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Optima RacingHorses › Highland King (IRE)

Highland King (IRE)

6yo ch g · Form & record 2021-10-14 to 2025-10-22 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Edward Buckley.
Pedigree Highland Reel (IRE) × Lindikhaya (IRE) (by Zamindar)
OwnerDouble M Partnership
BreederForenaghts Stud Farm
Ratings Official 51 · best RPR 92 · best TS 79
37
Runs
1
Wins
2.7%
Strike rate
10.8%
Place rate
0.38
Actual / Expected
-85.1%
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Full form — last 30 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2025-10-22 23d Navan 14f Soft 23/21 5.5 Chris Hayes 133 51 10 53 40/1
Flat Turf Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Handicap In touch with leaders - weakened over 2f out (jockey said gelding got struck into on his hind leg)(op 33/1)
2025-09-29 51d Down Royal 11f Soft 9/12 0.3 Chris Hayes p 135 53 50 46 22/1
Flat Turf Pravha Handicap In rear - some headway over 1f out - soon no extra(op 33/1)
2025-08-09 59d Kilbeggan 16f Soft 10/14 0.75 Kieren Buckley 153 85 66 52 4/1
Hurdle Turf Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Hurdle Towards rear - mistake 4th(op 11/2)
2025-06-11 26d Limerick 11.5f Good 5/12 2 Chris Hayes p 129 50 61 6 22/1
Flat Turf Wallstone Grant Thornton Optional Claiming Race Towards rear - headway when against far rail from over 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong(op 18/1)
2025-05-16 42d Leopardstown 12f Good 7/14 1 Ross Coakley p 134 52 41 20 16/1
Flat Turf Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap Led - headed over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 14/1)
2025-04-04 28d Dundalk (AW) 12f Standard 4/8 Chris Hayes p 124 54 54 5 22/1
Flat View Restaurant Summer Offer Just 29 Euro Handicap
2025-03-07 14d Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 12f Standard 9/10 Cian Fahy p 128 56 43 14 12/1
Flat AW DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap
2025-02-21 7d Dundalk (AW) 10.5f Standard 5/14 Cian Fahy p 128 58 51 38 22/1
DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap
2025-02-14 56d Dundalk (AW) 10.5f Standard 7/14 Keithen Kennedy p 127 59 56 33 12/1
View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap
2024-12-20 9d Dundalk (AW) 12f Standard 6/14 2.75 Jamie Powell p 136 60 55 51 33/1
Flat AW HRI Best Turned-Out Flat League Handicap (Div II) Midfield - lost position when bit short of room over 2f out - soon switched right - not clear run when hung left under 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - not reach leaders (jockey said gelding hung left up straight and had no clear run)(op 40/1)
2024-12-11 42d Dundalk (AW) 10.5f Standard 8/12 0.3 Rory Mulligan p 133 62 61 28 22/1
Flat AW Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I) Midfield - brief headway towards far side over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
2024-10-30 24d Dundalk (AW) 12f Standard 12/13 2.5 Donagh OConnor p 138 64 44 26 25/1
Flat AW Happy Halloween Handicap Prominent early - lost position but in touch with leaders after 3f - weakened 2f out(tchd 28/1)
2024-10-06 39d Killarney 17f Soft 12/13 1.75 Alex Harvey p 153 92 66 38 18/1
Hurdle Turf Ross Castle Handicap Hurdle Prominent - briefly disputed lead 5th - led 4 out - hit 3 out - headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
2024-08-28 3d Bellewstown 17f Good 5/16 0.5 Dylan Kidd p 159 93 88 79 20/1
Hurdle Turf John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div I) Midfield - headway 3 out - hard ridden when kept on but no impression after 2 out(op 28/1)
2024-08-25 75d Naas 10.5f Good 11/14 0.3 Cian Fahy 123 65 60 37 100/1
Flat Turf Hartes Group Apprentice Handicap (Div II) Never better than midfield - outpaced towards near side over 1f out(op 40/1)
2024-06-11 21d Sligo 18f Good 10/11 31 Alex Harvey 155 95 46 12/1
Hurdle Turf Lake Isle Of Innisfree Handicap Hurdle (Div I) Midfield - headway after 5th - lost position when not fluent 6th - struggling from 3 out - no chance before 2 out - tailed off(op 9/1 tchd 14/1)
2024-05-21 32d Punchestown 16f Good 8/15 9.5 Dylan Kidd 159 88 57 125/1
Hurdle Turf Tuesday Treat At Punchestown Maiden Hurdle (Div II) Held up in rear - some headway when nudged along after 2 out - never dangerous(op 66/1)
2024-04-19 35d Ballinrobe 17.5f Soft 10/15 1.25 Ben Harvey 166 92 80/1
Hurdle Turf Tim Kelly (C & G) Maiden Hurdle Never better than midfield - weakened from 2 out(op 25/1)
2024-03-15 7d Dundalk (AW) 12f Standard 6/14 1.25 Keithen Kennedy p 138 68 71 42 9/2
Flat AW View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Ducked right start - took keen hold - midfield - headway on outer 3f out - prominent and ridden 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 7/1)
2024-03-08 21d Dundalk (AW) 10.5f Standard 1/14 0 Keithen Kennedy p 127 57 72 35 9/2
Flat AW CT1 Apprentice Handicap In touch with leaders - headway and challenging when jockey dropped whip under 2f out - led towards near side inside final furlong - pushed out(op 7/2)
2024-02-16 14d Dundalk (AW) 10.5f Standard 3/14 0.3 Donagh OConnor 132 57 64 55 14/1
Flat AW Book Online @ DundalkStadium.com Handicap Midfield - headway up the centre 1f out - ran on well and went third towards finish(op 10/1)
2024-02-02 153d Dundalk (AW) 10.5f Standard 11/14 3.5 Cian Fahy 128 59 48 36 40/1
Flat AW Follow Us On Twitter @DundalkStadium Handicap (Div II) Led early - headed but prominent after 1f - led again after 4f - headed under 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 25/1)
2023-09-02 16d Navan 10f Soft 10/17 Daniel King 141 63 63 31 16/1
Gormanlough Apprentice Handicap (Div I)
2023-08-17 16d Leopardstown 9f Good 6/18 Cillian McConnell 134 67 68 47 33/1
Human League Playing Live After Racing Handicap (Div II)
2023-08-01 12d Galway 8.5f Soft 14/18 Siobhan Rutledge 137 68 50 22 33/1
Caulfield Industrial Handicap
2023-07-20 45d Leopardstown 13f Soft 12/16 Donagh OConnor 139 69 40 22 40/1
Mongey Communications Handicap
2023-06-05 22d Gowran Park 9.5f Good 5/13 Wayne Lordan t 133 73 77 57 33/1
Ladies Day July 29th Handicap
2023-05-14 65d Killarney 17f Good 12/16 Mike OConnor t 148 51 16 12/1
Killarney Towers Hotel Maiden Hurdle
2023-03-10 211d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 8/12 Wayne Lordan t 128 73 73 49 20/1
Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap
2022-08-11 30d Leopardstown 9f Good 2/13 Ben Coen p 126 72 82 52 7/1
Sadettin Atig Memorial Handicap

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)800.0%
Normal (2-4wk)1317.7%
Freshened (1-2m)1000.0%
Layoff (2-6m)400.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)800.0%
Middle (10-12f)2015.0%
Staying (13f+)900.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard1317.7%
Good1300.0%
Soft1100.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Dundalk (AW)1218.3%
Leopardstown600.0%
Navan300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-10-14–2025-10-22. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.