- TrainerR. Mike Smith
- OwnerPeter Tsim
- FamilyMelodrama
- Sex
- gelding
- Foaled
- 2012
- Record (GB & IRE)
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Prize money (GB & IRE)
- £0
- Last run (GB & IRE)
- 16 May 2018, Perth (PU/10)
- Last win (GB & IRE)
- Never won
Form
Race record
| Date | Course | Pos | SP | Btn | Jockey | Trainer | Race | Class | Type | Dist | Going | Wgt | Winner / 2nd | Winner prize | Days | Future form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 18 | Perth | PU/10 | 33/1 | - | Brian Hughes | R. Mike Smith | Grampian Hotel Maiden Hurdle | Class 4 | Hurdle | 2m4f | Good | 11-0 | Champ (IRE) | £4,224 | 19 | 3/7 |
| 27 Apr 18 | Perth | 10/13 | 25/1 | dist | Tom O'Brien | R. Mike Smith | Nick Grimshaw From BBC Radio 1 Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race | Class 4 | NH Flat | 2m | Soft | 11-0 | Jarveys Plate (IRE) | £3,165 | - | 1/11 |
Grampian Hotel Maiden Hurdle
Class 42m4fGood
All fields
- Date
- 16 May 18
- Course
- Perth
- Pos
- PU/10
- SP
- 33/1
- Btn
- -
- Jockey
- Brian Hughes
- Trainer
- R. Mike Smith
- Race
- Grampian Hotel Maiden Hurdle
- Class
- Class 4
- Type
- Hurdle
- Dist
- 2m4f
- Going
- Good
- Wgt
- 11-0
- Winner / 2nd
- Champ (IRE)
- Winner prize
- £4,224
- Days
- 19
- Future form
- 3/7
Nick Grimshaw From BBC Radio 1 Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 42mSoft
All fields
- Date
- 27 Apr 18
- Course
- Perth
- Pos
- 10/13
- SP
- 25/1
- Btn
- dist
- Jockey
- Tom O'Brien
- Trainer
- R. Mike Smith
- Race
- Nick Grimshaw From BBC Radio 1 Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
- Class
- Class 4
- Type
- NH Flat
- Dist
- 2m
- Going
- Soft
- Wgt
- 11-0
- Winner / 2nd
- Jarveys Plate (IRE)
- Winner prize
- £3,165
- Days
- -
- Future form
- 1/11
Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.
Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races
| Date | Course | Race | This horse | Winner next time | Their pos | Won on | At | Race won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 18 | Perth | Grampian Hotel Maiden Hurdle | PU/10 | Champ (IRE) | 1 | 30 May 18 | Warwick | Creating A Design Difference Novices' Hurdle |
| 16 May 18 | Perth | Grampian Hotel Maiden Hurdle | PU/10 | Court Dreaming (IRE) | 2 | 23 Jun 18 | Perth | Mackie's Summer Days Novices' Hurdle |
| 16 May 18 | Perth | Grampian Hotel Maiden Hurdle | PU/10 | Storm Nelson (IRE) | 3 | 29 Oct 18 | Ayr | Book Coral Scottish Grand National Tickets Conditional Jockeys' Training Hand… |
| 27 Apr 18 | Perth | Nick Grimshaw From BBC Radio 1 Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race | 10/13 | Imperial Acolyte (GB) | 5 | 28 Nov 18 | Wetherby | racinguk.com Novices' Hurdle (Div II) |
- PU/1016 May 18 · Perth
Grampian Hotel Maiden Hurdle
All fields
- Date
- 16 May 18
- Course
- Perth
- Race
- Grampian Hotel Maiden Hurdle
- This horse
- PU/10
- Winner next time
- Champ (IRE)
- Their pos
- 1
- Won on
- 30 May 18
- At
- Warwick
- Race won
- Creating A Design Difference Novices' Hurdle
- PU/1016 May 18 · Perth
Grampian Hotel Maiden Hurdle
All fields
- Date
- 16 May 18
- Course
- Perth
- Race
- Grampian Hotel Maiden Hurdle
- This horse
- PU/10
- Winner next time
- Court Dreaming (IRE)
- Their pos
- 2
- Won on
- 23 Jun 18
- At
- Perth
- Race won
- Mackie's Summer Days Novices' Hurdle
- PU/1016 May 18 · Perth
Grampian Hotel Maiden Hurdle
All fields
- Date
- 16 May 18
- Course
- Perth
- Race
- Grampian Hotel Maiden Hurdle
- This horse
- PU/10
- Winner next time
- Storm Nelson (IRE)
- Their pos
- 3
- Won on
- 29 Oct 18
- At
- Ayr
- Race won
- Book Coral Scottish Grand National Tickets Conditional Jockeys' Training Hand…
- 10/1327 Apr 18 · Perth
Nick Grimshaw From BBC Radio 1 Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
- Date
- 27 Apr 18
- Course
- Perth
- Race
- Nick Grimshaw From BBC Radio 1 Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
- This horse
- 10/13
- Winner next time
- Imperial Acolyte (GB)
- Their pos
- 5
- Won on
- 28 Nov 18
- At
- Wetherby
- Race won
- racinguk.com Novices' Hurdle (Div II)
Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).
