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Horse profile

Himalayan Express (GB)

11yo gelding (at last run, May 2015) · Last trainer Mrs David Plunkett · Last owner Mrs David Plunkett
by Rakaposhi King (GB) out of Street Magic (IRE) (Jolly Jake)
18 runs · 13 courses · from May 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 May 2015 — 4,180 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2015 · 5th of 7 2 wins · Cheltenham & Newton Abbot Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Himalayan Express (GB) is 2 from 18. Hasn't won since May 2013. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Last raced off 103, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating103↓ 17lb off peak
103 103–120

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 106A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 8 Mar 2015 Official rating 103 at the last run, 12 May 2015

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 16 figures · best 139A · median 101.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good8139A101.5—
Good to Firm4120B98—
Good to Soft2115A112—
Soft2108A102—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9108A101—
2m5f – 3m4120B104.5—
1m5f – 2m3139A115—

Of 18 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 18 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
Rakaposhi King (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 561 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 5.9% from 118.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−8.9—
Good to Firm74912.2%+3.31 from 4
Good1842111.4%+2.51 from 8
Good to Soft11276.3%−2.60 from 3
Soft11875.9%−30 from 3
Heavy6968.7%−0.2—
Standard (AW)100%−8.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f300%−8.9—
1m5f – 2m1391410.1%+1.21 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f194178.8%−0.10 from 10
2m5f – 3m175126.9%−21 from 5
Over 3m50714%+5.1—

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
Street Magic (IRE) (Jolly Jake)

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 8 1 13% +43.00
Good to Firm 4 1 25% +8.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 11 1 9% +1.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +48.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Stratford 3 0 0% −3.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 1 50% +49.00
Newton Abbot 2 1 50% +10.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 0 0% −10.00
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +7.00
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +48.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Martin 15 2 13% +48.00
Felix De Giles 2 0 0% −2.00
Page Fuller 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% +1.00
Cheekpieces 6 1 17% +45.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 6 0 0% −6.00
2013 6 1 17% +45.00
2012 1 1 100% +11.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 17 2 12% +46.00
Hurdle 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
12 May 15+42d Wincanton Wessex Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 20f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 1½ 11-5 10396B James Martin 25/1
31 Mar 15+23d Exeter Totnes And Bridgetown Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 19f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 8 11-11 103104C James Martin 33/1
08 Mar 15+282d Warwick Whites - Best Buyers For Copper & Brass Open Hunters' Chase (For The Air Wedding Challenge Trophy) Class 6 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 4 11-11 107106A James Martin 33/1
30 May 14+15d Stratford Aga Dual Control National Open Horse Championship Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 17f · Good To Soft · 15 ran F/15 — 11-9 107— James Martin 66/1
15 May 14+15d Fontwell Weatherbys pointtopoint.co.uk Open Hunters' Chase (For The United Hunts Cup) Class 6 · 17.5f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 3¼ 11-13 10794C James Martin 10/1
30 Apr 14+27d Cheltenham Shloer Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 1¾ 11-8 107115A James Martin 14/1
03 Apr 14+27d Aintree Crabbie's Supporting The Hillsborough Families Fox Hunters' Chase (National Course) Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 8/21 ½ 12-0 110109C James Martin 100/1
07 Mar 14+51d Leicester Thrusters Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 1 12-1 11596C James Martin 25/1
15 Jan 14+222d Newbury Betfred 'racing's Biggest Supporter' Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 22.5f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-13 117— Page Fuller 50/1
07 Jun 13+18d Stratford Technicair Air Conditioning And Ventilation Engineers Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 17f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 1¼ 11-13 119101A James Martin 16/1
20 May 13+19d Newton Abbot Ronnie Cook Memorial Handicap Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 10/11 ¾ 10-12 120100C James Martin 7/1
01 May 13+10d Cheltenham Cheltenham Racecourse Conference And Events Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-9 110139A James Martin 50/1
21 Apr 13+19d Stratford Follow totepool On Facebook And Twitter Hunters' Chase (For John And Nigel Thorne Memorial Cup) Class 5 · 22.5f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 3¼ 11-9 11095C James Martin 14/1
02 Apr 13+41d Exeter Totnes & Bridgetown Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 19f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 1 11-9 —102A James Martin 12/1
20 Feb 13+266d Ludlow CGA Foxhunter Trial (Hunters' Chase) (For The Magnus-Allcroft Memorial Trophy) Class 6 · 20f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 hd 11-9 —108A James Martin 8/1
30 May 12+720d Newton Abbot Totnes And Bridgetown Races Company Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 11-5 —120B James Martin 11/1
10 Jun 10+20d Uttoxeter Jenkinsons Caterers First Choice For Weddings Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 7 11-0 —92C Felix De Giles 80/1
21 May 10 Towcester Glazerite Windows Ltd Maiden Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 10 11-0 —83C Felix De Giles 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Himalayan Express (GB) won?
Himalayan Express (GB) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2010 and 2015, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Himalayan Express (GB)?
Himalayan Express (GB) was trained by Mrs David Plunkett on the most recent run on record, at Wincanton on 12 May 2015.
Who is Himalayan Express (GB)'s sire?
Himalayan Express (GB) is by Rakaposhi King (GB) out of Street Magic (IRE), whose sire is Jolly Jake.
What going does Himalayan Express (GB) prefer?
Himalayan Express (GB) has the best record on good to firm 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 Himalayan Express (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 12 May 2015. The highest on record is 120.
What is Himalayan Express (GB)'s sire's record?
Rakaposhi King (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 561 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 5.9% from 118.

Record shown from May 2010. 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.