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Horse profile

True Blue (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2013) · Last trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies · Last owner Middleham Park Racing Lvii
by Blueprint (IRE) out of Fontaine Frances (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
16 runs · 11 courses · from May 2011
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jun 2013 — 4,871 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2013 2 wins · Worcester & Towcester Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

True Blue (IRE) is 2 from 16, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2013. Last raced off a career-high mark of 120.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating120At career-high mark
120 100–120

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 139A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 1 Jun 2013 Official rating 120 at the last run, 20 Jun 2013

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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 139A · median 113
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good7139A116—
Good to Soft5113C99—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m10139A114.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3113B95—

Of 16 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 16 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
Blueprint (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 1,670 runs since Jan 2008 (137 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6116.7%+6.8—
Good to Firm1241512.1%+2.20 from 1
Good5865910.1%+0.21 from 8
Good to Soft2592610%+0.11 from 5
Soft409409.8%−0.10 from 2
Heavy277248.7%−1.2—
Standard (AW)9111.1%+1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f400%−9.9—
1m5f – 2m3393510.3%+0.42 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f618609.7%−0.20 from 6
2m5f – 3m5585810.4%+0.5—
Over 3m151138.6%−1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fontaine Frances (IRE) (Lafontaine I)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Savello (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m2f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Savello (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Savello (IRE)5291m7½f–2m2fClass 1
Bring Me Back (IRE)50——
No Better Man (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 1 13% −3.00
Good to Soft 5 1 20% −2.38
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 14 2 14% −6.38
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 3 1 33% −0.38
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 1 50% +3.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 2 20% −2.38
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 7 1 14% −4.38
Michael Byrne 4 0 0% −4.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 3 1 33% +2.00
Robert Kirk 1 0 0% −1.00
Johnny Farrelly 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 12 2 17% −4.38
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 3 1 33% +2.00
2012 10 1 10% −7.38
2011 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −5.38
Chase 7 1 14% −2.00
NH 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
20 Jun 13+19d Ffos Las Sinclair Mercedes Benz Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 9 ran F/9 — 11-12 120— Sam Twiston-Davies 5/1
01 Jun 13+26d Worcester John Burke Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-7 109139A Sam Twiston-Davies 4/1
06 May 13+186d Ffos Las TRJ- 'Building On A Firm Foundation' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 2½ 11-5 108121B Sam Twiston-Davies 3/1
01 Nov 12+21d Stratford John Smith's Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran F/6 — 11-2 105— Richard Johnson 3/1
11 Oct 12+54d Worcester Richard Wright Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 ¾ 11-7 105131B Michael Byrne 10/3
18 Aug 12+14d Perth North East Steel Services Ltd Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 4 ran PU/4 — 11-7 105— Richard Johnson 11/4
04 Aug 12+20d Newton Abbot Sis Live Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 1¾ 10-8 106102A Michael Byrne 12/1
15 Jul 12+41d Southwell Mansfield Chad Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 1 11-3 106116A Richard Johnson 6/1C
04 Jun 12+56d Towcester Russell Square Casino Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-12 102113C Richard Johnson 13/8
09 Apr 12+27d Fakenham 1824 Fakenham Membership Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 10 11-6 10295C Robert Kirk 4/1
13 Mar 12+19d Sedgefield Enjoy The Cheltenham Festival With FreeBetting.co.uk 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 2½ 11-5 100113B Michael Byrne 7/2
23 Feb 12+50d Huntingdon Domenico Adorno 85th Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 1¼ 11-7 10097A Richard Johnson 10/1
04 Jan 12+9d Southwell Southwell 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 1¾ 11-5 —102C Richard Johnson 10/1
26 Dec 11+32d Towcester toteplacepot E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 21 10-12 —99A Johnny Farrelly 11/1
24 Nov 11+188d Taunton Perception Matters Ltd Promotional 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 29 10-5 —92C Michael Byrne 11/8F
20 May 11 Towcester Dalepak Ltd Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 1 11-0 —116A Richard Johnson EvensF

Quick answers

How many races has True Blue (IRE) won?
True Blue (IRE) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 5 times in total (31.3% of starts).
Who trained True Blue (IRE)?
True Blue (IRE) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 20 June 2013.
Who is True Blue (IRE)'s sire?
True Blue (IRE) is by Blueprint (IRE) out of Fontaine Frances (IRE), whose sire is Lafontaine I.
What going does True Blue (IRE) prefer?
True Blue (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is True Blue (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 20 June 2013. That is also the highest on record.
What is True Blue (IRE)'s sire's record?
Blueprint (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 1,670 runs since Jan 2008 (137 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are True Blue (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Fontaine Frances (IRE), True Blue (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Savello (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Savello (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2011. 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.