Horse profile
Aiming High (GB)
by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of High Hopes (GB) (Zamindar)
42 runs · 19 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Off 248 days · 4th of 10
Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile
Aiming High is a mare with five wins from 42 starts, all over 1m2f – 1m4f. Four of those wins came on Standard AW in Class 5 handicaps, the other on Good to Firm at Doncaster in a Class 3. She has won at Lingfield, Kempton, Southwell and Wolverhampton on the all-weather. Her last run, at Kempton in Feb 2026, saw her finish fourth of 10 off an official rating of 72.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 5–42Wins / Runs
- 11.9%Strike rate
- 12 (28.6%)Placed
- −21.00£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 0.98Fair A/E n=42 · 0.86 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 39dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating72↓ 7lb off peak
72
70–79
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 99
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 117B | 87.5 | 5 · 99 / 84 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 114C | 85 | — |
| Good | 8 | 101B | 96 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 33 | 115A | 87 | 4 · 99 / 84 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 94A | 85 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 117B | 107.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 87A | 65.5 | — |
Of 42 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 42 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,136 runs since Jan 2008 (1,098 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | 1 from 10 |
| Good | 2,750 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 1,550 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,865 | 252 | 13.5% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 708 | 83 | 11.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,684 | 531 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 4 from 22 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 475 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,588 | 510 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,574 | 514 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,268 | 466 | 14.3% | +0.5 | 5 from 33 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 953 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
High Hopes (GB) (Zamindar)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aim Straight (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 4 | 18% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.00 |
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 15 | 4 | 27% | +2.00 |
| Class 3 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 33 | 5 | 15% | −12.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayley Turner | 14 | 3 | 21% | −2.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Luke Morris | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Joey Haynes | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Georgia Dobie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jack Dace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Millie Wonnacott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 39 | 5 | 13% | −18.00 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 15 | 2 | 13% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 26+25d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Fillies' Handicap Settled towards the back pulling hard early - made progress from 2f out and pushed through a gap inside the final furlong - finished with running on well for 4th | 4/10 | ¾ | 9-10 | 72 | 84A | 80A | Luke Morris | 13/2 |
| 17 Jan 26+26d | Lingfield (AW) | BetMGM Winter Oaks Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up towards the back - lost touch with leading group approaching 2f out - stayed on in closing stages to finish 7th | 7/10 | 1½ | 7-11 | 72 | 99A | 62A | Jack Dace | 50/1 |
| 22 Dec 25+27d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Fillies' Handicap Hesitant start and drifted left early - settled at back then driven from over a furlong out to make headway up the inner - denied real chance when knocked about late on finishing seventh | 7/8 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 73 | 79A | 69A | Luke Morris | 12/1 |
| 25 Nov 25+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ministry Of Sound Concert 31st August Handicap Fought for control early - settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - edged left approaching final furlong and unable to threaten leaders - finished 7th | 7/9 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 73 | 83A | 70A | Georgia Dobie | 6/1 |
