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Horse profile

High Focus (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Jan 2016) · Last trainer Thomas Cleary · Last owner Gerard Jude Murphy
by Intense Focus (USA) out of High Stool Lady (USA) (Distant View)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Nov 2013
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Jan 2016 — 3,925 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2016 · 7th of 14 Won at Tipperary Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile

High Focus (IRE) is 1 from 15. Hasn't won since Aug 2015. Last raced off 49, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating49↓ 19lb off peak
49 49–68

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 62A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 11 Dec 2015 Official rating 49 at the last run, 22 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 →

Flat 15 figures · best 84A · median 62
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft684A69.5—
Standard (AW)362A59—
Heavy365A64—
Good to Soft279A66—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f984A64—
1m – 1m1f579A62—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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 8.3% of 3,630 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 11.5% from 349. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.5% from 384.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1218.3%0—
Good to Firm514397.6%−0.7—
Good811658%−0.30 from 1
Good to Soft3494011.5%+3.20 from 2
Soft686395.7%−2.61 from 6
Heavy240218.8%+0.50 from 3
Standard (AW)1,017979.5%+1.20 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3844411.5%+3.2—
6f – 7f1,3881228.8%+0.51 from 9
1m – 1m1f780617.8%−0.50 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f621487.7%−0.60 from 1
1m5f – 2m328216.4%−1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f9344.3%−4—
2m5f – 3m3000%−8.3—
Over 3m6233.3%+25—

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
High Stool Lady (USA) (Distant View)

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

The wins came over 7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tarcisio (IRE)317f—
Midfield General (IRE)250——
Kitchen Duty (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% +1.50
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 1 100% +6.50
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 1 11% −1.50
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Manning 8 1 13% −0.50
Rory Cleary 4 0 0% −4.00
Ronan Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Redmond 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 1 8% −4.50
E/SB 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 10 1 10% −2.50
2014 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
22 Jan 16+42d Dundalk (AW) Jolly January Dining Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 nk 8-13 4959A Rory Cleary 16/1
11 Dec 15+28d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 1¼ 9-4 5462A Rory Cleary 20/1
13 Nov 15+23d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 1½ 9-4 5549A Kevin Manning 7/1
21 Oct 15+23d Navan www.navanracecourse.ie Handicap (47-70) 8f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 3/16 1½ 8-10 5979A Danny Redmond 11/1
28 Sep 15+7d Roscommon Follow Roscommon On Facebook Handicap 7.5f · Yielding · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 8-7 6078A Rory Cleary 20/1
21 Sep 15+14d Navan Simonstown Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 10f · Yielding · 17 ran 12/17 12 9-12 6161C Kevin Manning 12/1
07 Sep 15+31d Galway Galway Bay Golf Resort Handicap (50-75) 8.5f · Yielding · 15 ran 13/15 1¾ 9-2 6155A Kevin Manning 8/1
07 Aug 15+103d Tipperary Dan Dooley Ford Centre Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 7.5f · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 9-6 5484A Kevin Manning 13/2
26 Apr 15+14d Gowran Park Family Fun Day June 21st At Gowran Park Handicap (47-65) 8f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 2 9-7 5870A Kevin Manning 5/1
12 Apr 15+8d Leopardstown Follow Leopardstown On Facebook Handicap (50-85) 7f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 ¾ 8-5 6064A Rory Cleary 10/1
04 Apr 15+335d Cork Newmarket Handicap 7f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 13/16 ¾ 9-5 6154C Kevin Manning 7/1
04 May 14+15d Sligo www.countysligoraces.com Handicap 6.5f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 ¾ 9-3 6884A Kevin Manning 11/1
19 Apr 14+9d Cork Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 6f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 5/11 3½ 8-11 —53A Ronan Whelan 28/1
10 Apr 14+158d Limerick Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden 7f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 2¾ 9-0 —65A Kevin Manning 16/1
03 Nov 13 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden 7f · Soft · 11 ran 11/11 4¾ 8-11 —52C Ronan Whelan 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has High Focus (IRE) won?
High Focus (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained High Focus (IRE)?
High Focus (IRE) was trained by Thomas Cleary on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 22 January 2016.
Who is High Focus (IRE)'s sire?
High Focus (IRE) is by Intense Focus (USA) out of High Stool Lady (USA), whose sire is Distant View.
What going does High Focus (IRE) prefer?
High Focus (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is High Focus (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 22 January 2016. The highest on record is 68.
What is High Focus (IRE)'s sire's record?
Intense Focus (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 3,630 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 11.5% from 349. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.5% from 384.
Who are High Focus (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of High Stool Lady (USA), High Focus (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tarcisio (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2013. 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.