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Blue Hop

9-year-old gelding with a 29% win rate who thrives on slightly soft ground.
Quick Facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Soldier Of Fortune
Mother
Afaraka
Owner
R S Brookhouse
Rating
110

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
14
Career races
4
Wins
28.6%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
52 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Heavy (very wet)
Yielding
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M6F – 2M
Long Distance (2M+)
Ok
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Loves
Class 5
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, undulating

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Feb
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
1 Jan
3rd
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 9 runners
29 Apr
19th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 28 runners
28 Mar
🏆 Won
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
15 Feb
2nd
Ascot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
24 Jan
🏆 Won
Doncaster
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 18 runners
15 Dec
3rd
Windsor
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
22 Nov
6th
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 18 runners
28 Jan
7th
Doncaster
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
15 Dec
DNF
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 6 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
33.3%
Win rate
3/9
Won / Rode
Thomas Doggrell
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
Darragh O'Keeffe Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Doncaster
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 24 Jan 50%
Chepstow
Galloping
2 2 other 22 Nov 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
2 2 other 15 Dec 0%
Ayr
Galloping
1 1 win 27 Feb 100%
Ffos Las
Galloping
1 1 win 16 Dec 100%
Wetherby
Galloping
1 1 win 28 Mar 100%
Windsor
Sharp
1 1 third 15 Dec 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 second 15 Feb 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 29 Apr 0%
Tramore
Sharp
1 1 third 1 Jan 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 5 Feb 0%