Horse profile
High Opinion (GB)
by Hellvelyn (GB) out of Vanity (IRE) (Thatching)
40 runs · 12 courses · from Aug 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 4 courses
Last run 11 Jun 2026 · 5th of 6
Last raced off OR 59
KTB Profile
High Opinion is a gelding with five wins from 40 starts, all over trips under 6f. He has won on good, good to soft, soft and standard going, with two successes at Nottingham from seven runs there. Ridden with patience in most of his races, he last ran when fifth of six at Nottingham in Jun 2026 off an official rating of 59, 16lb below his highest ever mark. He has not won since Aug 2024.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 5–40Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 15 (37.5%)Placed
- −13.00£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 1.05Fair A/E n=40 · 0.89 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 36dAvg 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 rating59↓ 16lb off peak
59
54–75
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 100
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 113B | 95 | 2 runs · 93 / 82.5 |
| Soft | 11 | 120A | 100 | 2 runs · 120 / 110 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 104A | 88 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 110A | 105.5 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 71B | 64 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 38 | 120A | 98 | 5 runs · 120 / 93 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 84A | 73.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 40 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 14 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 5 (36%) · 1 win
- Held up 4 (29%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (29%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,952 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 11.7% from 256.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | +0.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 334 | 26 | 7.8% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 364 | 27 | 7.4% | +0.3 | 2 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 225 | 16 | 7.1% | 0 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 256 | 30 | 11.7% | +4.6 | 1 from 11 |
| Heavy | 70 | 7 | 10% | +2.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 677 | 31 | 4.6% | −2.5 | 1 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 572 | 54 | 9.4% | +2.3 | 5 from 38 |
| 6f – 7f | 891 | 58 | 6.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 284 | 17 | 6% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 138 | 10 | 7.2% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 48 | 0 | 0% | −7.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −7.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Vanity (IRE) (Thatching)
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Lesson In Humility (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Lesson In Humility (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson In Humility (IRE) | 16 | 6 | 5f–6f | Group 3 |
| Boastful (IRE) | 19 | 3 | 5f–1m | Listed |
| Poet's Vanity (GB) | 13 | 3 | 6f–7f | Group 3 |
| Gilded Reflection (GB) | 10 | 1 | 1m2½f | — |
| Sensasse (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 6f | — |
| City Ballerina (GB) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Lesson In Life (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Vanity's Girl (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 2 | 15% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 17 | 3 | 18% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 17 | 2 | 12% | −6.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Nottingham | 7 | 2 | 29% | +3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 38 | 5 | 13% | −11.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Breslin | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| Harrison Shaw | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Joe Fanning | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Clifford Lee | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Tom Kiely-Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Winn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +3.50 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
