Always Blue
Always Blue is a three-year-old that has yet to break through into the winner's circle despite showing genuine potential to finish in the top three. The horse has four top-3 finishes from eight races, a record that suggests it belongs in competitive company but has simply not had that one race come together as a win. Trained by
Harriet Bethell at her Arnold yard in East Yorkshire, Always Blue is part of a stable that has been firing on all cylinders this season with 18 winners already to its name.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
James Rowsell And John Norbury
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Looking at the recent form, the pattern is telling: Always Blue finished 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 4th, 3rd and 4th in its last six races. That 2nd place two runs back shows the horse is running hard and staying in the frame, which is where you want a young horse to be at this stage. The consistency of finishing 3rd or 4th run after run suggests a horse that knows its place in the pecking order but keeps coming up just short. With the yard in good form and the horse clearly active—it raced just a day ago—there is every reason to think another chance will come quickly. When it does, Always Blue looks like a horse ready to get off the mark.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
4th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
5 Oct
3rd
Pontefract
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
14 Sep
2nd
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
22 Aug
4th
Redcar
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 9 runners
31 Jul
3rd
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
8 Jun
4th
Carlisle
7f – 1m · Soft · 7 runners
15 May
5th
York
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
25 Apr
2nd
Ripon
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 6 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 May |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jun |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
14 Sep |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
25 Apr |
0% |