| 30 Oct 25+52d | Southwell (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Fillies' Handicap Settled at the back early - moved left and made progress 2f out - closed on leader inside final furlong - stayed on but narrowly denied | 2/6 | ¾ | 10-0 | 73 | 84A | 84B | Georgia Dobie | 10/1 |
| 08 Sep 25+25d | Lingfield (AW) | Free Bets On attheraces.com Fillies' Handicap Settled in fourth early - shifted wide entering the straight - strong late run inside the last furlong - hit front close home and drew away to win | 1/6 | 10-0 | 71 | 99A | 82B | Luke Morris | 4/1 | |
| 14 Aug 25+22d | Salisbury | British EBF Premier Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back - urged into effort with 3f left - moved into third inside final furlong - kept trying but no match for the leading two | 3/5 | 9½ | 9-4 | 72 | 114C | 69B | Joey Haynes | 25/1 |
| 23 Jul 25+20d | Leicester | Join Racing TV Today Fillies' Handicap Restrained early in last place - progress made from 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - kept on through the closing stages to take 4th | 4/8 | shd | 10-0 | 72 | 99A | 80A | Callum Shepherd | 13/2 |
| 03 Jul 25+36d | Haydock | Supalite Group Fillies' Handicap Slow to break - settled at rear of the field - going nicely though boxed in and shifted right approaching final furlong - finished strongly once in space to close but couldn't quite reach third | 4/7 | hd | 9-9 | 72 | 101B | 80A | Callum Shepherd | 6/1 |
| 28 May 25+18d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back early - made progress on the inner approaching the last two furlongs to join the front group - faded inside the final 110 yards finishing sixth | 6/12 | ½ | 9-11 | 73 | 71A | 79A | Callum Shepherd | 6/1 |
| 10 May 25+42d | Ascot | Mariner Systems Fillies' Handicap Settled towards the back early - made ground but boxed in approaching 2f out - ran on at one level over the last furlong - finished fourth | 4/6 | ¾ | 9-5 | 74 | 77A | 77B | Callum Shepherd | 10/1 |
| 29 Mar 25+7d | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet Handicap (GBB Plus Race) Settled towards the back - eased right and pushed along 2f out with progress through the field - closed on the front group briefly - stayed on at one speed to finish third beaten a length and a half | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-1 | 74 | 87A | 77A | Hayley Turner | 8/1 |
| 22 Mar 25+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Fillies' Handicap Pulled hard early - up with the pace throughout - moved to the front 2f out travelling strongly - pushed along inside the final furlong and stuck on gamely to win | 1/6 | 9-12 | 70 | 82A | 86B | Hayley Turner | 2/1F | |
| 04 Mar 25+7d | Southwell (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap (Div 2) Tracked front group early - driven out with two furlongs left and drifted left approaching final furlong - finished strongly in closing stages to go down by a short head | 3/7 | nk | 9-8 | 70 | 69A | 81A | Hayley Turner | 4/1 |
| 25 Feb 25+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Took a strong hold early - settled towards the rear on the inner - made progress and moved left approaching the final furlong - kept on to finish fifth beaten 3 lengths without threatening the front | 5/9 | shd | 9-13 | 70 | 104A | 80A | Hayley Turner | 4/1 |
| 30 Jan 25+16d | Chelmsford City (AW) | bet365 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back - moved through on the outside approaching final furlong - finished well to snatch 3rd near the line | 3/9 | ½ | 9-2 | 70 | 100A | 74A | Hayley Turner | 18/1 |
| 14 Jan 25+17d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Fillies' Handicap Slow into stride and settled at the back on a tight rein - eased across left after finding little room and made progress into the straight - couldn't reach the front group - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish fifth | 5/7 | 1 | 9-10 | 72 | 79A | 71A | Hayley Turner | 7/2 |
| 28 Dec 24+115d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Fillies' Handicap Drifted right at the outset - settled towards the back - fighting for control early - moved right approaching 2f out - pushed along under a furlong left with no response - faded before the line | 5/6 | 1¾ | 9-13 | 74 | 88A | 68B | Luke Morris | 9/4F |
| 04 Sep 24+22d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Apprentice Handicap Settled at the back - urged forward with over 2f to run - lost touch inside the final furlong - finished sixth | 6/7 | 4 | 9-6 | 76 | 92A | 67A | Millie Wonnacott | 9/2 |
