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Horse profile

Highland Archer (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2024) · Last trainer Gavin Hernon · Last owner Daniel Macauliffe Anoj Don
6 runs · 4 courses · from Feb 2023
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 May 2024 — 894 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2024 · 12th of 14
KTB Profile

Highland Archer is a maiden who ran six times between Feb 2023 and May 2024 without winning. He placed once, finishing second of 11 at Chantilly in Feb 2023. The gelding, by Recoletos out of a Le Havre mare, raced on turf and all-weather, over 6f to 1m1f, without success. His last run, at Longchamp in May 2024, saw him finish 12th of 14 in the Prix de l'Hotel de Bruxelles.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 804 runs since Jan 2008 (114 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 12.3% from 195.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm5120%+10.7—
Good66913.6%+4.3—
Good to Soft151149.3%00 from 1
Soft1952412.3%+30 from 2
Heavy7468.1%−1.2—
Standard (AW)312216.7%−2.60 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f900%−9.3—
6f – 7f182168.8%−0.50 from 3
1m – 1m1f338319.2%−0.10 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2362510.6%+1.3—
1m5f – 2m2428.3%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f1417.1%−2.2—
2m5f – 3m100%−9.3—

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

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Augeron (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chantilly (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tony Piccone 2 0 0% −2.00
Cristian Demuro 1 0 0% −1.00
Gabriel Bon 1 0 0% −1.00
Rosario Mangione 1 0 0% −1.00
Bauyrzhan Murzabayev 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00

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 Jockey SP
2024 · 2 runs
16 May 24+21d Longchamp (FR) Prix de l'Hotel de Bruxelles (Conditions) (4yo+) (New Course) (Turf) 7f · Soft · 14 ran 12/14 2½ 9-2 Cristian Demuro 10/1
25 Apr 24+125d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Pavillon des Anglais (Handicap) (4yo+) (New Course: 2nd Post) (Turf) 7f · Soft · 14 ran 9/14 hd 9-4 Gabriel Bon 66/10
2023 · 4 runs
22 Dec 23+141d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Nacelle (Conditions) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 17 ran 8/17 hd 8-11 Rosario Mangione 12/1
03 Aug 23+67d Deauville (FR) Prix de Perseigne (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 hd 9-2 Bauyrzhan Murzabayev 13/1
28 May 23+111d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Cadet Roussel (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 4 9-2 Tony Piccone 26/1
06 Feb 23 Chantilly (FR) Prix du Rond du Manege (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 9 9-2 Tony Piccone 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Highland Archer won?
Highland Archer (FR) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Highland Archer?
Highland Archer (FR) was trained by Gavin Hernon on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 16 May 2024.
Who is Highland Archer's sire?
Highland Archer (FR) is by Recoletos (FR) out of Bretoncelles (FR), whose sire is Le Havre.
What is Highland Archer's sire's record?
Recoletos (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 804 runs since Jan 2008 (114 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 12.3% from 195.
Who are Highland Archer's siblings?
Out of Bretoncelles (FR), Highland Archer (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.