Horse profile
The Thin Blue Line (IRE)
5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2023) · Last trainer Keith Dalgleish · Last owner Middleham Park Racing Li Partner
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Rahlah (GB) (Dansili)
46 runs · 18 courses · from Sep 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Jun 2023 — 1,216 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2023 · 8th of 14
6 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile
The Thin Blue Line is a gelding who won six of 46 starts between Sep 2020 and Jun 2023. Four of those wins came under 6f and four on standard AW, with two wins apiece at Musselburgh and Wolverhampton. His biggest success was the Class 3 Sky Bet Sunday Series Sprint Handicap at Musselburgh in Apr 2023 on good to soft ground off a mark of 77. He finished eighth of 14 at Newcastle in Jun 2023.
Based on 46 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
- 6–46Wins / Runs
- 13%Strike rate
- 17 (37%)Placed
- −9.75£1 level staken=46 at SP
- 0.78Fair A/E n=46 · 0.67 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 23dAvg 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 rating81↓ 1lb off peak
81
64–82
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 108
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 118A | 99 | — |
| Good | 11 | 117A | 98 | — |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 108A | 93 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 128C | 80.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 113C | 87 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 26 | 128C | 100.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 20 | 106A | 88 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 46 figures from 46 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 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 11.6% of 8,169 runs since Jan 2008 (750 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.7 | 0 from 9 |
| Good | 1,957 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 754 | 84 | 11.1% | −0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 926 | 97 | 10.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 224 | 22 | 9.8% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,832 | 340 | 12% | +0.4 | 4 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,096 | 267 | 12.7% | +1.1 | 4 from 26 |
| 6f – 7f | 4,299 | 477 | 11.1% | −0.5 | 2 from 20 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,372 | 157 | 11.4% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 365 | 43 | 11.8% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
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
Dam
Rahlah (GB) (Dansili)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Mag (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Lady Mombasa (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 4 | 27% | +2.75 |
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.50 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 14 | 3 | 21% | −2.25 |
| Class 4 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.50 |
| Class 3 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +5.00 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | 7 | 2 | 29% | +11.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +3.75 |
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 26 | 4 | 15% | +2.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 20 | 2 | 10% | −12.25 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Rodriguez | 21 | 4 | 19% | −3.75 |
| Joe Fanning | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Sam James | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| P J McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew Breslin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brandon Wilkie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Persse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 43 | 6 | 14% | −6.75 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +7.00 |
