How many races has Higher Court won?

Higher Court (USA) won 3 of 16 archived starts between 2013 and 2018, a strike rate of 18.8%. Placed 7 times in total (43.8% of starts).

Who trained Higher Court?

Higher Court (USA) was trained by Emma Owen on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 21 February 2018.

Who is Higher Court's sire?

Higher Court (USA) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Nawaiet (USA), whose sire is Zilzal.

What going does Higher Court prefer?

Higher Court (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 15 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 Higher Court's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 21 February 2018. The highest on record is 90.

What is Higher Court's sire's record?

Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

Who are Higher Court's siblings?

Out of Nawaiet (USA), Higher Court (USA) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Nine Elms (USA) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Capponi (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Higher Court (USA)

10yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2018) · Last trainer Emma Owen · Last owner Miss Emma L Owen

by Shamardal (USA) out of Nawaiet (USA) (Zilzal)

16 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2013

As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 21 Feb 2018 — 3,170 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Feb 2018 · 2nd of 8 3 wins · Kempton (AW) Last raced off OR 80

KTB Profile

Higher Court (USA) is 3 from 16, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jan 2018. All 3 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 80, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 10lb off peak

3–16Wins / Runs
18.8%Strike rate
7 (43.8%)Placed
+16.50£1 level staken=16 at SP
2.51Fair A/E n=16 · 2.10 incl. margin
90Highest OR
106dAvg between runs

Official rating80↓ 10lb off peak

80 70–90

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 111 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 21 Feb 2018

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 15 figures · best 113^A · median 90

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	15	113^A	90	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	13	113^A	89	—
Under 6f	2	90^A	90	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 27 Jan 2018 Official rating 80 at the last run, 21 Feb 2018

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 16 figures · best 89^A · median 78

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	15	89^A	79	—
Good	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	13	89^A	79	—
Under 6f	3	80^A	64	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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

Shamardal (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	57	11	19.3%	+4.5	—
Good to Firm	1,981	306	15.4%	+0.6	—
Good	2,387	335	14%	−0.8	0 from 1
Good to Soft	1,013	124	12.2%	−2.6	—
Soft	1,288	151	11.7%	−3.1	—
Heavy	370	45	12.2%	−2.6	—
Standard (AW)	3,315	564	17%	+2.2	3 from 15

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	583	87	14.9%	+0.1	0 from 3
6f – 7f	4,073	593	14.6%	−0.2	3 from 13
1m – 1m1f	2,985	476	15.9%	+1.1	—
1m2f – 1m4f	2,074	313	15.1%	+0.3	—
1m5f – 2m	475	44	9.3%	−5.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	180	21	11.7%	−3.1	—
2m5f – 3m	38	2	5.3%	−9.5	—
Over 3m	4	0	0%	−14.8	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Nawaiet (USA) (Zilzal)

