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Highlander Addict (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Patrick J Flynn · Owner Mates Rates Syndicate
by Highland Reel (IRE) out of Belanoiva (IRE) (Motivator)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Wexford Last run 5 Sep 2026 · 14th of 21
KTB Profile

Highlander Addict is a gelding who has won one of eight starts on turf. The win came at Wexford in Jul 2026 in a 2m1f – 2m4f flat race on good ground. He has raced over 1m5f – 2m five times without success. Typically held up, he finished 14 of 21 at Navan in Sep 2026 in the Lynn Lodge Stud Maiden. By Highland Reel out of a Motivator mare, he is trained by Patrick J Flynn.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 148 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 3 Jul 2026

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 3 figures · best 90C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
Jumps 4 figures · best 148A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good2148A117.52 runs · 148 / 117.5
Soft2101B891 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3101B872 runs · 87 / 82
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 55C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe (IRE), 20 Jul 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 122A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 29 May 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 3 figures · best 55C · median 53
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
Jumps 5 figures · best 122A · median 116
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good3122A1162 runs · 122 / 119
Soft2122A1191 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4122A1192 runs · 122 / 122
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

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 8 analysed runs since Jul 2025

  • Prominent 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (13%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Highland Reel (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,509 runs since Jan 2008 (161 horses).

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

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−7.2—
Good to Firm1441510.4%+3.20 from 1
Good458378.1%+0.91 from 4
Good to Soft194105.2%−20 from 1
Soft268228.2%+10 from 2
Heavy6757.5%+0.3—
Standard (AW)376205.3%−1.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1317.7%+0.5—
6f – 7f199105%−2.2—
1m – 1m1f310227.1%−0.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f411266.3%−0.90 from 1
1m5f – 2m346308.7%+1.50 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f178147.9%+0.71 from 1
2m5f – 3m46613%+5.8—
Over 3m600%−7.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Belanoiva (IRE) (Motivator)

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

The wins came over 1m6f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Casa Comigo (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Casa Comigo (IRE)2852m–2m½fClass 5
Padrinho (IRE)911m6fClass 5
Sposabella (IRE)40——
Lady Beaconsfield (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% −0.25
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 1 100% +2.75
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 1 100% +2.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr D Doyle 2 1 50% +1.75
Mr Glen Norris 2 0 0% −2.00
Alan Persse 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss J Townend 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 1 17% −2.25
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 5 1 20% −1.25
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 6 runs
05 Sep 26+24d Navan (IRE) Lynn Lodge Stud Maiden 10f · Good · 21 ran Sat close to the pace early - 7th at halfway - pushed along but found nothing from 3f out - well held at the finish 14/21 ½ 9-7 84C53C Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 200/1
12 Aug 26+23d Gowran Park (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 9.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran Sat behind the front group early - mid-pack around halfway - lost touch in the straight and finished well held 12/12 1 9-11 55C53C Alan Persse 125/1
20 Jul 26+17d Ballinrobe (IRE) Follow Tote On X Maiden 13f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran raced up with the pace in 2nd - went to the front 2 1/2f out - driven and passed 2f out before fading quickly 8/9 7½ 9-2 90C55C Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 12/1
03 Jul 26+35d Wexford Racing Again 22nd July Flat Race 17f · Good · 11 ran Set the pace from the off - given a squeeze approaching the straight - stayed on strongly inside the final furlong to score 1/11 11-7 148A116A Mr D Doyle 11/4
29 May 26+29d Tramore August Festival Early Bird Tickets At tramoreraces.ie (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Good · 11 ran Settled in the pack early - improved into 4th with 3f left - pushed on in same spot 2f out - up to 3rd inside final furlong - finished strongly but couldn't get to front two 3/11 1½ 12-0 87A122A Miss J Townend EvensF
30 Apr 26+222d Punchestown JP & M Doyle (C & G) Flat Race 16.5f · Yielding · 10 ran Held up towards the back - improved into 8th entering the straight and pushed along - up to 7th with a furlong left - unable to find further headway - finished 7th 7/10 2 11-0 77A122A Mr D Doyle 66/1
2025 · 2 runs
20 Sep 25+54d Navan Bar One Racing Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 16 ran Held up towards the back wide - fought for control in the early stages - improved into 10th and going smoothly 3f out - driven into 6th 2f out - moved into second a furlong out and stayed on to finish second 2/16 11 11-3 101B116A Mr Glen Norris 33/1
28 Jul 25 Galway Monami Construction Flat Race 16.5f · Good · 19 ran Held up at back - shaken up in mid-pack 2f out - stayed on late but never a factor in finish - eventually seventh 7/19 1 11-3 —110A Mr Glen Norris 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Highlander Addict won?
Highlander Addict (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trains Highlander Addict?
Highlander Addict (IRE) is trained by Patrick J Flynn, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 September 2026.
Who is Highlander Addict's sire?
Highlander Addict (IRE) is by Highland Reel (IRE) out of Belanoiva (IRE), whose sire is Motivator.
What going does Highlander Addict prefer?
Highlander Addict (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Highlander Addict's sire's record?
Highland Reel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,509 runs since Jan 2008 (161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.
Who are Highlander Addict's siblings?
Out of Belanoiva (IRE), Highlander Addict (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Casa Comigo (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Casa Comigo (IRE)). The wins came over 1m6f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2025. 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.