High King (IRE)
High King is a colt by Calyx out of Magic America who has one win from three runs on turf. He won the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race at Fairyhouse over 6f-7f on good ground in May 2026 and finished 13 of 21 in the Coventry Stakes at Ascot the following month. All three starts have come over 6f-7f. His last run at Ascot in Jun 2026 was off his career-high mark.
- 1–3Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 1 (33.3%)Placed
- +8.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 22dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 87
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 87A | 69 | 2 · 87 / 69 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 87A | 63 | 3 · 87 / 63 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 1,482 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 8.4% from 167. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.9% from 111.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 210 | 25 | 11.9% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 375 | 51 | 13.6% | +0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 167 | 14 | 8.4% | −5 | — |
| Soft | 183 | 25 | 13.7% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 62 | 15 | 24.2% | +10.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 482 | 68 | 14.1% | +0.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 111 | 11 | 9.9% | −3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 751 | 106 | 14.1% | +0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 358 | 49 | 13.7% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 198 | 23 | 11.6% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 44 | 6 | 13.6% | +0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 20 | 3 | 15% | +1.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Second To None (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Look Around (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second To None (IRE) | 34 | 3 | 1m1½f–1m4½f | — |
| Look Around (GB) | 12 | 2 | 7f | Listed |
| Sara Lucille (GB) | 11 | 2 | 5f | — |
| Mais Si (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Magic Pass (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Enduring Spirit (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Sahar (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Curragh | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 26+19d | Ascot | Coventry Stakes (Group 2) Settled on the wing early - tracking the front group - pushed for effort over 2f out - drifted right approaching the final furlong and unable to find more | 13/21 | ½ | 9-3 | 63C | 83A | Gavin Ryan | 50/1 |
| 28 May 26+24d | Fairyhouse | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race Sat just off the front group in 3rd - made ground approaching the turn - hit the front around 2 1/2f out - opened a three-length advantage inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to score | 1/8 | 9-2 | 87A | 102A | Gavin Ryan | 10/1 | |
| 04 May 26 | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden Poor start - stayed towards rear throughout - made no impression on the leaders - finished well held in 12th | 12/12 | 1 | 9-2 | 51A | 60A | Gavin Ryan | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has High King (IRE) won?
- High King (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains High King (IRE)?
- High King (IRE) is trained by Donnacha Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 June 2026.
- Who is High King (IRE)'s sire?
- High King (IRE) is by Calyx (GB) out of Magic America (USA), whose sire is High Yield.
- What is High King (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Calyx (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 1,482 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 8.4% from 167. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.9% from 111.
- Who are High King (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Magic America (USA), High King (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Second To None (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Look Around (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.