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Professor Higgins (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer Gary Hanmer · Last owner Graham William Briscoe
by Milan (GB) out of Windsor Higgins (IRE) (Windsor Knot)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2023
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Apr 2025 — 552 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Professor Higgins is a Milan gelding who was yet to win from eight starts on turf. His best effort came when second of three at Stratford in Sep 2023. He raced over trips from 1m5f to 3m on good to soft or softer ground and last ran in a Class 5 novices handicap hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee in Apr 2025. He was rated 77 at that time.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Doncaster, 17 Nov 2023

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 7 figures · best 113C · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft488A44—
Good3113C107—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5113C94—
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 2 Dec 2023 Official rating 77 at the last run, 24 Apr 2025

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 7 figures · best 98C · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft496C88.5—
Good398C93—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m598C93—
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 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 · 7 figures from 8 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Milan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,858 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−5.7—
Good to Firm5536611.9%+0.6—
Good5,17064912.6%+1.30 from 3
Good to Soft3,29438611.7%+0.40 from 1
Soft5,03450210%−1.30 from 4
Heavy2,71630311.2%−0.1—
Standard (AW)7322.7%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5835.2%−6.1—
1m5f – 2m3,85540110.4%−0.90 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f5,47859910.9%−0.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m5,80670012.1%+0.80 from 2
Over 3m1,64920512.4%+1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Windsor Higgins (IRE) (Windsor Knot)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Windsor Wife (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bangor-on-Dee 3 0 0% −3.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bryan Carver 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Chapman 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Brogan 1 0 0% −1.00
Nico de Boinville 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2025 · 1 run
24 Apr 25+355d Bangor-on-Dee Horse PWR Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Well positioned wide early - hit the 6th awkwardly - dropped away from rivals after 8th when driven - fell further adrift before the following fence - eased and taken out of contention PU/11 — 10-2 77—— Jack Hogan 11/1
2024 · 2 runs
04 May 24+94d Uttoxeter Hatmill Loves Logistics Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 4¾ 10-10 8188A83A Bryan Carver 18/1
31 Jan 24+60d Leicester EBF British Stallion Studs 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 81 11-2 —6C86C Ross Chapman 300/1
2023 · 5 runs
02 Dec 23+15d Bangor-on-Dee Paul & Janet Mizen Wedding Anniversary Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 9 11-0 —9C96C Bryan Carver 66/1
17 Nov 23+44d Doncaster Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 12 11-4 —94B87A Kevin Brogan 50/1
04 Oct 23+25d Bangor-on-Dee Halloween 31st October Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 20 11-1 —79C91C Sean Bowen 11/1
09 Sep 23+61d Stratford Andy Townsend Memorial Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 7 11-0 —107C98C Sean Bowen 2/1
10 Jul 23 Worcester Wacky Weekender Festival Pitchcroft 21st-23rd July Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 7½ 10-12 —113C93B Nico de Boinville 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Professor Higgins won?
Professor Higgins (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2025.
Who trained Professor Higgins?
Professor Higgins (IRE) was trained by Gary Hanmer on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 24 April 2025.
Who is Professor Higgins's sire?
Professor Higgins (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Windsor Higgins (IRE), whose sire is Windsor Knot.
What is Professor Higgins's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 24 April 2025. The highest on record is 81.
What is Professor Higgins's sire's record?
Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,858 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Professor Higgins's siblings?
Out of Windsor Higgins (IRE), Professor Higgins (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2023. 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.