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 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Jun 26+8d | Nottingham | Events At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Held a forward spot early - stayed with the front group into the closing stages before losing pace inside the final furlong - faded to finish fifth | 5/6 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 59 | 100B | 60B | Paul Mulrennan | 11/2 |
| 03 Jun 26+46d | Ripon | Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Leeds Handicap Sat close behind the front group early - pushed along with 2f left and holding effort into the final furlong - faded near the line to finish 5th | 5/8 | 1 | 8-7 | 59 | 93B | 67A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 11/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+123d | Nottingham | Burger King Winning Whopper Apprentice Handicap Settled towards the back early - pushed into contention approaching 2f out and closing on the front group - flattened out inside final furlong to finish sixth beaten 4 lengths | 6/8 | hd | 9-8 | 61 | 72A | 70A | Ryan Kavanagh | 11/2 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 25+48d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Held up towards the back - lost more ground inside the final furlong - finished well held in 11th | 11/13 | 1 | 9-5 | 64 | 87B | 62A | Aiden Brookes | 12/1 |
| 29 Oct 25+12d | Nottingham | PricedUp Sheriff Of Nottingham Handicap Held up towards the back - asked for effort with 2f left - failed to quicken - finished seventh | 7/9 | ¾ | 9-6 | 67 | 120A | 69A | Harrison Shaw | 13/2 |
| 17 Oct 25+20d | Haydock | BOG Today For Tomorrow With CopyBet Handicap Sat close to pace early - driven with two furlongs left - dropped away in the closing stages to finish ninth | 9/10 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 69 | 74A | 60A | Harrison Shaw | 18/1 |
| 27 Sep 25+13d | Ripon | Taylor Wimpey Fountains Walk Handicap Held up in the pack near the stand rail - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on at one gait to finish 7th beaten 5 lengths | 7/13 | hd | 9-3 | 71 | 103C | 77A | Harrison Shaw | 18/1 |
| 14 Sep 25+69d | Musselburgh | Dropkicks Honky Tonk Handicap Stumbled at the off - settled with the group - moved closer from 2f out before being denied room and checked inside the final furlong - faded soon after to finish well held | 8/9 | nk | 9-6 | 72 | 108A | 60A | Andrew Breslin | 9/1 |
| 07 Jul 25+59d | Ripon | City Of Ripon Handicap Settled with the pack early - moved up on the outside inside the final furlong - couldn't quicken again in the closing stages - finished fourth beaten a length | 4/9 | nse | 9-6 | 73 | 96B | 82A | Andrew Breslin | 9/2 |
| 09 May 25+15d | Ripon | Ripon Races Ladies Day 19th June Handicap Handy in the pack early - pressed for effort inside final furlong - held on without finding extra - finished third | 3/8 | ½ | 9-9 | 74 | 113B | 93A | Paul Mulrennan | 5/1 |
| 24 Apr 25+187d | Beverley | Happy Birthday Andrew Hill Handicap Towards rear - eased over to the left with 1f left to run - no chance at that stage - finished 11th | 11/13 | ¾ | 9-1 | 75 | 77C | 60A | Andrew Breslin | 16/1 |
| 2024 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 24+21d | Catterick | William Hill Catterick Dash Handicap Settled off the pace out wide - drifted left and faded inside the final furlong - finished sixth beaten 3 lengths | 6/10 | ½ | 8-1 | 75 | 119A | 78A | Aiden Brookes | 9/1 |
| 28 Sep 24+33d | Ripon | Race Reads Expert Betting Service Handicap Shared the front down the middle of track - drifted right when overtaken after 1f before regaining advantage inside final 2f - pushed along approaching last furlong - found nothing more when caught close to line | 2/9 | hd | 9-4 | 74 | 97A | 87A | Andrew Breslin | 10/1 |
| 26 Aug 24+37d | Ripon | Theakston's Beer Festival Saturday 28th September Handicap Settled close to the pace - eased over to the left past the 2f marker before being urged forward - hit the front entering the last furlong - kept up the finishing effort to win comfortably | 1/10 | 9-9 | 69 | 104A | 102A | Paul Mulrennan | 9/2 | |
| 20 Jul 24+12d | Doncaster | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Apprentice Handicap | 4/12 | nk | 9-13 | 70 | 86A | 89A | Andrew Breslin | 15/2 |
| 08 Jul 24+20d | Ripon | Download The At The Races App Handicap | 4/13 | nk | 9-4 | 70 | 106C | 88A | Andrew Breslin | 9/1 |
| 18 Jun 24+16d | Catterick | Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Handicap | 1/9 | 9-11 | 65 | 104B | 91A | Aiden Brookes | 9/2C | |