Trainer changes
| Trainer | First run | Last run | First run for yard | Runs | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Win % | Place % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Mike Smith | 27 Apr 18 | 16 May 18 | 10/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 |
R. Mike Smith
- Trainer
- R. Mike Smith
- First run
- 27 Apr 18
- Last run
- 16 May 18
- First run for yard
- 10/13
- Runs
- 2
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd
- 0
- 3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- Prize GB (£)
- £0
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.
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Stats
Career summary by code (GB & IRE)
| Code | Runs | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Win % | Place % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) | First run | Last run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Hunt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | £0 | €0 | 27 Apr 18 | 16 May 18 |
National Hunt
- Code
- National Hunt
- Runs
- 2
- Wins
- 0
- 2nd
- 0
- 3rd
- 0
- Win %
- Place %
- Prize GB (£)
- £0
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
- First run
- 27 Apr 18
- Last run
- 16 May 18
Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.
Pedigree
Pedigree
Sire branchGalileo (IRE)
Parent · 1
- SireGalileo (IRE)
Grandparents · 2
- Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
- Sire's damUrban Sea (USA)
Great-grandparents · 4
- Sire's sire's sireNot traced
- Sire's sire's damNot traced
- Sire's dam's sireNot traced
- Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchCoyote (GB)
Parent · 1
- DamCoyote (GB)
Grandparents · 2
- Dam's sireIndian Ridge (IRE)
- Dam's damCaramba (GB)
Great-grandparents · 4
- Dam's sire's sireNot traced
- Dam's sire's damNot traced
- Dam's dam's sireBelmez (USA)
- Dam's dam's damNot traced
Breeding card
Female line
- Coyote (GB) · by Indian Ridge (IRE) · 6 winners from 14 runners · Black-type placed
- Caramba (GB) · by Belmez (USA) · 2 winners from 3 runners · Group 2 winner (2 black-type wins)
- Melodrama (GB) · 4 winners from 6 runners
Sire, dam and damsire
| Sire | Dam | Damsire | Sex | Sire's avg winning distance | Damsire's avg winning distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galileo (IRE) | Coyote (GB) | Indian Ridge (IRE) | gelding | Flat 10.6f · NH 2m2½f | Flat 7.6f · NH 2m2f |
Galileo (IRE)
- Sire
- Galileo (IRE)
- Dam
- Coyote (GB)
- Damsire
- Indian Ridge (IRE)
- Sex
- gelding
- Sire's avg winning distance
- Flat 10.6f · NH 2m2½f
- Damsire's avg winning distance
- Flat 7.6f · NH 2m2f
Progeny of Galileo (IRE) in this horse's best conditions
| Condition | Runs | Wins | Placed | Win % | Place % | This horse runs | This horse wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All National Hunt runs | 4,059 | 454 | 1,178 | 2 | 0 | ||
| At 2m to 2m1f | 1,938 | 231 | 624 | 1 | 0 | ||
| On Soft going | 859 | 100 | 232 | 1 | 0 | ||
| At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going | 449 | 56 | 129 | 1 | 0 |
All National Hunt runs
- Condition
- All National Hunt runs
- Runs
- 4,059
- Wins
- 454
- Placed
- 1,178
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 2
- This horse wins
- 0
At 2m to 2m1f
- Condition
- At 2m to 2m1f
- Runs
- 1,938
- Wins
- 231
- Placed
- 624
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
On Soft going
- Condition
- On Soft going
- Runs
- 859
- Wins
- 100
- Placed
- 232
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
- Condition
- At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
- Runs
- 449
- Wins
- 56
- Placed
- 129
- Win %
- Place %
- This horse runs
- 1
- This horse wins
- 0
Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.
