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Horse profile

High In The Clouds (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2016) · Last trainer John J Walsh · Last owner John Mcgivney
by Cloudings (IRE) out of High Return (GB) (Last Tycoon)
12 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2014
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Jul 2016 — 3,768 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2016 Won at Clonmel
KTB Profile

High In The Clouds (IRE) is 1 from 12. Hasn't won since Sep 2015. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer).

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

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 110A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 27 Mar 2016 Official rating 110 at the last run, 27 Mar 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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 126A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy4126A110.5—
Good3110A109—
Soft2113A108—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7126A110—
2m5f – 3m292C89.5—
1m5f – 2m2110A106.5—

Of 12 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 · 11 figures from 12 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
Cloudings (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 3,885 runs since Jan 2008 (309 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.6% from 410. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 815.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9222.2%+11.7—
Good to Firm2603312.7%+2.20 from 1
Good1,19712310.3%−0.21 from 4
Good to Soft739668.9%−1.60 from 1
Soft1,04411711.2%+0.70 from 2
Heavy5966811.4%+0.90 from 4
Standard (AW)4000%−10.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−10.5—
6f – 7f1218.3%−2.2—
1m – 1m1f2100%−10.5—
1m2f – 1m4f27414.8%+4.3—
1m5f – 2m815617.5%−30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,32914811.1%+0.61 from 8
2m5f – 3m1,27013510.6%+0.10 from 2
Over 3m4106014.6%+4.1—

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
High Return (GB) (Last Tycoon)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Persian Return (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Persian Return (IRE)3242m1f–2m4f—
Great Realief (IRE)2127f—
Templemills (IRE)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% −0.75
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 4 0 0% −4.00
Clonmel 3 1 33% +0.25
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −4.75
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ambrose McCurtin 7 0 0% −7.00
Brian O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
Frank Hayes 1 1 100% +2.25
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D G Lavery 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% −6.75
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 3 1 33% +0.25
2014 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% −3.75
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 4 runs
03 Jul 16+56d Limerick Book Online At Limerickraces.ie Beginners Chase 17.5f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-7 —— Ambrose McCurtin 50/1
08 May 16+33d Limerick Coral.ie Bet & Watch Irish And UK Racing Live Beginners Chase 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 7/10 3¾ 11-7 —90A Ambrose McCurtin 14/1
05 Apr 16+9d Fairyhouse Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Beginners Chase 21.5f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 34 11-7 —87C Ambrose McCurtin 8/1
27 Mar 16+91d Cork Munster Waste Management Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 3 11-1 110110A Ambrose McCurtin 7/1
2015 · 3 runs
27 Dec 15+87d Limerick Goggin Buckley Handicap Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 12 ran 5/12 4 11-2 111111A Ambrose McCurtin 8/1
01 Oct 15+28d Clonmel Michael Clune 70th Birthday Celebration Novice Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 6 11-5 111110A Brian O'Connell 11/4F
03 Sep 15+251d Clonmel New Inn Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 111109A Frank Hayes 9/4J
2014 · 5 runs
26 Dec 14+22d Limerick Download The Free Racing Fm App Maiden Hurdle 19f · Heavy · 14 ran 2/14 3 11-12 —126A A E Lynch 9/1
04 Dec 14+14d Clonmel Next Meeting Thursday February 5th (Q.R.) (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 17 ran 4/17 2½ 10-11 —113A Ambrose McCurtin 66/1
20 Nov 14+132d Thurles Liscahill Flat Race 16f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 1½ 11-7 —103B Ambrose McCurtin 66/1
11 Jul 14+26d Cork Follow Us On Twitter Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 17 11-12 —92C Andrew J McNamara 20/1
15 Jun 14 Downpatrick Having The Best Time Ever Flat Race 18f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 15 11-9 —100A Mr D G Lavery 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has High In The Clouds won?
High In The Clouds (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained High In The Clouds?
High In The Clouds (IRE) was trained by John J Walsh on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 3 July 2016.
Who is High In The Clouds's sire?
High In The Clouds (IRE) is by Cloudings (IRE) out of High Return (GB), whose sire is Last Tycoon.
What going does High In The Clouds prefer?
High In The Clouds (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is High In The Clouds's official rating?
High In The Clouds (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 111.
What is High In The Clouds's sire's record?
Cloudings (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 3,885 runs since Jan 2008 (309 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.6% from 410. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 815.
Who are High In The Clouds's siblings?
Out of High Return (GB), High In The Clouds (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Persian Return (IRE) (4). The wins came over 7f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 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.