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Horse profile

Highbury Hill (GB)

5yo mare · Trainer Nigel Hawke · Owner Surefire Racing
12 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 9 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Chepstow Last run 4 Nov 2026 · 11th of 16 Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

Highbury Hill is 1 from 12 on turf, the win coming in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Chepstow over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Jan 2026 off an official rating of 98. She has raced at Class 5 level throughout and has five places from 12 starts. Ridden prominently in eight of her 12 runs, she finished 11 of 16 when last seen at Chepstow in Nov 2026. She last ran off an official rating of 99.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 9 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent Win at Class 5
Official rating99↓ 1lb off peak
99 97–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 135 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hexham, 13 Apr 2026

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 →

Jumps 12 figures · best 139A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 9 Nov 2025
Good to Soft593B542 runs · 28 / 20
Soft599A912 runs · 99 / 77.5
Good2139A1371 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 9 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6139A964 runs · 135 / 77.5
1m5f – 2m596A83—
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 9 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 13 Apr 2026 Official rating 99 at the last run, 4 Nov 2026

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 12 figures · best 124A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 9 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5124A982 runs · 98 / 95
Soft5120A1122 runs · 120 / 108
Good2107B1051 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 9 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6124A1054 runs · 120 / 101.5
1m5f – 2m5113A105—
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 9 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 4 Nov 2026: fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 4 Nov 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 12 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Prominent 8 (67%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 844 runs since Aug 2017 (138 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6% from 200.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6116.7%+6.9—
Good1511912.6%+2.80 from 2
Good to Soft1361611.8%+20 from 5
Soft2783211.5%+1.71 from 5
Heavy200126%−3.8—
Standard (AW)7334.1%−5.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1100%−9.8—
1m – 1m1f31516.1%+6.3—
1m2f – 1m4f861011.6%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m197178.6%−1.20 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f381359.2%−0.61 from 6
2m5f – 3m124129.7%−0.10 from 1
Over 3m14428.6%+18.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2017 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Blue Bear (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Blue Bear (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Blue Bear (GB)2012m1fClass 5
Milo Miller (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 5 1 20% +0.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 1 13% −3.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 3 1 33% +2.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bryan Carver 5 1 20% +0.00
Lorcan Murtagh 5 0 0% −5.00
Murray Dodd 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% +1.00
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% −6.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
04 Nov 26+205d Chepstow Floyds Turfcare & Weed Solutions Handicap Hurdle Race Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Rear from the start - never in contention - tailed off late and finished 11th 11/16 29 11-8 9928C92C Murray Dodd 8/1
13 Apr 26+45d Hexham Happy Retirement Maurice & Anne Barnes Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran Settled off the pace at the back - lost touch with the field after the 2nd - made progress on the pack approaching 3 out - pushed along and up to fourth before the last - kept going to claim third on the run-in 3/9 14 11-3 100135A107B Murray Dodd 4/1
27 Feb 26+31d Doncaster Virgin Bet Doncaster Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Held mid-pack early - urged before 3 out then slipped towards the back - well off the pace by the last 5/7 30 11-10 10012C98C Bryan Carver 8/1
27 Jan 26+49d Chepstow Floyd's Turfcare & Weed Solutions Ltd Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Soft · 10 ran Settled close to the pace - moved onto the front before 2 out - pushed along when pressed approaching last - kept finding more to win 1/10 11-12 9899A120A Bryan Carver 4/1
2025 · 6 runs
09 Dec 25+34d Uttoxeter QuinnBet Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 9 ran Sat close to the pace early - dropped away 3 out - faded rapidly from there - well held at the finish 7/9 21 11-10 9956C96C Bryan Carver 9/2
05 Nov 25+25d Chepstow Spectra Group Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Handy in the pack - pushed along before two out - edged out of second on the run-in - held on for third without finding more 3/16 2½ 11-10 9793B124A Bryan Carver 10/1
11 Oct 25+178d Hexham Inclusive Impact Cup Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 6 ran Handy in the front rank - urged and lost touch two out - rallied to move up into second before the last - stayed on but unable to reel in the winner finishing 2nd beaten 2 and a half lengths 2/6 2½ 11-2 97139A103B Bryan Carver 6/1
16 Apr 25+49d Ffos Las Adept Cabinets Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran Sat close to the pace early - lost touch two out - stayed on in 4th without threatening near the finish - beaten into 5th 5/12 shd 11-11 9896A113A Lorcan Murtagh 25/1
26 Feb 25+42d Wetherby wetherbyracing.co.uk EBF Fillies' Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran Sat just behind leader until approaching 3 out - moved to outside before straightening for run-in - finished with renewed effort - claimed second spot near the line 2/7 1¼ 11-0 —91A112B Lorcan Murtagh 33/1
15 Jan 25+28d Newbury Grosvenor Sport Win Rewards Every Day EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m½f · Soft · 7 ran Handy early - hit the front 2nd before giving it up soon after - stayed in touch - lost pace 3 out - eased back through the field late - came home last of all 7/7 ½ 10-7 —64B93B Lorcan Murtagh 40/1
2024 · 2 runs
18 Dec 24+48d Ludlow Alpha Aggregates EBF Fillies' Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 6 ran Tracked front group early - driven approaching final bend - stayed on same gear from 2 out - finished third 3/6 6½ 11-0 —83A105B Lorcan Murtagh 33/1
31 Oct 24 Stratford Charlotte Cole And Becky Rowland Memorial Fillies' 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up towards back - urged into effort approaching halfway - never involved in the main action - beaten well home in 8th 8/11 15 11-0 —54C85C Lorcan Murtagh 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Highbury Hill won?
Highbury Hill (GB) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trains Highbury Hill?
Highbury Hill (GB) is trained by Nigel Hawke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 November 2026.
Who is Highbury Hill's sire?
Highbury Hill (GB) is by Masterstroke (USA) out of Kilronan High (IRE), whose sire is Mountain High.
What going does Highbury Hill prefer?
Highbury Hill (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Highbury Hill's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 4 November 2026. The highest on record is 100.
What is Highbury Hill's sire's record?
Masterstroke (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 844 runs since Aug 2017 (138 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6% from 200.
Who are Highbury Hill's siblings?
Out of Kilronan High (IRE), Highbury Hill (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Blue Bear (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Blue Bear (GB)). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2024. 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.