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Horse profile

Rising Altitude (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2014) · Last trainer Paul Nolan · Last owner Andrew Gemmell
by Old Vic (GB) out of Royal Thimble (IRE) (Prince Rupert)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Feb 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Jul 2014 — 4,486 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2014 · 10th of 16 Won at Killarney Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

Rising Altitude (IRE) is 1 from 15. Hasn't won since Jul 2013. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer).

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating94↓ 5lb off peak
94 92–99

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 94C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 8 Oct 2013 Official rating 94 at the last run, 25 Jul 2014

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 13 figures · best 116A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good4103A92.5—
Good to Firm3112A105—
Heavy3105A90—
Soft2116A99.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7105A89—
2m5f – 3m4116A92.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2112A108.5—

Of 15 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 · 13 figures from 15 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
Old Vic (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm30413.3%+1.6—
Good to Firm3974411.1%−0.61 from 3
Good1,79724213.5%+1.80 from 6
Good to Soft1,1691159.8%−1.90 from 1
Soft2,05324912.1%+0.40 from 2
Heavy1,44715710.9%−0.80 from 3
Standard (AW)2300%−11.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−11.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2428.3%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m1,49917311.5%−0.20 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f2,24926011.6%−0.11 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,39828411.8%+0.10 from 5
Over 3m7429212.4%+0.7—

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

Dam
Royal Thimble (IRE) (Prince Rupert)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them French Accordion (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Accordion Etoile (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
French Accordion (IRE)3262m–2m4fGrade 2
Accordion Etoile (IRE)1432mGrade 1
Trupenny Bit (IRE)30——
Madmoiselle Etoile (IRE)20——
Touch Judge (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +10.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +12.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +10.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr M N Doran 5 0 0% −5.00
Conor Walsh 3 1 33% +10.00
Barry Geraghty 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Power 1 0 0% −1.00
M P Fogarty 1 0 0% −1.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 5 1 20% +8.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 2 0 0% −2.00
2013 8 1 13% +5.00
2012 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 1 7% −1.00
Chase 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
2014 · 2 runs
25 Jul 14+14d Wexford Littlewoods Ireland Day Tomorrow Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 3m · Good · 16 ran 10/16 7 11-6 9491C Kevin Sexton 16/1
11 Jul 14+276d Cork Mallow Print Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m · Good · 13 ran 10/13 41 11-5 9589C Robbie Power 10/1
2013 · 8 runs
08 Oct 13+39d Tipperary www.tipperaryraces.ie Beginners Chase 2m7f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 8½ 11-12 —94C M P Fogarty 16/1
30 Aug 13+25d Down Royal Pepsico Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 7 10-9 9989C Conor Walsh 12/1
05 Aug 13+20d Cork Mallow Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m3f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 7/16 nse 10-9 99105A Conor Walsh 10/1
16 Jul 13+46d Killarney Malton Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 10-11 94112A Conor Walsh 12/1
31 May 13+25d Tramore Jogforjockeys.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m5f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-4 94— Barry Geraghty 8/1
06 May 13+23d Down Royal Daily Mirror Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Good · 18 ran 3/18 ½ 11-4 92103A Mr M N Doran 7/1
13 Apr 13+90d Tramore Tramore Racecourse Members Club Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m5f · Yielding · 16 ran 4/16 3 11-9 92116A Barry Geraghty 8/1
13 Jan 13+17d Navan Meath Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Heavy · 15 ran 15/15 27 10-7 9487C Mr M N Doran 20/1
2012 · 5 runs
27 Dec 12+240d Limerick Limerick Racecourse Vets Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 2¾ 11-7 9590C Mr M N Doran 7/1
01 May 12+40d Ballinrobe Connacht Spring Show May 20th Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 2m4f · Good · 15 ran F/15 — 11-12 95— R Walsh 8/1
22 Mar 12+12d Cork Explicit.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 10/17 1 11-7 —87A Mr M N Doran 33/1
10 Mar 12+37d Gowran Park 'tetratema - Son Of The Tetrarch' Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 20 ran 15/20 7½ 11-5 —83C Patrick O'Sullivan 20/1
02 Feb 12 Clonmel Clonmel Festival Week Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 7½ 10-12 —105A Mr M N Doran 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rising Altitude won?
Rising Altitude (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Rising Altitude?
Rising Altitude (IRE) was trained by Paul Nolan on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 25 July 2014.
Who is Rising Altitude's sire?
Rising Altitude (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of Royal Thimble (IRE), whose sire is Prince Rupert.
What going does Rising Altitude prefer?
Rising Altitude (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Rising Altitude's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 25 July 2014. The highest on record is 99.
What is Rising Altitude's sire's record?
Old Vic (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Rising Altitude's siblings?
Out of Royal Thimble (IRE), Rising Altitude (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: French Accordion (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Accordion Etoile (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.