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Horse profile

Simply Blue (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2011) · Last trainer Simon Burrough · Last owner Mrs Deborah Potter
by Rainbow High (GB) out of What A Scene (IRE) (Scenic)
22 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Nov 2011 — 5,459 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2011 2 wins · Wincanton Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Simply Blue (GB) is 2 from 22, both wins coming at Class 3 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2009. Last raced off 117, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 3 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating117↓ 8lb off peak
117 111–125

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 115B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 19 Feb 2011 Official rating 117 at the last run, 25 Nov 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 20 figures · best 147A · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft10130A115—
Good4137A101.5—
Soft4147A120—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m14137A115—
2m1f – 2m4f3105C101—
2m5f – 3m2115B103.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 22 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
Rainbow High (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 560 runs since Jan 2008 (48 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.9% from 132. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.2% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−6.6—
Good to Firm4812.1%−4.50 from 1
Good192105.2%−1.41 from 4
Good to Soft134107.5%+0.90 from 11
Soft951010.5%+3.91 from 5
Heavy55610.9%+4.30 from 1
Standard (AW)3300%−6.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−6.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−6.6—
1m2f – 1m4f3812.6%−40 from 1
1m5f – 2m17884.5%−2.12 from 14
2m1f – 2m4f15853.2%−3.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m1321712.9%+6.30 from 3
Over 3m42614.3%+7.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
What A Scene (IRE) (Scenic)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Scenic Route (IRE)60——
Taipan Lady (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 11 0 0% −11.00
Soft 5 1 20% +0.00
Good 4 1 25% +6.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 10 2 20% +5.00
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 7 2 29% +8.00
Newbury 5 0 0% −5.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 14 2 14% +1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rodi Greene 9 0 0% −9.00
Andrew Glassonbury 8 2 25% +7.00
Peter Toole 2 0 0% −2.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Keiran Burke 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 7 0 0% −7.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 6 2 33% +9.00
2008 7 0 0% −7.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 17 2 12% −2.00
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

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 · 7 runs
25 Nov 11+20d Newbury Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-8 117— Andrew Glassonbury 66/1
05 Nov 11+29d Wincanton totepool Elite Hurdle (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) Class 1 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 4/5 12 10-4 11796B Andrew Glassonbury 40/1
07 Oct 11+216d Newton Abbot Follow Newtonabbotrace On Twitter Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m5½f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 3 10-5 11992C Andrew Glassonbury 16/1
05 Mar 11+14d Newbury Betfair Supporting Greatwood Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Soft · 13 ran UR/13 — 10-12 119— Peter Toole 14/1
19 Feb 11+18d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Yeovil Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1¾ 10-10 119115B Peter Toole 17/2
01 Feb 11+17d Taunton 40% Better Off On Betfair SP Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 21 11-3 120119A Andrew Glassonbury 25/1
15 Jan 11+57d Kempton William Hill Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 16 ran 9/16 1¼ 11-1 123109A Andrew Glassonbury 16/1
2010 · 1 run
19 Nov 10+390d Ascot Canaccord Genuity Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 6/13 3¾ 10-6 125115A Andrew Glassonbury 50/1
2009 · 6 runs
25 Oct 09+191d Wincanton totesport Supports Spinal Injuries Association Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 1m7½f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-7 118137A Andrew Glassonbury 9/1
17 Apr 09+32d Cheltenham Gloucestershire Trainers' Championship Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 30 10-10 11894C A P McCoy 11/2
16 Mar 09+11d Taunton Staple Fitzpaine Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 4 11-6 119115A Paddy Brennan 3/1F
05 Mar 09+19d Wincanton Steven & Roy Hanney Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 1m7½f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-13 115136A Andrew Glassonbury 4/1
14 Feb 09+16d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Kingwell Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 1m7½f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 ½ 11-3 115104C Rodi Greene 66/1
29 Jan 09+34d Wincanton Bruton Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 1m7½f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 3¾ 11-4 115118A Rodi Greene 20/1
2008 · 7 runs
26 Dec 08+28d Kempton Stanjamesuk.com Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 2m · Good · 14 ran 10/14 1½ 11-0 11198C Keiran Burke 66/1
28 Nov 08+33d Newbury Fuller's London Pride 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 nse 11-0 118108A Rodi Greene 16/1
26 Oct 08+204d Wincanton Paul Nicholls Racing 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 3½ 10-12 118130A Rodi Greene 14/1
05 Apr 08+8d Aintree John Smith's Champion Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Grade 2 Class 1 · 2m1f · Good · 20 ran 19/20 24 10-12 115105C Rodi Greene 66/1
28 Mar 08+48d Newbury Sporting Index 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 1m4½f · Soft · 17 ran 2/17 3¼ 10-12 —147A Rodi Greene 8/1
09 Feb 08+39d Newbury totesport 0800 221 221 Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 1¾ 10-7 —118A Rodi Greene 100/1
01 Jan 08+70d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Taunton Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 16 ran 5/16 1¾ 10-7 —101A Rodi Greene 20/1
2007 · 1 run
23 Oct 07 Exeter Exeter 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 1m5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7/15 shd 10-12 —99C Rodi Greene 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Simply Blue won?
Simply Blue (GB) won 2 of 22 archived starts between 2007 and 2011, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 5 times in total (22.7% of starts).
Who trained Simply Blue?
Simply Blue (GB) was trained by Simon Burrough on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 25 November 2011.
Who is Simply Blue's sire?
Simply Blue (GB) is by Rainbow High (GB) out of What A Scene (IRE), whose sire is Scenic.
What going does Simply Blue prefer?
Simply Blue (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 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 Simply Blue's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 25 November 2011. The highest on record is 125.
What is Simply Blue's sire's record?
Rainbow High (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 560 runs since Jan 2008 (48 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.9% from 132. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.2% from 158.
Who are Simply Blue's siblings?
Out of What A Scene (IRE), Simply Blue (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.