Blue Tulip
Blue Tulip has given the yard something to work with. The three-year-old has won 2 of its last 6 races, with a first-place finish just this week at Southwell on 3 October, and shows a clear preference for distance. Over the longer trips—from a mile and six furlongs up to two miles—the horse has won 2 of 5 races, a 40% win rate that stands out sharply against its overall record of 2 wins from 8 races across all distances. That tells you the real story: Blue Tulip is still figuring itself out as a three-year-old, but it runs significantly better when given more ground to work with.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Foursome Thoroughbreds
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse began its career at Wolverhampton on 30 July and showed early promise with a win. Since then it has been genuinely competitive, with four places mixed into six recent runs—the kind of form that suggests a horse with ability but not yet fully consistent. Last Saturday's victory at Southwell, coming off the back of two moderate sixths, shows it can bounce back. William Muir and Chris Grassick, training from their Lambourn yard, have sent out 20 winners this season and clearly know what they are doing with a horse that needs patience. Blue Tulip is still in the game and worth watching, particularly if the yard can keep it at the distances where it has shown it belongs.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 40% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Oct
🏆 Won
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 5 runners
31 Aug
2nd
Southwell
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 7 runners
15 Aug
3rd
Ripon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 5 runners
30 Jul
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 12 runners
14 Jul
6th
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 12 runners
17 Jun
6th
Ffos Las
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 8 runners
4 Jun
5th
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 13 runners
21 May
8th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 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 |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 other |
3 Oct |
33.3% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
30 Jul |
50% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jun |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jun |
0% |