Comic Hero (IRE)
Comic Hero is 1 from 7 with the win at Class 4 level. The success came at Kempton over 6f-7f on standard all-weather in Feb 2026 when the gelding carried an official rating of 78. He is 0 from 6 on turf. His last run at Chester in Jun 2026 saw him finish 6 of 9 in a Class 2 handicap off a career-high mark of 82.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- −5.50£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.72Fair A/E n=7 · 0.61 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 62dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 91
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. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 91A | 82 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 88A | 87.5 | 2 runs · 88 / 87.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 88A | 82.5 | 2 runs · 88 / 85.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 91A | 89 | 2 runs · 91 / 89 |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 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 from 7 analysed runs since Jun 2025
- Prominent 4 (57%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,894 runs since Jan 2008 (361 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 938. Weakest on heavy going: 5.9% from 136.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +28.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 373 | 47 | 12.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 692 | 65 | 9.4% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 333 | 34 | 10.2% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 417 | 37 | 8.9% | −2.6 | — |
| Heavy | 136 | 8 | 5.9% | −5.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 938 | 140 | 14.9% | +3.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 69 | 3 | 4.3% | −7.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 886 | 96 | 10.8% | −0.7 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 887 | 104 | 11.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 796 | 104 | 13.1% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 190 | 22 | 11.6% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 65 | 4 | 6.2% | −5.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Callum Hutchinson | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| Rob Hornby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.50 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Jun 26+43d | Chester | Ladbrokes Get More With Racing Bet Builder Handicap Pulled hard early - settled mid-pack - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong - eased back in the closing strides to finish sixth | 6/9 | hd | 8-7 | 82 | 88A | 78A | Edward Greatrex | 11/2 |
| 01 May 26+27d | Newmarket | Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap Settled close to pace early - up to second soon after start - hit front a furlong out - pressed inside final stages and just failed to hold on close home | 2/9 | nk | 8-11 | 78 | 91A | 90A | Oisin Murphy | 7/1 |
| 04 Apr 26+45d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet A Good Bet Royal Mile Handicap Settled second early - urged forward approaching 2f out then boxed in with little space over 1f out - moved left inside the final furlong - lost momentum near the line | 5/6 | hd | 8-10 | 78 | 87A | 74B | Oisin Murphy | 15/8F |
| 18 Feb 26+223d | Kempton (AW) | Set Your Limits With Unibet Restricted Novice Stakes (Rider Restricted Race) (GBB Race) Held up handy in the early stages - moved through strongly over 2f out and asked for effort to hit the front - driven approaching the final furlong - stayed on to assert without being fully extended - won | 1/12 | 8-13 | 78 | 83A | 83A | Callum Hutchinson | 1/2F | |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Jul 25+15d | Newbury | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Novice Stakes Handy in the pack early - stayed on the rail through the last furlong closing hard - edged out by a whisker in 2nd | 2/12 | nse | 9-2 | — | 82A | 87A | Rob Hornby | 9/2 |
| 25 Jun 25+19d | Salisbury | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace early - pushed along a furlong out and drifted left before losing the advantage entering the final furlong - stayed on well under pressure - denied by a short margin in 3rd | 3/7 | hd | 9-7 | — | 69A | 76A | Rob Hornby | 7/1 |
| 06 Jun 25 | Bath | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Clipped another runner at the break - settled at the back and pushed along - drifted left inside the final furlong but stayed on to finish 7th | 7/12 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 64A | 72A | Callum Hutchinson | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Comic Hero won?
- Comic Hero (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Comic Hero?
- Comic Hero (IRE) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 June 2026.
- Who is Comic Hero's sire?
- Comic Hero (IRE) is by Saxon Warrior (JPN) out of Sense Of Humour (GB), whose sire is Dark Angel.
- What is Comic Hero's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 13 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Comic Hero's sire's record?
- Saxon Warrior (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,894 runs since Jan 2008 (361 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 938. Weakest on heavy going: 5.9% from 136.