Galileo (IRE) × Indian Ridge mares (the cross)
| Code | Runners | Winners | Winners % | Black-type winners | Runs | Wins | 2nd/3rd | Win % | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 26 | 15 | 4 | 272 | 39 | 55 | £370,093 | €550,001 | ||
| National Hunt | 10 | 5 | 0 | 89 | 8 | 20 | £21,911 | €53,713 | ||
| All runs | 28 | 16 | 4 | 361 | 47 | 75 | £392,004 | €603,714 |
Flat
- Code
- Flat
- Runners
- 26
- Winners
- 15
- Winners %
- Black-type winners
- 4
- Runs
- 272
- Wins
- 39
- 2nd/3rd
- 55
- Win %
- Prize GB (£)
- £370,093
- Prize IRE (€)
- €550,001
National Hunt
- Code
- National Hunt
- Runners
- 10
- Winners
- 5
- Winners %
- Black-type winners
- 0
- Runs
- 89
- Wins
- 8
- 2nd/3rd
- 20
- Win %
- Prize GB (£)
- £21,911
- Prize IRE (€)
- €53,713
All runs
- Code
- All runs
- Runners
- 28
- Winners
- 16
- Winners %
- Black-type winners
- 4
- Runs
- 361
- Wins
- 47
- 2nd/3rd
- 75
- Win %
- Prize GB (£)
- £392,004
- Prize IRE (€)
- €603,714
All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.
Best of the cross
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Black-type wins | Best win | Prize GB (£) | Prize IRE (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightime (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 1 | Group/Grade 1 | £0 | €235,902 |
| David Livingston (IRE) | 14 | 3 | 2 | Group/Grade 2 | £49,552 | €100,885 |
| Oh Goodness Me (GB) | 11 | 2 | 1 | Group/Grade 3 | £0 | €147,330 |
| Fiulin (GB) | 27 | 4 | 1 | Listed | £73,247 | €0 |
| Treasure The Ridge (IRE) | 54 | 7 | 0 | - | £66,619 | €15,670 |
| Lugano (GB) | 9 | 4 | 0 | - | £13,531 | €0 |
| Maid To Believe (GB) | 13 | 4 | 0 | - | £19,077 | €0 |
| Postileo (IRE) | 22 | 4 | 0 | - | £109,512 | €4,845 |
| Manuka (IRE) | 54 | 4 | 0 | - | £2,264 | €47,757 |
| Magnolia Ridge (IRE) | 61 | 4 | 0 | - | £13,309 | €10,955 |
| Phaenomena (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 0 | - | £14,219 | €0 |
| Olympiad (IRE) | 11 | 2 | 0 | - | £16,173 | €12,840 |
Nightime (IRE)
- Horse
- Nightime (IRE)
- Runs
- 5
- Wins
- 2
- Black-type wins
- 1
- Best win
- Group/Grade 1
- Prize GB (£)
- £0
- Prize IRE (€)
- €235,902
David Livingston (IRE)
- Runs
- 14
- Wins
- 3
- Black-type wins
- 2
- Best win
- Group/Grade 2
- Prize GB (£)
- £49,552
- Prize IRE (€)
- €100,885
Oh Goodness Me (GB)
- Horse
- Oh Goodness Me (GB)
- Runs
- 11
- Wins
- 2
- Black-type wins
- 1
- Best win
- Group/Grade 3
- Prize GB (£)
- £0
- Prize IRE (€)
- €147,330
Fiulin (GB)
- Horse
- Fiulin (GB)
- Runs
- 27
- Wins
- 4
- Black-type wins
- 1
- Best win
- Listed
- Prize GB (£)
- £73,247
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Treasure The Ridge (IRE)
- Runs
- 54
- Wins
- 7
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £66,619
- Prize IRE (€)
- €15,670
Lugano (GB)
- Horse
- Lugano (GB)
- Runs
- 9
- Wins
- 4
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £13,531
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Maid To Believe (GB)
- Horse
- Maid To Believe (GB)
- Runs
- 13
- Wins
- 4
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £19,077
