The sole victory came at Hexham on 13 April 2026, and at six years old this is a horse that has clearly taken its time to find its feet — but when it did, it delivered. Hexham is a tight, undulating track in Northumberland that suits horses who travel well through a race rather than relying on raw speed, and winning there on debut suggests Blue Skies Ahead handles a test with a bit of character to it.
What makes the recent form particularly interesting is the sequence: fifth, then first, then second, reading from oldest to most recent. That's a horse trending sharply in the right direction, improving race by race and finishing second just one day ago — so it arrives in this profile in the middle of an active campaign rather than dusting off old memories. The yard will be pleased with how things are developing.
That yard is the joint operation of David Killahena and Graeme McPherson, based at Stow-on-the-Wold in Gloucestershire. With 18 winners on the board this season, they are a training partnership producing results at a healthy clip, and a horse like Blue Skies Ahead — still relatively unexposed after only three races — looks like one they could have plenty of fun with as the season progresses.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexham Undulating |
2 | 1 win, 1 second | 2 May | 50% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 14 Mar | 0% |