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Horse profile

Hit The Highway (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2020) · Last trainer Chris Gordon · Last owner Team Abc
by Pierre (GB) out of Highway Belle (IRE) (Germany)
27 runs · 13 courses · from Apr 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Mar 2020 — 2,421 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2020 · 2nd of 11 3 wins · Wincanton & Leicester Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Hit The Highway (IRE) is 3 from 27. Hasn't won since Dec 2019. Last raced off 103, 32lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 32lb off peak
Official rating103↓ 32lb off peak
103 96–135

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 63 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wincanton, 5 Dec 2019

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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 121B · median 63
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good566A51—
Soft5121B104—
Heavy2121B63—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6121B91.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4121B47—
Over 3m363A5—

Of 22 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5) · did not complete (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 22 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 5 Mar 2020 Official rating 103 at the last run, 5 Mar 2020

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 21 figures · best 138B · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft10129A115—
Good5119B104—
Heavy4138B122.5—
Good to Soft295C90.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9123A104—
2m1f – 2m4f8138B118—
Over 3m4116B111.5—

Of 27 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 27 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
Pierre (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 906 runs since Jan 2008 (88 horses).

Strongest on good going: 12.9% from 232. Weakest on soft going: 5.7% from 281.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−9.8—
Good to Firm51713.7%+3.9—
Good2323012.9%+3.11 from 6
Good to Soft131139.9%+0.10 from 4
Soft281165.7%−4.10 from 12
Heavy1962311.7%+1.92 from 5
Standard (AW)1100%−9.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−9.8—
1m – 1m1f100%−9.8—
1m2f – 1m4f500%−9.8—
1m5f – 2m153117.2%−2.6—
2m1f – 2m4f277269.4%−0.42 from 11
2m5f – 3m3534111.6%+1.80 from 12
Over 3m113119.7%−0.11 from 4

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
Highway Belle (IRE) (Germany)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Patiently (IRE)30——
Oscars Highway (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 12 0 0% −12.00
Good 6 1 17% +7.00
Heavy 5 2 40% +5.25
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 14 2 14% −3.75
Class 3 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +10.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 5 0 0% −5.00
Plumpton 4 0 0% −4.00
Wincanton 3 1 33% +10.00
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Leicester 3 2 67% +7.25
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 12 0 0% −12.00
2m1f – 2m4f 11 2 18% −0.75
Over 3m 4 1 25% +9.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Cannon 17 2 12% −6.75
Dave Crosse 3 0 0% −3.00
Harry Reed 2 0 0% −2.00
Jamie Moore 1 1 100% +12.00
Brendan Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
David Bass 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr S R Byrne 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 11 1 9% +2.00
None 11 2 18% −0.75
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 8 1 13% +5.00
2018 7 0 0% −7.00
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 3 1 33% −0.75
2015 3 1 33% +5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 2 13% −4.75
Chase 11 1 9% +2.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
05 Mar 20+91d Wincanton starsports.bet Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 5 11-10 103—116B Tom Cannon 15/2
05 Dec 19+31d Wincanton Weatherbys Racing Bank Foreign Exchange Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26.5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-8 9663A115A Jamie Moore 12/1
04 Nov 19+14d Plumpton Revived Inns Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 16 11-5 975C84C Tom Cannon 7/2
21 Oct 19+16d Plumpton Summertree Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 nk 11-4 974A108B Tom Cannon 9/2
05 Oct 19+146d Fontwell Visit attheraces.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 2¾ 11-12 9928A101A Tom Cannon 9/1
12 May 19+35d Plumpton Backyard Coffee Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 31 10-11 10124C81C Tom Cannon 13/8
07 Apr 19+22d Plumpton William Purslow Memorial Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 2½ 12-3 10266A119B Harry Reed 3/1
16 Mar 19+14d Kempton Matchbook Casino Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 20 11-5 10737A86B Tom Cannon 9/4
02 Mar 19+71d Newbury Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust H.O.P.E Programme Seniors' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran F/12 — 10-8 112—— Tom Cannon 12/1
21 Dec 18+21d Ascot Thames Materials Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 4½ 10-11 115—100A Harry Reed 12/1
30 Nov 18+238d Newbury Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 1¾ 10-1 116107B97A Brendan Powell 25/1
06 Apr 18+14d Fontwell Visit Star Sports In Mayfair, London Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1 11-8 115121B120A Tom Cannon 6/1
23 Mar 18+26d Newbury Doom Bar Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 ¾ 11-12 115104B121A Tom Cannon 12/1
25 Feb 18+25d Fontwell Totetrifecta Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 13/14 11 11-12 118—95C Tom Cannon 3/1F
31 Jan 18+23d Leicester Golden Miller Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-10 122—— Tom Cannon 8/1
08 Jan 18+31d Fontwell Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 11-12 124121B117A Tom Cannon 4/1
08 Dec 17+16d Exeter Prydis Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 12-2 127—123A Tom Cannon 12/1
22 Nov 17+160d Warwick Biggest Jumps Season On Racing UK Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 8 ran UR/8 — 12-3 122—— Tom Cannon 8/1
15 Jun 17+111d Uttoxeter Nancy Baskerville Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 99 11-12 11851C104C Dave Crosse 11/2
24 Feb 17+16d Warwick Premier League Betting At 188bet Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-7 124—— Dave Crosse 9/1
08 Feb 17+44d Ludlow Downton Novices' Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 13 11-0 13279C114C Dave Crosse 12/1
26 Dec 16+283d Wincanton Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-7 135—— Niall P Madden 20/1
18 Mar 16+52d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 19 ran PU/19 — 11-5 135—— Tom Cannon 100/1
26 Jan 16+29d Leicester Croxton Park Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 130—138B Tom Cannon 5/4F
28 Dec 15+43d Leicester Old Year Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 1/14 10-12 ——128A Tom Cannon 7/1
15 Nov 15+223d Fontwell Fruity O'rooney 'heart Of A Lion' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 3 11-0 ——129A David Bass 10/1
06 Apr 15 Cork Pegus Horse Feed Point-to-point Flat Race 20f · Yielding · 8 ran 5/8 1 11-7 ——99A Mr S R Byrne 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hit The Highway (IRE) won?
Hit The Highway (IRE) won 3 of 27 archived starts between 2015 and 2020, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 8 times in total (29.6% of starts).
Who trained Hit The Highway (IRE)?
Hit The Highway (IRE) was trained by Chris Gordon on the most recent run on record, at Wincanton on 5 March 2020.
Who is Hit The Highway (IRE)'s sire?
Hit The Highway (IRE) is by Pierre (GB) out of Highway Belle (IRE), whose sire is Germany.
What going does Hit The Highway (IRE) prefer?
Hit The Highway (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Hit The Highway (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 5 March 2020. The highest on record is 135.
What is Hit The Highway (IRE)'s sire's record?
Pierre (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 906 runs since Jan 2008 (88 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 12.9% from 232. Weakest on soft going: 5.7% from 281.
Who are Hit The Highway (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Highway Belle (IRE), Hit The Highway (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2015. 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.