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Horse profile

Great Hero (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2013) · Last trainer Richard Phillips · Last owner The Adlestrop Club
by Arkadian Hero (USA) out of Great Tern (GB) (Simply Great)
21 runs · 10 courses · from May 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 May 2013 — 4,906 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2013 Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Great Hero (GB) is yet to win from 21 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Fontwell (Apr 2013). Last raced off 104, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating104↓ 10lb off peak
104 99–114

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 117A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 26 Apr 2013 Official rating 104 at the last run, 22 May 2013

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 19 figures · best 124A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft8124A107.5—
Good to Soft6119A112—
Heavy3110A100—
Good2112A99—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f11121A110—
1m5f – 2m7124A103—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 21 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 · 19 figures from 21 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
Arkadian Hero (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 3.7% of 535 runs since Jan 2008 (41 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−3.7—
Good to Firm9344.3%+0.60 from 1
Good12354.1%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft5911.7%−20 from 7
Soft6411.6%−2.10 from 8
Heavy1400%−3.70 from 3
Standard (AW)17895.1%+1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5923.4%−0.3—
6f – 7f12821.6%−2.1—
1m – 1m1f5211.9%−1.8—
1m2f – 1m4f2900%−3.7—
1m5f – 2m14396.3%+2.60 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f7111.4%−2.30 from 11
2m5f – 3m40512.5%+8.80 from 1
Over 3m1300%−3.70 from 2

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
Great Tern (GB) (Simply Great)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Paddy's Tern (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Paddy's Tern (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Paddy's Tern (GB)3322m–3m½fClass 4
Red (GB)220——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 14 0 0% −14.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 4 0 0% −4.00
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 0 0% −11.00
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Quinlan 6 0 0% −6.00
Wayne Hutchinson 4 0 0% −4.00
Richard Johnson 3 0 0% −3.00
Timmy Murphy 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Shoemark 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Z Davidson 1 0 0% −1.00
Steven Pateman 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Siddall 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 7 0 0% −7.00
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 6 0 0% −6.00
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 0 0% −13.00
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 7 runs
22 May 13+26d Huntingdon Shoreclean Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Good To Firm · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-4 104— Conor Shoemark 8/1
26 Apr 13+15d Chepstow Sun Trade Windows Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 7/18 4 11-11 104117A Richard Johnson 14/1
11 Apr 13+20d Fontwell totepool.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 20 11-2 104112A Aidan Coleman 14/1
22 Mar 13+12d Newbury Watch Racing UK On Sky 432 'Hands And Heels' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 10-5 104110A Mr Z Davidson 50/1
10 Mar 13+20d Warwick racinguk.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 8 11-1 10497C Steven Pateman 66/1
18 Feb 13+38d Southwell Horse Racing Free Bets With Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-12 99— Sean Quinlan 25/1
11 Jan 13+26d Huntingdon Connolly's Red Mills Racehorse Cubes Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 12/12 10 11-8 10195C Wayne Hutchinson 16/1
2012 · 3 runs
16 Dec 12+276d Hereford C. Stanley Jones Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 12 ran 8/12 10 11-1 10393C Richard Johnson 20/1
15 Mar 12+18d Towcester Middleton Wholesale Novices' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 6 10-12 108110B Wayne Hutchinson 10/1
26 Feb 12+69d Towcester Barchester Juniper House Care Home Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 11 11-6 108114A Wayne Hutchinson 8/1
2011 · 6 runs
19 Dec 11+25d Bangor-on-Dee dieselpriceguarantee.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 7/8 21 11-12 109100C Timmy Murphy 4/1
24 Nov 11+28d Uttoxeter Sessions Bars Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 4/17 2½ 11-11 109119A Timmy Murphy 14/1
27 Oct 11+237d Fontwell BBT Financial Services Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 10 11-12 109108B Sean Quinlan 10/1
04 Mar 11+33d Newbury Elle Security Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 5 11-6 110124A Sean Quinlan 40/1
30 Jan 11+27d Hereford Lindley Catering Group Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 2¾ 11-12 114121A Sean Quinlan 22/1
03 Jan 11+47d Hereford Lindley Catering 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 12 11-5 —107A Sean Quinlan 125/1
2010 · 4 runs
17 Nov 10+14d Warwick Anabel King Racing 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 3½ 10-12 —97A Tom Siddall 50/1
03 Nov 10+77d Chepstow Lindley Catering Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 8/15 ½ 11-0 —103C Sean Quinlan 100/1
18 Aug 10+27d Hereford Herefordshire Riding For The Disabled Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 9/15 1½ 11-1 —86C Paddy Brennan 11/1
22 Jul 10+432d Uttoxeter NMU Birmingham Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 6 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 3½ 11-2 —112A Richard Johnson 11/1
2009 · 1 run
16 May 09 Uttoxeter MGM Furniture Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 16 ran 13/16 ¾ 10-12 —89C Wayne Hutchinson 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Great Hero won?
Great Hero (GB) has yet to win, from 21 archived starts between 2009 and 2013. Placed 4 times in total (19% of starts).
Who trained Great Hero?
Great Hero (GB) was trained by Richard Phillips on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 22 May 2013.
Who is Great Hero's sire?
Great Hero (GB) is by Arkadian Hero (USA) out of Great Tern (GB), whose sire is Simply Great.
What is Great Hero's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 22 May 2013. The highest on record is 114.
What is Great Hero's sire's record?
Arkadian Hero (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 3.7% of 535 runs since Jan 2008 (41 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Great Hero's siblings?
Out of Great Tern (GB), Great Hero (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Paddy's Tern (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Paddy's Tern (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2009. 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.