Highflying (IRE)
Highflying (IRE) is 1 from 6. Hasn't won since Sep 2012. Last raced off 75, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- +9.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.25Fair A/E n=6 · 1.80 incl. margin
- 83Highest OR
- 144dAvg between runs
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 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,765 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 5,307 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2,342 | 328 | 14% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 3,844 | 575 | 15% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,482 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,848 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,237 | 554 | 13.1% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,649 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 889 | 83 | 9.3% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −3.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Iberia (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Perfect Light (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia (IRE) | 19 | 2 | 7f–2m | — |
| Perfect Light (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 1m½f–1m2f | Class 4 |
| My Clementine (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 7f | Class 6 |
| World Famous (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
| Greek Goddess (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m½f | — |
| Milky Way (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Guitar Man (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mist (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listowel | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Manning | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Connor King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergal Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joseph O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colm O'Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| 2011 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Sep 13+12d | Gowran Park | Next Meeting At Gowran Park October 4th & 5th Handicap | 8/8 | 17 | 8-13 | 75 | 57C | Kevin Manning | 25/1 |
| 23 Aug 13+313d | Wexford | Visit The New www.wexfordraces.ie Handicap | 6/8 | 7 | 9-7 | 77 | 58A | Connor King | 7/1 |
| 14 Oct 12+23d | Curragh | Hacketts Bookmakers Irish Cesarewitch | 19/27 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 83 | 68C | Fergal Lynch | 16/1 |
| 21 Sep 12+343d | Listowel | Listowel Printing Works Maiden | 1/5 | 9-5 | — | 88B | Kevin Manning | 14/1 | |
| 14 Oct 11+31d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden (Div 2) | 5/12 | 2 | 9-0 | — | 83A | Joseph O'Brien | 4/1 |
| 13 Sep 11 | Listowel | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden | 4/10 | 3¾ | 9-3 | — | 75A | Colm O'Donoghue | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Highflying (IRE) won?
- Highflying (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trained Highflying (IRE)?
- Highflying (IRE) was trained by Paul Hickey on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 4 September 2013.
- Who is Highflying (IRE)'s sire?
- Highflying (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Beauty Bright (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
- What is Highflying (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 4 September 2013. The highest on record is 83.
- What is Highflying (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
- Who are Highflying (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Beauty Bright (IRE), Highflying (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Iberia (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Perfect Light (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.