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The Blue Panther (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Aidan Melia · Owner Ms Julianne Mcnally Colette Mcnally D Mcnally
by Buratino (IRE) out of Banksia (GB) (Marju)
62 runs · 22 courses · from Mar 2020
As at 19 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 4 courses Ran 10 days ago · 3rd of 13 Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile

The Blue Panther is a gelding with five wins from 62 starts, all on turf. He has won twice at Listowel, including the Rose Hotel Handicap over 6f – 7f on heavy ground in Sep 2025 off an official rating of 52, and the James Collins Memorial Handicap over 1m – 1m1f on good ground in Jun 2024. He also landed a nursery at Bellewstown over under 6f on heavy ground in Aug 2020. Aged 8 at his last run in Oct 2026, he finished third of 13 in the Boyle Sports Handicap at Thurles off an official rating of 56.

Based on 62 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 19 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up All wins on turf OR ↓ 38lb off peak
Official rating56↓ 38lb off peak
56 52–94

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 1 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 →

Flat 57 figures · best 126A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 19 Oct 2025
Soft21126A772 · 81 / 50
Good19104C805 · 86 / 75
Heavy8106A882 · 66 / 56.5
Good to Soft493A78—
Standard (AW)394A73—
Good to Firm2105C79.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 19 Oct 2025
6f – 7f30114A82.55 · 86 / 72
1m – 1m1f22126A764 · 81 / 70.5
Under 6f496A74—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 58 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 57 figures from 58 runs · as at 16 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown (IRE), 30 Sep 2026 Official rating 56 at the last run, 8 Oct 2026

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 →

Flat 58 figures · best 111A · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 19 Oct 2025
Soft21111A722 · 75 / 60.5
Good1984A695 · 83 / 61
Heavy894A85.52 · 93 / 77.5
Standard (AW)479A69—
Good to Soft487A73—
Good to Firm293A84.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 19 Oct 2025
6f – 7f31111A765 · 83 / 62
1m – 1m1f2293A71.54 · 93 / 68
Under 6f490B63.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 58 figures from 58 runs · as at 16 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 10 analysed runs

  • Held up 6 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (20%) · 1 win
  • Midfield 1 (10%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (10%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,876 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 118.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−7.5—
Good to Firm13175.3%−2.21 from 3
Good511448.6%+1.11 from 20
Good to Soft193136.7%−0.80 from 4
Soft313237.3%−0.21 from 22
Heavy11854.2%−3.32 from 9
Standard (AW)606498.1%+0.60 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f144139%+1.51 from 7
6f – 7f687547.9%+0.42 from 32
1m – 1m1f376266.9%−0.62 from 22
1m2f – 1m4f284207%−0.50 from 1
1m5f – 2m242187.4%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f11686.9%−0.6—
2m5f – 3m2627.7%+0.2—
Over 3m100%−7.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Banksia (GB) (Marju)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Al Farahidi (USA) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Al Farahidi (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Al Farahidi (USA)1321mClass 3
Bank Of Gibraltar (GB)1317fClass 6
Silken Promise (USA)160——
Be Still (USA)20——
Admiration (FR)50——
Beninio (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 22 1 5% −13.00
Good 20 1 5% −5.00
Heavy 9 2 22% +4.40
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +16.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 9 0 0% −9.00
Curragh 9 0 0% −9.00
Listowel 6 2 33% +20.00
Gowran Park 5 1 20% +14.00
Leopardstown 4 0 0% −4.00
Bellewstown 4 1 25% −1.60
Roscommon 3 0 0% −3.00
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Laytown (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 1 100% +8.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 32 2 6% −12.00
1m – 1m1f 22 2 9% +12.00
Under 6f 7 1 14% −4.60
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gary Carroll 20 2 10% +1.40
Nicola Burns 9 1 11% +2.00
Wesley Joyce 5 0 0% −5.00
Leigh Roche 3 1 33% +12.00
Chris Hayes 3 0 0% −3.00
Sam Ewing 3 1 33% +6.00
Reese Holohan 2 0 0% −2.00
Declan McDonogh 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Kearney 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Sheehy 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Colgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Caffrey 1 0 0% −1.00
Siobhan Rutledge 1 0 0% −1.00
James Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Kiely-Marshall 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian MacRedmond 1 0 0% −1.00
Mikey Sheehy 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Melanie Horsman 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Coen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 23 1 4% −14.00
None 17 1 6% −14.60
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 11 2 18% +23.00
Cheekpieces 9 1 11% +2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 8 0 0% −8.00
2025 3 1 33% +8.00
2024 5 1 20% +10.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 17 1 6% +2.00
2021 14 1 7% −5.00
2020 11 1 9% −8.60

