The Highway Rat Racehorse Profile
The Highway Rat is a 8-year-old Gelding, trained by A OLIVER, based at Curragh. With 41 career starts and 7 wins, it has earned $150,110.
- Age
- 8
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- A OLIVER
- Trained at
- Curragh
- Sire
- Dandy Man
- Dam
- Suzette De Bavay
- Sire of dam
- Whipper
- Career
- 41:7-5-7
- Prize money
- $150,110
- Last start
- 15 Oct 2026
- Recent form
- 609053
The Highway Rat Form Guide
The Highway Rat — last 18 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | Dundalk (aw) (ire) | 1006m | BAR 1 Casino 'Slot Games & Live Casino' Race | Standard | 2 | 134kg | J M Sheridan | 3 of 8 | 1L | 1:0.12 | — | Kerdos (IRE) |
| 26 Sept 2026 | Curragh (ire) | 1006m | Kwiff Supercharged Joe McGrath Handicap | Yielding | 17 | 134kg | J M Sheridan | 5 of 20 | 2.5L | 0:59.49 | — | Red Evolution (IRE) |
| 13 Sept 2026 | Curragh (ire) | 1207m | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Bold Lad Sprint Handicap | Yielding | 20 | 128kg | W J Lee | 14 of 24 | 8.5L | 1:14.37 | — | Coul Angel (IRE) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Curragh (ire) | 1006m | Sheehy Motors Volkswagen Handicap | Good To Firm | 9 | 140kg | W J Lee | 9 of 12 | 3.75L | 0:57.90 | — | Rosie Frith (IRE) |
| 18 July 2026 | Curragh (ire) | 1265m | Liverpool FC Foundation Scurry Handicap | Good To Firm | 12 | 132kg | Sam Coen | 15 of 20 | 11.25L | 1:15.61 | — | Sondad (GB) |
| 12 July 2026 | Dundalk (aw) | 1006m | Ladies Day At Dundalk Handicap | Standard | 7 | 139kg | W J Lee | 6 of 9 | 2.5L | 0:59.39 | — | Kerdos (IRE) |
| 7 June 2026 | Navan | 1006m | Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap | Good | 4 | 135kg | Sam Coen | 2 of 7 | 0.75L | 1:0.05 | — | Bodhi Bear (IRE) |
| 23 May 2026 | Curragh | 1207m | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Habitat Handicap (Premier Handicap) | Good | 19 | 135kg | Sam Coen | 6 of 22 | 2.25L | 1:11.31 | — | Headmaster (GB) |
| 24 Oct 2025 | Dundalk (aw) | 1006m | Bar One Racing Mercury Stakes (Group 3) | Standard | 8 | 140kg | Gary Carroll | 6 of 14 | 3.75L | 0:59.20 | — | Spartan Arrow (IRE) |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Dundalk (aw) | 1006m | Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Race | Standard | 1 | 138kg | W J Lee | 4 of 5 | 1.75L | 0:58.78 | — | Valiant Force (USA) |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Navan | 1170m | Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap | Yielding | 3 | 140kg | Ben Coen | 3 of 6 | 2L | 1:10.09 | — | Little Queenie (IRE) |
| 9 Aug 2025 | Curragh | 1006m | Neville Homes Handicap | Good | 3 | 139kg | Ben Coen | 7 of 7 | 3.75L | 0:57.59 | — | Sarahmae (IRE) |
| 19 July 2025 | Curragh | 1006m | Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes (Group 2) | Good | 7 | 135kg | Chris Hayes | 4 of 8 | 3.25L | 0:58.90 | — | Arizona Blaze (GB) |
| 12 July 2025 | Dundalk (aw) | 1006m | Ladies Day At Dundalk Handicap | Standard | 8 | 139kg | Ben Coen | 3 of 11 | 3.25L | 0:59.69 | — | Eclairage (IRE) |
| 29 June 2025 | Curragh | 1006m | Dubai Duty Free Rockingham Handicap (Premier Handicap) | Good | 8 | 136kg | Ben Coen | 3 of 14 | 1L | 0:58.56 | — | Keke (GB) |
| 17 May 2025 | Navan | 1006m | Best Of Luck On Your Retirement Joey Martin Handicap | Good | 10 | 144kg | W J Lee | 1 of 9 | — | 1:0.88 | — | The Highway Rat (IRE) |
| 28 Apr 2025 | — | 1193m | Family Fun Day May 18th Handicap | Good To Yielding | 4 | 139kg | — | 14 | — | 1:14.82 | — | — |
| 29 Mar 2025 | — | 1006m | Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap | Soft | 6 | 140kg | — | 6 | — | 1:3.90 | — | — |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This track | 10 | 0-1-2 | 0% | 30% |
| This distance | 7 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 14% |
| Good | 18 | 2-1-2 | 11% | 28% |
| Soft | 5 | 0-1-1 | 0% | 40% |
| Heavy | 15 | 5-2-2 | 33% | 60% |
| First-up | 9 | 2-1-1 | 22% | 44% |
| Second-up | 7 | 1-1-0 | 14% | 29% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey