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High Expectations (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2019) · Last trainer Gordon Elliott · Last owner M J Wasylocha
by High Rock (IRE) out of Tashifiya (FR) (Sendawar)
35 runs · 23 courses · from Jan 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jul 2019 — 2,664 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2019 7 wins · 7 courses Last raced off OR 128
KTB Profile

High Expectations (FR) is 7 from 35. Hasn't won since Sep 2018. 4 of 12 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 3 from 20 on softer.

Based on 35 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating128↓ 5lb off peak
128 45–133

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 148 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fairyhouse, 23 Apr 2019

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 11 figures · best 148B · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4148B103.5—
Good4139B112.5—
Soft274C58—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5148B112—
2m1f – 2m4f5113B109—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 10 figures · best 119C · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft6119C95—
Good3109C99—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f699C91—
1m5f – 2m4119C113.5—

Of 27 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 27 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 129A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 27 Dec 2018 Official rating 128 at the last jumps run, 6 Jul 2019

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 82A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 31 Aug 2018 Official rating 64 at the last flat run, 30 Mar 2019

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 16 figures · best 138A · median 118.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good7135B123—
Good to Soft4138A128—
Soft4127A109—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m9138A127—
2m1f – 2m4f6131B107—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 14 figures · best 87A · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft787A66—
Good378A70—
Standard (AW)361C36—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f887A72—
1m5f – 2m486A69—
1m – 1m1f1———
6f – 7f1———

Of 35 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 35 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

Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 434 runs since Jan 2008 (64 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.3% from 105.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%−7.6—
Good66812.1%+4.54 from 12
Good to Soft48510.4%+2.81 from 5
Soft180158.3%+0.72 from 12
Heavy9533.2%−4.40 from 3
Standard (AW)4224.8%−2.80 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−7.6—
6f – 7f1400%−7.60 from 1
1m – 1m1f2900%−7.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f5147.8%+0.22 from 8
1m5f – 2m1051413.3%+5.74 from 16
2m1f – 2m4f174116.3%−1.31 from 8
2m5f – 3m5447.4%−0.20 from 1
Over 3m500%−7.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tashifiya (FR) (Sendawar)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bigearsonmyright (FR)50——
Lets Rock Malcolm (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 4 33% +7.25
Soft 12 2 17% +0.50
Good to Soft 5 1 20% −1.75
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 4 2 50% +1.50
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 1 50% +2.50
Class 4 2 1 50% +6.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheltenham 3 0 0% −3.00
Perth 3 1 33% +5.00
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Bellewstown 2 1 50% +2.50
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 1 100% +1.25
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +2.25
Tramore 1 1 100% +5.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 1 100% +3.50
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 1 100% +5.50
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 16 4 25% +6.25
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −5.75
1m2f – 1m4f 8 2 25% +2.50
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Declan McDonogh 5 1 20% −0.50
Richard Johnson 4 2 50% +1.50
Jack Kennedy 4 0 0% −4.00
Sean Flanagan 2 0 0% −2.00
Denis O'Regan 2 0 0% −2.00
Ms L O'Neill 2 1 50% +2.50
David Mullins 2 1 50% +4.50
Emmet McNamara 2 0 0% −2.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh Meyler 1 0 0% −1.00
Lorcan Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Halpin 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 1 100% +5.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00
Keith Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom O'Brien 1 1 100% +7.00
L P Dempsey 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2018 9 1 11% −6.75
2017 10 4 40% +8.25
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 2 1 50% +4.50
2014 6 1 17% +2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 21 4 19% −1.00
Flat 14 3 21% +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
06 Jul 19+74d Bellewstown Fast Shipping Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-0 128—— Sean Flanagan 12/1
23 Apr 19+24d Fairyhouse RYBO Handicap Hurdle (Grade A) 16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 5/16 2¾ 10-3 128148B127A Denis O'Regan 33/1
30 Mar 19+15d Navan navanadventurecentre.ie Handicap (45-70) 13f · Good · 18 ran 7/18 1 9-8 64109C70A Declan McDonogh 7/1
15 Mar 19+78d Cheltenham Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 24 ran 19/24 10 10-6 13379C101C Denis O'Regan 40/1
27 Dec 18+62d Leopardstown Paddy Power 'Enough Of Your Nonsense' Handicap Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 3/17 2½ 10-12 12884B129A Davy Russell 14/1
26 Oct 18+50d Cheltenham Brandon Hill Capital Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good · 20 ran 11/20 1¾ 11-7 133139B123A Richard Johnson 12/1
06 Sep 18+6d Sedgefield Christmas Parties At Sedgefield Racecourse Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-6 129—131B Richard Johnson 5/4F
31 Aug 18+13d Curragh Paddy Power Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Handicap (50-85) 12f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 6/22 nk 10-7 6690C82A Ms L O'Neill 12/1
18 Aug 18+16d Perth Stone Of Destiny Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 nk 10-13 124112A135B Richard Johnson 7/2
02 Aug 18+46d Galway Open Gate Pure Brew Handicap (55-70) 12f · Soft · 18 ran 12/18 7 9-12 68—62C Declan McDonogh 9/1
17 Jun 18+24d Downpatrick Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap Hurdle 19f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 9 11-5 123109A113A Jack Kennedy 10/1
24 May 18+40d Tipperary Go Racing Student Society Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good · 17 ran 4/17 7½ 11-11 124113B129A Jack Kennedy 20/1
14 Apr 18+145d Aintree Pinsent Masons Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateur Riders' Race) Class 2 · 16.5f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-4 127—— Donagh Meyler 15/2
20 Nov 17+24d Leicester Tap 'n' Shower Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-3 114123A138A Richard Johnson 9/4F
27 Oct 17+38d Cheltenham Experience The Theatre At The Festival Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran UR/14 — 10-11 114—— Lorcan Murtagh 7/1
19 Sep 17+17d Galway Galway Apprentice Handicap (45-70) 12f · Soft · 17 ran 3/17 ½ 9-12 6760C87A Gary Halpin 5/1
02 Sep 17+3d Navan Like Navan On Facebook Handicap (45-65) 14f · Yielding · 23 ran 2/23 nk 9-9 54119C86A Declan McDonogh 3/1F
30 Aug 17+11d Bellewstown Lougher Stables Handicap (45-70) 12f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 8-12 5499C78A Declan McDonogh 7/2J
19 Aug 17+73d Tramore Martha's Bar Handicap (45-65) 12f · Yielding · 13 ran 1/13 9-4 5098C82A Colin Keane 5/1
07 Jun 17+7d Hamilton Hamilton Park Supporting Racing To School Handicap Class 6 · 13f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 2¼ 8-12 45118A66B Joe Fanning 11/10F
31 May 17+54d Ayr Racing UK Handicap (Lady Amateur Riders) Class 6 · 13f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-2 4599A68A Ms L O'Neill 7/2J
07 Apr 17+90d Wexford Oulart Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 20f · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 16 11-6 11674C100C Jack Kennedy 14/1
07 Jan 17+20d Cork (IRE) Gerardine McCarthy Memorial Handicap Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-3 117—— Jack Kennedy 12/1
18 Dec 16+35d Navan Tara Handicap Hurdle (grade B) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 6/12 15 9-13 116111C100C Sean Flanagan 16/1
13 Nov 16+36d Navan St Johann Ski Resort Tirol Austria Handicap Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 1½ 11-3 11642A127A Keith Donoghue 10/1
08 Oct 16+16d Limerick JT McNamara Ladbrokes Munster National Tomorrow At Limerick Racecourse Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 11.5f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 4 8-9 4592C66A Declan McDonogh 7/2
22 Sep 16+609d Curragh Order Of Malta Handicap (45-70) (Div 1) 10f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 1 8-4 4577C60A Wayne Lordan 12/1
22 Jan 15+18d Gowran Park Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-123) 17f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran F/12 — 10-0 117—— David Mullins 10/3F
04 Jan 15+64d Naas Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 16f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-7 112—112A David Mullins 11/2
01 Nov 14+38d Down Royal Value Cabs 3-y-o Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 13 ran 6/13 2½ 11-4 ——106A Paul Carberry 16/1
24 Sep 14+16d Perth Countess Of Mansfield's Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 8 11-5 ——114B A P McCoy 3/1
08 Sep 14+136d Perth Tuv-sud Consulting Engineers Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 10-12 ——107B Tom O'Brien 7/1
25 Apr 14+77d Dundalk (AW) Louth Land Of Legends Race Day 16th May At Dundalk Stadium Maiden 10.5f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 8½ 9-5 ——61C Emmet McNamara 66/1
07 Feb 14+14d Dundalk (AW) Champions Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Maiden 8f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 10 9-5 ——36C Emmet McNamara 50/1
24 Jan 14 Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Racecourse Of The Year Maiden 6f · Standard · 3 ran 3/3 14 8-12 ——23C L P Dempsey 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has High Expectations (FR) won?
High Expectations (FR) won 7 of 35 archived starts between 2014 and 2019, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 14 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained High Expectations (FR)?
High Expectations (FR) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 6 July 2019.
Who is High Expectations (FR)'s sire?
High Expectations (FR) is by High Rock (IRE) out of Tashifiya (FR), whose sire is Sendawar.
What going does High Expectations (FR) prefer?
High Expectations (FR) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 12 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 Expectations (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 128, from the run on 6 July 2019. The highest on record is 133.
What is High Expectations (FR)'s sire's record?
High Rock (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 434 runs since Jan 2008 (64 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.3% from 105.
Who are High Expectations (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Tashifiya (FR), High Expectations (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 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.