The Blues won his bumper at Limerick in Oct 2022 on soft ground over 1m5f to 2m. The gelding has since finished placed in all three starts over hurdles, including when third of 17 in the Keith Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle at Limerick in Dec 2024 where he was the beaten favourite. All four runs have come on soft turf. His last run, at Limerick in Dec 2024, was his first for Barry Connell.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 4 (100%)Placed
- −0.50£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 266dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 123
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 123B | 101.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 123B | 101.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 3,509 runs since Jan 2008 (457 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 46 | 7 | 15.2% | +3.1 | — |
| Good | 907 | 102 | 11.2% | −0.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 731 | 83 | 11.4% | −0.7 | — |
| Soft | 1,197 | 154 | 12.9% | +0.8 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 574 | 75 | 13.1% | +1 | — |
| 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 | 1,246 | 165 | 13.2% | +1.1 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,490 | 172 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 567 | 71 | 12.5% | +0.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 91 | 10 | 11% | −1.1 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Gateway To Europe (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m1½f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Gateway To Europe (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway To Europe (GB) | 28 | 2 | 2m1½f–2m3f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Finian Maguire | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J L Gleeson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 24+307d | Limerick | Keith Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle Settled just behind pace - still in second at halfway - moved up to front after 3 out - driven approaching 2 out and overtaken before the last - couldn't find more and slipped to third close home | 3/17 | 1¾ | 11-12 | 123B | 136A | Mr Finian Maguire | 5/6F |
| 25 Feb 24+29d | Naas | Naas Racecourse Business Club Maiden Hurdle | 3/25 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 94B | 138A | Michael O'Sullivan | 11/10F |
| 27 Jan 24+461d | Fairyhouse | SBK Maiden Hurdle | 2/11 | 7 | 11-12 | 109A | 143A | Michael O'Sullivan | 7/2 |
| 2022 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 22 | Limerick | Limerick Post Newspaper Flat Race | 1/10 | 11-7 | 63A | 129A | Mr J L Gleeson | 5/2 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shoot The Blues won?
- Shoot The Blues (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trained Shoot The Blues?
- Shoot The Blues (GB) was trained by Barry Connell on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 28 December 2024.
- Who is Shoot The Blues's sire?
- Shoot The Blues (GB) is by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Polly Doodle (GB), whose sire is Fair Mix.
- What is Shoot The Blues's sire's record?
- Blue Bresil (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,509 runs since Jan 2008 (457 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Shoot The Blues's siblings?
- Out of Polly Doodle (GB), Shoot The Blues (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Gateway To Europe (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Gateway To Europe (GB)). The wins came over 2m1½f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.