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Optima RacingHorses › Blue Carpet (GB)

Blue Carpet (GB)

6yo b g · Form & record 2024-10-17 to 2026-04-04 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Dan Skelton.
Pedigree Blue Bresil (FR) × Yolaine (FR) (by Astarabad)
OwnerMr Mrs Ben Houghton
BreederYorton Farm Stud
Ratings Official 127 · best RPR 131 · best TS 117
8
Runs
3
Wins
37.5%
Strike rate
87.5%
Place rate
1.42
Actual / Expected
85.8%
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Full form — last 8 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-04-04 37d Haydock 24.5f Good 2 2/9 1.25 Harry Skelton 155 127 131 117 9/4
Hurdle Turf Pertemps Network Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle (Series Final) (GBB Race) Towards rear - smooth headway 3 out - pushed along and challenging approaching last - ridden and no extra run-in(tchd 5/2)
2026-02-26 90d Wetherby 24f Soft 3 1/10 0 Tristan Durrell 164 120 127 112 5/1
Hurdle Turf Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For The Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Final) Towards rear - headway before 4 out - switched right before 2 out - ridden and led narrowly when not fluent last - kept on(op 4/1 tchd 18/5 and tchd 6/1)
2025-11-28 28d Newbury 24.5f Soft 3 2/11 1.75 Harry Skelton 151 118 118 90 5/1
Hurdle Turf Coral "Pipped-At-The-Post" Payouts Handicap Hurdle Held up in rear - steady headway 4 out - prominent last - went second final strides(op 9/2)
2025-10-31 21d Wetherby 19.5f Good 3 1/3 0 Tristan Durrell 155 109 97 1/3
Hurdle Turf Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Took keen hold - raced in second - wandered on approach 1st and 2nd - led with one circuit to go - went clear before last where not fluent - easily(op 8/15 tchd 4/7)
2025-10-10 225d Chepstow 16f Good 4 2/14 12 Harry Skelton 154 103 52 12/1
Hurdle Turf Wasdell Group Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II) Midfield - not fluent 4th - headway before 3 out - kept on and went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 14/1 tchd 9/1)
2025-02-27 42d Taunton Heavy 4/6 Tristan Durrell 160 105 9/2
Free Racing On Monday 10th March Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
2025-01-16 91d Newcastle 17f Soft 5 3/8 Harry Skelton 165 104 99 15/8
Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Open National Hunt Flat Race (Qualifier) (Cat 2) (GBB)
2024-10-17 DEB Carlisle 17f Soft 5 1/7 0 Harry Skelton 155 101 13/2
NH Flat Turf Rhino.Bet Home Of Charged Up Sport Open National Hunt Flat Race (Go North Jodami Qualifier) (GBB) Travelled strongly - held up in rear - smooth headway on outer over 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - ridden and ran on well inside final furlong - led inside final 110yds - won going away(op 9/2)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Normal (2-4wk)2150.0%
Freshened (1-2m)200.0%
Layoff (2-6m)2150.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 33266.7%
Class 52150.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)7342.9%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft4250.0%
Good3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2024-10-17–2026-04-04. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.