Highland Knight (IRE)
Highland Knight (IRE) is 5 from 36, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Darley Stakes at Newmarket (Oct 2013). Hasn't won since Oct 2013. All 5 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f. Last raced off 105, 10lb below the career-high mark.
- 5–36Wins / Runs
- 13.9%Strike rate
- 13 (36.1%)Placed
- +21.70£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.20Fair A/E n=35 · 1.02 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 29dBetween runs (median)longest 253 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 8.7% of 2,176 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 34 | 4 | 11.8% | +3.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 451 | 41 | 9.1% | +0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 478 | 46 | 9.6% | +0.9 | 2 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 209 | 22 | 10.5% | +1.8 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 261 | 20 | 7.7% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 73 | 2 | 2.7% | −6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 670 | 54 | 8.1% | −0.6 | 1 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 259 | 27 | 10.4% | +1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 734 | 58 | 7.9% | −0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 471 | 45 | 9.6% | +0.9 | 5 from 32 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 297 | 29 | 9.8% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 248 | 19 | 7.7% | −1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 134 | 11 | 8.2% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
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
10 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Wild Shot (GB) (11 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Rock Eagle (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Shot (GB) | 113 | 11 | 1m–2m3f | — |
| Rock Eagle (GB) | 18 | 4 | 1m2f–2m | Class 2 |
| Shot In The Dark (IRE) | 38 | 2 | 2m3f–2m4f | Class 5 |
| Great Shot (GB) | 19 | 2 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Shadow Spirit (GB) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Sky Flyer (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| High Drama (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Loch Lady (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Astral Storm (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barrashot (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 2 | 13% | +2.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.80 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +22.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 15 | 2 | 13% | +22.00 |
| Class 2 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +6.50 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.80 |
| Newmarket | 4 | 1 | 25% | +22.00 |
| Sandown | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 32 | 5 | 16% | +25.70 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Probert | 23 | 4 | 17% | +32.50 |
| Liam Keniry | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.80 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darryll Holland | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 35 | 5 | 14% | +22.70 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +18.00 |
| 2012 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +11.50 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.80 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Highland Knight won?
- Highland Knight (IRE) won 5 of 36 archived starts between 2009 and 2014, a strike rate of 13.9%. Placed 13 times in total (36.1% of starts).
- Who trained Highland Knight?
- Highland Knight (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 19 September 2014.
- Who is Highland Knight's sire?
- Highland Knight (IRE) is by Night Shift (USA) out of Highland Shot (GB), whose sire is Selkirk.
- What going does Highland Knight prefer?
- Highland Knight (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Highland Knight's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 19 September 2014. The highest on record is 115.
- What is Highland Knight's sire's record?
- Night Shift (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,176 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Highland Knight's siblings?
- Out of Highland Shot (GB), Highland Knight (IRE) has 10 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Wild Shot (GB) (11). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Rock Eagle (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.