High Court Cave

The first win came at Sligo in August 2024, and the most recent followed at Downpatrick in September 2025. Getting a horse to win at two different tracks takes a degree of versatility, and the fact that the Downpatrick success came over a year into its career suggests a horse that has developed rather than peaked early. That said, eight months have passed since that last victory, and the recent form makes for sobering reading: finishing 14th, then 2nd, 1st, 7th, and 6th in the five runs since suggests a horse blowing hot and cold, with that Downpatrick win sandwiched between some difficult outings.

What keeps this interesting is the trainer. Noel C Kelly operates out of Draperstown in County Derry — not one of the big, well-resourced yards you might associate with big-race winners, but a tight operation that clearly knows what it's doing. Fourteen winners sent out this season is a solid return for a yard of that size, and it suggests Kelly places his horses carefully and gets results. High Court Cave is part of that picture. The horse raced just one day ago, so it is very much in active campaigning mode — Kelly is keeping it busy, which usually means there's a plan.

At six, High Court Cave is entering the age where most horses of this level either find their groove or start to tail off. The inconsistency in recent runs makes it hard to back with confidence, but a trainer with 14 winners on the board this season and a horse that has already shown it can win — twice, at different tracks — is not a combination to dismiss lightly.