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Horse profile

Take The High Road (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2018) · Last trainer David Pipe · Last owner D Pipe
by Kyllachy (GB) out of China Tea (USA) (High Chaparral)
13 runs · 10 courses · from Sep 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Dec 2018 — 2,892 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2018 · 6th of 10 Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Take The High Road (GB) is yet to win from 13 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 16 at Gowran Park (Oct 2017). Last raced off 90, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating90↓ 14lb off peak
90 69–104

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 82 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Windsor, 8 Oct 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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 116C · median 80.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft285C82—
Good279B65.5—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3116C85—
2m1f – 2m4f379C79—
Flat 6 figures · best 89C · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)271B66—
Heavy289C79—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f382A77—
1m – 1m1f289C79—
6f – 7f1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 83C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 21 Sep 2018 Official rating 90 at the last jumps run, 5 Dec 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 79A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 25 Apr 2018 Official rating 69 at the last flat run, 6 Nov 2018

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 7 figures · best 97B · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft283C81—
Good286C84—
Heavy297B90—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m497B84.5—
2m1f – 2m4f386C83—
Flat 6 figures · best 93A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)260A54.5—
Heavy293A86.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f379A71—
1m – 1m1f293A86.5—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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
Kyllachy (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 13,847 runs since Jan 2008 (800 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 468.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm188168.5%−1.4—
Good to Firm2,75628910.5%+0.6—
Good2,7162308.5%−1.40 from 2
Good to Soft1,4131218.6%−1.30 from 3
Soft1,3061279.7%−0.20 from 2
Heavy3684412%+2.10 from 4
Standard (AW)5,10054510.7%+0.80 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,34938111.4%+1.5—
6f – 7f6,99370510.1%+0.20 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,9451718.8%−1.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f836748.9%−10 from 3
1m5f – 2m468275.8%−4.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f197126.1%−3.80 from 3
2m5f – 3m5024%−5.9—
Over 3m900%−9.9—

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
China Tea (USA) (High Chaparral)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Elgin (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Elgin (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Elgin (GB)2081m4f–2m½fGrade 2
Clemency (GB)1922m–2m4½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Noonan 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Hughes 2 0 0% −2.00
Declan McDonogh 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergus Gillard 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00
Edward Austin 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Bewley 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 10 0 0% −10.00
2017 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2018 · 10 runs
05 Dec 18+29d Ludlow Racing Uk Club Day Today Novices' Claiming Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 nk 10-10 9085C79C Tom Scudamore 8/1
06 Nov 18+29d Kempton (AW) 32Red Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 8/13 1 9-10 6971B60A Fergus Gillard 50/1
08 Oct 18+17d Windsor Barry Gould Memorial Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 1¾ 9-1 7282A71A Jason Watson 17/2
21 Sep 18+37d Newton Abbot Peter Edwards 80th Birthday Party Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 8/14 15 10-10 9579C83C Edward Austin 14/1
15 Aug 18+24d Newton Abbot Racing Partnership Trp Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 shd 11-6 10079B82A David Noonan 25/1
22 Jul 18+88d Stratford Allan Atkinson Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 ¾ 11-0 10452C86C David Noonan 16/1
25 Apr 18+58d Catterick 2018 Catterick Twelve Furlong Series Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 1¼ 9-9 7277C79A Graham Lee 9/1
26 Feb 18+34d Ayr Jump To It And Join Racing UK Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 5 10-4 ——83A Callum Bewley 8/1
23 Jan 18+12d Wetherby Racinguk.com/hd Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 2¼ 10-12 —116C97B Brian Hughes 11/1
11 Jan 18+56d Catterick Racinguk.com Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 20 10-12 —82C86C Brian Hughes 10/1
2017 · 3 runs
16 Nov 17+36d Southwell (AW) Sunbets.co.uk Download The App Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 ¾ 9-5 —61C49C Tom Eaves 13/8F
11 Oct 17+25d Gowran Park Racing Again November 25th Maiden 1m1½f · Heavy · 16 ran 3/16 ½ 9-5 —89C93A Declan McDonogh 8/1
16 Sep 17 Gowran Park Live Music After Racing Maiden 1m1½f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 3/17 1¼ 9-5 —69C80A Declan McDonogh 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Take The High Road won?
Take The High Road (GB) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2017 and 2018. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained Take The High Road?
Take The High Road (GB) was trained by David Pipe on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 5 December 2018.
Who is Take The High Road's sire?
Take The High Road (GB) is by Kyllachy (GB) out of China Tea (USA), whose sire is High Chaparral.
What is Take The High Road's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 5 December 2018. The highest on record is 104.
What is Take The High Road's sire's record?
Kyllachy (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 13,847 runs since Jan 2008 (800 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 468.
Who are Take The High Road's siblings?
Out of China Tea (USA), Take The High Road (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Elgin (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Elgin (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2017. 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.