Horse profile
High Importance (USA)
by Arch (USA) out of Music Lane (USA) (Miswaki)
31 runs · 20 courses · from Oct 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Feb 2014 — 4,643 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2014
2 wins · Bellewstown & Brighton
Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile
High Importance (USA) is 2 from 31. Hasn't won since Jul 2011. Both wins have come on turf — 0 from 8 on the all-weather, and both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 116.
Based on 31 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
Wins on good or faster
OR at career high
- 2–31Wins / Runs
- 6.5%Strike rate
- 10 (32.3%)Placed
- −17.75£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 0.46Fair A/E n=31 · 0.39 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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.
Official rating116At career-high mark
116
72–116
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
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
Arch (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 1,676 runs since Jan 2008 (171 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9.4% from 180.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 4 | 18.2% | +5.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 300 | 36 | 12% | −0.9 | 1 from 8 |
| Good | 374 | 46 | 12.3% | −0.6 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 180 | 17 | 9.4% | −3.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 197 | 21 | 10.7% | −2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 64 | 7 | 10.9% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 538 | 84 | 15.6% | +2.7 | 0 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −9.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 426 | 60 | 14.1% | +1.2 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 452 | 52 | 11.5% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 408 | 59 | 14.5% | +1.6 | 0 from 10 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 191 | 23 | 12% | −0.9 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 124 | 17 | 13.7% | +0.8 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | −0.4 | — |
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
Music Lane (USA) (Miswaki)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Scent (USA) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 1 | 13% | +3.00 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.75 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Down Royal | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brighton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.75 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Walsh | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Kevin Manning | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Queally | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Crowe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Hussey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 1 | 4% | −12.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Visor | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| 2010 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.75 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 20 | 1 | 5% | −17.75 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 1 | 9% | +0.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 14+9d | Leopardstown | Download The New Paddy Power iPad App Handicap Hurdle (0-140) | PU/15 | — | 10-4 | 116 | — | R Walsh | 12/1 |
| 31 Jan 14+179d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Driving Tourism Forward 28th February Rated Race | 7/11 | hd | 9-7 | 75 | 69A | Colin Keane | 3/1F |
| 2013 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 13+18d | Cork | Cork Handicap Hurdle (81-123) | 12/12 | 1½ | 11-7 | 116 | 95C | R Walsh | 4/1J |
| 18 Jul 13+26d | Killarney | Dawn Milk Run Handicap Hurdle | 3/8 | 7½ | 10-10 | 116 | 117A | Robbie Colgan | 7/1 |
| 22 Jun 13+16d | Down Royal | Louis Roederer Handicap (50-80) | 2/12 | 3½ | 9-8 | 72 | 87A | Seamie Heffernan | 10/1 |
| 06 Jun 13+8d | Tipperary | Pride Of Tipperary Gathering 27th June Handicap Hurdle (81-123) | 3/19 | ¾ | 11-5 | 114 | 133A | Paul Townend | 14/1 |
| 29 May 13+26d | Punchestown | Punchestown Handicap Hurdle | PU/19 | — | 10-8 | 114 | — | R Walsh | 14/1 |
