High Notions (IRE)
High Notions is a mare who won one of eight starts over hurdles, the success coming at Fairyhouse in Oct 2025 in the Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. All seven subsequent runs have been over 2m1f – 2m4f or shorter, with three placed efforts. She is usually held up, though she led when finishing seventh of 14 in the Cab Plant Handicap Hurdle at Downpatrick in Jun 2026 off an official rating of 100.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- −5.62£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.23Fair A/E n=8 · 0.99 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 116
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 140B | 102.5 | 2 runs · 89 / 79 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 115B | 93 | 2 runs · 115 / 93 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 140B | 89 | 3 runs · 89 / 71 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 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.
Run style from 8 analysed runs since Sep 2025
- Held up 3 (38%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 1,262 runs since Jan 2008 (198 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.9 | — |
| Good | 451 | 57 | 12.6% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 323 | 43 | 13.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 343 | 46 | 13.4% | +0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 135 | 17 | 12.6% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 465 | 52 | 11.2% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 544 | 75 | 13.8% | +0.7 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 210 | 30 | 14.3% | +1.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 35 | 6 | 17.1% | +4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.62 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Flanagan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Alan O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Healy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eoin Staples | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane O'Callaghan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.62 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Jun 26+14d | Downpatrick | Cab Plant Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Set the pace early - handed up front spot after 2nd - sat second through the middle - dropped to third approaching 3 out - slipped back approaching 2 out and unable to threaten again - well held in 7th | 7/14 | 2¾ | 11-7 | 100 | — | 102A | Alan O'Sullivan | 5/1 |
| 31 May 26+43d | Kilbeggan | Midland Veterinary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat close up early - small error 4th - up to 2nd by halfway - dropped back after 2 out and down to 5th entering straight - finished strongly to grab 3rd near the line | 3/13 | 3¾ | 11-7 | 100 | 115B | 113A | Alan O'Sullivan | 15/2 |
| 18 Apr 26+32d | Bellewstown | Sean & Margaret McManus Memorial 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle Towards the back from the off and niggled at throughout - jumping was sketchy at the 1st and 3rd - out of contention from 3 out and had nothing left from 2 out - well held in 9th | 9/12 | 6 | 11-5 | 103 | 69A | 99A | Sean Flanagan | 11/1 |
| 17 Mar 26+59d | Down Royal | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2026 Qualifier Novice Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - come under pressure and lost front spot approaching 3 out - dropped away steadily late finishing well beaten | 10/19 | 20 | 10-4 | 105 | 89C | 91C | Kevin Healy | 18/1 |
| 17 Jan 26+78d | Navan | Ardmulchan Handicap Hurdle Held up at the rear early - driven approaching 3 out then lost touch - eased down and pulled up before 2 out | PU/10 | — | 11-7 | 106 | — | — | Eoin Staples | 10/1 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 25+20d | Down Royal | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Feathard Lady Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) Held up in the pack and edgy early - asked for effort approaching 3 out but found little more - well held in 8th at the finish | 8/9 | 42 | 10-10 | — | 71C | 100C | Sean Flanagan | 20/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+29d | Fairyhouse | Adare Manor Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle Settled behind the front-runner - still second at halfway - moved up to hit the front turning in - pushed out after the second-last - challenged on the run-in - stayed on to prevail | 1/10 | 10-13 | — | 116A | 122A | Shane O'Callaghan | 11/8F | |
| 12 Sep 25 | Ballinrobe | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - drifted left at the opening fence - midfield around halfway in 9th - made progress before two out - up to 5th by the last - kept on well up the run-in to finish third and going best of all | 3/14 | ½ | 10-13 | — | 140B | 117A | Sean Flanagan | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has High Notions won?
- High Notions (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trains High Notions?
- High Notions (IRE) is trained by S G Carey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 June 2026.
- Who is High Notions's sire?
- High Notions (IRE) is by Affinisea (IRE) out of Rath Donna (IRE), whose sire is Heron Island.
- What going does High Notions prefer?
- High Notions (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 Notions's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 14 June 2026. The highest on record is 106.
- What is High Notions's sire's record?
- Affinisea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 1,262 runs since Jan 2008 (198 horses), Flat and jumps together.