| 02 Jun 24+14d | Nottingham | Daily Offers At Rhino.Bet Handicap | 1/10 | 9-1 | 60 | 95A | 84A | Andrew Breslin | 7/2 | |
| 19 May 24+19d | Ripon | All Steels Trading Supporting Wooden Spoon Apprentice Handicap | 2/11 | 1 | 9-8 | 59 | 92A | 87A | Andrew Breslin | 10/1 |
| 30 Apr 24+10d | Catterick | Racing TV Free Trial Handicap | 3/8 | 1 | 9-2 | 59 | 99A | 74A | Andrew Breslin | 6/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+12d | Nottingham | Boost Your Winnings At Rhino.Bet Apprentice Handicap | 2/11 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 59 | 102A | 87A | Andrew Breslin | 6/1 |
| 08 Apr 24+74d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap | 3/11 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 59 | 101A | 82A | Paul Mulrennan | 11/2 |
| 25 Jan 24+40d | Newcastle (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap | 4/7 | ¾ | 9-6 | 60 | 104A | 69A | Clifford Lee | 7/2 |
| 2023 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 23+32d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap (Div 2) | 3/11 | ¾ | 9-9 | 60 | 88A | 83A | Clifford Lee | 9/4F |
| 14 Nov 23+25d | Newcastle (AW) | Stay In Control At BetUK Handicap | 1/12 | 9-9 | 54 | 88A | 87A | Clifford Lee | 5/1 | |
| 20 Oct 23+18d | Redcar | Sam Hall Memorial Handicap | 7/11 | 4¾ | 8-9 | 57 | 64A | 47A | Andrew Breslin | 8/1 |
| 02 Oct 23+42d | Hamilton | Sir Ian Good 80th Birthday Celebrations Handicap | 7/9 | hd | 8-9 | 59 | 79A | 60A | Andrew Breslin | 4/1 |
| 21 Aug 23+13d | Catterick | Constant Security Services Handicap | 4/8 | ½ | 9-3 | 61 | 107B | 79A | Joe Fanning | 6/1 |
| 08 Aug 23+15d | Ripon | David Chapman Memorial Handicap | 5/7 | hd | 9-10 | 61 | 99B | 76A | Joe Fanning | 4/1 |
| 24 Jul 23+5d | Beverley | Jaimie Kerr Memorial Handicap | 4/9 | 1 | 9-11 | 62 | 71B | 81A | Joe Fanning | 3/1 |
| 19 Jul 23+29d | Catterick | racingtv.com Handicap | 3/9 | shd | 9-11 | 62 | 96B | 74A | Joe Fanning | 7/2F |
| 20 Jun 23+51d | Thirsk | Join Our Vickers.Bet Customer Racing Club Handicap | 6/8 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 64 | 102A | 64A | Mark Winn | 4/1 |
| 30 Apr 23+28d | Wetherby | Tuesday 13th June Is Ladies Evening Handicap | 3/10 | nse | 9-9 | 64 | 110A | 84A | Harrison Shaw | 4/1J |
| 02 Apr 23+149d | Doncaster | Groundstaff Appreciation Handicap (Div 1) | 6/10 | ¾ | 8-13 | 65 | 84A | 82A | Harrison Shaw | 9/2 |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Nov 22+9d | Newcastle (AW) | Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap | 4/14 | 3½ | 9-6 | 61 | 99B | 86A | Harrison Shaw | 12/1 |
| 26 Oct 22+14d | Nottingham | Racing TV Extra Handicap (Div 2) | 1/8 | 8-9 | 61 | 104A | 83A | Harrison Shaw | 9/2 | |
| 12 Oct 22+36d | Nottingham | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap | 2/13 | hd | 9-8 | 59 | 78C | 91A | Harrison Shaw | 22/1 |
| 06 Sep 22+4d | Catterick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/7 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 63A | 74A | Harrison Shaw | 20/1 |
| 02 Sep 22+32d | Newcastle (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/8 | 1½ | 9-5 | — | 84A | 62A | Harrison Shaw | 100/1 |
| 01 Aug 22 | Ripon | Titanium Racing Club Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/5 | 5 | 9-4 | — | 47C | 40B | Graham Lee | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has High Opinion won?
- High Opinion (GB) won 5 of 40 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 15 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trains High Opinion?
- High Opinion (GB) is trained by Bryan Smart, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 June 2026.
- Who is High Opinion's sire?
- High Opinion (GB) is by Hellvelyn (GB) out of Vanity (IRE), whose sire is Thatching.
- What going does High Opinion prefer?
- High Opinion (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is High Opinion's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 11 June 2026. The highest on record is 75.
- What is High Opinion's sire's record?
- Hellvelyn (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,952 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.7% from 256.
- Who are High Opinion's siblings?
- Out of Vanity (IRE), High Opinion (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Lesson In Humility (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Lesson In Humility (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.