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
08 Oct 26+8d Thurles (IRE) BOYLE Sports Handicap (Div I) 8.5f · Yielding · 13 ran up with the front pair early - 5th at halfway - 4th 2f out and urged - 3rd 1f out but unable to threaten - stayed on at one speed to finish 3rd 3/13 ½ 9-7 5681C75A Reese Holohan 9/2C
30 Sep 26+55d Bellewstown (IRE) BOYLE Sports Handicap 8f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran Sat just behind the front pair - shoved into the lead 2f out and soon under strong urging - collared inside the final furlong - weakened to finish second 2/14 2¾ 9-7 5466C93A Reese Holohan 9/1
06 Aug 26+12d Leopardstown (IRE) Carnival de Leop Handicap 7f · Good · 17 ran Held up towards the back - made no impression through the race - held towards finish - eventually well beaten in 16th 16/17 nk 9-9 5772C57A Nicola Burns 22/1
25 Jul 26+10d Gowran Park (IRE) O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap (Div II) 7f · Good · 16 ran Through the pack early - asked for effort and made ground into 5th 2f out - up to 2nd 1f out - finished full of running to challenge the winner all the way to the line 2/16 hd 9-5 5477C83A Nicola Burns 12/1
15 Jul 26+15d Killarney (IRE) Executive Helicopters Handicap 8f · Good · 13 ran settled in the pack travelling keenly - made ground to share the front at halfway - overtaken and shaken up with 3f to run - faded rapidly from inside the final 2f 9/13 1 9-5 5475C61A Nicola Burns 33/1
30 Jun 26+30d Roscommon Jimmy Murray Agri Services Handicap (0-60) 7.5f · Good · 15 ran Held up towards the back - nudged into contention approaching 2f out then chasing leaders 1f out - stayed on to finish fourth 4/15 1¾ 9-6 5586C77A Nicola Burns 40/1
31 May 26+52d Listowel James Collins Memorial Handicap (0-60) 7f · Good · 15 ran Settled just behind the pace in 5th-6th - pushed along entering the straight - dropped away 1½f out - well held at the finish 13/15 shd 9-9 5871C59C Nicola Burns 16/1
09 Apr 26+172d Gowran Park Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Handicap (0-60) 8f · Soft · 16 ran Travelled strongly and up with the pace early - hit the front after 2f - matched then overtaken at halfway - asked for effort with no response into the straight and dropped away to finish 15th 15/16 20 9-11 6019C46C Nicola Burns 14/1
19 Oct 25+18d Leopardstown Watch Every Irish Race Live On Racing TV Handicap 7f · Heavy · 10 ran Slow to break - held up towards the back - 6th and asked for effort entering straight - couldn't find more inside final furlong 5/10 1¾ 8-12 6147A62A Nicola Burns 6/1
01 Oct 25+8d Bellewstown Johnny Kierans Memorial Handicap 8f · Soft · 15 ran Held a midfield spot early - still 6th at halfway - boxed in and shifted right approaching 2f out then chased on in 8th inside the last furlong - stayed on strongly late to finish 4th 4/15 2 8-12 6168C72A Nicola Burns 13/2
23 Sep 25+326d Listowel Rose Hotel Handicap (0-60) 7f · Heavy · 15 ran Set the pace from the start - drew clear approaching 2 1/2f out then pushed along - stayed on strongly to the line 1/15 9-2 5284C94A Nicola Burns 10/1
01 Nov 24+18d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 11 ran Set the pace and moved smoothly into a big advantage 2f out - urged along approaching the final 1 1/2f - challenged hard a furlong out - given way and slipped to third close home - unable to find more in the last strides 4/11 nk 9-5 5494A79A Danny Sheehy 16/1
14 Oct 24+48d Roscommon Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 7.5f · Soft · 15 ran Sat handy behind the front group - fifth at halfway - moved into second with 2f left - eased back to third with a furlong to run then found little and lost ground close home 6/15 ½ 9-7 5572C71A Leigh Roche 20/1
27 Aug 24+41d Bellewstown Gibneys Malahide Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 8f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled just behind the pace early - asked for effort from 3f out and pressed on approaching final furlong markers - found little as room tightened over 1f out and dropped away tamely late 11/14 4½ 9-7 5644C53C Leigh Roche 15/2
