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Horse profile

The Boys In Blue (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2023) · Last trainer Oliver McKiernan · Last owner Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited
by Australia (GB) out of Map Of Heaven (GB) (Pivotal)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Feb 2023 — 1,352 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2023 Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

The Boys In Blue is a maiden who was yet to win from eight starts on turf. His best effort came when fourth of 12 at Gowran Park in Jul 2020. All eight runs produced no placed finishes, with five starts over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft or softer ground. He last ran at Punchestown in Feb 2023 off an official rating of 89, which was his career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 88C · median 37
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft388C85—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f388C85—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 93C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 31 May 2021 Official rating 89 at the last jumps run, 22 Feb 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 63A the best of the last 1 rated run · Gowran Park, 20 Jul 2020

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 5 figures · best 93C · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft393C93—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f393C93—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 8 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 · 6 figures from 8 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 5,675 runs since May 2018 (566 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13323.1%+12—
Good to Firm6658112.2%+1.1—
Good1,50916510.9%−0.20 from 2
Good to Soft6626710.1%−10 from 4
Soft96912112.5%+1.40 from 2
Heavy324299%−2.1—
Standard (AW)1,53316610.8%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3425.9%−5.2—
6f – 7f643639.8%−1.3—
1m – 1m1f1,25213610.9%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f2,09426812.8%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,17612911%−0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f356267.3%−3.80 from 5
2m5f – 3m10876.5%−4.60 from 1
Over 3m1218.3%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2018 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Pennsylvania Dutch (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Pennsylvania Dutch (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pennsylvania Dutch (GB)2675f–6fClass 3
Proceeding (GB)2031mClass 6
Heaven Knows (GB)1416fClass 5
Field Of Stars (GB)416fClass 4
Star Map (GB)70——
Teardrop Rock (GB)20——
Sapphira (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Browne 2 0 0% −2.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J C Barry 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr T Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Deegan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 2 runs
22 Feb 23+13d Punchestown Hospitality At Festival 2023 Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 2m4½f · Yielding · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-8 89—— Phillip Enright 66/1
09 Feb 23+619d Thurles Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-7 ——— Richard Condon 125/1
2021 · 3 runs
31 May 21+21d Punchestown Longhouse Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m4½f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 10/18 6 11-11 —88C93C Barry Browne 250/1
10 May 21+2d Killarney Follow Ross Golf Club On Instagram Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 11/17 74 10-13 —-39C88C Paul Cawley 250/1
08 May 21+260d Cork Fermoy Maiden Hurdle 3m · Good · 14 ran 11/14 27 11-11 —31C92C Barry Browne 125/1
2020 · 3 runs
21 Aug 20+19d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan Racecourse On Instagram Flat Race 2m · Soft · 10 ran 9/10 shd 11-6 —37C79C Mr J C Barry 14/1
02 Aug 20+13d Cork Dromahane Flat Race 2m3½f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 9/14 2½ 11-11 —85C93C Mr T Hamilton 7/1
20 Jul 20 Gowran Park Visit Kilkenny.ie Flat Race 2m4f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 1¼ 11-4 ——63A Richard Deegan 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Boys In Blue won?
The Boys In Blue (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2020 and 2023.
Who trained The Boys In Blue?
The Boys In Blue (GB) was trained by Oliver McKiernan on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 22 February 2023.
Who is The Boys In Blue's sire?
The Boys In Blue (GB) is by Australia (GB) out of Map Of Heaven (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
What is The Boys In Blue's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 22 February 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is The Boys In Blue's sire's record?
Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 5,675 runs since May 2018 (566 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
Who are The Boys In Blue's siblings?
Out of Map Of Heaven (GB), The Boys In Blue (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Pennsylvania Dutch (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Pennsylvania Dutch (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2020. 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.