High Opinion Racehorse Profile

High Opinion is a 7-year-old Gelding, trained by BRYAN SMART, based at Nottingham. With 39 career starts and 5 wins, it has earned $514,360.

Age
7
Sex
Gelding
Trainer
BRYAN SMART
Trained at
Nottingham
Sire
Hellvelyn
Dam
Vanity
Sire of dam
Thatching
Owner
C A & Mrs S M Hardy, D V & Mrs S A Redgrove
Career
39:5-4-6
Prize money
$514,360
Last start
11 June 2026
Recent form
970-65

High Opinion Form Guide

High Opinion — last 50 starts
DateTrackDistClassGoingBarWgtJockeyResultMarginTimeSPWinner / 2nd
3 June 2026Ripon1006mClass 5Good3119kgTom Kiely Marshall(5)5 of 84.5L0:58.92—Rock Of England (IRE)
18 Apr 2026Nottingham1013mClass 6Good2134kgRyan Kavanagh6 of 84L1:2.26—Miss Brazen (GB)
16 Dec 2025Newcastle (aw)1006mClass 6Standard8131kgAiden Brookes(3)11 of 136.75L1:0.88—Our Absent Friends (IRE)
29 Oct 2025Nottingham1013mClass 5Soft3132kgHarrison Shaw7 of 97.25L1:3.20—Edgewater Drive (IRE)
17 Oct 2025Haydock1006mClass 5Good2130kgHarrison Shaw9 of 106.5L1:3.33—Son Of Astar (GB)
27 Sept 2025Ripon1006mClass 4Good5129kgHarrison Shaw7 of 135L0:59.38—Mark's Choice (IRE)
14 Sept 2025Musselburgh1007mClass 5Good To Soft9132kgAndrew Breslin8 of 97L1:0.67—I'm Next (GB)
7 July 2025Ripon1006mClass 4Good3132kgAndrew Breslin4 of 91L0:58.84—Call To Action (IRE)
9 May 2025Ripon1006mClass 5Good3135kgPaul Mulrennan3 of 82L0:57.64—Reigning Profit (IRE)
24 Apr 2025Beverley1006mClass 4Good8127kgAndrew Breslin11 of 139.25L1:3.22—Brummell (IRE)
19 Oct 2024Catterick1006mClass 2Soft11113kgAiden Brookes6 of 103L1:2.40—Vintage Clarets (GB)
28 Sept 2024Ripon1006mClass 4Soft3130kgAndrew Breslin2 of 90.25L0:59.97—Our Absent Friends (IRE)
26 Aug 2024Ripon1006mClass 5Good5135kgPaul Mulrennan1 of 10—0:57.90—High Opinion (GB)
26 Mar 2021Muswellbrook1500mOpenSo7355.5kgAndrew Gibbons12th of 146.9L1:30.94 $811-Itz Lily
9 Jan 2021Randwick1800mBM78So5262kgChris Williams11th of 128.2L1:49.52 $511-Sacramento
26 Dec 2020Randwick1600mBM88So51157kgTommy Berry11th of 126.8L1:35.21 $711-Bigboyroy
4 Nov 2020Gosford1000mBtriaSo59—Andrew Gibbons9th of 914L1:01.39 1-Geo
1 Aug 2020Eagle Farm2200mBM90G4758.5kgAndrew Mallyon4th of 74.4L2:16.99 $5.501-Sir Barnabus
1 May 2020Wagga2000mOpenH9854kgChad Lever3rd of 134.7L2:07.66 $111-Maurus
25 Apr 2020Rosehill2000mBM78G4159.5kgRobbie Dolan7th of 136.9L2:01.17 $141-Welsh Legend
8 Apr 2020Warwick Farm1600mBM88H8556.5kgGlen Boss12th of 144.3L1:40.05 $611-Royal Celebration
16 Nov 2019Newcastle1850mBM88G4357kgGlen Boss7th of 84.6L1:54.59 $131-House Of Cartier
12 Oct 2019Randwick2000mBM88G4157kgGlen Boss2nd of 74L2:00.68 $8.501-Master Of Wine
28 Sept 2019Rosehill1900mBM88G4957.5kgGlen Boss5th of 93.2L1:57.36 $191-Dr Drill
6 Sept 2019Wyong2100mOpenG41554kgGlen Boss7th of 163L2:09.23 $151-Wu Gok