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Nine Elms (USA) (7 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Capponi (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Nine Elms (USA)	58	7	1m–1m2f	Class 5
Pentathlon (IRE)	33	6	1m1½f–2m1f	Class 5
Capponi (IRE)	8	4	1m	Class 2
Novelty Seeker (USA)	18	3	1m2f–1m2½f	Class 4
Radical Views (GB)	9	1	7f	Class 4
Royal Society (GB)	16	1	1m1½f	Class 6
Floweret (USA)	1	0	—	—
You're Back (USA)	5	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	15	3	20%	+17.50
Good	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 5	11	3	27%	+21.50
Class 4	4	0	0%	−4.00
Class 3	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Kempton (AW)	9	3	33%	+23.50
Chelmsford City (AW)	5	0	0%	−5.00
Wolverhampton (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
York	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
6f – 7f	13	3	23%	+19.50
Under 6f	3	0	0%	−3.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Stevie Donohoe	4	0	0%	−4.00
Adam Kirby	3	2	67%	+12.50
George Wood	2	0	0%	−2.00
Sean Levey	1	0	0%	−1.00
David Egan	1	1	100%	+16.00
Katherine Begley	1	0	0%	−1.00
Edward Greatrex	1	0	0%	−1.00
Hector Crouch	1	0	0%	−1.00
Dougie Costello	1	0	0%	−1.00
Paul Quinn	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	14	3	21%	+18.50
Tongue tie	2	0	0%	−2.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2018	2	1	50%	+3.50
2017	9	2	22%	+18.00
2016	4	0	0%	−4.00
2013	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
2018 · 2 runs
21 Feb 18+25d	Kempton (AW)	32red Casino Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran	2/8	¾	9-2	80	111^B	83^A	Sean Levey	8/1
27 Jan 18+59d	Kempton (AW)	32red Casino Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran	1/11		9-7	75	84^A	89^A	Adam Kirby	9/2
2017 · 9 runs
29 Nov 17+51d	Kempton (AW)	32Red On The App Store Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran	1/11		9-4	72	87^A	85^A	Adam Kirby	9/1
09 Oct 17+16d	Kempton (AW)	Matchbook Traders Conference Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran	1/12		8-13	70	102^A	79^A	David Egan	16/1
23 Sep 17+164d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Jennings Cumberland Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran	8/11	1¼	8-10	71	86^A	63^A	Katherine Begley	16/1
12 Apr 17+13d	Kempton (AW)	100% Profit Boost At 32redsport.com Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran	2/9	2¼	9-8	71	77^A	76^A	Adam Kirby	5/1
30 Mar 17+10d	Chelmsford City (AW)	Collect totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran	3/6	nk	8-12	70	107^A	77^B	George Wood	8/1
20 Mar 17+9d	Kempton (AW)	Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran	4/12	1¼	9-2	70	107^A	82^A	George Wood	10/1
11 Mar 17+21d	Chelmsford City (AW)	Watch Cheltenham Festival Live On winner.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran	9/9	8	9-2	70	58^C	33^C	Stevie Donohoe	5/1
18 Feb 17+43d	Kempton (AW)	100% Profit Boost At 32RedSport.com Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran	3/12	hd	9-2	70	113^A	84^A	Stevie Donohoe	13/2
06 Jan 17+15d	Kempton (AW)	Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran	5/10	hd	8-4	71	106^A	69^A	Edward Greatrex	12/1
2016 · 4 runs
22 Dec 16+14d	Chelmsford City (AW)	winner.co.uk Mobile Loyalty Free Bets Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran	2/11	1¼	9-7	70	89^A	84^A	Stevie Donohoe	14/1
08 Dec 16+8d	Chelmsford City (AW)	Totepool Racecourse Cash Back Available Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran	5/12	½	9-0	72	90^A	80^A	Hector Crouch	33/1
30 Nov 16+34d	Kempton (AW)	32Red Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran	6/9	1	8-10	72	90^A	64^A	Stevie Donohoe	40/1
27 Oct 16+1112d	Chelmsford City (AW)	totepool Betting At betfred.com Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran	11/13	nse	9-7	75	87^B	60^A	Dougie Costello	50/1
2013 · 1 run
11 Oct 13	York	Novus Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good · 19 ran	17/19	1	9-2	90	—	57^A	Paul Quinn	33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Higher Court won?: Higher Court (USA) won 3 of 16 archived starts between 2013 and 2018, a strike rate of 18.8%. Placed 7 times in total (43.8% of starts).
Who trained Higher Court?: Higher Court (USA) was trained by Emma Owen on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 21 February 2018.
Who is Higher Court's sire?: Higher Court (USA) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Nawaiet (USA), whose sire is Zilzal.
What going does Higher Court prefer?: Higher Court (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 15 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 Higher Court's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 21 February 2018. The highest on record is 90.
What is Higher Court's sire's record?: Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
Who are Higher Court's siblings?: Out of Nawaiet (USA), Higher Court (USA) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Nine Elms (USA) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Capponi (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

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Record by conditions

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