Highbury Hill (GB)
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.
- 1–12Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 5 (41.7%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.02Fair A/E n=12 · 0.85 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 45dBetween runs (median)longest 205 d
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 135
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 9 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 93B | 54 | 2 runs · 28 / 20 |
| Soft | 5 | 99A | 91 | 2 runs · 99 / 77.5 |
| Good | 2 | 139A | 137 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 9 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 139A | 96 | 4 runs · 135 / 77.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 96A | 83 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 844 runs since Aug 2017 (138 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6% from 200.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +6.9 | — |
| Good | 151 | 19 | 12.6% | +2.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 136 | 16 | 11.8% | +2 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 278 | 32 | 11.5% | +1.7 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 200 | 12 | 6% | −3.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 73 | 3 | 4.1% | −5.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 31 | 5 | 16.1% | +6.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 86 | 10 | 11.6% | +1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 197 | 17 | 8.6% | −1.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 381 | 35 | 9.2% | −0.6 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 124 | 12 | 9.7% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | +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
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)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bear (GB) | 20 | 1 | 2m1f | Class 5 |
| Milo Miller (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Carver | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Lorcan Murtagh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Murray Dodd | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Nov 26+205d | Chepstow | Floyds Turfcare & Weed Solutions Handicap Hurdle Race Rear from the start - never in contention - tailed off late and finished 11th | 11/16 | 29 | 11-8 | 99 | 28C | 92C | Murray Dodd | 8/1 |
| 13 Apr 26+45d | Hexham | Happy Retirement Maurice & Anne Barnes Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) 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 | 100 | 135A | 107B | Murray Dodd | 4/1 |
| 27 Feb 26+31d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Doncaster Handicap Hurdle 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 | 100 | 12C | 98C | Bryan Carver | 8/1 |
| 27 Jan 26+49d | Chepstow | Floyd's Turfcare & Weed Solutions Ltd Novices' Handicap Hurdle 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 | 98 | 99A | 120A | Bryan Carver | 4/1 | |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 25+34d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Mares' Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - dropped away 3 out - faded rapidly from there - well held at the finish | 7/9 | 21 | 11-10 | 99 | 56C | 96C | Bryan Carver | 9/2 |
| 05 Nov 25+25d | Chepstow | Spectra Group Handicap Hurdle 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 | 97 | 93B | 124A | Bryan Carver | 10/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+178d | Hexham | Inclusive Impact Cup Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) 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 | 97 | 139A | 103B | Bryan Carver | 6/1 |
| 16 Apr 25+49d | Ffos Las | Adept Cabinets Handicap Hurdle 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 | 98 | 96A | 113A | Lorcan Murtagh | 25/1 |
| 26 Feb 25+42d | Wetherby | wetherbyracing.co.uk EBF Fillies' Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) 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 | — | 91A | 112B | Lorcan Murtagh | 33/1 |
| 15 Jan 25+28d | Newbury | Grosvenor Sport Win Rewards Every Day EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) 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 | — | 64B | 93B | Lorcan Murtagh | 40/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 24+48d | Ludlow | Alpha Aggregates EBF Fillies' Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Tracked front group early - driven approaching final bend - stayed on same gear from 2 out - finished third | 3/6 | 6½ | 11-0 | — | 83A | 105B | Lorcan Murtagh | 33/1 |
| 31 Oct 24 | Stratford | Charlotte Cole And Becky Rowland Memorial Fillies' 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) 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 | — | 54C | 85C | 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.