| 2022 | 24 | 3 | 13% | −12.75 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Jun 23+5d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet In Pontefract Gosforth Park Cup Handicap | 8/14 | ¾ | 8-2 | 81 | 99B | 68A | Andrew Breslin | 28/1 |
| 25 Jun 23+22d | Pontefract | Sky Bet Sunday Series Sprint Handicap | 13/13 | hd | 9-3 | 81 | 82C | 64A | Joe Fanning | 20/1 |
| 03 Jun 23+12d | Epsom Downs | Aston Martin 'Dash' Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 13/20 | hd | 8-2 | 82 | 80C | 73A | Cam Hardie | 50/1 |
| 22 May 23+8d | Carlisle | Blackwell Handicap | 5/9 | ¾ | 9-9 | 80 | 108A | 95A | Joe Fanning | 5/1 |
| 14 May 23+14d | Hamilton | Sky Bet Sunday Series Sprint Handicap | 2/11 | nk | 9-3 | 80 | 84A | 92A | Connor Beasley | 7/1 |
| 30 Apr 23+11d | Musselburgh | Sky Bet Sunday Series Sprint Handicap | 1/15 | 9-1 | 77 | 94C | 107A | Connor Beasley | 14/1 | |
| 19 Apr 23+94d | Beverley | Beverley Beaker Handicap | 12/16 | ¾ | 8-11 | 78 | 78C | 68A | Sam James | 10/1 |
| 15 Jan 23+17d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap | 10/13 | nse | 9-8 | 79 | 87B | 68A | Callum Rodriguez | 12/1 |
| 2022 · 24 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 22+11d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap | 11/14 | ½ | 10-0 | 75 | 88B | 75A | Clifford Lee | 11/1 |
| 18 Dec 22+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap | 1/10 | 9-9 | 75 | 104A | 92A | Callum Rodriguez | 11/4F | |
| 28 Nov 22+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap (Div 1) | 5/11 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 75 | 106A | 88A | Kevin Stott | 9/2 |
| 16 Nov 22+32d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap | 5/8 | ½ | 8-5 | 77 | 93A | 73A | Andrew Mullen | 7/2 |
| 15 Oct 22+21d | Catterick | William Hill Catterick Dash Handicap | 6/15 | ½ | 8-4 | 77 | 128C | 91A | Andrew Mullen | 33/1 |
| 24 Sep 22+8d | Haydock | Lester Piggott First To Last Handicap | 7/14 | 1½ | 8-3 | 78 | 113C | 69A | Franny Norton | 9/1 |
| 16 Sep 22+26d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Ayr Bronze Cup Handicap | 4/24 | shd | 9-7 | 77 | 98C | 102A | Callum Rodriguez | 20/1 |
| 21 Aug 22+14d | Sandown | Sky Bet Sunday Series Sprint Handicap | 4/11 | ½ | 8-10 | 77 | 117A | 81A | Hollie Doyle | 7/1 |
| 07 Aug 22+3d | Haydock | Sky Bet Sunday Apprentice Training Series Handicap | 9/13 | ¾ | 9-2 | 80 | 75C | 78A | Brandon Wilkie | 6/1 |
| 04 Aug 22+6d | Doncaster | William Hill Bet Boost Racing League Race Five (Handicap) | 6/12 | ½ | 9-3 | 80 | 91A | 81A | Graham Lee | 10/1 |
| 29 Jul 22+10d | Musselburgh | Donaldson Timber Engineering Handicap | 2/8 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 79 | 114B | 81A | Callum Rodriguez | 7/2 |
| 19 Jul 22+26d | Musselburgh | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap | 2/4 | nk | 10-0 | 79 | 109C | 96B | Callum Rodriguez | 7/4 |
| 23 Jun 22+18d | Hamilton | Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap | 3/6 | nk | 9-5 | 79 | 95A | 81B | Billy Garritty | 5/2 |
| 05 Jun 22+14d | Musselburgh | Sky Bet Sunday Series Apprentice Handicap | 2/11 | 1½ | 9-12 | 79 | 102A | 93A | Billy Garritty | 9/1 |
| 22 May 22+13d | York | Sky Bet Sunday Series Sprint Handicap | 12/21 | nk | 8-6 | 80 | 82C | 77A | Sam James | 33/1 |
| 09 May 22+1d | Musselburgh | Join Racing TV Now Handicap | 5/6 | hd | 9-9 | 80 | 108A | 79B | Callum Rodriguez | 5/6F |
| 08 May 22+10d | Hamilton | Sky Bet Sunday Series Sprint Handicap | 3/14 | nk | 9-2 | 80 | 93C | 91A | Callum Rodriguez | 20/1 |
| 28 Apr 22+12d | Musselburgh | weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap | 1/6 | 9-3 | 75 | 112A | 89B | Callum Rodriguez | 5/2J | |
| 16 Apr 22+30d | Musselburgh | Read Andrew Balding On Betway Insider Handicap | 3/12 | nk | 9-3 | 74 | 87A | 99A | Callum Rodriguez | 8/1 |
