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Horse profile

Ship's Hill (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2009) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner A Taylor
by Oscar (IRE) out of Ballykea (IRE) (Montelimar)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jun 2009 — 6,361 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2009 · 1st of 7 Won last time out 3 wins · Worcester & Fakenham Last raced off OR 119
KTB Profile

Ship's Hill (IRE) is 3 from 12. Won last time out at Worcester (Class 3), off a mark 8lb below the previous winning one.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating119↓ 8lb off peak
119 119–127

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 125B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 6 Jun 2009 Official rating 119 at the last run, 6 Jun 2009

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 11 figures · best 127C · median 125
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft6127C119.5—
Good2127C124—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7127C126—
2m1f – 2m4f3125B121—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 12 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 · 11 figures from 12 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
Oscar (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5858.6%−2.3—
Good to Firm760648.4%−2.50 from 1
Good4,65847910.3%−0.61 from 2
Good to Soft2,80435812.8%+1.92 from 7
Soft5,00654010.8%−0.10 from 1
Heavy3,15234510.9%00 from 1
Standard (AW)1051918.1%+7.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f6116.7%+5.8—
1m – 1m1f7228.6%+17.7—
1m2f – 1m4f9088.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m4,43951411.6%+0.72 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f5,91263010.7%−0.21 from 3
2m5f – 3m4,99653710.7%−0.20 from 2
Over 3m1,09311810.8%−0.1—

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
Ballykea (IRE) (Montelimar)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sew On Target (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Sew On Target (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sew On Target (IRE)4161m7½f–2m3½fClass 2
Ballykea Star (IRE)130——
Shining Embers (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 2 29% −0.60
Good 2 1 50% +1.25
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 6 1 17% −1.00
Class 4 3 2 67% +1.65
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Fakenham 2 2 100% +2.65
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 1 100% +4.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 2 29% −2.35
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mick Fitzgerald 6 1 17% −4.60
Marcus Foley 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Tinkler 2 1 50% +1.25
A P McCoy 1 1 100% +4.00
Felix De Giles 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 3 27% −1.35
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 1 50% +3.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 2 1 50% −0.60
2006 4 1 25% −0.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 2 22% −2.60
NH Flat 3 1 33% +0.25

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
2009 · 2 runs
06 Jun 09+19d Worcester John William Deeley Classic Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 119125B A P McCoy 4/1
18 May 09+330d Newton Abbot Newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m2½f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 6 11-4 120121A Marcus Foley 12/1
2008 · 4 runs
22 Jun 08+71d Hereford The Biotal Equine Gold Supporting H.E.R.O.S. Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Good To Firm · 14 ran 3/14 3 11-8 119125A Felix De Giles 7/1
12 Apr 08+15d Newbury Bathwick Tyres Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 13/17 6 11-3 122106A Andrew Tinkler 20/1
28 Mar 08+41d Newbury Boundary Metal Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 ¾ 11-5 123120A Mick Fitzgerald 7/1
16 Feb 08+52d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Yeovil Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 8 11-10 125111A Mick Fitzgerald 14/1
2007 · 2 runs
26 Dec 07+345d Kempton stanjamesuk.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-12 127— Mick Fitzgerald 4/1
15 Jan 07+16d Fakenham Fakenham 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-5 127126C Mick Fitzgerald 2/5F
2006 · 4 runs
30 Dec 06+71d Haydock E.B.F. Lizzie Watkins Memorial 'NH' Novices' Hurdle (Qual) Class 4 · 1m7½f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 10-12 —126C Mick Fitzgerald 6/4F
20 Oct 06+188d Fakenham Clive Searle Lifetime In Racing Intermediate Open NH Flat Class 4 · 2m · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-4 —127C Andrew Tinkler 9/4
15 Apr 06+21d Haydock Abram Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 6 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 3/20 ½ 11-2 —114C Mick Fitzgerald 7/2F
25 Mar 06 Newbury West Berkshire Racing Club Standard Open NH Flat (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 3 11-4 —127C Marcus Foley 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ship's Hill won?
Ship's Hill (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2006 and 2009, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
Who trained Ship's Hill?
Ship's Hill (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 6 June 2009.
Who is Ship's Hill's sire?
Ship's Hill (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Ballykea (IRE), whose sire is Montelimar.
What going does Ship's Hill prefer?
Ship's Hill (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ship's Hill's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 6 June 2009. The highest on record is 127.
What is Ship's Hill's sire's record?
Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
Who are Ship's Hill's siblings?
Out of Ballykea (IRE), Ship's Hill (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sew On Target (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Sew On Target (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2006. 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.