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Postileo (IRE)
- Horse
- Postileo (IRE)
- Runs
- 22
- Wins
- 4
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £109,512
- Prize IRE (€)
- €4,845
Manuka (IRE)
- Horse
- Manuka (IRE)
- Runs
- 54
- Wins
- 4
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £2,264
- Prize IRE (€)
- €47,757
Magnolia Ridge (IRE)
- Horse
- Magnolia Ridge (IRE)
- Runs
- 61
- Wins
- 4
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £13,309
- Prize IRE (€)
- €10,955
Phaenomena (IRE)
- Horse
- Phaenomena (IRE)
- Runs
- 10
- Wins
- 2
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £14,219
- Prize IRE (€)
- €0
Olympiad (IRE)
- Horse
- Olympiad (IRE)
- Runs
- 11
- Wins
- 2
- Black-type wins
- 0
- Prize GB (£)
- £16,173
- Prize IRE (€)
- €12,840
Top 12 by best win level, then wins.
Family
Dam summary
- Record
- Black-type placed
- G1 winners
- 0
- Produce
- 6 winners from 14 runners
Full siblings
- Oh Goodness Me (GB)2W · 11R · 1 black-type
Half siblings
By Kalaglow (IRE)
- Kalogy (GB)1W · 11R
By Grand Lodge (USA)
- With Style (GB)0W · 5R
By Montjeu (IRE)
- Eradicate (IRE)9W · 39R · 2 black-type
By High Chaparral (IRE)
- Chesapeake Bay (GB)0W · 11R
By Azamour (IRE)
- Huff And Puff (GB)8W · 33R
By Medicean (GB)
- She Wolf (GB)0W · 2R
By Authorized (IRE)
- Colima (IRE)1W · 4R
By Dalakhani (IRE)
- Blue Is The Colour (IRE)0W · 2R
By Sea The Stars (IRE)
- Wild At Sea (IRE)0W · 2R
By Exceed And Excel (AUS)
- Blue Willow (GB)0W · 5R
By Nathaniel (IRE)
- Midnight Lion (GB)11W · 46R
By Iffraaj (GB)
- Mucha Muchacha (GB)0W · 5R
Female line
- 1Coyote (GB) · by Indian Ridge (IRE)
- 2Caramba (GB) · by Belmez (USA)
- 3Melodrama (GB)
Notable relatives
Great-aunt (out of 3rd dam)
- Lemon Souffle (GB)5W · 7R · 1 G1
2nd dam
- Caramba (GB)2W · 4R · 2 black-type
Nephew (out of a sibling)
- Amiloc (GB)6W · 11R · 2 black-type
Half-brother
- Eradicate (IRE)9W · 39R · 2 black-type
Full sister
- Oh Goodness Me (GB)2W · 11R · 1 black-type
Niece (out of a sibling)
- Chamade (GB)3W · 8R · 1 black-type
In brief
When was Black N Blue foaled?
Black N Blue (GB) was foaled in 2012.
Who are the sire and dam of Black N Blue?
Black N Blue (GB) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Coyote (GB), a daughter of Indian Ridge (IRE).
Who trained Black N Blue?
Black N Blue (GB) was trained by R. Mike Smith and owned by Peter Tsim at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.
What is Black N Blue's race record?
In Britain and Ireland, Black N Blue (GB) ran 2 times without winning.
Is Black N Blue still racing?
Black N Blue (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 16 May 2018 at Perth in the Grampian Hotel Maiden Hurdle (result: pulled up, 10 ran), and has not run there since.
Is Black N Blue related to any top horses?
Black N Blue (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Eradicate (IRE) (half-brother, Grade 3 winner), Oh Goodness Me (GB) (full sister, Group 3 winner) and Lemon Souffle (GB) (great-aunt, Group 1 winner), from the Melodrama (GB) family.
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