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Horse profile

Bourbon Highball (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2009) · Last trainer P C Haslam · Last owner Middleham Park Racing Xxxiv
by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Be Exciting (IRE) (Be My Guest)
11 runs · 10 courses · from May 2007
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Jan 2009 — 6,500 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2009 · 9th of 11 Last raced off OR 53
KTB Profile

Bourbon Highball (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 6 at Hamilton (May 2008). Last raced off 53, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating53↓ 14lb off peak
53 53–67

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 50C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 18 Dec 2008 Official rating 53 at the last flat run, 9 Jan 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 73C the best of the last 1 rated run · Wetherby, 15 Nov 2008

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 9 figures · best 75C · median 50
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)250C46—
Good to Soft254B50—
Good258C44—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f454B46.5—
6f – 7f475C62—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 runs · as at 4 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Catcher In The Rye (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1600%−8.9—
Good to Firm298248.1%−0.80 from 1
Good644649.9%+10 from 3
Good to Soft298279.1%+0.20 from 3
Soft544468.5%−0.40 from 1
Heavy320226.9%−20 from 1
Standard (AW)4494510%+1.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4449.1%+0.2—
6f – 7f303237.6%−1.30 from 4
1m – 1m1f300186%−2.90 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f415348.2%−0.70 from 1
1m5f – 2m665649.6%+0.70 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f5635710.1%+1.2—
2m5f – 3m2512610.4%+1.5—
Over 3m2926.9%−2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Be Exciting (IRE) (Be My Guest)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Alta Petens (GB)50——
Gaire Geal (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lee Enstone 6 0 0% −6.00
Patrick Donaghy 2 0 0% −2.00
Barry Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Tinkler 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Darley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 1 run
09 Jan 09+22d Wolverhampton (AW) William Hill January Sale - Better Odds! Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 7 8-10 5342C Lee Enstone 33/1
2008 · 5 runs
18 Dec 08+33d Southwell (AW) Membership At Southwell Golf Club Selling Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 2¼ 9-0 5350C Lee Enstone 100/1
15 Nov 08+161d Wetherby Turftv Juvenile Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 7 10-12 —73C Barry Keniry 10/1
07 Jun 08+26d Hexham Nova International Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-12 —— Andrew Tinkler 20/1
12 May 08+8d Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Class 5 · 9f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 6 7-11 6043A Patrick Donaghy 12/1
04 May 08+221d Hamilton Bernadette Murphy Estates Selling Stakes Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 3¾ 8-5 6054B Patrick Donaghy 6/1
2007 · 5 runs
26 Sep 07+41d Redcar Constant Security Nursery Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 3 9-5 6330C Lee Enstone 13/2
16 Aug 07+19d Beverley Napoleons Casino & Restaurant Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 7.5f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 ½ 9-2 6758C Lee Enstone 14/1
28 Jul 07+8d York Bet And Watch At skybet.com Maiden Auction Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 8-12 —75C Lee Enstone 6/1
20 Jul 07+58d Pontefract Coral Bet By Freephone 0800 242 232 Maiden Auction Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Soft · 16 ran 5/16 1 8-11 —66C Kevin Darley 33/1
23 May 07 Ayr E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 1 9-3 —46C Lee Enstone 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bourbon Highball won?
Bourbon Highball (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2007 and 2009. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trained Bourbon Highball?
Bourbon Highball (IRE) was trained by P C Haslam on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 9 January 2009.
Who is Bourbon Highball's sire?
Bourbon Highball (IRE) is by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Be Exciting (IRE), whose sire is Be My Guest.
What is Bourbon Highball's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 9 January 2009. The highest on record is 67.
What is Bourbon Highball's sire's record?
Catcher In The Rye (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Bourbon Highball's siblings?
Out of Be Exciting (IRE), Bourbon Highball (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.