| 13 Aug 24+25d | Lingfield | British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap Settled towards the back early - kept battling on inside the final furlong - lacked the speed to challenge and finished 4th | 4/7 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 77 | — | 77A | Callum Shepherd | 10/1 |
| 19 Jul 24+20d | Newbury | UHY Ross Brooke Fillies' Handicap | 10/11 | 1½ | 8-11 | 78 | 98A | 66A | Callum Shepherd | 10/1 |
| 29 Jun 24+17d | Windsor | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 3/5 | 1¾ | 8-1 | 77 | 13C | 73B | Georgia Dobie | 9/1 |
| 12 Jun 24+8d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Fillies' Handicap | 1/7 | 10-4 | 72 | 115A | 97A | Hayley Turner | 3/1 | |
| 04 Jun 24+35d | Lingfield (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap | 2/8 | ½ | 9-11 | 72 | 89B | 89A | Hayley Turner | 7/2 |
| 30 Apr 24+175d | Brighton | British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap | 7/7 | 6 | 9-6 | 74 | 86A | 58A | Pat Cosgrave | 11/2 |
| 07 Nov 23+31d | Lingfield (AW) | BetMGM River Eden EBF Fillies' Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) | 9/14 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 74 | 117B | 73A | Callum Shepherd | 100/1 |
| 07 Oct 23+43d | Newmarket | British Ebf Premier Fillies' Handicap | 9/10 | 2¾ | 8-10 | 76 | 81A | 60A | Callum Shepherd | 12/1 |
| 25 Aug 23+5d | York | Assured Data Protection EBF Fillies' Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 4/9 | 1 | 8-6 | 78 | 72A | 77A | Joey Haynes | 20/1 |
| 20 Aug 23+85d | Sandown | Sky Bet Sunday Series Fillies' Handicap | 6/10 | nk | 9-8 | 78 | 91A | 83A | Hayley Turner | 10/1 |
| 27 May 23+7d | Goodwood | British EBF 40th Anniversary Fillies' Handicap | 8/9 | 2½ | 9-5 | 79 | 85A | 68A | Hayley Turner | 10/1 |
| 20 May 23+91d | Doncaster | British EBF Ruby Anniversary Fillies' Handicap | 2/5 | 4¼ | 9-5 | 79 | 101C | 88B | Callum Shepherd | 9/2 |
| 18 Feb 23+28d | Lingfield (AW) | Betuk's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap | 3/10 | 3 | 8-7 | 79 | 114A | 81A | Hayley Turner | 9/1 |
| 21 Jan 23+20d | Lingfield (AW) | talkSPORT Winter Oaks Fillies' Handicap | 4/8 | ½ | 8-2 | 78 | 81A | 76A | Hayley Turner | 22/1 |
| 01 Jan 23+87d | Southwell (AW) | talkSPORT Download The App Fillies' Handicap | 1/10 | 9-9 | 74 | 52A | 82A | Hayley Turner | 4/1F | |
| 06 Oct 22+19d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Fillies' Handicap | 4/11 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 76 | 93A | 75A | Callum Shepherd | 16/1 |
| 17 Sep 22+71d | Newmarket | Turners Fillies' Handicap | 6/8 | nse | 8-7 | 77 | 94A | 65A | Hayley Turner | 12/1 |
| 08 Jul 22+31d | Ascot | Savills British EBF Fillies' Handicap | 6/8 | hd | 8-9 | 79 | 96A | 68A | Jamie Spencer | 16/1 |
| 07 Jun 22+24d | Salisbury | William Hill Margadale Fillies' Handicap | 4/5 | 12 | 8-11 | 79 | 89C | 52C | Joey Haynes | 2/1F |
| 14 May 22+18d | Doncaster | British EBF Premier Fillies' Handicap | 1/5 | 8-2 | 73 | 85C | 75B | Joey Haynes | 3/1 | |
| 26 Apr 22+185d | Yarmouth | Download The At The Races App Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 4 | 9-0 | — | 87A | 80A | Daniel Muscutt | 11/4 |
| 23 Oct 21+15d | Newbury | Conundrum Consulting EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) (Str) | 5/9 | 1¾ | 9-0 | — | 45A | 65A | Charles Bishop | 11/2 |
| 08 Oct 21 | Newmarket | Godolphin Under Starters Orders Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/15 | nk | 9-0 | — | 44C | 76A | Callum Shepherd | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Aiming High (GB) won?
- Aiming High (GB) won 5 of 42 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.9%. Placed 12 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trains Aiming High (GB)?
- Aiming High (GB) is trained by David Simcock, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 February 2026.
- Who is Aiming High (GB)'s sire?
- Aiming High (GB) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of High Hopes (GB), whose sire is Zamindar.
- What going does Aiming High (GB) prefer?
- Aiming High (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 22 starts (18.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Aiming High (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 11 February 2026. The highest on record is 79.
- What is Aiming High (GB)'s sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,136 runs since Jan 2008 (1,098 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.
- Who are Aiming High (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of High Hopes (GB), Aiming High (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.