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Horse profile

Hi Chap (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2016) · Last trainer H Smyth · Last owner H Smyth
by High Chaparral (IRE) out of Mer Noire (IRE) (Marju)
8 runs · 5 courses · from May 2014
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Jan 2016 — 3,930 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2016 · 10th of 13 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Hi Chap (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts. Last raced off 80, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 8lb off peak
80 80–88

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 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 9 Nov 2014 Official rating 80 at the last run, 23 Jan 2016

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 6 figures · best 89A · median 76.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy269C67—
Good to Firm282C76.5—
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m382C71—
2m5f – 3m289A89—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 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
High Chaparral (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 8,730 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 419.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm48714.6%+4.3—
Good to Firm1,25413510.8%+0.50 from 2
Good2,21622410.1%−0.20 from 1
Good to Soft1,07612311.4%+1.1—
Soft1,6781549.2%−1.10 from 3
Heavy6307011.1%+0.80 from 2
Standard (AW)1,82818810.3%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f381026.3%+16—
6f – 7f726729.9%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f1,44015410.7%+0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f2,86532311.3%+1—
1m5f – 2m2,2262219.9%−0.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f956889.2%−1.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m419266.2%−4.10 from 4
Over 3m60711.7%+1.4—

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
Mer Noire (IRE) (Marju)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Stoa (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Stoa (IRE)1011m2f—
Topazleo (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Splaine 3 0 0% −3.00
Rachael Blackmore 2 0 0% −2.00
A P Heskin 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Bolger 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2016 · 1 run
23 Jan 16+28d Navan Meath Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 10/13 16 9-4 8069C Rachael Blackmore 40/1
2015 · 2 runs
26 Dec 15+57d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 12/13 4¾ 10-0 8065C Rachael Blackmore 33/1
30 Oct 15+355d Down Royal Allianz Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 22f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-6 82— A P Heskin 50/1
2014 · 5 runs
09 Nov 14+23d Navan Ladbrokes On Course Ireland Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 23f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 5/14 16 10-6 8789A Mark Bolger 66/1
17 Oct 14+119d Downpatrick Mobile Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 22.5f · Yielding · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-6 88— Paul Carberry 16/1
20 Jun 14+34d Down Royal Taste downroyal Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 10/13 11 11-1 —71C David Splaine 20/1
17 May 14+11d Punchestown Musgrave Supervalu Supporting Kildare Gaa Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good · 18 ran 8/18 8 11-9 —89C David Splaine 50/1
06 May 14 Fairyhouse Summer Racing At Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 22 ran 15/22 12 11-9 —82C David Splaine 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hi Chap won?
Hi Chap (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2014 and 2016.
Who trained Hi Chap?
Hi Chap (IRE) was trained by H Smyth on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 23 January 2016.
Who is Hi Chap's sire?
Hi Chap (IRE) is by High Chaparral (IRE) out of Mer Noire (IRE), whose sire is Marju.
What is Hi Chap's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 23 January 2016. The highest on record is 88.
What is Hi Chap's sire's record?
High Chaparral (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 8,730 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 419.
Who are Hi Chap's siblings?
Out of Mer Noire (IRE), Hi Chap (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Stoa (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2014. 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.