Horse profile
Simply Blue (GB)
31 runs · 14 courses · from May 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Wolverhampton (AW)
Last run 22 Apr 2026 · 5th of 9
Last raced off OR 61
KTB Profile
Simply Blue is 2 from 31 with both wins at Wolverhampton (AW) in Class 6 and Class 5 handicaps over 6f – 7f on Standard (AW) going. The gelding has never won on turf from 14 starts. He won at Wolverhampton (AW) in Apr 2026 and finished 5 of 9 at Catterick in the same month. Last raced off OR 61, 22lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 31 archived runs · run-style from 25 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 22lb off peak
- 2–31Wins / Runs
- 6.5%Strike rate
- 10 (32.3%)Placed
- −22.17£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 0.54Fair A/E n=31 · 0.46 incl. margin
- 83Highest OR
- 24dAvg 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.
Official rating61↓ 22lb off peak
61
55–83
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 100
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 108A | 92 | 14 runs · 99 / 92 |
| Good | 7 | 100A | 86 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 92A | 78.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 101B | 96 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 22 | 108A | 92 | 11 runs · 100 / 92 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 99A | 78 | 4 runs · 99 / 88 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 92A | 91 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 31 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 from 25 analysed runs since May 2025
- Held up 8 (32%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 7 (28%) · 1 win
- Prominent 6 (24%) · 1 win
- Led 4 (16%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 14% of 3,403 runs since Jan 2008 (415 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 17% from 336. Weakest on heavy going: 11% from 109. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.5% from 209.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 0 | 0% | −14 | — |
| Good to Firm | 627 | 87 | 13.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 791 | 97 | 12.3% | −1.7 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 336 | 57 | 17% | +3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 385 | 49 | 12.7% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 109 | 12 | 11% | −3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,145 | 173 | 15.1% | +1.1 | 2 from 17 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 655 | 88 | 13.4% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,866 | 264 | 14.1% | +0.1 | 2 from 22 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 608 | 94 | 15.5% | +1.5 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 209 | 22 | 10.5% | −3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 45 | 5 | 11.1% | −2.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −3.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourgeoisie (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Havanista (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 2 | 12% | −8.17 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.67 |
| Class 6 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 9 | 2 | 22% | −0.17 |
| Chester | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 22 | 2 | 9% | −13.17 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Bradley | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Laura Pearson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Connor Planas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ashley Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonny Peate | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 10 | 2 | 20% | −1.17 |
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1 | 6% | −13.67 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Apr 26+16d | Catterick | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Settled towards the back of the field - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong to finish 5th | 5/9 | 1 | 9-2 | 61 | 100A | 75A | Hector Crouch | 20/1 |
| 06 Apr 26+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On X Handicap (Div 2) Settled in the pack early - urged forward approaching 2f out - boxed in with a furlong left - driven late to burst through and get up right on the line | 1/9 | 9-6 | 57 | 96A | 85A | Hector Crouch | 7/2 | |
| 17 Mar 26+4d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Held a spot around midpack wide - dropped back before the 2f marker - faded through the closing stages to finish tenth | 10/10 | 3¼ | 8-13 | 55 | 81A | 42A | Callum Shepherd | 6/1 |
| 13 Mar 26+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) Pulled hard early - went clear in front - pressed for effort with 2f left - edge shrinking into final furlong - caught near the line for second | 2/6 | 1½ | 9-4 | 55 | 98A | 71B | Paddy Bradley | 5/1 |
| 25 Feb 26+20d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Settled in the pack - urged forward with 3f left - dropped back approaching the final furlong - finished the race steadily in ninth | 9/12 | ½ | 8-5 | 57 | 78A | 58A | Ashley Lewis | 10/1 |
| 05 Feb 26+14d | Southwell (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Travelled wide early - among the front group - pushed along over 2f out then dropped away - finished 8th beaten 3.5 lengths | 8/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | 58 | 92A | 68A | Paddy Bradley | 14/1 |
| 22 Jan 26+11d | Southwell (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Settled in mid-division - driven forward 2f out - ran on with purpose inside the last - claimed third close home but could not close on the front pair | 3/9 | shd | 9-8 | 58 | 91A | 78A | Paddy Bradley | 16/1 |
| 11 Jan 26+7d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap Slow to settle - held up towards the back - never involved - finished well beaten in 8th | 8/8 | 4¾ | 9-9 | 60 | 37A | 42A | Jonny Peate | 15/2 |
| 04 Jan 26+8d | Southwell (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Towards the back - pushed along 2f out and kept on through the final furlong to finish closest of all in 6th | 6/12 | nk | 9-4 | 60 | 87A | 71A | Callum Hutchinson | 11/2 |
| 2025 · 18 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Held up towards the back - urged inside the final furlong - unable to close - finished seventh | 7/11 | ½ | 9-6 | 62 | 92A | 69A | Paddy Bradley | 17/2 |
