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Horse profile

Strategic Heights (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2019) · Last trainer Richard Spencer · Last owner Phil Cunningham Richard Spencer
by Strategic Prince (GB) out of Shot of Redemption (GB) (Shirley Heights)
70 runs · 20 courses · from Jun 2011
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Mar 2019 — 2,800 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2019 · 12th of 12 7 wins · Kempton (AW) & Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile

Strategic Heights (IRE) is 7 from 70. Hasn't won since Mar 2018. All 7 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 18 on turf. Last raced off 66, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 70 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating66↓ 17lb off peak
66 45–83

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield (AW), 4 Apr 2018

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 →

Flat 27 figures · best 108A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)22108A92.5—
Good to Firm270A57.5—
Good285C79—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f24108A90—
Under 6f392B84—

Of 28 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 28 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 68A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 4 Apr 2018 Official rating 66 at the last run, 7 Mar 2019

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 →

Flat 70 figures · best 98A · median 71.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)5298A78.5—
Good682A69—
Good to Firm569B56—
Soft396A31—
Good to Soft359A46—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f3796A72—
Under 6f3298A72.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 70 figures from 70 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,496 runs since Mar 2011 (144 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4.3% from 141.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+11.7—
Good to Firm417358.4%+0.10 from 5
Good556488.6%+0.30 from 6
Good to Soft2412410%+1.70 from 3
Soft354236.5%−1.80 from 3
Heavy14164.3%−40 from 1
Standard (AW)772698.9%+0.67 from 52
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f335309%+0.75 from 32
6f – 7f857728.4%+0.12 from 37
1m – 1m1f481469.6%+1.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f447347.6%−0.7—
1m5f – 2m242166.6%−1.7—
2m1f – 2m4f10898.3%0—
2m5f – 3m2314.3%−4—
Over 3m300%−8.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shot of Redemption (GB) (Shirley Heights)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Lykios (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Lykios (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lykios (IRE)1257f–1mListed
Apollo Shark (IRE)1646f–7fClass 5
Danzare (GB)3431m2fClass 5
Rancher (IRE)1111m4fClass 6

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 52 7 13% −27.34
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 11 1 9% −7.75
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 38 6 16% −16.59
Lingfield (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Bellewstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 1 50% +1.25
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Laytown (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 37 2 5% −29.25
Under 6f 32 5 16% −15.09
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dougie Costello 9 0 0% −9.00
Pat Smullen 7 2 29% −2.09
Gary Halpin 6 1 17% −2.25
Kevin Manning 6 1 17% −1.50
Fran Berry 4 1 25% −1.25
Jack Dinsmore 3 0 0% −3.00
D M Simmonson 3 0 0% −3.00
Donnacha O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Robbie Downey 2 1 50% +3.50
Ben Curtis 2 0 0% −2.00
Chris Hayes 2 0 0% −2.00
Michael Hussey 2 0 0% −2.00
Leigh Roche 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Kirrane 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 1 100% +2.25
Darragh O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
David Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Yash Narredu 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Banahan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Garritty 1 0 0% −1.00
N G McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane B Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
M A Cleere 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrea Atzeni 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 27 5 19% −10.09
Cheekpieces 26 1 4% −21.50
Blinkers 9 0 0% −9.00
Visor 8 1 13% −4.75

