Bourbon Blues
Bourbon Blues is a three-year-old that has shown real promise at the right track and the right distance, but has hit a difficult spell since tasting top-level success. The horse has won twice in thirteen races—a win rate of roughly 1 in 7—with six additional placings that suggest genuine ability between those victories. What's telling is where those wins came from: one on the all-weather at Brighton in May, and a Class 2 victory at Newmarket in October that proved the horse could mix it at a serious level. But that October win on Newmarket's flat, fast track looks increasingly precious now. Bourbon Blues hasn't won in its last six races, a dry spell that has lasted ten months and included three attempts at top-class company where it has failed to trouble the judge once.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
M Hughes M Kerr Dineen And Partners
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
46.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The real clue to Bourbon Blues' temperament lies in its surface and distance preferences. On normal ground, the horse wins roughly 1 in every 3 races—a striking statistic that suggests Bourbon Blues thrives when conditions are straightforward and the track is kind. Over five to six and a half furlongs, it has won 1 from 3 races, which points to a horse that prefers sharp, short tests where speed and early acceleration matter. Trainer Brian Meehan, based at Manton in Wiltshire, has been working with the horse in a yard that sent out 12 winners this season, so there's experienced horsemanship involved. The puzzle is why Bourbon Blues has struggled to recapture that October form. After just racing yesterday, the horse remains active and looking for a way back. Getting it back to the right surface—soft or normal ground rather than anything extreme—and keeping it at its favoured distance may be the key to unlocking another winning run. At three years old, there is still time to find improvement.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 6 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 33% win rate
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Aug
3rd
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
30 Jul
2nd
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
4 Jul
12th
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners
20 Jun
6th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 17 runners
16 May
10th
Newbury
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
15 Apr
3rd
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 7 runners
22 Oct
🏆 Won
Newmarket
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 4 runners
19 Sep
3rd
Newbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
6 Sep
5th
Haydock Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
12 Jul
6th
Newmarket
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 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 |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
15 Apr |
33.3% |
| Newbury Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
20 Jun |
0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
30 May |
100% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Sep |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
22 Aug |
0% |