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Horse profile

Highpower (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2006) · Last trainer E Sheehy · Last owner Mrs Michael Byrne
by Namaqualand (USA) out of Star Above (FR) (Formidable I)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2006
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Sep 2006 — 7,348 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2006 Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Highpower (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 21 at Cork (Apr 2006). Last raced off a career-high mark of 104.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 118C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 8 May 2006 Official rating 104 at the last run, 8 Sep 2006

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 118C · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2103C99.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2118C116.5—

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Namaqualand (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 241 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−11.6—
Good to Firm65812.3%+0.70 from 1
Good6657.6%−4—
Good to Soft2114.8%−6.80 from 2
Soft25832%+20.40 from 1
Heavy8112.5%+0.90 from 1
Standard (AW)5359.4%−2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7228.6%+17—
6f – 7f41614.6%+3—
1m – 1m1f2800%−11.6—
1m2f – 1m4f4436.8%−4.8—
1m5f – 2m64812.5%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f33618.2%+6.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m16212.5%+0.90 from 3
Over 3m8112.5%+0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Star Above (FR) (Formidable I)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr P M Byrne 4 0 0% −4.00
Michael Darcy 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
08 Sep 06+33d Kilbeggan Innkeepers Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-12 104— Michael Darcy 3/1F
06 Aug 06+77d Cork Mallow Hurdle 24f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 1¾ 10-13 104103C Mr P M Byrne 12/1
21 May 06+13d Navan Navan Golf Club Maiden Hurdle 22f · Heavy · 26 ran 13/26 15 11-5 10496C Mr P M Byrne 10/1
08 May 06+22d Killarney McSweeney Arms Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 2 11-5 —118C Mr P M Byrne 10/1
16 Apr 06 Cork Munster Waste Management Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 21 ran 2/21 8 11-5 90115C Mr P M Byrne 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Highpower (IRE) won?
Highpower (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2006. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Highpower (IRE)?
Highpower (IRE) was trained by E Sheehy on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 8 September 2006.
Who is Highpower (IRE)'s sire?
Highpower (IRE) is by Namaqualand (USA) out of Star Above (FR), whose sire is Formidable I.
What is Highpower (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 8 September 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Highpower (IRE)'s sire's record?
Namaqualand (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 241 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 2006. 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.