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Horse profile

High Language (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Mar 2019) · Last trainer Philip McBride · Last owner P J Mcbride
by Lawman (FR) out of Benedicte (IRE) (Galileo)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2017
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Mar 2019 — 2,777 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2019 · 5th of 5 Won at Killarney Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

High Language (IRE) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Aug 2017. Last raced off 85, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 9lb off peak
85 81–94

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 123 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Gowran Park, 9 May 2018

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 132C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft4132C89.5—
Standard (AW)270C57—
Heavy2123A116.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5132C95—
1m5f – 2m2123A102—
6f – 7f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 70A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bath, 17 Oct 2018 Official rating 85 at the last run, 15 Mar 2019

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 9 figures · best 91A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft484A81.5—
Standard (AW)255C49—
Heavy291A80—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f591A82—
1m5f – 2m270A69.5—
6f – 7f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 9,418 runs since Jan 2008 (730 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm40615%+6.1—
Good to Firm1,2551249.9%+1—
Good2,1651898.7%−0.2—
Good to Soft1,1751058.9%00 from 1
Soft1,5541368.8%−0.11 from 4
Heavy526458.6%−0.30 from 2
Standard (AW)2,7032348.7%−0.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4024310.7%+1.8—
6f – 7f2,6462529.5%+0.60 from 1
1m – 1m1f2,4752188.8%−0.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,2891958.5%−0.41 from 5
1m5f – 2m1,076938.6%−0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f416337.9%−1—
2m5f – 3m9633.1%−5.8—
Over 3m18211.1%+2.2—

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
Benedicte (IRE) (Galileo)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Amadeus Grey (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Amadeus Grey (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Amadeus Grey (IRE)3357f–1m½fClass 4
Aunty Bridy (IRE)917f—
Newholm (IRE)70——
Bated Beauty (IRE)90——
Vintage Release (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% +2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +5.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 1 20% +1.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Brock 2 0 0% −2.00
Wayne Lordan 2 0 0% −2.00
Donnacha O'Brien 2 1 50% +4.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Hussey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% +1.00
Hood 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 4 1 25% +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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
15 Mar 19+11d Lingfield (AW) Sun Racing Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 5 ran 5/5 6 9-8 8544C43B Danny Brock 25/1
04 Mar 19+138d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Casino Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 8/8 21 8-9 9070C55C Danny Brock 80/1
17 Oct 18+29d Bath British Stallion Studs EBF Beckford Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) Class 1 · 14f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 11/14 3 9-4 9481C70A Oisin Murphy 10/1
18 Sep 18+132d Galway Ardilaun Hotel Oyster Stakes (Listed) (Fillies & Mares) 12f · Heavy · 14 ran 5/14 1 9-7 88110C91A Colin Keane 33/1
09 May 18+206d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Vintage Tipple Stakes (Listed) 14f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 1¼ 9-0 89123A69A Wayne Lordan 9/1
15 Oct 17+51d Naas Anjaal Irish Ebf Bluebell Stakes (listed) 12f · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 1½ 9-0 81132C82A Michael Hussey 33/1
25 Aug 17+21d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Fillies Maiden 11f · Yielding · 15 ran 1/15 9-0 —95C81A Donnacha O'Brien 5/1
04 Aug 17+13d Galway Guinness Irish Ebf Fillies Maiden 12f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 9-0 —84B84A Donnacha O'Brien 6/1
22 Jul 17 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 9.5f · Yielding · 17 ran 3/17 ½ 9-0 —84C81A Wayne Lordan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has High Language (IRE) won?
High Language (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained High Language (IRE)?
High Language (IRE) was trained by Philip McBride on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 15 March 2019.
Who is High Language (IRE)'s sire?
High Language (IRE) is by Lawman (FR) out of Benedicte (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What going does High Language (IRE) prefer?
High Language (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Language (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 15 March 2019. The highest on record is 94.
What is High Language (IRE)'s sire's record?
Lawman (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 9,418 runs since Jan 2008 (730 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are High Language (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Benedicte (IRE), High Language (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Amadeus Grey (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Amadeus Grey (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2017. 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.