| 03 May 13+277d | Dundalk (AW) | Explore County Louth Handicap (60-90) | 8/14 | 1 | 8-11 | 73 | 70A | Kevin Manning | 16/1 |
| 2012 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 12+11d | Galway | Hotelmeyrick.ie & Theghotel.ie Handicap Hurdle (81-123) | 7/20 | 2¾ | 11-5 | 116 | 106C | Alan Crowe | 25/1 |
| 19 Jul 12+20d | Killarney | Dawn Milk Run Handicap Hurdle (81-130) | 4/15 | ½ | 11-2 | 115 | 127A | R Walsh | 8/1 |
| 29 Jun 12+6d | Curragh | Today Fm Handicap (60-90) | 8/15 | ¾ | 9-0 | 76 | 73A | Johnny Murtagh | 10/1 |
| 23 Jun 12+334d | Down Royal | Louis Roederer Handicap (50-80) | 3/7 | ½ | 9-8 | 74 | 83A | Pat Smullen | 12/1 |
| 2011 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 11+23d | Galway | Hotelmeyrick.ie & The Ghotel.ie Novice Hurdle | 5/9 | 1½ | 11-4 | — | 112A | Barry Geraghty | 10/1 |
| 02 Jul 11+14d | Bellewstown | Indaver Ireland Novice Hurdle | 1/9 | 11-0 | — | 122A | R Walsh | 10/1 | |
| 18 Jun 11+19d | Down Royal | Louis Roederer Handicap (50-80) | 13/14 | nk | 10-0 | 80 | 75C | Kevin Manning | 12/1 |
| 30 May 11+8d | Ballinrobe | Tipperary Water Hurdle | 5/13 | ¾ | 11-0 | — | 103A | R Walsh | 14/1 |
| 22 May 11+37d | Curragh | United Arab Emirates Handicap | 15/19 | shd | 8-6 | 81 | 60C | Michael Hussey | 14/1 |
| 15 Apr 11+128d | Dundalk (AW) | www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (60-100) | 3/14 | ½ | 8-12 | 80 | 85A | Seamie Heffernan | 66/1 |
| 2010 · 11 runs | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 10+54d | Dundalk (AW) | www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap | 7/9 | 13 | 8-8 | 83 | 55C | Pat Smullen | 8/1 |
| 15 Oct 10+33d | Dundalk (AW) | Buy A Racing Post Yearling Bonus Candidate Handicap (60-90) | 7/14 | 1 | 9-2 | 84 | 72A | Kevin Manning | 12/1 |
| 12 Sep 10+7d | Listowel | Dawn Omega Milk 3-y-o Hurdle | 13/18 | 24 | 10-12 | — | 90C | R Walsh | 7/2 |
| 05 Sep 10+63d | Dundalk (AW) | Fairways Hotel Race & Stay Package Handicap | 3/9 | nk | 9-3 | 82 | 81A | Kevin Manning | 11/2 |
| 04 Jul 10+5d | Brighton | Casino At Bet365 Handicap | 1/6 | 9-3 | 72 | 94B | Ryan Moore | 5/4F | |
| 29 Jun 10+10d | Thirsk | White Swan Ampleforth Handicap | 3/6 | ½ | 9-7 | 72 | 70B | Paul Hanagan | 13/8F |
| 19 Jun 10+30d | Lingfield | Bet World Cup Football - Betdaq Handicap | 5/11 | hd | 9-1 | 72 | 83A | Tom Queally | 6/1 |
| 20 May 10+12d | Haydock | Betdaq The Betting Exchange Handicap | 3/9 | 1 | 8-12 | 74 | 86A | Paul Hanagan | 9/2 |
| 08 May 10+13d | Warwick | Champagne Lanson Handicap | 3/10 | 2¾ | 9-3 | 74 | 87A | Ryan Moore | 9/4 |
| 25 Apr 10+15d | Bath | Caterplusltd.com - Commercial Catering Engineers Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 2/8 | nk | 8-12 | 74 | 94A | Tom Queally | 9/2 |
| 10 Apr 10+170d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Freebets.co.uk Grand National Betting Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 3/4 | ½ | 9-3 | 74 | 69B | Shane Kelly | 5/6F |
| 2009 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 09+13d | Brighton | West Sussex Signs - Racecourse Signage Specialists Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 3/7 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 74A | Ryan Moore | 8/11F |
| 09 Oct 09 | Lingfield (AW) | Crowhurst Maiden Stakes (Div 2) | 4/12 | ¾ | 9-3 | — | 76A | Ryan Moore | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has High Importance won?
- High Importance (USA) won 2 of 31 archived starts between 2009 and 2014, a strike rate of 6.5%. Placed 10 times in total (32.3% of starts).
- Who trained High Importance?
- High Importance (USA) was trained by A J Martin on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 9 February 2014.
- Who is High Importance's sire?
- High Importance (USA) is by Arch (USA) out of Music Lane (USA), whose sire is Miswaki.
- What going does High Importance prefer?
- High Importance (USA) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is High Importance's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 9 February 2014. That is also the highest on record.
- What is High Importance's sire's record?
- Arch (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 1,676 runs since Jan 2008 (171 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.4% from 180.
- Who are High Importance's siblings?
- Out of Music Lane (USA), High Importance (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.