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Highland Bling (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Phillip Stokes · Owner O T I Racing Mrs A Stokes Et Al
by Highland Reel (IRE) out of Padma (GB) (Three Valleys)
9 runs · 9 courses · from Mar 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Fairyhouse New yard Last run 13 Jun 2026 · 7th of 10 Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Highland Bling won the Tote Maiden at Fairyhouse in Jun 2024 over 1m2f – 1m4f on good ground. The gelding has one win and two places from nine starts overall, with the success coming on turf. He has raced seven times over 1m2f – 1m4f. His last run, at Eagle Farm in Jun 2026, was his first for the yard and came off an official rating of 95, when he finished 7 of 10 in the XXXX Brisbane Cup.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating95At career-high mark
95 82–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 117 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fairyhouse, 7 Jun 2024

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 8 figures · best 117A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft2107A105—
Good to Firm2101C75—
Good2117A110—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f7117A101—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 24 Sep 2024 Official rating 95 at the last run, 13 Jun 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 85B · median 72.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft282A81.5—
Good to Firm268B63.5—
Good285B79—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f785B72—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 from 3 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Led 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,511 runs since Apr 2021 (162 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−7.2—
Good to Firm1441510.4%+3.20 from 2
Good459378.1%+0.91 from 2
Good to Soft194105.2%−20 from 1
Soft268228.2%+10 from 2
Heavy6757.5%+0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)377205.3%−1.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1317.7%+0.5—
6f – 7f199105%−2.2—
1m – 1m1f310227.1%−0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f412266.3%−0.91 from 7
1m5f – 2m346308.7%+1.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f179147.8%+0.6—
2m5f – 3m46613%+5.8—
Over 3m600%−7.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2021 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Padma (GB) (Three Valleys)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Curious Bride (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Rolling The Dice (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Curious Bride (IRE)5151m4f–2m1f—
Rolling The Dice (IRE)1017fClass 4
Highland Call (IRE)40——
Angel Sarah (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 1 50% +4.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Eagle Farm (AUS) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 1 100% +5.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 1 14% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Keithen Kennedy 3 0 0% −3.00
Shane Foley 2 1 50% +4.00
Ben E Thompson 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Rachel King 1 0 0% −1.00
Scott McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 6 1 17% +0.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 8 1 13% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
13 Jun 26+610d Eagle Farm (AUS) XXXX Brisbane Cup (Handicap) (Turf) 2m · Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 4½ 8-7 95—— Ben E Thompson 13/2
2024 · 8 runs
11 Oct 24+17d Newmarket bet365 Old Rowley Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 15 ran Sat close to the front group early - pressed for effort and losing touch 4f out - dropped away thereafter to finish well beaten 13/15 6 8-13 8836C72C Tom Marquand 33/1
24 Sep 24+41d Listowel Jet, Peggy & Eamonn O'Carroll Memorial Handicap 1m6f · Yielding · 9 ran Shared the front early - clear at the front from 4f mark - caught approaching 3f out then overtaken with 2f to run - asked for effort but faded inside the final furlong 6/9 shd 9-7 88107A81A Keithen Kennedy 13/2
14 Aug 24+16d Gowran Park McEnery Cup Handicap 1m4½f · Good To Firm · 4 ran Set the pace early - driven up front and lost lead 2f out - squeezed for space approaching final furlong - shifted wide and finished strongly but edged out in the end 2/4 nk 8-0 85101C68B Keithen Kennedy 11/4
29 Jul 24+39d Galway Gra Chocolates Handicap (60-90) 1m4½f · Yielding · 13 ran 2/13 nk 9-1 82103C82A Keithen Kennedy 11/1
20 Jun 24+13d Ascot King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 19/19 32 8-6 8449C59C Rachel King 40/1
07 Jun 24+26d Fairyhouse Tote Maiden 1m4f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-8 —117A85B Shane Foley 5/1
12 May 24+47d Leopardstown Captain Dara Fitzpatrick Memorial Maiden 1m4f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 2 9-5 —103A73A Scott McCullagh 16/1
26 Mar 24 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Maiden 1m2½f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 3¾ 9-8 —74A71A Shane Foley 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Highland Bling won?
Highland Bling (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trains Highland Bling?
Highland Bling (IRE) is trained by Phillip Stokes, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 June 2026.
Who is Highland Bling's sire?
Highland Bling (IRE) is by Highland Reel (IRE) out of Padma (GB), whose sire is Three Valleys.
What is Highland Bling's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 13 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Highland Bling's sire's record?
Highland Reel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,511 runs since Apr 2021 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.
Who are Highland Bling's siblings?
Out of Padma (GB), Highland Bling (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Curious Bride (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Rolling The Dice (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.