Horse profile
Highland King (IRE)
by Highland Reel (IRE) out of Lindikhaya (IRE) (Zamindar)
37 runs · 15 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Dundalk (AW)
Off 360 days · 23rd of 23
Last raced off OR 51
KTB Profile
Highland King is 1 from 37. His sole win came at Dundalk over 1m2f – 1m4f on standard going in Mar 2024 off an official rating of 57. He has never won on turf from 24 starts. Typically held up, he finished 23 of 23 at Navan in Oct 2025 when last raced off an official rating of 51, 44lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 37 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Won on AW, 0 on turf
OR ↓ 44lb off peak
- 1–37Wins / Runs
- 2.7%Strike rate
- 4 (10.8%)Placed
- −31.50£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 0.49Fair A/E n=37 · 0.38 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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.
Official rating51↓ 44lb off peak
51
50–95
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 100
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 113A | 87 | — |
| Soft | 8 | 105C | 75 | 1 · — |
| Good | 8 | 101C | 92 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 20 | 109B | 85 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 113A | 92 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 69C | 64.5 | 1 · — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 89C | 81.5 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 99B | 71 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 89C | 70.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 95B | 64.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 95B | 52 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 99B | 85 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 37 figures from 37 runs · as at 3 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 10 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (60%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,504 runs since Jan 2008 (161 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 144 | 15 | 10.4% | +3.2 | — |
| Good | 458 | 37 | 8.1% | +0.9 | 0 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 193 | 10 | 5.2% | −2 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 266 | 22 | 8.3% | +1.1 | 0 from 10 |
| Heavy | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | +0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 374 | 20 | 5.3% | −1.9 | 1 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | +0.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 199 | 10 | 5% | −2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 308 | 22 | 7.1% | −0.1 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 408 | 26 | 6.4% | −0.8 | 1 from 20 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 346 | 30 | 8.7% | +1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 178 | 14 | 7.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 46 | 6 | 13% | +5.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Lindikhaya (IRE) (Zamindar)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulong Magicreef (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 13 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| Leopardstown | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 20 | 1 | 5% | −14.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cian Fahy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Alex Harvey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Kidd | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieren Buckley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Mulligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cillian McConnell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Siobhan Rutledge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane B Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 17 | 1 | 6% | −11.50 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 30 | 1 | 3% | −24.50 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 25+23d | Navan | Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Handicap (0-60) Sat close to pace early - 7th at halfway - driven with little response into the straight and faded from 2f out | 23/23 | 5½ | 9-7 | 51 | 60C | 59C | Chris Hayes | 40/1 |
| 29 Sep 25+51d | Down Royal | Pravha Handicap (0-60) Held up at back - driven into contention approaching final 2f - stayed on same rate late to finish ninth beaten 6½ lengths | 9/14 | nk | 9-9 | 53 | 105C | 63A | Chris Hayes | 22/1 |
| 09 Aug 25+59d | Kilbeggan | Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - error at the 4th - unable to challenge from halfway - well held at the finish | 10/14 | ¾ | 10-13 | 85 | 99B | 80A | Kieren Buckley | 4/1F |
| 11 Jun 25+26d | Limerick | Wallstone Grant Thornton Optional Claiming Race Settled towards the back of the pack early - slipped further off the pace after a furlong and a half - down in 9th at halfway - found some late progress with a furlong to run - stayed on to the line without threatening the front end | 5/12 | 2 | 9-3 | 50 | 100A | 70A | Chris Hayes | 22/1 |
| 16 May 25+42d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap (0-60) Set the pace early - pushed along and lost command approaching final two furlongs - dropped away in the last furlong to finish seventh | 7/14 | 1 | 9-8 | 52 | 78C | 60A | Ross Coakley | 16/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+28d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant Summer Offer Just 29 Euros Handicap Held up in the pack - still 7th at halfway - urged into effort entering the straight - stayed on to take 4th close home | 4/8 | shd | 8-12 | 54 | 80A | 62A | Chris Hayes | 22/1 |
| 07 Mar 25+14d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65) Settled midpack early - close to the front by halfway holding second - pressed for effort but faded final 2f | 9/10 | 5½ | 9-2 | 56 | 73A | 47A | Cian Fahy | 12/1 |
| 21 Feb 25+7d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65) Settled around midfield - pushed along with 2f left - eighth approaching the final furlong and unable to close | 5/14 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 58 | 82B | 68A | Cian Fahy | 22/1 |
