Blu to Be Sure

(AUS)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

03-Sep-11

Sex

stallion

Colour

bay

Sire

Murphy's Blu Boy

Dam

Celebrating Ruby

Prize Money

$22170

Trainer

Scott Brunton

Owners

T M Heffernan, L M Swan, Z Douglas, D J McLeod, S G Brown, T White, D Freyer, B Costelloe, J W Williams, G Costelloe, F E Davis, R J de La Rue, M Wallace, J A Agius, C D Beckman, R S Robinson, D L Cubit, B A Spinks, B P Finch

About

**Sure to Blu** is a 13yo bay stallion from Australia, trained by Scott Brunton. His sire is Murphy's Blu Boy, and his dam is Celebrating Ruby. Sure to Blu won 1 race in his career, achieving his most notable victory on 12th Apr 2015 at Hobart. He took home the prize in the $14000 Inglis Bloodstock 2yo & Upwards Maiden Plate. Sure to Blu concluded his racing career on 19th Jun 2016 at Devonport Tapeta Synthetic.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Devonport Tapeta Synthetic 19-Jun-16 1150m SYNTHETIC R5 Cl1 (of $14,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:08.160, SP: $16.70 In-running: 800m 13th, 400m 14th	R Plumb 57kg 12.70L	14 (14)
Devonport Tapeta Synthetic 04-Jun-16 1150m SYNTHETIC R6 Bm62 (of $14,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.480, SP: $10.90 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760 slow to begin, raced back, under pressure early	R Plumb 57kg 7.00L	13 (14)
Hobart 08-May-16 1100m HEAVY 8 R3 Cl1 $1,400 (of $14,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.670, SP: $7.60 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.260 midfield, ran home solidly straight	R Plumb 57kg 5.30L	3 (10)
Launceston 20-Apr-16 1200m GOOD 4 R4 Cl1 $2,800 (of $14,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.140, SP: $5.30 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 800m 00:48.590 awkwardly away, stormed home outside, just missed	A Darmanin 57kg 0.10L	2 (10)
Hobart 03-Apr-16 1100m GOOD 4 R7 Cl1 $1,400 (of $14,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:06.040, SP: $7.80 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.990 2nd last, lots to do turn, stormed home	A Darmanin 57.5kg 1.20L	3 (10)
Launceston 23-Mar-16 1200m SOFT 5 R6 Cl2 (of $14,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.840, SP: $21.20 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 800m 00:48.410 Back on rails, held up, unable to be fully tested	A Darmanin 56kg 4.60L	10 (11)
Hobart Inside Track 15-Mar-16 900m SOFT 5 R6 MDN/CL1-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.090 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.470	S Carr 5.40L	3 (4)
Hobart 16-Nov-15 1600m SOFT 5 R4 Mdn/cl1-sw (of $14,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:39.820, SP: $12.20 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.210 raced greenly, 2nd last, worked home OK	B Thornton 59kg 4.40L	10 (13)
Launceston 28-Oct-15 1600m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn/cl1-sw (of $14,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.750, SP: $6.90 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 800m 00:49.460 led, then took sit 1000m, ran on but out-sprinted	D Thornton 59kg 1.30L	6 (13)
Hobart 17-Oct-15 1400m GOOD 4 R3 Cl1 $700 (of $14,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:29.090, SP: $3.10F In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.570 4L back, always wide, checked 200m, closed well	D Thornton 56kg 2.40L	4 (7)
Hobart 04-Oct-15 1400m GOOD 3 R7 CL1 $1,400 (of $14,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.930, SP: $3.50F In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.210 nice run on rail, fought on gamely to line	D Thornton 58.5kg 0.60L	3 (11)
Hobart 20-Sep-15 1100m SOFT 5 R6 Cl1 (of $14,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:05.810, SP: $11.40 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.610 beyond midfield, ran on fairly in straight	D Thornton 57kg 5.10L	6 (15)
Hobart Inside Track 01-Sep-15 800m HEAVY 8 R3 MDN/CL1-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:51.980 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.760	S Thornton 2.00L	3 (4)
Launceston 05-Jul-15 1420m GOOD 8 R6 CL1 (of $14,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:30.910, SP: $5.20 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th raced wide, midfield, from turn couldn't find dash	D Thornton 59kg 7.60L	7 (12)
Launceston 14-Jun-15 1200m SOFT 7 R9 CL1 $700 (of $14,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:13.890, SP: $15.60 In-running: 800m 13th, 400m 7th slow to begin, 2nd last, strong run from 500m	D Thornton 59kg 5.50L	4 (14)
Hobart 31-May-15 1200m SOFT 7 R5 CL1 (of $14,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:14.670, SP: $4.60 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.290 jumped awkwardly, got back, not able to impact	D Pires 58.5kg 9.80L	11 (12)
Hobart 12-Apr-15 1100m SOFT 5 R2 2UP MDN-SW $9,100 (of $14,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:06.570, SP: $3.10 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.390 worse than midfield, sustained long run, got up	K Maskiell 58kg, Cd 55kg	1 (10)
Hobart 29-Mar-15 1100m SOFT 5 R1 3Y MDN-SW $2,800 (of $14,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.540, SP: $2F In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.200 landed 2nd last, wide turn, checked 250m, solid	D Pires 57kg 3.80L	2 (7)
Geelong 16-Nov-14 2224m SOFT 7 R1 MDN-SW $270 (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:22.930, SP: $2.70F In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.680	P Moloney 57kg 21.75L	6 (7)
NMIT Kyneton Park 05-Nov-14 1850m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW $800 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:58.870, SP: $2F In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320	D Yendall 57kg 0.90L	4 (6)
Bendigo 29-Oct-14 1400m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $800 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.690, SP: $10 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.360	D Yendall 56kg 3.50L	4 (10)