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Horse profile

French Highlands (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, May 2024) · Last trainer Lucinda Russell · Last owner A Brooke Rankin Russell
by Shirocco (GER) out of Terre Haute (IRE) (Oscar)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 May 2024 — 894 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2024 · 8th of 9 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

French Highlands is a Shirocco mare who was yet to win from four starts on turf, with one placing. She showed her best effort when third of nine at Hexham in Apr 2024. All her runs came over 1m5f to 2m4f on good to soft or heavy ground. Her last run, at Perth in May 2024, was first-time headgear when she finished eighth of nine in a Class 5 mares handicap hurdle off an official rating of 101.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 79C · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft279C65—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 22 Apr 2024 Official rating 101 at the last run, 16 May 2024

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 109A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft298A88—
Heavy2109A108.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3109A108—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Shirocco (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,174 runs since Jan 2008 (921 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.5—
Good2,73731611.5%+0.3—
Good to Soft1,80921812.1%+0.90 from 2
Soft2,47325810.4%−0.8—
Heavy1,03112311.9%+0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,69928410.5%−0.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,68931611.8%+0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,66622313.4%+2.2—
Over 3m4054511.1%−0.1—

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
Terre Haute (IRE) (Oscar)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Sanilam (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Haute Estime (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sanilam (IRE)942m–2m4½fClass 2
Haute Estime (IRE)2432m–2m4fListed
An Taibhse (IRE)812m3½f—
The Whistle Blower (IRE)70——
Monastic (IRE)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alan Doyle 3 0 0% −3.00
Patrick Wadge 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 3 runs
16 May 24+24d Perth DM Hall Surveyors Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 38 11-7 10151C78C Alan Doyle 11/2
22 Apr 24+31d Hexham Sky Sports Racing Welcomes Racing To School. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 ¾ 10-4 ——109A Alan Doyle 11/1
22 Mar 24+145d Hexham Download The Vickers.Bet App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 2¼ 10-7 ——108B Alan Doyle 16/1
2023 · 1 run
29 Oct 23 Aintree Jewson Southport, Bispham Road EBF Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 1¼ 10-12 —79C98A Patrick Wadge 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has French Highlands won?
French Highlands (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained French Highlands?
French Highlands (IRE) was trained by Lucinda Russell on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 16 May 2024.
Who is French Highlands's sire?
French Highlands (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Terre Haute (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What is French Highlands's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 16 May 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is French Highlands's sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,174 runs since Jan 2008 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are French Highlands's siblings?
Out of Terre Haute (IRE), French Highlands (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Sanilam (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Haute Estime (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2023. 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.