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 9 1 11% −5.75
2017 17 1 6% −12.50
2016 11 1 9% −7.25
2015 9 0 0% −9.00
2014 11 4 36% +2.16
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 7 0 0% −7.00
2011 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
2019 · 1 run
07 Mar 19+170d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet toteexacta At totesport.com Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 ½ 8-5 6688A49A Sean Kirrane 66/1
2018 · 9 runs
18 Sep 18+167d Yarmouth Moulton Nursery Of Acle Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10/12 1¼ 9-6 6870A56A Daniel Muscutt 40/1
04 Apr 18+12d Lingfield (AW) Racing Welfare Classified Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 nk 9-2 6893A68A Dougie Costello 4/1
23 Mar 18+16d Lingfield (AW) Betway Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 nk 9-5 6892A77A Dougie Costello 5/1
07 Mar 18+4d Kempton (AW) 32Red Casino Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-7 65108A84A Jamie Spencer 9/4F
03 Mar 18+17d Chelmsford City (AW) totescoop6 Bets At totesport.com Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 nse 9-2 6594A72A Dougie Costello 7/1
14 Feb 18+18d Lingfield (AW) Betway Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 dht 9-7 65106A85A Dougie Costello 8/1
27 Jan 18+7d Lingfield (AW) Betway Sprint Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 1 9-7 6599B76A Jack Dinsmore 12/1
20 Jan 18+10d Lingfield (AW) Betway Sprint Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 nk 9-3 6598A81A Dougie Costello 9/2F
10 Jan 18+10d Kempton (AW) 32Red.com Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 nk 9-6 6498A82A Dougie Costello 8/1
2017 · 17 runs
31 Dec 17+20d Lingfield (AW) Betway Sprint Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 ¾ 9-6 6482A86A Dougie Costello 13/2
11 Dec 17+21d Southwell (AW) Betway Classified Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 ½ 8-8 6747A36A Jack Dinsmore 9/2
20 Nov 17+7d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Sprint Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 1 9-6 6997A79A Dougie Costello 20/1
13 Nov 17+69d Southwell (AW) Betway Apprentice Classified Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 2¼ 8-10 6984A80A Jack Dinsmore 12/1
05 Sep 17+16d Laytown (AW) Follow At themelbourne10 On Facebook Handicap (45-65) 6f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 nk 11-0 63—71A Dougie Costello 11/2
20 Aug 17+28d Curragh (IRE) Breast Cancer Research Handicap 6½f · Soft · 26 ran 3/26 ¾ 9-3 6271C96A Gary Halpin 25/1
23 Jul 17+18d Fairyhouse Race Displays Handicap (45-65) 6f · Good · 18 ran 11/18 ½ 9-6 6273C62A D M Simmonson 7/1
05 Jul 17+12d Fairyhouse Purchase Fairyhouse Tickets Online Handicap (45-65) 6f · Good · 18 ran 3/18 nse 9-7 6085C82A D M Simmonson 9/1
23 Jun 17+42d Limerick Book Online At www.limerickraces.ie Claiming Race 6½f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 10/11 1 9-6 6145C40C Kevin Manning 6/1
12 May 17+21d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (45-65) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 ¾ 9-7 64101B86A D M Simmonson 13/2
21 Apr 17+21d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Business Club 2017 Claiming Race 6f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 hd 9-1 6571A76A Kevin Manning 13/2
31 Mar 17+7d Dundalk (AW) Make Your Good Friday Great At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-65) 7f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 ½ 9-4 6593A65A Darragh O'Keeffe 13/2
24 Mar 17+14d Dundalk (AW) Dubai World Cup Live Tomorrow On Atr Handicap 6f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 nk 9-4 6582B84A Kevin Manning 8/1
10 Mar 17+21d Dundalk (AW) Kennedy's Bar, Dundalk Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 6f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 9-12 6079B91A Kevin Manning 7/2J
17 Feb 17+14d Dundalk (AW) Fast Shipping Ireland Ltd. Handicap (45-70) 5f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 1¼ 9-7 5892B84A Kevin Manning 7/4F
03 Feb 17+21d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 hd 9-7 5798B91A Colin Keane 11/2
13 Jan 17+49d Dundalk (AW) Hibernia Steel Handicap (45-65) 5f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 ¾ 9-7 5881B74A Kevin Manning 16/1
2016 · 11 runs
25 Nov 16+82d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 1¼ 9-7 6069B66A Gary Halpin 8/1
04 Sep 16+27d Dundalk (AW) Cara Cancer Support Centre Fundraiser Handicap 5f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 1½ 9-3 67—65A Gary Halpin 16/1
08 Aug 16+7d Ayr Racing UK In Glorious HD Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 2 9-9 64—59A David Nolan 9/2
01 Aug 16+24d Naas Kildare Post & kildarenow.com Apprentice Handicap 5f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 ¾ 8-10 64—64A Conor McNamara 14/1
08 Jul 16+77d Navan Navan Members Handicap 5f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 shd 9-6 67—69A Yash Narredu 16/1
22 Apr 16+14d Dundalk (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At 188bet Claiming Race 6f · Standard · 5 ran 3/5 2 9-6 69—66B Pat Smullen 4/1
08 Apr 16+16d Dundalk (AW) Bet & Watch At Titanbet.co.uk Handicap 5f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 ¾ 8-8 70—71A Gary Halpin 14/1
23 Mar 16+19d Dundalk (AW) Follow Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap 6f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 1 9-5 71—68B Gary Halpin 7/1
04 Mar 16+14d Dundalk (AW) Best Price Guaranteed On All Irish Racing At Coral.ie Handicap 5f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 1 8-9 71—64A Wayne Lordan 9/2
19 Feb 16+42d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-70) 5f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 9-5 66—90A Gary Halpin 11/4F
08 Jan 16+35d Dundalk (AW) Jolly January Dining Special Handicap 5f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 hd 8-1 67—58A Tom Madden 3/1J
2015 · 9 runs
04 Dec 15+21d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap 5f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 nk 9-7 67—89A Gary Carroll 5/1