17 Jul 24+45d Killarney Rose Hotel Handicap (47-65) 8f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 hd 9-10 5977A68A Robbie Colgan 8/1
02 Jun 24+292d Listowel James Collins Memorial Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 8f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 9-4 53100C84A Leigh Roche 14/1
15 Aug 23+20d Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing Guaranteed Multiples All Shops Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 1¼ 9-12 6170C61C Seamie Heffernan 50/1
26 Jul 23+19d Naas O'Neill & Co. Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Soft · 18 ran 15/18 2¼ 10-2 6569C58C Adam Caffrey 16/1
07 Jul 23+15d Bellewstown Grimme Ireland Handicap (47-70) 8f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 8/14 hd 9-9 6870C68A Siobhan Rutledge 25/1
22 Jun 23+242d Leopardstown Racing With Pride Handicap (47-75) 8f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 1¼ 9-3 6963C44C James Ryan 22/1
23 Oct 22+7d Curragh Tri Equestrian Handicap 7f · Heavy · 18 ran 9/18 nk 9-3 7475C77A Declan McDonogh 25/1
16 Oct 22+8d Naas Tote Guarantee On All Irish & UK Races Apprentice Handicap (47-75) 10f · Soft · 15 ran 9/15 1 10-1 7491C73C Tom Kiely-Marshall 8/1
08 Oct 22+16d Curragh O'Reilly Consulting Group Supporting The IRFU Charitable Trust Apprentice Handicap 8f · Soft · 19 ran 5/19 nk 9-6 7477C87A Cian MacRedmond 18/1
22 Sep 22+9d Listowel Tote Ireland Handicap (50-80) 9f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 2 9-9 73109C85A Gary Carroll 20/1
13 Sep 22+5d Punchestown Punchestown Flat Is Back Handicap (50-75) 8f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 3/14 2¾ 9-13 7286C87A Gary Carroll 9/1
08 Sep 22+8d Laytown (AW) Tote Always SP Or Better At Laytown Handicap (50-75) 6f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 1½ 11-0 74—75A Gary Carroll 11/1
31 Aug 22+4d Gowran Park Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap 8f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 9-11 67105C93A Gary Carroll 18/1
27 Aug 22+12d Curragh Bord Na Mona Recycling Apprentice Handicap (47-75) 7f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 nk 9-4 67104C71A Jack Kearney 14/1
15 Aug 22+16d Roscommon Londis Roscommon Handicap 7.5f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 nk 8-5 7096A64A Mikey Sheehy 11/1
30 Jul 22+36d Galway Ardilaun Hotel Handicap (50-75) 7f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 2 9-5 7167C76A Jamie Powell 18/1
24 Jun 22+8d Curragh Hollywoodbets We're Painting Ireland Purple Handicap (60-90) 7f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 nk 8-12 7284C77A Gary Carroll 33/1
16 Jun 22+7d Leopardstown Leopardstown Golf Course & Driving Range Handicap (47-70) 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 hd 10-2 7054A76A Chris Hayes 16/1
09 Jun 22+5d Leopardstown Leopardstown Members Apprentice Handicap 7f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 4/10 nse 9-3 7393A78A Wesley Joyce 10/1
04 Jun 22+15d Listowel Pat Smullen Handicap (50-85) 6.5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 9-9 7378A76A Gary Carroll 10/1
20 May 22+14d Curragh William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap 7f · Yielding · 18 ran 9/18 ½ 8-8 77107C69A Wesley Joyce 40/1
06 May 22+20d Cork Racing Again Tomorrow Apprentice Handicap 8f · Good · 15 ran 12/15 ½ 9-10 8036C69A Wesley Joyce 18/1
16 Apr 22+180d Cork Buy Annual Membership Today Handicap 7f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 12/17 2¼ 8-4 8172C60A Jack Kearney 50/1
18 Oct 21+12d Gowran Park Lengthen Your Odds With BetVictor Handicap 8f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 2 9-7 83126A71A Gary Carroll 33/1
06 Oct 21+18d Navan Newgrange Handicap 5.5f · Soft · 11 ran 10/11 1½ 9-9 8675A64A Gary Carroll 20/1
18 Sep 21+22d Gowran Park Holden Plant Rentals Race 7f · Yielding · 8 ran 8/8 9 9-10 8942C66C W J Lee 25/1
27 Aug 21+16d Curragh Tri Equestrian Handicap 6f · Good · 16 ran 13/16 1 8-11 9180C63A Wesley Joyce 25/1
11 Aug 21+15d Gowran Park Open Week At Gowran Park Handicap 7f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 nk 8-8 9388A53A Wesley Joyce 18/1
