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Optima RacingHorses › Blue In The West (IRE)

Blue In The West (IRE)

9yo b g · Form & record 2023-04-10 to 2026-05-09 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Ben Lund.
Pedigree Westerner (GB) × Blue Supreme (IRE) (by Pistolet Bleu)
OwnerBen Lund Racing Club
BreederPadraig Barry
Ratings Official 97 · best RPR 101 · best TS 84
25
Runs
1
Wins
4.0%
Strike rate
32.0%
Place rate
0.44
Actual / Expected
-80.0%
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Full form — last 25 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
2026-05-09 22d Warwick 25f Good 5 3/6 11 Shane Quinlan 165 97 92 83 5/1
Hurdle Turf Subscribe To Head In Front Betting Handicap Hurdle 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 3 out)(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
2026-04-17 10d Exeter 21.5f Good 4 2/5 0.75 Shane Quinlan 144 96 95 31 2/1
Hurdle Turf Heavitree Brewery PLC Handicap Hurdle Held up in rear - steady headway after 6th - prominent before 3 out - kept on well and went second towards finish(op 5/2)
2026-04-07 21d Exeter 21.5f Good 5 1/13 0 Shane Quinlan 159 90 95 76 4/1
Hurdle Turf Happy Birthday Fiona Walker Novices' Handicap Hurdle 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 110yds - kept on well(op 5/1)
2026-03-17 11d Exeter 23f Soft 5 2/17 3.25 Shane Quinlan 153 88 92 77 14/1
Hurdle Turf Oddschecker Handicap Hurdle Travelled strongly - held up in last - steady headway after 4 out - went second last - ridden run-in - no extra final 110yds
2026-03-06 86d Exeter 23f Soft 5 3/7 1 Shane Quinlan 145 85 85 66 20/1
Hurdle Turf Stowells Novices' Handicap Hurdle Held up in rear - detached before 5 out - steady headway before 3 out - went third approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in - nearest finish - eyecatcher (inquiry into running and riding: jockey said his instructions were to drop in gelding at the back of the field and to hold onto gelding for as long as possible as previous runs have shown that gelding does not respond well to pressure and will only run on in one burst rather than continue to run on when pressed adding that gelding was travelling comfortably throughout the race but that he did not want to press gelding for any more of an effort in order to gain ground on the field as he was aware that they were likely to tire in front and he would therefore be able to pass the tired horses when asking for an effort late on in the straight - trainer confirmed the instructions - which were noted)(op 22/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1)
2025-12-10 17d Hereford 25.5f Soft 4 6/7 1.25 Callum Pritchard 143 88 67 53 9/1
Hurdle Turf Betwright Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle In rear - headway 9th - weakened 2 out(op 12/1)
2025-11-23 33d Exeter 21.5f Soft 5 4/12 11 Shane Quinlan 158 89 82 78 50/1
Hurdle Turf Stag Environmental Polaris Dealer Devon Somerset Handicap Hurdle Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - went fourth 2 out - outpaced run-in(op 66/1)
2025-10-21 8d Exeter 23f Firm 5 7/7 16 Callum Pritchard 154 91 57 35 9/1
Hurdle Turf Mrs Patricia Gardner Memorial Handicap Hurdle Pressed leaders - led 3rd - mistake 5th - mistake 9th - headed before 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 12/1 tchd 17/2)
2025-10-13 144d Hereford 25.5f Good 5 4/8 1.75 Callum Pritchard 157 91 86 84 25/1
Hurdle Turf BetWright Safer Gambling Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle In rear - headway 2 out - went fourth last - stayed on(op 28/1 tchd 22/1)
2025-05-22 4d Ffos Las 24f Good 5 4/7 0.75 Callum Pritchard 161 94 87 64 10/1
Hurdle Turf Adept GRP Cabinets Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Held up in rear - steady headway before 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on but no impression run-in(op 8/1)
2025-05-18 34d Stratford 22f Good 4 2/5 22 Callum Pritchard 152 94 94 65 9/1
Hurdle Turf Racing Welfare Supporting Mental Health Awareness Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in last - headway after 8th - soon went third - challenging when mistake 2 out - no match for winner(op 11/1)
2025-04-14 28d Tramore 21.5f Soft 8/11 2 Mike O'Connor 160 90 80 69 14/1
Hurdle Anne Valley Walk Handicap Hurdle
2025-03-17 18d Wexford 19.5f 7/11 Mike O'Connor 160 90 68 12/1
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2025-02-27 57d Clonmel Heavy 7/15 Peter Smithers 139 90 75 15/2
Clonmel Novice Handicap Hurdle
2025-01-01 43d Tramore 21.5f Heavy 2/15 6 Mike OConnor 161 88 89 1 12/1
Hurdle Turf Tramore Medical Clinic Handicap Hurdle Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders on inner 4 out - went second before 2 out - no impression when not fluent last - kept on - no match for winner(op 18/1)
2024-11-19 16d Limerick 16f Soft 99/11 Mike OConnor 164 90 10/1
Hurdle Turf Limerick Races On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (Div I) In rear - detached when not fluent 5th - weakened and pulled up after 3 out(op 11/2)
2024-11-03 388d Cork 20f Good 15/20 8.5 Mike OConnor 151 92 54 14 66/1
Hurdle Turf E. Tarrant & Sons Banteer Handicap Hurdle Never better than midfield(tchd 50/1)
2023-10-12 31d Tramore 16f Heavy 3/9 7 Mike OConnor 163 94 87 73 7/2
Hurdle Turf www.tramoreraces.ie Maiden Hurdle In rear - headway before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/2)
2023-09-11 25d Galway 22f Soft 99/17 Mark McDonagh 163 95 9/1
Galway Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
2023-08-17 34d Tramore 20.5f Good 5/16 Mike OConnor 165 95 99 61 33/1
Storeall Logistics Handicap Hurdle
2023-07-14 25d Cork 17f Soft 12/18 Simon Torrens 166 64 31 40/1
Buy Tickets On www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle
2023-06-19 9d Kilbeggan 16f Good 10/14 Mr M J OConnor 166 58 51 14/1
www.kilbegganraces.com (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle
2023-06-10 37d Punchestown 20f Good 7/20 Mike OConnor 161 101 19 14/1
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2023-05-04 24d Tipperary 18f Good 7/15 Mr E P OBrien 163 77 40/1
Millennium Surveys Ltd (C & G) Point-To-Point Flat Race
2023-04-10 DEB Cork 19f Soft 6/9 Mr D Allen 161 94 50/1
Pegus Horse Feed Point-To-Point Flat Race

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
Quick (under 2wk)500.0%
Normal (2-4wk)9111.1%
Freshened (1-2m)700.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 4300.0%
Class 58112.5%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)2414.2%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good1119.1%
Soft900.0%
Heavy300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Exeter6116.7%
Tramore400.0%
Cork300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-04-10–2026-05-09. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.