13 Nov 15+203d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Handicap 5f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 1 8-13 68—68A Ronan Whelan 11/2
24 Apr 15+23d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Package Handicap 5f · Standard · 6 ran 3/6 ¾ 9-1 80—82B Fran Berry 9/1
01 Apr 15+19d Dundalk (AW) Light Up Your Night Apprentice Handicap 5f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 shd 9-7 80—69A Donnacha O'Brien 3/1
13 Mar 15+14d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 6f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 1 9-5 80—76A Pat Smullen 3/1J
27 Feb 15+21d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights Handicap 5f · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 shd 9-10 80—96B Fran Berry 5/4F
06 Feb 15+14d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap 5f · Standard · 6 ran 3/6 2½ 9-8 81—81B Pat Smullen 11/4
23 Jan 15+21d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap 5f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 hd 9-10 82—80A Donnacha O'Brien 7/4F
02 Jan 15+35d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap 5f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 1¼ 9-0 83—84A Conor Banahan 11/4F
2014 · 11 runs
28 Nov 14+7d Dundalk (AW) Dkit Students Union Race Night Handicap 5f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-11 76—98A Fran Berry 7/4F
21 Nov 14+69d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap 6f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 9-0 75—83A Fran Berry 10/1
13 Sep 14+27d Chester Betfair Supports Racing Welfare Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 2¾ 8-13 77—69A Jack Garritty 8/1
17 Aug 14+36d Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing Mourne Handicap 6f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 hd 8-5 77—80A N G McCullagh 10/1
12 Jul 14+79d Dundalk (AW) Hibernia Steel Ltd Handicap 5f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 2 9-7 78—89A Pat Smullen 7/2C
24 Apr 14+20d Tipperary Join The Tipperary Races Supporters Club Handicap 5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 ¾ 9-2 79—69B Pat Smullen 11/4
04 Apr 14+35d Dundalk (AW) Iradio Race Night Simon Stakes Apprentice Handicap (50-85) 5f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 shd 9-6 77—93A Robbie Downey 15/8F
28 Feb 14+7d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Racecourse Of The Year Handicap 5f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 8-3 72—80A Robbie Downey 9/2
21 Feb 14+7d Dundalk (AW) Ladbrokes Daily Top Treble Rated Race 5f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-9 47—78B Pat Smullen 10/11F
14 Feb 14+35d Dundalk (AW) Love Racing, Love Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) 5f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 8-13 50—88A Pat Smullen 2/1F
10 Jan 14+188d Dundalk (AW) Winter Series At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) 5f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 ½ 8-7 47—67A Shane B Kelly 6/1
2013 · 2 runs
06 Jul 13+64d Bellewstown Q102 Raceday Sports Club Challenge Handicap (47-65) 5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7/15 ¾ 8-10 47—60A Ben Curtis 10/1
03 May 13+154d Dundalk (AW) www.tainmarch.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 5f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 8-10 47—67A Ian Brennan 20/1
2012 · 7 runs
30 Nov 12+21d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 hd 8-11 48—56A Chris Hayes 16/1
09 Nov 12+79d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 2 8-13 49—65A Chris Hayes 14/1
22 Aug 12+11d Bellewstown Lougher Stables Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 5f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 4¾ 8-6 49—22A M A Cleere 11/1
11 Aug 12+9d Ayr Champagne G.h. Mumm Cordon Rouge Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 8-9 45—71A P J McDonald 25/1
02 Aug 12+27d Ffos Las Walters Uk Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 2¼ 8-7 45—45A Andrea Atzeni 20/1
06 Jul 12+20d Bellewstown Hibernia Steel Products Handicap (47-70) 1m · Heavy · 10 ran 10/10 11 8-5 47—36C Michael Hussey 33/1
16 Jun 12+267d Limerick Twilight BBQ Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 6½f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 9/14 ½ 8-5 49—46A Michael Hussey 25/1
2011 · 3 runs
23 Sep 11+87d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Maiden 6f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 1¾ 8-11 ——42A Ben Curtis 66/1
28 Jun 11+12d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Maiden 6½f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 12/12 8 8-9 ——31C Leigh Roche 33/1
16 Jun 11 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 7 8-12 ——40B Leigh Roche 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Strategic Heights won?
Strategic Heights (IRE) won 7 of 70 archived starts between 2011 and 2019, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 25 times in total (35.7% of starts).
Who trained Strategic Heights?
Strategic Heights (IRE) was trained by Richard Spencer on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 7 March 2019.
Who is Strategic Heights's sire?
Strategic Heights (IRE) is by Strategic Prince (GB) out of Shot of Redemption (GB), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
What going does Strategic Heights prefer?
Strategic Heights (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 7 wins from 52 starts (13.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Strategic Heights's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 7 March 2019. The highest on record is 83.
What is Strategic Heights's sire's record?
Strategic Prince (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,496 runs since Mar 2011 (144 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.3% from 141.
Who are Strategic Heights's siblings?
Out of Shot of Redemption (GB), Strategic Heights (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Lykios (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Lykios (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2011. 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.