27 Jul 21+24d Galway caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap 8.5f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 2¾ 9-7 9388A79A Sam Ewing 40/1
03 Jul 21+18d Naas Naas Nursery Of Champions Race 7f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 nk 9-5 9082A75A Sam Ewing 10/1
15 Jun 21+10d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race 6f · Yielding · 7 ran 1/7 9-3 83114A111A Sam Ewing 8/1
05 Jun 21+14d Listowel Remembering John Kierans Rated Race 7f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 ½ 9-2 8483A74B Gary Carroll 17/2
22 May 21+6d Curragh Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap 7f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 1¼ 9-4 8599C87A Gary Carroll 22/1
16 May 21+20d Naas Naas Handicap 8f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 4½ 9-6 8772C58C Gary Carroll 22/1
26 Apr 21+23d Naas Blackwater Handicap 8f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 hd 9-2 9193C78A Gary Carroll 66/1
03 Apr 21+13d Cork Cork Racecourse Handicap 5f · Yielding · 15 ran 13/15 1 9-2 9342C59A Melanie Horsman 25/1
21 Mar 21+134d Curragh Paddy Power Madrid Handicap (Premier Handicap) 7f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 8/11 ½ 9-4 9492A83A Gary Carroll 20/1
07 Nov 20+20d Naas Tally-Ho Stud Irish EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) 6f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 1¼ 9-4 94106A84A Chris Hayes 6/1
18 Oct 20+16d Naas Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Race Final (Plus 10) 7f · Soft · 16 ran 2/16 1¼ 9-3 8679C98A Chris Hayes 50/1
02 Oct 20+11d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Legacy Stakes (Listed) 5f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 2 9-5 8773B63A Gary Carroll 66/1
21 Sep 20+8d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Claiming Race (Plus 10) 7f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 2¾ 9-9 8788A69A Gary Carroll 11/2
13 Sep 20+18d Curragh Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sale Stakes (Plus 10) 6.5f · Good · 20 ran 7/20 1 9-1 8749C78A Declan McDonogh 14/1
26 Aug 20+3d Bellewstown Tara Stud Nursery Handicap 5f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 9-13 8196A90B Gary Carroll 7/5F
23 Aug 20+55d Naas Silver Irish Ebf Ballyhane Stakes (median Auction Race) 6f · Soft · 20 ran 7/20 2 9-0 8187C79A Gary Carroll 14/1
29 Jun 20+6d Limerick Irish EBF Median Sires Series (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 6.5f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 3½ 8-11 ——— Ben Coen 15/2
23 Jun 20+13d Navan Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 5.5f · Yielding · 8 ran 3/8 nk 8-13 ——— Gary Carroll 10/11F
10 Jun 20+79d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 1¼ 9-2 ——— Gary Carroll 8/1
23 Mar 20 Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 5f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 4¼ 9-7 ——— Gary Carroll 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Blue Panther (IRE) won?
The Blue Panther (IRE) won 5 of 62 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.1%. Placed 13 times in total (21% of starts).
Who trains The Blue Panther (IRE)?
The Blue Panther (IRE) is trained by Aidan Melia, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 October 2026.
Who is The Blue Panther (IRE)'s sire?
The Blue Panther (IRE) is by Buratino (IRE) out of Banksia (GB), whose sire is Marju.
What going does The Blue Panther (IRE) prefer?
The Blue Panther (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Blue Panther (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 8 October 2026. The highest on record is 94.
What is The Blue Panther (IRE)'s sire's record?
Buratino (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,876 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 118.
Who are The Blue Panther (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Banksia (GB), The Blue Panther (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Al Farahidi (USA) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Al Farahidi (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2020. 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.