Blue Reed
Seven years old, 27 races into its career, and still waiting for a first win — Blue Reed is the kind of horse that tests a trainer's patience and an owner's faith in equal measure. Across all those attempts, the best it has managed is five placed finishes, meaning it has come close enough to matter but never quite got its nose in front. That is a tough record to look at, though it does at least tell you the horse is competitive enough to keep showing up near the sharp end on occasion.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
18.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form offers a mixed picture. A second-place finish two races ago was the highlight, suggesting there is still something there worth working with, but the runs either side of it were blank — no place, no prize money, nothing to build on. Carl Millar has been the regular jockey, partnering Blue Reed five times without a win between them. That is not necessarily a reflection on either horse or rider, but it does mean the combination has yet to find the formula that gets them to the front.
Trainer Cian Collins operates out of Navan in Co Meath, and his yard has been in decent form this season with 20 winners sent out — so it is not a stable that is struggling for confidence or ability. The fact that Blue Reed remains winless is not for want of a capable operation behind it. Collins clearly believes there is a race to be won with this horse somewhere, and having run just one day ago, Blue Reed is still being actively campaigned rather than quietly put out to pasture. At seven, time is not exactly on its side, but stranger things have happened than a horse finally breaking its duck after a long wait.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Fairyhouse in 5 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Apr
DNF
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
29 Mar
4th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 runners
26 Feb
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 11 runners
15 Jan
6th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
31 Dec
2nd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 20 runners
21 Nov
4th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners
13 Nov
14th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 25 runners
9 Aug
6th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
29 Jun
5th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
27 Jun
4th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
5 |
1 second, 4 other |
15 Jan |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
4 |
2 seconds, 2 other |
31 Dec |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
26 Feb |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
9 Sep |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
9 Aug |
0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
2 |
2 other |
29 Jun |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Apr |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Nov |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
17 Aug |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
29 Mar |
0% |