High Dancer (GB)
High Dancer is a gelding with two wins from 12 starts on turf. Both wins came on good going, one at Hexham in Jun 2026 in a Class 3 handicap over 1m5f – 2m off a mark of 116 and one at Haydock in Mar 2025 in a Class 4 maiden hurdle over 2m5f – 3m. He has six places from 12 runs overall. His last run, at Cartmel in Jul 2026, was his sixth of 13 in the Cartmel Crystal Cup Handicap Hurdle Race when beaten favourite off an official rating of 120.
- 2–12Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 6 (50%)Placed
- −2.25£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 0.86Fair A/E n=12 · 0.74 incl. margin
- 120Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 119
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 119B | 105 | 3 · 119 / 112 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 113A | 103 | 2 · 113 / 89 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 119B | 105 | 3 · 119 / 113 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 112C | 107.5 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 100A | 91.5 | 2 · 100 / 91.5 |
Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 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.
Run style from 7 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (43%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (29%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,799 runs since Jan 2008 (157 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 14.4% from 277. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.3% from 207.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 190 | 19 | 10% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 622 | 65 | 10.5% | +1.2 | 2 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 317 | 28 | 8.8% | −0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 307 | 28 | 9.1% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 119 | 10 | 8.4% | −0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 233 | 18 | 7.7% | −1.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 115 | 9 | 7.8% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 207 | 13 | 6.3% | −3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 282 | 26 | 9.2% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 483 | 37 | 7.7% | −1.6 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 388 | 39 | 10.1% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 277 | 40 | 14.4% | +5.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 44 | 4 | 9.1% | −0.2 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.75 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.75 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kelso | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hughes | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| Danny McMenamin | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Sean Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Mania | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.75 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| 2024 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 26+27d | Cartmel | Cartmel Crystal Cup Handicap Hurdle Race raced in the pack - driven out before the last - stayed on but never threatened the leaders | 6/13 | 1¾ | 11-4 | 120 | 119B | 126A | Danny McMenamin | 5/2F |
| 21 Jun 26+24d | Hexham | Jethro's Cafe Of Haltwhistle Handicap Hurdle Settled behind the front group early - moved into second after the 2nd - hit the front on the home turn before the last - pushed out and held on gamely to score | 1/5 | 11-9 | 116 | 112C | 134B | Danny McMenamin | 11/2 | |
| 28 May 26+76d | Market Rasen | Anji Fletcher Memorial Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - dropped to second before regaining front on the home turn - opened clear advantage inside final 200 yards under pressure - caught right on the line to finish second by a short margin | 2/7 | hd | 11-7 | 113 | — | 134A | Danny McMenamin | 7/2F |
| 13 Mar 26+55d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - urged into contention approaching two out and shared second spot for a stride - lost placing and drifted left over the last after an untidy leap - lost ground steadily up the straight to finish third | 3/7 | 17 | 11-3 | 114 | 113A | 111B | Brian Hughes | 9/2 |
| 17 Jan 26+49d | Haydock | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - driven approaching 3 out - dropped away 2 out - eventually well held in 11th | 11/17 | 1 | 11-9 | 114 | 65C | 105C | Brian Hughes | 5/1J |
| 29 Nov 25+29d | Doncaster | Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Handicap Hurdle Settled around mid-pack - still close to the front pair with two furlongs left before being pushed after the winner - stayed on at an even effort to the line finishing second | 2/7 | 4¾ | 11-2 | 113 | 100A | 128A | Sean Quinlan | 85/40F |
| 31 Oct 25+207d | Wetherby | bet365 Handicap Hurdle Close up early and hit the front for a spell - shared command past the 5th - lost the advantage after an untidy jump 7th - edged back in charge nearing 3 out - pushed along and overtaken after 2 out - weakened steadily from the last | 4/6 | 3¾ | 11-3 | 114 | 83B | 121B | Brian Hughes | 10/11F |
| 07 Apr 25+19d | Kelso | Support QME Care Handicap Hurdle Tracked pace early - clumsy at 7th - hit front but scratchy at 2 out - driven along under pressure late - held on gamely before nabbed close home to finish second | 2/9 | ½ | 11-10 | 111 | 105A | 133A | Brian Hughes | 6/1 |
| 19 Mar 25+45d | Haydock | Visit racingtv.com 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace early - matched stride 7th before pushing on 8th - lost front spot 9th - back in command 3 out - stretched advantage before the last two - kept finding more up the run-in - eased to the line under pressure - won going away | 1/6 | 11-7 | 105 | 86B | 119B | Brian Hughes | 9/4 | |
| 02 Feb 25+57d | Musselburgh | Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle Handy in the pack early - suffered a heavy knock and fell at the 5th | BD/13 | — | 11-4 | 105 | — | — | William Maggs | 9/1 |
| 07 Dec 24+42d | Wetherby | racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Held the front spot briefly early - sat close to the pace until approaching 3 out - dropped away before 2 out - finished 4th | 4/8 | 13 | 11-0 | — | — | 105B | Ryan Mania | 7/1 |
| 26 Oct 24 | Kelso | Halloween After Party 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Tracked leading group early - moved into second three out then pressed for effort before last but couldn't match winner's turn of foot - faded to finish third on the run-in | 3/10 | 2¼ | 11-3 | — | 103B | 125A | Brian Hughes | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has High Dancer (GB) won?
- High Dancer (GB) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains High Dancer (GB)?
- High Dancer (GB) is trained by Nicky Richards, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 July 2026.
- Who is High Dancer (GB)'s sire?
- High Dancer (GB) is by Norse Dancer (IRE) out of Up High (GB), whose sire is Malinas.
- What going does High Dancer (GB) prefer?
- High Dancer (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is High Dancer (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 18 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is High Dancer (GB)'s sire's record?
- Norse Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,799 runs since Jan 2008 (157 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 14.4% from 277. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.3% from 207.