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Horse profile

High Standard (NZ)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2009) · Last trainer John Spearing · Last owner Bache Silk
by Cicerao (IRE) out of For Today (NZ) (Twenty Four Karat)
22 runs · 12 courses · from Nov 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Oct 2009 — 6,222 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2009 · 6th of 14 Won at Plumpton Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

High Standard (NZ) is 1 from 22, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2008. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 98, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating98↓ 12lb off peak
98 98–110

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 121A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 9 Sep 2009 Official rating 98 at the last run, 22 Oct 2009

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 20 figures · best 128A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good9121A105—
Good to Firm6126A107—
Good to Soft2107B101.5—
Soft2128A112.5—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m13128A107—
2m1f – 2m4f6117A102—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 22 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
Cicerao (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 20 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−50 from 1
Good to Firm7114.3%+9.31 from 7
Good700%−50 from 9
Good to Soft300%−50 from 3
Soft200%−50 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m1417.1%+2.11 from 15
2m1f – 2m4f500%−50 from 6
2m5f – 3m100%−50 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
For Today (NZ) (Twenty Four Karat)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 0 0% −9.00
Good to Firm 7 1 14% −3.50
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 13 0 0% −13.00
Class 5 8 1 13% −4.50
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 4 0 0% −4.00
Uttoxeter 4 0 0% −4.00
Huntingdon 3 0 0% −3.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 1 100% +2.50
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 15 1 7% −11.50
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Henry Oliver 17 1 6% −13.50
Liam Treadwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Siddall 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Molloy 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 20 1 5% −16.50
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 10 0 0% −10.00
2008 10 1 10% −6.50
2007 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 18 1 6% −14.50
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 10 runs
22 Oct 09+18d Ludlow Racing Welfare Week Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 4 11-4 9894C Liam Treadwell 15/2
04 Oct 09+25d Uttoxeter A&s Enterprises Mechanical Services Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 4/12 5 10-12 9898A Henry Oliver 13/2
09 Sep 09+9d Uttoxeter Sessions Bars Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 17 ran 2/17 4½ 10-12 98121A Henry Oliver 14/1
31 Aug 09+38d Huntingdon Huntingdon Racecourse Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 14 ran 10/14 8 11-1 9981C Henry Oliver 9/1
24 Jul 09+9d Southwell Cartwright King Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 4½ 11-5 99111A Henry Oliver 4/1
15 Jul 09+59d Uttoxeter St Edmunds Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 13 ran 3/13 4 10-12 99119A Henry Oliver 16/1
17 May 09+28d Market Rasen Racing UK Live In Your Living Room Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 ¾ 11-3 101105A Tom Siddall 16/1
19 Apr 09+17d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Midsomer Norton Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 9/17 8 11-7 10593C Tom Molloy 25/1
02 Apr 09+11d Taunton End Of Season Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Firm · 5 ran 5/5 3¾ 11-7 10994B Michael Murphy 12/1
22 Mar 09+137d Huntingdon Turftv Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 8 ran RO/8 — 11-11 109— Henry Oliver 9/1
2008 · 10 runs
05 Nov 08+17d Chepstow petesmithcarsales.co.uk Something For Everyone Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran SU/10 — 11-8 109— Henry Oliver 14/1
19 Oct 08+14d Fontwell T Ware Developments Ltd Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 26 11-3 10999C Henry Oliver 9/2
05 Oct 08+147d Huntingdon Gower's Ruby Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 12 11-2 109107B Henry Oliver 28/1
11 May 08+5d Plumpton Equine America Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 11-0 109126A Henry Oliver 5/2F
06 May 08+43d Exeter Farmers Friend Of Exeter Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 3/15 ¾ 11-0 109117A Paddy Brennan 5/2
24 Mar 08+19d Chepstow Missing Wales 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 15 ran 5/15 9 11-0 10997C Henry Oliver 25/1
05 Mar 08+6d Catterick Call 01748 810165 For Raceday Hospitality Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 2/16 5 11-2 110116A Henry Oliver 15/8F
28 Feb 08+22d Ludlow Alfa Aggregates Products Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 15 ran 4/15 3½ 11-2 110114A Henry Oliver 14/1
06 Feb 08+30d Ludlow Bromfield 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 16 ran 3/16 2 11-4 110128A Henry Oliver 100/1
07 Jan 08+33d Ludlow Ludlow 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 8 11-5 10996A Henry Oliver 66/1
2007 · 2 runs
05 Dec 07+18d Catterick Streetlam 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 20 11-0 —86C Henry Oliver 33/1
17 Nov 07 Uttoxeter Every Minute Every Match "Betlive" @williamhill.com Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Good · 18 ran 13/18 4 11-0 —101C Henry Oliver 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has High Standard won?
High Standard (NZ) won 1 of 22 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 4.5%. Placed 8 times in total (36.4% of starts).
Who trained High Standard?
High Standard (NZ) was trained by John Spearing on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 22 October 2009.
Who is High Standard's sire?
High Standard (NZ) is by Cicerao (IRE) out of For Today (NZ), whose sire is Twenty Four Karat.
What going does High Standard prefer?
High Standard (NZ) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is High Standard's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 22 October 2009. The highest on record is 110.
What is High Standard's sire's record?
Cicerao (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 20 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from November 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.