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Blue Jay Way

Blue Jay Way is a 6-year-old who knows how to win when the right race comes along — but finding that race has become increasingly difficult. The horse has only two wins from 31 career races, a win rate of roughly 1 win every 15 races, yet both victories came within a week of each other last October: first at Catterick Bridge on 1 October, then at Wolverhampton nine days later. That kind of back-to-back success suggested a horse hitting form at the right moment, but the past year has been a very different story. Blue Jay Way has not found the winning post once in the last 12 months and has gone 25 races without a victory.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Sixties Icon
Mother
Dark Blue
Owner
J R Racing
Official rating
48

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
31
Career races
2
Wins
6.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
12.9%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
5 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

Recent form tells the familiar tale of a horse treading water. In the last six outings, it has managed two top-3 finishes — a fourth place and another fourth — but nothing better. The two wins came in Class 6 races, the lower tier of the sport, and even there the numbers are sobering: 2 wins from 16 Class 6 attempts works out to a 12% success rate in supposedly easier company. Blue Jay Way is trained by John David Riches at Pilling in Lancashire, a yard that has found five winners this season, though this particular horse does not appear to be among the yard's success stories. Sean Kirrane has been the regular jockey, riding it eight times without a single victory. The horse raced just yesterday and remains active, but with 31 races on the record and no win since October 2025, it is clearly a horse still searching for another winning opportunity.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 7 starts (14%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Oct
4th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
22 Jun
7th
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
1 Jun
9th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
21 May
4th
Catterick Bridge
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
23 Mar
7th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
3 Nov
8th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
20 Oct
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
1 Oct
🏆 Won
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
22 Sep
8th
Hamilton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 10 runners
8 Sep
8th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
0%
Win rate
0/8
Wins / rides
Ethan Tindall Current jockey
33.3%
Win rate
2/6
Wins / rides
Rhys Elliott
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
Alex Jary
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Mia Nicholls
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Shay Farmer
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Tom Kiely-Marshall
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
10 1 win, 2 thirds, 7 other 22 Jun 10%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
9 1 win, 8 other 13 Oct 11.1%
Hamilton Park
Sharp
4 4 other 22 Sep 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
3 3 other 8 Sep 0%
Brighton
Undulating
1 1 other 12 Sep 0%
Ripon
Sharp
1 1 other 5 Jun 0%
Chepstow
Galloping
1 1 other 29 Aug 0%
Redcar
Galloping
1 1 other 5 Nov 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 other 6 Jul 0%