Highlands Legacy (GB)
Highlands Legacy is a gelding with three wins from 15 starts on turf, all over 1m5f – 2m. He won a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Southwell on heavy ground in Apr 2024, a Class 4 handicap chase at Worcester on good ground in Oct 2025 and a Class 2 handicap chase at Windsor on soft ground in Jan 2026. He finished second of 15 in the Class 1 Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase at Aintree in Apr 2026, last raced off his career-high mark of 133.
- 3–15Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 11 (73.3%)Placed
- −6.22£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.83Fair A/E n=15 · 0.70 incl. margin
- 133Highest OR
- 65dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 106
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 116B | 101.5 | 3 runs · 102 / 93 |
| Good | 3 | 120A | 99 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 122B | 114 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 116B | 109.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 116B | 101.5 | 4 runs · 106 / 97.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 122B | 119 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 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 9 analysed runs since Jan 2025
- Held up 4 (44%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (22%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,748 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 529 | 60 | 11.3% | −1.3 | — |
| Good | 4,495 | 525 | 11.7% | −0.9 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 3,050 | 359 | 11.8% | −0.8 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 3,760 | 493 | 13.1% | +0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 1,708 | 277 | 16.2% | +3.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 193 | 24 | 12.4% | −0.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 163 | 18 | 11% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,977 | 522 | 13.1% | +0.5 | 3 from 11 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,761 | 593 | 12.5% | −0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3,817 | 479 | 12.5% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 1,004 | 126 | 12.5% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Walk On High (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Walk On High (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walk On High (GB) | 15 | 3 | 2m2½f–2m4½f | Class 3 |
| Highland Haven (GB) | 7 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Highland Glory (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.60 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −2.60 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.40 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 3 | 27% | −2.22 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 13 | 3 | 23% | −4.22 |
| Kevin Brogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richie McLernon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.60 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.60 |
| Chase | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.38 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Apr 26+81d | Aintree | Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace early - moved into second by the 5th - pushed along and well placed among others approaching the last but blundered there and could not fight back | 2/15 | 3½ | 11-1 | 133 | 85B | 152A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 11/2 |
| 18 Jan 26+32d | Windsor | Fitzdares Extra Places Every Day Great Park Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back in good shape early - moved closer to the front group by the 3rd - met the ditch firmly at the 5th - improved position to share the front running before 2 out - pushed along nearing the last - stayed on gamely on the run-in - got up in the final strides to win | 1/6 | 11-0 | 127 | 106A | 133B | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 11/8F | |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 25+39d | Newbury | JM Finn Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat behind leading duo - met trouble two out and driven along - moved right approaching last - kept on to take second but never able to challenge winner | 2/6 | 1¾ | 11-2 | 124 | 93A | 133B | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 13/8F |
| 08 Nov 25+17d | Aintree | Introducing William Hill Half A Mill Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - still 6th at halfway - moved through on the inner into 4th by 2 out - pushed into 3rd approaching the last - stayed on strongly to snatch 2nd near the line | 2/9 | ¾ | 11-6 | 121 | 102B | 141A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 4/1 |
| 22 Oct 25+181d | Worcester | Fred & Mercy Rimell Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back - moved through the field with ease from 3 out - up to third before the last - pressed the front-runner on the run-in - took up the advantage towards the finish and pulled clear | 1/9 | 11-9 | 115 | 99A | 140A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 4/1 | |
| 24 Apr 25+46d | Perth | Scone International Horse Trials Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - made ground on the front group before 2 out and travelling nicely - 4th and outpaced when stumbling at the last - rallied up the straight to finish 4th | 4/14 | nse | 11-10 | 115 | 101B | 141A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 9/2F |
| 09 Mar 25+25d | Warwick | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Settled in midfield early - crept forward to sit close up 3 out and moving nicely into 3rd - pushed into 2nd but ran flat 2 out - dropped back to 3rd soon after - held that spot to the line without finding more | 3/12 | 2¼ | 11-9 | 115 | 120A | 138A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 9/1 |
| 12 Feb 25+27d | Wetherby | Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace - drew level nearing 3 out but hit that obstacle awkwardly - pressed on afterwards - blundered at last and unable to fight back for 5th | 5/11 | 12 | 11-0 | 115 | 122B | 118A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 3/1J |
| 16 Jan 25+229d | Wincanton | Four Legged Fun On Kingwell Day Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack towards the outside - made ground from three out to loom upsides two out - driven approaching the last - kept battling up the straight but couldn't reel in the leader - finished second | 2/15 | 1¾ | 11-6 | 112 | 116B | 134A | Kevin Brogan | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Jun 24+58d | Worcester | FBC Manby Bowdler Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/10 | 4½ | 11-9 | 115 | 96A | 130A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 1/2F |
| 04 Apr 24+28d | Southwell | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 11-4 | — | 116B | 144A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 2/5F | |
| 07 Mar 24+19d | Carlisle | Watch Racing Tv Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | F/12 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 10/11F |
| 17 Feb 24+85d | Wincanton | JenningsBet Devizes 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/12 | 2 | 11-7 | — | 103A | 135A | Richie McLernon | 11/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Nov 23+40d | Chepstow | Join Our Vickers Free Spins Club Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 3/5 | 2 | 11-2 | — | — | 119B | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 9/2 |
| 15 Oct 23 | Ffos Las | DragonBet Backing Welsh Sport Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 2/7 | 1¾ | 11-1 | — | 109A | 125A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Highlands Legacy won?
- Highlands Legacy (GB) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 11 times in total (73.3% of starts).
- Who trains Highlands Legacy?
- Highlands Legacy (GB) is trained by Jonjo & A J O'Neill, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 April 2026.
- Who is Highlands Legacy's sire?
- Highlands Legacy (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Highland Retreat (GB), whose sire is Exit To Nowhere.
- What going does Highlands Legacy prefer?
- Highlands Legacy (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Highlands Legacy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 133, from the run on 9 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Highlands Legacy's sire's record?
- Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,748 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
- Who are Highlands Legacy's siblings?
- Out of Highland Retreat (GB), Highlands Legacy (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Walk On High (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Walk On High (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.