17 Aug 2019Randwick-kensington1800mOpenG3853kgGlen Boss4th of 111.5L1:48.39 $711-Wolfe
26 July 2019Wyong1000mBtriaSo55—Aaron Bullock5th of 73.3L1:00.55 1-Goathland
1 June 2019Rosehill2400mOpenG4553kgSam Clipperton7th of 146.8L2:29.48 $101-Hush Writer
3 May 2019Wagga2000mOpenSo7954kgTim Clark2nd of 120.5L2:03.27 $6.501-Abdon
13 Apr 2019Eagle Farm2200mBM75G4259.5kgRyan Maloney2nd of 120.2L2:17.12 $4.801-Winning Ways
23 Mar 2019Eagle Farm1800mBM80G4757kgRyan Wiggins3rd of 142.7L1:48.61 $611-Kubis
27 Feb 2019Rosehill1500mBM76G41160kgTim Clark8th of 119.7L1:30.54 $611-Sondelon
8 Feb 2019Canterbury1550mBM76H8360kgTim Clark8th of 95.7L1:35.87 $111-Electric Charlie
9 Jan 2019Wyong1200mBtriaSo54—Darryl Mc Lellan4th of 42.7L1:15.84 1-Singing
18 Dec 2018Gosford1000mBtriaG46—Andrew Gibbons6th of 79L0:59.80 1-Roman Typhoon
3 Feb 2018Rosehill2000mBM81So5555.5kgTim Clark1st of 121.8L2:04.64 $3.80F2-Gamblestown
20 Jan 2018Randwick2000mBM84G3854kgTim Clark5th of 111.5L2:03.58 $5.501-Carzoff
15 Dec 2017Canterbury1550mBM75G4358kgTim Clark3rd of 100.7L1:33.46 $101-Carluca
25 Nov 2017Rosehill1500mBM83G31154kgTim Clark11th of 118.8L1:29.58 $411-Dreamforce
6 Nov 2017Beaumont1200mBtriaSo63—Luke Cumberland3rd of 63.3L1:12.76 1-Slow Pace
23 Oct 2017Wyong1200mBtriaH86—Aaron Bullock6th of 94.6L1:12.11 1-Oxford Poet
11 Oct 2017Beaumont1000mBtriaG45—Luke Cumberland5th of 64.5L0:59.15 1-Big Money
5 Nov 2016Canterbury1900mBM78G3554kgTim Clark1st of 110.3L1:56.95 $52-Eschiele
12 Oct 2016Warwick Farm1600mBM75G3355.5kgKerrin Mc Evoy8th of 102.5L1:37.37 $4.801-New Tipperary
21 Sept 2016Warwick Farm1400mBM72So5757.5kgBrenton Avdulla6th of 102.9L1:25.04 $71-Galaxy Warrior
6 Sept 2016Wyong1200mBtriaSo64—Aaron Bullock4th of 61.2L1:14.15 1-Harry Hotspur
29 Aug 2016Newcastle1200mBtriaSy2—Aaron Bullock2nd of 60.8L1:13.13 1-Marman
26 Apr 2016Wagga2000mOpenG3260kgNick Heywood1st of 70.5L2:06.04 $42-Video Show
17 Apr 2016Wagga1800mOpenG3756kgNick Heywood6th of 144.6L1:51.35 $41-Grand Proposal
2 Apr 2016Randwick2600mOpenSo6954kgNick Heywood7th of 911L2:48.13 $261-Libran

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
ConditionStartsRecordWin %Place %
This track62-2-033%67%
This distance365-4-514%39%
Good132-1-215%38%
Soft141-2-27%36%
Heavy61-0-217%50%
First-up60-0-10%17%
Second-up60-1-20%50%

Winning distances

3(2000), 1(1900), 1(1800), 1(1600), 1(1400), 1(1200)

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
TrackRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Newcastle (aw)1000%0%
Nottingham2000%0%
Ripon1000%0%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
JockeyRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Aiden Brookes(3)1000%0%
Ryan Kavanagh1000%0%
Tom Kiely Marshall(5)1000%0%
Paul Mulrennan1000%0%