Blue In The West — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 27 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 28
Win %: 4%
Placed %: 30%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

16 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Exeter, Tramore (IRE) — well clear of the 30% career baseline.

Exeter SPEC 67% 1-3-6
Tramore (IRE) SPEC 50% 0-2-4
Cork (IRE) 0% 0-0-3
Hereford 0% 0-0-2
Stratford 100% 0-1-1
Warwick 100% 0-1-1
Chepstow 0% 0-0-1
Clonmel (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Ffos Las 0% 0-0-1
Fontwell 0% 0-0-1
Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Kilbeggan (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Limerick (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Punchestown (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Tipperary (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Wexford (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

11 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Mike O'Connor 25% 0-2-8
Shane Quinlan NOW 83% 1-4-6
Callum Pritchard 20% 0-1-5
Gavin Sheehan 0% 0-0-1
Mark McDonagh 0% 0-0-1
Mr D Allen 0% 0-0-1
Mr E P O'Brien 0% 0-0-1
Mr M J O'Connor 0% 0-0-1
Peter Smithers 0% 0-0-1
Sean Bowen 0% 0-0-1
Simon Torrens 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Eamonn Francis Gallagher 14% 0-2-14
Ben Lund NOW 46% 1-5-13

Going Record

23 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 67% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 0% 0-0-1
Good 44% 1-3-9
Good to Soft 25% 0-2-8
Soft 0% 0-0-2
Heavy 67% 0-2-3

Distance Record

27 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 30% 1-7-27

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

3rd/6 9 May 2026 23 days ago

Warwick
- 3m1f
- Good
Shane Quinlan

Raced in last - not fluent 3 out - headway before 2 out - went third last - weakened run-in (jockey said gelding had made a bad mistake…
2nd/5 17 Apr 2026 45 days ago

Exeter
- 2m5½f
- Good
Shane Quinlan

Held up in rear - steady headway after 6th - prominent before 3 out - kept on well and went second towards finish(op 5/2)
1st/13 7 Apr 2026 55 days ago

Exeter
- 2m5½f
- Good
won

Shane Quinlan

Held up in rear - steady headway from 3 out - pushed along 2 out - went second last - ridden run-in - carried left when led inside final…
PU 26 Mar 2026 67 days ago

Chepstow
- 2m7½f
- Good To Soft
- Class 5
OR 88

Sean Bowen

Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 13/2)
2nd/17 17 Mar 2026 76 days ago

Exeter
- 2m7f
- Good To Soft
Shane Quinlan

Travelled strongly - held up in last - steady headway after 4 out - went second last - ridden run-in - no extra final 110yds
3rd/7 6 Mar 2026 87 days ago

Exeter
- 2m7f
- Good To Soft
Shane Quinlan

Held up in rear - detached before 5 out - steady headway before 3 out - went third approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in -…
6th/7 10 Dec 2025 173 days ago

Hereford
- 3m1½f
- Good To Soft
- Class 4
btn 1.25 OR 88

Callum Pritchard

In rear - headway 9th - weakened 2 out(op 12/1)
4th/12 23 Nov 2025 190 days ago

Exeter
- 2m5½f
- Good To Soft
Shane Quinlan

Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - went fourth 2 out - outpaced run-in(op 66/1)
7th/7 21 Oct 2025 223 days ago

Exeter
- 2m7f
- Good To Firm
- Class 5
btn 16 OR 91

Callum Pritchard

Pressed leaders - led 3rd - mistake 5th - mistake 9th - headed before 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 12/1 tchd 17/2)
4th/8 13 Oct 2025 231 days ago

Hereford
- 3m1½f
- Good
- Class 5
btn 1.75 OR 91

Callum Pritchard

In rear - headway 2 out - went fourth last - stayed on(op 28/1 tchd 22/1)