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Braid Blue (IRE)

7yo gelding · Form & record 2018-07-20 to 2020-08-31 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Gordon Elliott.

Pedigree Gold Well (GB) × ?

Ratings Official 145 · best RPR 145 · best TS 111

Runs

Wins

50.0%

Strike rate

58.3%

Place rate

1.22

Actual / Expected

-8.7%

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Full form — last 12 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.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2020-08-31	26d	Downpatrick	19f	Good	–	99/12	–	Sean OKeeffe	168	–	–	–	11/10
Adare Manor Opportunity Beginners Chase
2020-08-05	285d	Wexford	20f	Soft	–	4/6	–	Keith Donoghue	168	–	112	–	11/4
Slaney Beginners Chase
2019-10-25	86d	Cheltenham	21f	Soft	2	2/8	–	Richard Johnson	160	145	141	25	5/1
Ballymore Novices Hurdle
2019-07-31	13d	Perth	24f	Good	4	1/4	–	Richard Johnson	170	145	145	87	5/4
Live Racing TV On Facebook Novices Hurdle
2019-07-18	26d	Ffos Las	24f	Good	4	1/3	–	Richard Johnson	166	133	139	22	8/13
Caribbean Night At Chepstow Racecourse 26th July Novices Hurdle
2019-06-22	59d	Perth	20f	Good	4	1/5	–	Richard Johnson	158	133	131	21	1/7
Multi Award Winning Something Special Flowers Novices Hurdle
2019-04-24	17d	Perth	20f	Good	4	1/9	–	Richard Johnson	156	–	134	111	EVS
Heidsieck Monopole The Party Has Started Maiden Hurdle
2019-04-07	60d	Fairyhouse	20f	Good	–	6/24	–	Davy Russell	166	–	107	67	14/1
Colm Quinn BMW Maiden Hurdle
2019-02-06	142d	Ayr	16f	Soft	4	5/14	–	Henry Brooke	156	–	114	70	16/1
Dream Weddings At Western House Hotel Novices Hurdle
2018-09-17	47d	Galway	21.5f	Soft	–	5/8	–	Davy Russell	166	–	63	–	11/4
galwayraces.com Maiden Hurdle
2018-08-01	12d	Perth	16f	Good	4	1/7	–	Richard Johnson	161	–	115	22	1/5
Golf Perthshire Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race
2018-07-20	DEB	Kilbeggan	20f	Good	–	1/7	–	Ms L ONeill	165	–	116	90	7/4
Book Online For Discounts INH 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 run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	2	2	100.0%
Normal (2-4wk)	3	2	66.7%
Freshened (1-2m)	3	1	33.3%
Layoff (2-6m)	2	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	1	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	6	5	83.3%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Staying (13f+)	12	6	50.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Good	8	6	75.0%
Soft	4	0	0.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Perth	4	4	100.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2018-07-20–2020-08-31. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.