Higher Option (IRE)
Higher Option (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts. Last raced off 47, 11lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Higher Option (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookland Chief (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 58Highest OR
- 49dBetween runs (median)longest 107 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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 4,102 runs since Jan 2008 (276 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 2.4% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 0.8% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 5 | 6.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 787 | 76 | 9.7% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 857 | 67 | 7.8% | −0.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 468 | 36 | 7.7% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 527 | 36 | 6.8% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 164 | 4 | 2.4% | −5.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,227 | 113 | 9.2% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,124 | 121 | 10.8% | +2.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,052 | 162 | 7.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 596 | 41 | 6.9% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 154 | 11 | 7.1% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 119 | 1 | 0.8% | −7.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 52 | 1 | 1.9% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dormy Two (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Lady of Kintyre (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| The Crocky Doc (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fran Berry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mick Kinane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D Manning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 06+78d | Sligo | Ransboro Claiming Race | 9/15 | 1 | 8-0 | 47 | 42C | Kieran O'Neill | 20/1 |
| 05 Jun 06+49d | Naas | Event & venue Hire At Naas Racecourse Handicap (45-70) | 19/20 | 2 | 8-11 | 55 | 34C | Fran Berry | 14/1 |
| 17 Apr 06+22d | Cork | Macroom Handicap (40-60) | 10/16 | 2½ | 9-3 | 58 | 41C | Mick Kinane | 8/1 |
| 26 Mar 06+107d | Curragh | Unicorn Homes Maiden | 9/24 | 2 | 8-4 | 58 | 24C | Kieran O'Neill | 33/1 |
| 2005 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 05+47d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betdirectpoker.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 6/12 | 1 | 8-9 | — | 47C | Pat Cosgrave | 14/1 |
| 23 Oct 05 | Curragh | Irish Pride Healthy Grain Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 10/29 | nk | 8-11 | — | 51C | D Manning | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Higher Option won?
- Higher Option (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
- Who trained Higher Option?
- Higher Option (IRE) was trained by Declan Gillespie on the most recent run on record, at Sligo on 22 August 2006.
- Who is Higher Option's sire?
- Higher Option (IRE) is by Namid (GB) out of Tartan Lady (IRE), whose sire is Taufan.
- What is Higher Option's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 22 August 2006. The highest on record is 58.
- What is Higher Option's sire's record?
- Namid (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 4,102 runs since Jan 2008 (276 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 2.4% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 0.8% from 119.
- Who are Higher Option's siblings?
- Out of Tartan Lady (IRE), Higher Option (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Higher Option produced winners?
- As a dam, Higher Option (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.