Protecting Heights (IRE)
Protecting Heights (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts. Best effort: 4th of 6 at Cartmel (Jul 2005).
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 63Highest OR
- 17dBetween runs (median)longest 72 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 6.5% of 46 runs since Jan 2008 (8 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −6.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −6.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −6.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | +2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +10.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Velvet Heights (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m½f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Velvet Heights (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velvet Heights (IRE) | 26 | 3 | 1m4f–2m | Class 3 |
| Height of Fury (IRE) | 17 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Grand Heights (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Imagination (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 5 |
| Highly Likely (IRE) | 40 | 1 | 1m5f | Class 6 |
| Rocky Heights (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Buchanan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| T Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ian Mongan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 05+17d | Market Rasen | Almost World Famous Bramall Construction Novices' Hurdle | 9/11 | 2 | 10-5 | — | 68C | Peter Buchanan | 80/1 |
| 14 Jul 05+72d | Cartmel | Badger Press Novices' Hurdle | 4/6 | 30 | 10-6 | — | 53C | Peter Buchanan | 66/1 |
| 03 May 05+17d | Bath | Handicap | 12/17 | nk | 9-2 | 60 | 42C | T Quinn | 25/1 |
| 16 Apr 05+14d | Nottingham | Albert Holmes Handicap | 14/14 | 1 | 9-5 | 63 | 45C | Ian Mongan | 20/1 |
| 02 Apr 05 | Kempton | Conferences Handicap | 13/13 | 30 | 8-11 | 63 | 50C | Chris Catlin | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Protecting Heights won?
- Protecting Heights (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2005.
- Who trained Protecting Heights?
- Protecting Heights (IRE) was trained by Mike Sowersby on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 31 July 2005.
- Who is Protecting Heights's sire?
- Protecting Heights (IRE) is by Hector Protector (USA) out of Height of Fantasy (IRE), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
- What is Protecting Heights's official rating?
- Protecting Heights (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 63.
- What is Protecting Heights's sire's record?
- Hector Protector (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.5% of 46 runs since Jan 2008 (8 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Protecting Heights's siblings?
- Out of Height of Fantasy (IRE), Protecting Heights (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Velvet Heights (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Velvet Heights (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–2m. As at Nov 2026.