| 14 Feb 25+56d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) Sat close to pace early - 5th at halfway - driven approaching straight - 7th with a furlong left and no further threat to finish | 7/14 | 1 | 9-1 | 59 | 87B | 64A | Keithen Kennedy | 12/1 |
| 20 Dec 24+9d | Dundalk (AW) | HRI Best Turned-Out Flat League Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Settled around midfield - boxed in with over 2f left then pushed along inside final two furlongs - stayed on at same rate to finish sixth | 6/14 | 2¾ | 9-10 | 60 | 96B | 73A | Jamie Powell | 33/1 |
| 11 Dec 24+42d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - still in 8th with 2f left despite urging - unable to close - beaten 3.25 lengths in 8th | 8/12 | nk | 9-7 | 62 | 82A | 67A | Rory Mulligan | 22/1 |
| 30 Oct 24+24d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy Halloween Handicap (47-70) Settled in the pack - pushed along turning for home - dropped away in straight - well held in 12th | 12/13 | 2½ | 9-12 | 64 | 81C | 61C | Donagh O'Connor | 25/1 |
| 06 Oct 24+39d | Killarney | Ross Castle Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Settled in second early - moved up to share command before going clear approaching five out - met rivals again three out with a mistake there - pressed then lost front spot and had nothing left from two out finishing well beaten | 12/13 | 1¾ | 10-13 | 92 | 89C | 81C | Alex Harvey | 18/1 |
| 28 Aug 24+3d | Bellewstown | John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - still 9th with three left - driven into contention to run 5th before the final flight - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th | 5/16 | ½ | 11-5 | 93 | 95B | 99A | Dylan Kidd | 20/1 |
| 25 Aug 24+75d | Naas | Hartes Group Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back early - still towards the back of the pack wide of rivals at halfway - pushed along entering the straight and faded | 11/14 | nk | 8-11 | 65 | 102C | 60A | Cian Fahy | 100/1 |
| 11 Jun 24+21d | Sligo | Lake Isle Of Innisfree Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) | 10/11 | 31 | 11-1 | 95 | 34C | 77C | Alex Harvey | 12/1 |
| 21 May 24+32d | Punchestown | Tuesday Treat At Punchestown Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 8/15 | 9½ | 11-5 | — | 71C | 91C | Dylan Kidd | 125/1 |
| 19 Apr 24+35d | Ballinrobe | Tim Kelly (C & G) Maiden Hurdle | 10/15 | 1¼ | 11-12 | — | 52B | 98A | Ben Harvey | 80/1 |
| 15 Mar 24+7d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) | 6/14 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 68 | 88B | 71A | Keithen Kennedy | 9/2 |
| 08 Mar 24+21d | Dundalk (AW) | CT1 Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 1/14 | 9-1 | 57 | 94B | 84A | Keithen Kennedy | 9/2 | |
| 16 Feb 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-70) | 3/14 | nk | 9-6 | 57 | 109B | 77A | Donagh O'Connor | 14/1 |
| 02 Feb 24+153d | Dundalk (AW) | Follow Us On Twitter At DundalkStadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 11/14 | 3½ | 9-2 | 59 | 79B | 54A | Cian Fahy | 40/1 |
| 02 Sep 23+16d | Navan | Gormanlough Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 10/17 | ½ | 10-1 | 63 | 83C | 75A | Daniel King | 16/1 |
| 17 Aug 23+16d | Leopardstown | Human League Playing Live After Racing Handicap (47-70) (Div 2) | 6/18 | 1 | 9-8 | 67 | 90C | 76A | Cillian McConnell | 33/1 |
| 01 Aug 23+12d | Galway | Caulfield Industrial Handicap (50-70) | 14/18 | 1 | 9-11 | 68 | 81C | 56A | Siobhan Rutledge | 33/1 |
| 20 Jul 23+45d | Leopardstown | Mongey Communications Handicap | 12/16 | 1½ | 9-13 | 69 | 69C | 70C | Donagh O'Connor | 40/1 |
| 05 Jun 23+22d | Gowran Park | Ladies Day July 29th Handicap | 5/13 | ¾ | 9-7 | 73 | 94C | 84A | Wayne Lordan | 33/1 |
| 14 May 23+65d | Killarney | Killarney Towers Hotel Maiden Hurdle | 12/16 | 5½ | 10-8 | — | 47C | 88C | Mike O'Connor | 12/1 |
| 10 Mar 23+211d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 8/12 | 1 | 9-2 | 73 | 113A | 75A | Wayne Lordan | 20/1 |
| 11 Aug 22+30d | Leopardstown | Sadettin Atig Memorial Handicap (50-80) | 2/13 | nk | 9-0 | 72 | 95C | 80A | Ben Coen | 7/1 |
| 12 Jul 22+24d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Extra Places Every Day Handicap (47-75) | 5/13 | 3 | 9-3 | 73 | 89B | 70A | Ben Coen | 9/1 |
| 18 Jun 22+16d | Down Royal | Barclay Communications Handicap | 7/9 | 2½ | 9-10 | 73 | 50C | 60C | Ben Coen | 9/2 |
| 02 Jun 22+50d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Secret Orchard Live At Leopardstown Handicap (47-70) | 2/12 | 3¼ | 10-0 | 69 | 52A | 80A | Ben Coen | 15/8F |
| 13 Apr 22+15d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction (C & G) Maiden | 10/16 | 1½ | 9-8 | — | 57C | 57C | Ben Coen | 16/1 |
| 29 Mar 22+157d | Navan | Tote Win Never Beaten By Sp Maiden | 7/14 | ¾ | 9-8 | — | 101C | 62C | Shane B Kelly | 28/1 |
| 23 Oct 21+9d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 9/12 | nk | 9-5 | — | 74A | 64A | Ben Coen | 18/1 |
| 14 Oct 21 | Curragh | Bill Hanlon Memorial Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 9/16 | nk | 9-7 | — | 89C | 67A | Ben Coen | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Highland King (IRE) won?
- Highland King (IRE) won 1 of 37 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 2.7%. Placed 4 times in total (10.8% of starts).
- Who trains Highland King (IRE)?
- Highland King (IRE) is trained by Edward Buckley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 October 2025.
- Who is Highland King (IRE)'s sire?
- Highland King (IRE) is by Highland Reel (IRE) out of Lindikhaya (IRE), whose sire is Zamindar.
- What going does Highland King (IRE) prefer?
- Highland King (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 13 starts (7.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Highland King (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 22 October 2025. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Highland King (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Highland Reel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,504 runs since Jan 2008 (161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.
- Who are Highland King (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Lindikhaya (IRE), Highland King (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.