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Horse profile

Byronic Hero (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer Jedd O'Keeffe · Last owner Highbeck Racing
by Byron (GB) out of Starbeck (IRE) (Spectrum)
15 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2011
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Oct 2012 — 5,123 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 · 11th of 13 2 wins · Pontefract
KTB Profile

Byronic Hero (GB) is 2 from 15, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2012.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating73↓ 12lb off peak
73 72–85

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 65C the best of the last 1 rated run · Wetherby, 17 Oct 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 64A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Beverley, 26 Aug 2012 Official rating 73 at the last flat run, 6 Oct 2012

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. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 14 figures · best 106A · median 62.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good6103A68.5—
Soft3106A63—
Good to Firm3102A52—
Good to Soft262C61.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f10106A62—
Under 6f275A74—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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 9.4% of 3,248 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 172.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3412.9%−6.5—
Good to Firm593549.1%−0.30 from 3
Good617538.6%−0.81 from 6
Good to Soft278227.9%−1.50 from 3
Soft300206.7%−2.71 from 3
Heavy69710.1%+0.7—
Standard (AW)1,35714710.8%+1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f508509.8%+0.40 from 2
6f – 7f1,47815510.5%+1.12 from 10
1m – 1m1f590478%−1.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f399328%−1.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m17284.7%−4.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f841214.3%+4.9—
2m5f – 3m1600%−9.4—
Over 3m100%−9.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Starbeck (IRE) (Spectrum)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Harrogate Fair (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Harrogate Fair (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Harrogate Fair (GB)3965f–6fClass 5
Time Trail (GB)625fClass 5
Loveatfirstsight (GB)1727fClass 6
Chiu Chow Kid (GB)40——
Escala (GB)50——
Exceedingthestars (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% −1.50
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 1 33% +8.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 2 33% +9.50
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Pontefract 6 2 33% +9.50
York 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 10 2 20% +5.50
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tony Hamilton 8 2 25% +7.50
Brian Harding 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Micky Fenton 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry McHugh 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick Donaghy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% −5.50
Blinkers 2 1 50% +9.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 10 1 10% +1.00
2011 5 1 20% −0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 14 2 14% +1.50
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 10 runs
17 Oct 12+11d Wetherby Rachel Wright Memorial Hurdle (Juvenile Maiden Hurdle) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 36 10-12 —65C Brian Harding 33/1
06 Oct 12+16d Redcar Thanks For 53 Years Derek Brown Selling Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 1¾ 9-1 7363C Graham Lee 15/2
20 Sep 12+25d Pontefract Book Your 22nd October totesport Package Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 12/13 3¾ 9-3 7752A Micky Fenton 40/1
26 Aug 12+28d Beverley John Jenkins Memorial Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 7.5f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 1¼ 9-0 7964A Tony Hamilton 14/1
29 Jul 12+24d Pontefract Tyregiant.com Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 16/16 1¾ 8-11 8038A Tony Hamilton 22/1
05 Jul 12+11d Haydock TuffX Glass Handicap (Betfair Sprint Flat Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 6f · Soft · 15 ran 14/15 2¼ 9-5 7237C Tony Hamilton 12/1
24 Jun 12+19d Pontefract Bet Totepool On All Irish Racing Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 72106A Tony Hamilton 10/1
05 Jun 12+20d Leicester Diamond Jubilee Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 shd 9-2 7562C Paul Mulrennan 22/1
16 May 12+36d York McArthurglen's York Designer Outlet Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good · 17 ran 16/17 3½ 8-10 7758C Tony Hamilton 33/1
10 Apr 12+176d Pontefract Dalby Stand Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 2½ 8-5 7962A Barry McHugh 25/1
2011 · 5 runs
17 Oct 11+10d Pontefract totequickpick Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 8-10 79103A Tony Hamilton 7/2
07 Oct 11+50d York Piper-heidsieck National Racecourse Catering Awards E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 5.5f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 2 9-3 8573A P J McDonald 7/1
18 Aug 11+34d York Dbs Premier Yearling Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 17/20 ¾ 8-11 —61C Tony Hamilton 50/1
15 Jul 11+23d Pontefract Countrywide Freight Maiden Auction Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 2/16 nse 8-9 —102A Tony Hamilton 5/2
22 Jun 11 Carlisle Edmundson Electrical Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 1 8-6 —75A Patrick Donaghy 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Byronic Hero won?
Byronic Hero (GB) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2011 and 2012, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Byronic Hero?
Byronic Hero (GB) was trained by Jedd O'Keeffe on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 17 October 2012.
Who is Byronic Hero's sire?
Byronic Hero (GB) is by Byron (GB) out of Starbeck (IRE), whose sire is Spectrum.
What going does Byronic Hero prefer?
Byronic Hero (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Byronic Hero's official rating?
Byronic Hero (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 85.
What is Byronic Hero's sire's record?
Byron (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,248 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 172.
Who are Byronic Hero's siblings?
Out of Starbeck (IRE), Byronic Hero (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Harrogate Fair (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Harrogate Fair (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2011. 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.