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Highbury See See

There is something quietly intriguing about Highbury See See, a four-year-old who has taken a winding road to build a modest but solid career record. Two wins and five placed finishes from 13 races tells you this is a horse that competes consistently — it hits the frame roughly once in every two races — without quite being the type to dominate. A 15% win rate, winning about 1 in every 7 races, puts it in the respectable-but-not-exceptional bracket, the kind of horse that earns its keep rather than setting pulses racing.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Belardo
Mother
Heart's Desire
Owner
Hugo McDermott
Rating
76

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
13
Career races
2
Wins
15.4%
Win rate
avg ~10%
38.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The career arc has a satisfying shape to it. A first win at Gowran Park in June 2025 got the ball rolling, and then a second victory followed at The Curragh in October 2025 — a significant step up in prestige, since The Curragh is the spiritual home of Irish racing and a track where only the better horses tend to find their way to the winner's enclosure. That October win remains the high-water mark, now sitting eight months ago in the rear-view mirror.

Recent form makes for interesting reading. The last six runs read 11-4-10-18-1-3 going back in time, which means the two most recent outings have produced an 11th and a 4th. That 11th is an eyebrow-raiser — a big step backwards from the placed effort before it — but the 4th shows there is still ability to place when conditions suit. The horse raced just yesterday, which means it is bang in the middle of a busy spell and clearly being kept active.

Andrew Slattery handles things both from the saddle and the training yard in Thurles, Co Tipperary — an unusual dual role that means he knows this horse as well as anyone alive. Together as jockey and horse they have a record of 1 win from 7 races, which is roughly 1 in 7, mirroring the career average almost exactly. What matters more, perhaps, is that Slattery's yard has sent out 60 winners this season, which marks it out as a genuinely productive operation rather than a small hobby yard. That context matters — Highbury See See is coming from a yard that clearly knows how to get a horse to the line first, which gives some reason to believe there may be another winning day to come.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
7F – 1M
1M1F – 1M2F
5F – 6½F
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
24 May
11th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 20 runners
11 May
4th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Good · 18 runners
25 Apr
10th
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 19 runners
15 Mar
18th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 26 runners
4 Oct
🏆 Won
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
23 Sep
3rd
Listowel
7f – 1m · Heavy · 16 runners
3 Aug
3rd
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 19 runners
28 Jul
3rd
Galway
7f – 1m · Yielding · 18 runners
15 Jun
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 15 runners
4 Jun
4th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Andrew Slattery Current Jockey
14.3%
Win rate
1/7
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
The Curragh
Galloping
4 1 win, 3 other 24 May 25%
Limerick
Galloping
2 2 other 25 Apr 0%
Galway
Tight
2 2 thirds 3 Aug 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 win 15 Jun 100%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 third 23 Sep 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 19 Oct 0%
Dundalk
Galloping
1 1 other 20 Nov 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 other 11 May 0%