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Horse profile

Animated Hero (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2019) · Last trainer Rebecca Menzies · Last owner David Slater
by Sakhee's Secret (GB) out of Society (IRE) (Barathea)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2017
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Jan 2019 — 2,840 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2019 · 9th of 10 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Animated Hero (GB) is yet to win from 9 starts. Best effort: 4th of 11 at Newcastle (Nov 2017). Last raced off a career-high mark of 45.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 120 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle, 17 Nov 2017

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was.

Flat 4 figures · best 70C · median 63.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)470C63.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f370C63—
1m5f – 2m1———
Jumps 2 figures · best 120B · median 106.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 55C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 9 Oct 2018 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 3 Jan 2019

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 111A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 17 Nov 2017

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Flat 4 figures · best 55C · median 47.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)455C47.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f355C48—
1m5f – 2m1———
Jumps 3 figures · best 111A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2111A102.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 3,866 runs since Jan 2008 (253 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.3% from 772.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm611219.7%+10.9—
Good to Firm783779.8%+1—
Good730456.2%−2.60 from 2
Good to Soft344277.8%−10 from 1
Soft362339.1%+0.3—
Heavy881112.5%+3.70 from 1
Standard (AW)1,4981348.9%+0.10 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7729512.3%+3.5—
6f – 7f1,6781398.3%−0.5—
1m – 1m1f732537.2%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f398287%−1.80 from 3
1m5f – 2m188189.6%+0.80 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f7256.9%−1.90 from 3
2m5f – 3m2015%−3.8—
Over 3m600%−8.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Society (IRE) (Barathea)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hurlingham (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Hurlingham (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hurlingham (GB)5541m–1m3fClass 4
Good Society (GB)30——
Saffarona (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tony Kelly 3 0 0% −3.00
Cam Hardie 2 0 0% −2.00
Aaron Anderson 1 0 0% −1.00
Alistair Rawlinson 1 0 0% −1.00
William Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie + visor 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 6 0 0% −6.00
2017 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
03 Jan 19+19d Southwell (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 9 9-11 4564C47C Aaron Anderson 33/1
15 Dec 18+67d Newcastle (AW) Betway Novice Stakes Class 5 · 12.5f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 4 9-5 —47C45C Alistair Rawlinson 150/1
09 Oct 18+125d Newcastle (AW) Equine Proucts UK Ltd Novice Stakes Class 5 · 12.5f · Standard · 8 ran 8/8 22 9-7 —63C55C Cam Hardie 150/1
06 Jun 18+9d Wolverhampton (AW) Moulton's Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 8 8-12 —70C48C Cam Hardie 33/1
28 May 18+45d Cartmel Marten Julian Awesome Foursome Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-12 ——— William Kennedy 40/1
13 Apr 18+48d Sedgefield Betfred 'passionate About Rugby League' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-2 ——— Tony Kelly 25/1
24 Feb 18+99d Newcastle (AW) Betfred TV (AW) Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Slow · 13 ran 6/13 1½ 11-2 ——94A Conor O'Farrell 8/1
17 Nov 17+23d Newcastle Lovely Laundry Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 1½ 10-12 —120B111A Tony Kelly 66/1
25 Oct 17 Sedgefield Firework Extravaganza At Hardwick Hall Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 10-12 —93B103A Tony Kelly 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Animated Hero (GB) won?
Animated Hero (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2017 and 2019.
Who trained Animated Hero (GB)?
Animated Hero (GB) was trained by Rebecca Menzies on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 3 January 2019.
Who is Animated Hero (GB)'s sire?
Animated Hero (GB) is by Sakhee's Secret (GB) out of Society (IRE), whose sire is Barathea.
What is Animated Hero (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 3 January 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Animated Hero (GB)'s sire's record?
Sakhee's Secret (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 3,866 runs since Jan 2008 (253 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.3% from 772.
Who are Animated Hero (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Society (IRE), Animated Hero (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hurlingham (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Hurlingham (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.