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Horse profile

Highwater Express (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Jul 2012) · Last trainer J S Bolger · Last owner Mrs June Judd Mrs J S Bolger
by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) out of Fainne (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2011
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Jul 2012 — 5,221 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2012 · 9th of 9 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Highwater Express (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 4th of 9 at Dundalk (AW) (Mar 2012).

Based on 7 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 47C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 6 Jun 2012 Official rating 63 at the last run, 5 Jul 2012

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 7 figures · best 69A · median 50
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft247C42—
Heavy250C38.5—
Standard (AW)269A65—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f569A50—
1m – 1m1f261A49—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 11,867 runs since Jan 2008 (949 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm571119.3%+9—
Good to Firm1,62117911%+0.7—
Good2,60526710.2%−0.10 from 1
Good to Soft1,1721089.2%−1.10 from 2
Soft1,72118310.6%+0.3—
Heavy607518.4%−1.90 from 2
Standard (AW)4,08342410.4%+0.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f87910411.8%+1.5—
6f – 7f4,77349910.5%+0.20 from 5
1m – 1m1f3,04533811.1%+0.80 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,0891959.3%−1—
1m5f – 2m697598.5%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f305185.9%−4.4—
2m5f – 3m761114.5%+4.2—
Over 3m300%−10.3—

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
Fainne (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Sanus Per Aquam (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Sanus Per Aquam (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sanus Per Aquam (IRE)1337fGroup 3
Morning Mix (IRE)611m2f—
Bedecked (IRE)90——
Vocal Ring (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Manning 6 0 0% −6.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 5 0 0% −5.00
2011 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
05 Jul 12+25d Leopardstown Kila Handicap (50-85) 8f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 3 8-9 6337A Rory Cleary 25/1
10 Jun 12+4d Curragh Connolly's Red Mills China Partnership Handicap (50-80) 6f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 12/12 12 8-13 6827C Kevin Manning 25/1
06 Jun 12+68d Fairyhouse La Bucca Restaurant Handicap (50-70) 7f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 17/18 2¾ 9-2 6847C Kevin Manning 20/1
30 Mar 12+14d Dundalk (AW) www.thetote.com Median Auction Maiden 7f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 1¾ 9-5 6369A Kevin Manning 12/1
16 Mar 12+184d Dundalk (AW) V. Keating Oil Ltd. Median Auction Maiden 8f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 ¾ 9-5 —61A Kevin Manning 6/1
14 Sep 11+70d Listowel Listowel Arms Hotel E.B.F. Maiden 7f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 5½ 9-3 —50C Kevin Manning 8/1
06 Jul 11 Naas Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (c & G) Maiden 6f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 5 9-0 —52A Kevin Manning 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Highwater Express (IRE) won?
Highwater Express (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2011 and 2012.
Who trained Highwater Express (IRE)?
Highwater Express (IRE) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 5 July 2012.
Who is Highwater Express (IRE)'s sire?
Highwater Express (IRE) is by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) out of Fainne (IRE), whose sire is Peintre Celebre.
What is Highwater Express (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 5 July 2012. The highest on record is 68.
What is Highwater Express (IRE)'s sire's record?
Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 11,867 runs since Jan 2008 (949 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.
Who are Highwater Express (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Fainne (IRE), Highwater Express (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sanus Per Aquam (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Sanus Per Aquam (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2011. 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.