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High Court Cave (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Noel C Kelly · Owner Victor Mccrea
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Bury The Evidence (GB) (Phoenix Reach)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Downpatrick & Sligo Beaten favourite LTO Last run 2 Aug 2026 · 11th of 18 Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

High Court Cave is a gelding who has two wins from 11 starts on turf, both over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. He won the Randox Maiden Hurdle at Downpatrick in Sep 2025 off an official rating of 110 and landed a bumper at Sligo in Aug 2024, each on his first visit to the course. Typically held up, he finished 11 of 18 in the Kenny Galway Peugeot Handicap Hurdle at Galway in Aug 2026 when last raced off an official rating of 117. He was beaten favourite on that run.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
Official rating117↓ 6lb off peak
117 105–123

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 123 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cartmel, 28 Jun 2026

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 8 figures · best 123A · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good2123A106.52 runs · 123 / 106.5
Good to Soft274B731 run · —
Soft2123B121.5—
Heavy291C72—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5123A1202 runs · 123 / 98.5
1m5f – 2m291C81.5—
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 127A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 30 May 2026 Official rating 117 at the last run, 2 Aug 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 128A · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good4125A1152 runs · 118 / 112.5
Soft3128A1271 run · —
Good to Soft2127A112.51 run · —
Heavy2111C110.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5128A1182 runs · 127 / 122.5
1m5f – 2m4127A1111 run · —
2m5f – 3m2125A1161 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 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 from 10 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Mid-division 5 (50%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 3 (30%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Court Cave (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,961 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10.1—
Good to Firm2332812%+1.9—
Good3,03534411.3%+1.20 from 4
Good to Soft1,45316111.1%+10 from 2
Soft2,2302049.1%−12 from 3
Heavy937646.8%−3.30 from 2
Standard (AW)7134.2%−5.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2414.2%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f1300%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7111.4%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m1,7941699.4%−0.70 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2,85829510.3%+0.22 from 5
2m5f – 3m2,53126610.5%+0.40 from 2
Over 3m6707210.7%+0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bury The Evidence (GB) (Phoenix Reach)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tramps Like Us (IRE)130——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 2 67% +1.62
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 1 100% +0.62
Sligo 1 1 100% +2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 2 40% −0.38
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr O McGill 8 2 25% −3.38
Jody McGarvey 3 0 0% −3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 2 22% −4.38
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 5 1 20% −3.38
2024 2 1 50% +1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 1 11% −7.38
NH Flat 2 1 50% +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
2026 · 4 runs
02 Aug 26+35d Galway (IRE) Kenny Galway Peugeot Handicap Hurdle 3m½f · Good · 18 ran Held up behind the pace - 7th at halfway - improved into 4th after 3 out - pressed but found nothing before 2 out and dropped away to finish last 11/18 28 11-4 11790C107C Mr O McGill 100/30F
28 Jun 26+29d Cartmel Oakmere Homes Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m1f · Good · 9 ran Settled in the back markers - crept into contention approaching two out - lost momentum before the final fence and finished well beaten 5/9 5½ 10-13 123123A118A Mr O McGill 8/1
30 May 26+29d Listowel Insurance Wise Handicap Hurdle 2m4½f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Settled around midfield - driven approaching the straight - still 6th passing 2 out with nothing in hand - stayed on same speed to finish 6th 6/13 hd 11-7 11874B127A Mr O McGill 3/1F
01 May 26+224d Punchestown FRS Fencing Handicap Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 24 ran Sat close behind the front group early - moved into 3rd turning for home then driven into 4th before the last - had nothing left and dropped away on the run-in to finish 7th 7/24 2½ 11-7 120—127A Mr O McGill 6/1
2025 · 5 runs
19 Sep 25+51d Downpatrick Randox Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Yielding · 15 ran Held handy on the outside - 3rd approaching halfway - hit the front 2f out going strongly - pushed along before the last and kept finding more to the line 1/15 11-7 110123B128A Mr O McGill 8/13F
30 Jul 25+118d Galway Tote Money-Back 2nd Every Race Today Handicap Hurdle 2m6f · Good · 20 ran Settled in the pack early - moved through after 3 out to take 2nd before the following fence - hit the front turning into the straight - driven out but overtaken at the last - battled on gamely without matching the winner's finish 2/20 5 11-2 105—125A Mr O McGill 11/2
03 Apr 25+38d Naas Pat O'Hare Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m · Good To Yielding · 19 ran Settled around midpack early - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish 14/19 1¼ 11-12 —72C98C Jody McGarvey 33/1
24 Feb 25+29d Punchestown 50,000 Euros BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m½f · Heavy · 11 ran Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish 7/11 15 11-12 —91C110C Jody McGarvey 33/1
26 Jan 25+158d Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m2½f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran Held up in the pack - made no headway from 3 out - always well held 10/14 12 11-12 —53C111C Jody McGarvey 40/1
2024 · 2 runs
21 Aug 24+23d Sligo Sligo Races Mid-Week Flat Race 2m2½f · Soft · 7 ran Settled in the pack - 4th at halfway then improved wide to hit the front entering the straight - drove clear in the last furlong to hold on for the win 1/7 11-3 —120A115A Mr O McGill 2/1
29 Jul 24 Galway Monami Construction Flat Race 2m½f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 4 11-3 ——112A Mr O McGill 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has High Court Cave won?
High Court Cave (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trains High Court Cave?
High Court Cave (IRE) is trained by Noel C Kelly, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 August 2026.
Who is High Court Cave's sire?
High Court Cave (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Bury The Evidence (GB), whose sire is Phoenix Reach.
What going does High Court Cave prefer?
High Court Cave (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is High Court Cave's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 2 August 2026. The highest on record is 123.
What is High Court Cave's sire's record?
Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,961 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Who are High Court Cave's siblings?
Out of Bury The Evidence (GB), High Court Cave (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.