| 17 Mar 22+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | betyourway At Betway Handicap | 6/7 | ½ | 9-1 | 74 | 75B | 67A | Callum Rodriguez | 6/5F |
| 28 Feb 22+24d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Handicap | 1/10 | 9-4 | 71 | 99A | 89A | Callum Rodriguez | 3/1J | |
| 04 Feb 22+17d | Newcastle (AW) | BetYourWay At Betway Handicap | 7/10 | ½ | 9-5 | 72 | 109A | 77A | Callum Rodriguez | 11/4F |
| 18 Jan 22+17d | Southwell (AW) | Read Katie Walsh On Betway Insider Handicap | 2/9 | 2½ | 9-5 | 72 | 118A | 93A | Callum Rodriguez | 5/2 |
| 01 Jan 22+10d | Southwell (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 3/14 | shd | 9-9 | 72 | 117B | 101A | Callum Rodriguez | 11/8F |
| 2021 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 21+15d | Southwell (AW) | Betway Handicap | 1/14 | 9-6 | 64 | 113B | 105A | Callum Rodriguez | 5/1 | |
| 07 Dec 21+60d | Southwell (AW) | Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap | 3/14 | shd | 9-6 | 64 | 88B | 87A | Callum Rodriguez | 4/1 |
| 08 Oct 21+19d | Newcastle (AW) | Read Kevin Blake On attheraces.com Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) | 8/10 | ½ | 10-1 | 67 | 79A | 75A | Alan Persse | 5/1 |
| 19 Sep 21+43d | Hamilton | racingtv.com Handicap | 8/10 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 70 | 93A | 66A | Callum Rodriguez | 4/1J |
| 07 Aug 21+19d | Ayr | Qts Training Handicap | 10/11 | 2½ | 9-11 | 72 | 89C | 47C | Callum Rodriguez | 5/1 |
| 19 Jul 21+21d | Ayr | Book Now For Qts Ladies Night Handicap | 6/8 | nk | 9-1 | 73 | 90A | 69A | Callum Rodriguez | 4/1 |
| 28 Jun 21+19d | Pontefract | 19th Wilfred Underwood Memorial Classified Stakes | 4/7 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 75 | 86A | 80A | P J McDonald | 7/2 |
| 09 Jun 21+7d | Hamilton | Cleanstay At Hampton By Hilton Handicap | 5/6 | hd | 9-6 | 77 | 104A | 77B | Shane Gray | 2/1F |
| 02 Jun 21+15d | Ripon | Ripon Farm Services Handicap | 3/7 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 77 | 93A | 79A | P J McDonald | 10/3 |
| 18 May 21+10d | Nottingham | Follow racingtv On Twitter Handicap | 4/8 | nk | 9-5 | 78 | 80A | 85A | Silvestre De Sousa | 3/1 |
| 08 May 21+183d | Thirsk | Jw 4x4 Northallerton Handicap | 4/14 | nk | 9-1 | 78 | 80C | 93A | Callum Rodriguez | 3/1F |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Nov 20+20d | Newcastle (AW) | Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Nursery | 1/10 | 9-10 | 72 | 94A | 98A | Joe Fanning | 3/1 | |
| 17 Oct 20+39d | Catterick | Williamhill.com Best Odds Guaranteed Novice Median Auction Stakes | 2/6 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 78A | 79B | Callum Rodriguez | 10/11F |
| 08 Sep 20 | Catterick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes | 2/12 | 2 | 9-5 | — | 81A | 86A | Kevin Stott | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Thin Blue Line won?
- The Thin Blue Line (IRE) won 6 of 46 archived starts between 2020 and 2023, a strike rate of 13%. Placed 17 times in total (37% of starts).
- Who trained The Thin Blue Line?
- The Thin Blue Line (IRE) was trained by Keith Dalgleish on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 30 June 2023.
- Who is The Thin Blue Line's sire?
- The Thin Blue Line (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Rahlah (GB), whose sire is Dansili.
- What going does The Thin Blue Line prefer?
- The Thin Blue Line (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 15 starts (26.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Thin Blue Line's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 30 June 2023. The highest on record is 82.
- What is The Thin Blue Line's sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,169 runs since Jan 2008 (750 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are The Thin Blue Line's siblings?
- Out of Rahlah (GB), The Thin Blue Line (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.