| 20 Dec 25+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap mid-pack early - pushed along with over two furlongs left - held effort through the closing stages to finish seventh | 7/12 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 64 | 96A | 69A | Harry Davies | 18/1 |
| 08 Dec 25+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Held up towards the back - urged forward 3f from home - failed to threaten in eighth | 8/10 | ½ | 9-3 | 66 | 98A | 67A | Cieren Fallon | 25/1 |
| 29 Nov 25+4d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With Betuk Handicap Raced close to the pace early - pushed along and dropped back 2f out - soon fell away to finish well held | 8/9 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 67 | 76C | 51C | Paddy Bradley | 5/2F |
| 25 Nov 25+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Oxted Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - finished with running on late but held to 4th | 4/12 | 1 | 9-2 | 67 | 99A | 78A | Pat Cosgrave | 11/1 |
| 04 Nov 25+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Held up towards back of field - pressed for effort with 2f left - closed late stages - finished fourth | 4/8 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 67 | 94A | 74A | Laura Pearson | 5/1 |
| 18 Oct 25+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Arc 1MILLION Bonus Bigger Than Ever Handicap Pulled hard up with the front group - moved to 2nd over 2f out - pushed to the front inside the final furlong and veered markedly right - held on to win | 1/11 | 9-3 | 64 | 100A | 78A | Jack Mitchell | 10/3F | |
| 04 Oct 25+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Racing Value At bet365 Handicap (Div 2) Sluggish start - eager and towards rear early - made ground wide inside final two furlongs - driven on to close late - edged closest to 3rd but couldn't reach 2nd | 3/9 | shd | 9-0 | 63 | 108A | 79A | Jack Mitchell | 6/1 |
| 22 Sep 25+14d | Hamilton | Book Your Christmas Parties Here Handicap Set the early pace - lost the advantage with 4f left - pushed along inside the final 2f but held for 3rd | 3/9 | 2 | 9-3 | 64 | 96A | 79A | Tom Eaves | 7/1 |
| 08 Sep 25+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div 2) Tracked front pack early - moved into second 4f out and pressed for the lead until pace shift inside final furlong - held on for third without finding more | 3/9 | ½ | 9-9 | 64 | 83A | 76A | Hollie Doyle | 10/3 |
| 30 Aug 25+18d | Chester | Peter & Angela Wilson Anniversary Handicap Held a midfield spot early - asked for effort over 2f out and caught a bump on the rails then driven out inside final furlong - stayed on at one gear to finish 5th | 5/8 | hd | 8-11 | 66 | 92A | 74A | Jack Mitchell | 9/1 |
| 12 Aug 25+12d | Carlisle | pricedup.bet Handicap Held up handy in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to quicken final furlong - finished 6th | 6/10 | ¾ | 9-9 | 67 | 91B | 74A | Clifford Lee | 8/1 |
| 31 Jul 25+20d | Epsom Downs | Visit Sri Lanka Handicap Held handy early - still holding a shout inside final furlong - unable to close on leader and edged out of second close home | 3/7 | ¾ | 9-5 | 67 | 101B | 79A | Connor Planas | 10/3 |
| 11 Jul 25+15d | Chester | Christmas Parties At Chester Racecourse Handicap Set the pace from the off - pushed along a furlong out and kept battling inside the final furlong - just caught close to the line | 2/14 | ½ | 9-3 | 65 | 84C | 79A | Richard Kingscote | 7/1 |
| 26 Jun 25+26d | Leicester | Naylors The Estate Agents Handicap Drifted right at the off - shared the front spot before being pushed along inside final 2f - held on without extra late to finish 4th beaten 2 lengths | 4/7 | ½ | 9-1 | 67 | 82A | 71A | Connor Planas | 14/1 |
| 31 May 25+22d | Chester | Going Is Good Handicap (GBBPlus Race) (Div 2) Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out then overtaken with a furlong left - faded meekly to finish seventh | 7/8 | 2 | 9-1 | 70 | 86A | 58A | Jack Mitchell | 33/1 |
| 09 May 25+22d | Ascot | Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Style Handicap Dropped early - lost touch with the field - held no chance from there - well beaten at the finish | 10/10 | 2¼ | 8-11 | 73 | 62C | 51C | Laura Pearson | 80/1 |
| 17 Apr 25+264d | Newmarket | debenhams.com Handicap (Div 2) Severely hampered at the off - up with the front rank on the near rail before being driven over 2f out - faded through the final 2 furlongs to finish 8th | 8/9 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 76 | 60A | 66A | Laura Pearson | 18/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Jul 24+25d | Salisbury | Starman At Tally Ho Stud British Ebf Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/7 | nk | 9-7 | 83 | 75B | 67A | Pat Cosgrave | 9/2 |
| 02 Jul 24+35d | Hamilton | racingtv.com EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/7 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 99B | 75A | William Buick | 8/11F |
| 28 May 24+19d | Leicester | Join Racingtv Now Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/7 | nse | 9-7 | — | 91A | 96A | Rossa Ryan | 7/2 |
| 09 May 24 | Chester | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/9 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 58A | 69A | Richard Kingscote | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Simply Blue won?
- Simply Blue (GB) won 2 of 31 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.5%. Placed 10 times in total (32.3% of starts).
- Who trains Simply Blue?
- Simply Blue (GB) is trained by James Owen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 April 2026.
- Who is Simply Blue's sire?
- Simply Blue (GB) is by Blue Point (IRE) out of So Hi Society (IRE), whose sire is Society Rock.
- What going does Simply Blue prefer?
- Simply Blue (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 17 starts (11.8%). 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 61, from the run on 22 April 2026. The highest on record is 83.
- What is Simply Blue's sire's record?
- Blue Point (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14% of 3,403 runs since Jan 2008 (415 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 17% from 336. Weakest on heavy going: 11% from 109. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.5% from 209.
- Who are Simply Blue's siblings?
- Out of So Hi Society (IRE), Simply Blue (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.