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Horse profile

High Gales (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, May 2013) · Last trainer W McCreery · Last owner Corrib Partnership
by Presenting (GB) out of Glorious Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2008
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 May 2013 — 4,897 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2013 · 2nd of 19 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

High Gales (IRE) is 4 from 10. Hasn't won since Sep 2009. Last raced off 109, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

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 132A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 2 Sep 2009 Official rating 109 at the last run, 31 May 2013

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 9 figures · best 133A · median 129
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good6133A127.5—
Good to Firm2132A131.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7133A129—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 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
Presenting (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,050 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm621321%+10—
Good to Firm1,24017113.8%+2.82 from 2
Good7,02284012%+12 from 6
Good to Soft3,5033219.2%−1.80 from 1
Soft5,32754510.2%−0.80 from 1
Heavy2,7602749.9%−1.1—
Standard (AW)1363324.3%+13.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−11—
1m – 1m1f400%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m4,72751710.9%−0.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f6,69772210.8%−0.23 from 7
2m5f – 3m6,53774211.4%+0.41 from 2
Over 3m2,01821010.4%−0.6—

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
Glorious Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Low Gales (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Low Gales (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Low Gales (IRE)913mClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 2 33% −1.39
Good to Firm 2 2 100% +3.41
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 1 25% −0.75
Class 4 3 2 67% +0.27

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 3 1 33% +0.25
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 1 100% +2.50
Hereford 1 1 100% +0.91
Stratford 1 1 100% +0.36
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 3 43% −0.48
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% +1.50
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P McCoy 3 1 33% −1.09
Robert Thornton 3 2 67% +1.61
D J Casey 2 1 50% +1.50
Mark Bolger 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 7 4 57% +3.02
2008 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 3 50% +0.77
NH Flat 4 1 25% −0.75

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
2013 · 2 runs
31 May 13+18d Down Royal Barclay It Services Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 20f · Good · 19 ran 2/19 5½ 11-2 109129A Mark Bolger 25/1
13 May 13+1325d Killarney International Hotel Killarney Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 22f · Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-5 109— D J Casey 12/1
2009 · 7 runs
26 Sep 09+24d Navan Albany Hurdle 22f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 11-6 —131A D J Casey 5/2
02 Sep 09+34d Hereford Rob Pope Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 11-5 121132A A P McCoy 10/11F
30 Jul 09+15d Stratford Ian And June Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 11-0 —126A Robert Thornton 4/11F
15 Jul 09+83d Uttoxeter Aspall's Suffolk Cyder Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 9 11-0 —117A A P McCoy 11/10F
23 Apr 09+27d Fontwell Free Pimms On Ladies Night Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17.5f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 ¾ 11-11 —131B Robert Thornton 2/1F
27 Mar 09+33d Fontwell racesponsors.co.uk Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17.5f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-4 —133A Robert Thornton 9/4J
22 Feb 09+90d Fontwell totesportbingo.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17.5f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 1¾ 11-3 —121A A P McCoy 11/2
2008 · 1 run
24 Nov 08 Ayr Telephone Betting Call 08000 461061 Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 2¼ 11-2 —118A Denis O'Regan 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has High Gales won?
High Gales (IRE) won 4 of 10 archived starts between 2008 and 2013, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 8 times in total (80% of starts).
Who trained High Gales?
High Gales (IRE) was trained by W McCreery on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 31 May 2013.
Who is High Gales's sire?
High Gales (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Glorious Gale (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What going does High Gales prefer?
High Gales (IRE) 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 Gales's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 31 May 2013. The highest on record is 121.
What is High Gales's sire's record?
Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,050 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
Who are High Gales's siblings?
Out of Glorious Gale (IRE), High Gales (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Low Gales (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Low Gales (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2008. 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.