Horse profile
Heart Above (GB)
by Shirocco (GER) out of Cool Baranca (GER) (Beat Hollow)
35 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Kelso, Musselburgh & Perth
Ran 13 days ago · 3rd of 7
Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile
Typically ridden with patience — held up in 6 of 8 analysed runs — Heart Above (GB) is 5 from 35. Last raced off 104, 8lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 8lb off peak
- 5–35Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 16 (45.7%)Placed
- −12.37£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 0.97Fair A/E n=35 · 0.80 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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.
Official rating104↓ 8lb off peak
104
74–112
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 118
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 122C | 108 | 4 · 122 / 113 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 129B | 108 | 3 · 119 / 108 |
| Soft | 4 | 125A | 88.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 118B | 114 | 2 · 118 / 116 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 129B | 102 | 2 · 122 / 93 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 125A | 108 | 3 · 119 / 118 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 118B | 108 | 5 · 118 / 108 |
Of 35 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 35 runs · as at 12 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 8 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (75%) · 2 wins
- Led 1 (13%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,160 runs since Jan 2008 (920 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 3 | 20% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 343 | 30 | 8.7% | −2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 2,727 | 315 | 11.6% | +0.4 | 3 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 1,807 | 217 | 12% | +0.8 | 2 from 12 |
| Soft | 2,472 | 258 | 10.4% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 1,030 | 123 | 11.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 766 | 76 | 9.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 203 | 15 | 7.4% | −3.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 401 | 34 | 8.5% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,091 | 107 | 9.8% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,696 | 283 | 10.5% | −0.7 | 2 from 15 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,685 | 315 | 11.7% | +0.5 | 1 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,660 | 223 | 13.4% | +2.2 | 2 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 404 | 45 | 11.1% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Cool Baranca (GER) (Beat Hollow)
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 | 15 | 3 | 20% | −0.75 |
| Good to Soft | 12 | 2 | 17% | −3.62 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 14 | 3 | 21% | +0.25 |
| Class 4 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.62 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 14 | 3 | 21% | +2.75 |
| Musselburgh | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.62 |
| Perth | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Cartmel | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 2 | 13% | −9.12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.75 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Brooke | 14 | 2 | 14% | −8.37 |
| Peter Kavanagh | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Patrick Wadge | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ryan Mania | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Fern O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oakley Brown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Sean Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Rabbitt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Bannister | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.50 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −1.75 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −5.12 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 32 | 5 | 16% | −9.37 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Oct 26+18d | Kelso | Percy's Racing Dream Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier) raced freely early - up with the front runner until the 4th - in contention 2 out - third at the last and outpaced - finished 3rd without finding more | 3/7 | 5 | 11-1 | 104 | 118B | 116A | Peter Kavanagh | 4/1 |
| 16 Sep 26+60d | Kelso | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle Race Sat close to the pace - pushed along before 2 out - weakened before the last - finished 5th | 5/5 | nk | 10-8 | 105 | 114C | 101B | Peter Kavanagh | 10/1 |
| 18 Jul 26+20d | Cartmel | RF Miller & Co Female Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Race (Female Professional Jockeys And Amateur Riders' Race) held up towards the back - driven out before two out - dropped away soon after | 9/11 | 16 | 10-4 | 106 | 118A | 93A | Fern O'Brien | 33/1 |
| 28 Jun 26+35d | Cartmel | Campbell & Rowley Handicap Hurdle Held up mid-pack - still behind with 3 to jump - eased and pulled up before the final fence | PU/11 | — | 11-3 | 107 | — | — | Danny McMenamin | 17/2 |
| 24 May 26+34d | Kelso | J.A. Wilson Contractors Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back - began to make progress from 3 out - closed on front group after 2 out - powered home after final fence - fought to front in the last few strides to score | 1/12 | 11-9 | 104 | 102A | 126A | Oakley Brown | 13/2 | |
| 20 Apr 26+31d | Kelso | Malcolm 'Scarra' Scott Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled mid-pack early - crept forward after 3 out then pressed for effort approaching 2 out - had nothing left before the last and trailed home well held | 7/11 | nk | 11-6 | 106 | 108A | 109A | Ryan Mania | 17/2 |
| 20 Mar 26+20d | Musselburgh | Racing Post+ Subscription Go North Sea Pigeon Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) Raced up with the pace - clipped fence four out then lost place before three out - dropped away after two out | 9/14 | 2¼ | 11-1 | 108 | 119C | 113A | Ryan Mania | 12/1 |
| 28 Feb 26+58d | Kelso | bet365 Morebattle Hurdle (Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up at the back of the field - losing touch after 3 out - dropped away well behind and pulled up before the last | PU/17 | — | 10-2 | 110 | — | — | Peter Kavanagh | 50/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+25d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet A Good Bet Hogmaneigh Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace in the pack - urged forward before three out - stumbled two out - responded approaching the last then quickly weakened | 4/9 | 1½ | 10-12 | 111 | 108B | 114A | Sean Quinlan | 28/1 |
| 07 Dec 25+29d | Kelso | Humes Outfitters Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - pushed along and slipped towards the back two out - soon lost touch - finished sixth | 6/6 | 3 | 10-2 | 112 | 64A | 102B | Peter Kavanagh | 17/2 |
| 08 Nov 25+14d | Kelso | William Hill Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Settled in behind the front group - short of space swinging into the straight - up to third with two furlongs left - closed on the pacesetter - hit the front approaching the final stride - drew away comfortably to score | 1/14 | 10-11 | 105 | 106B | 127A | Peter Kavanagh | 5/1 | |
| 25 Oct 25+38d | Kelso | Midburn Construction Ltd Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - moved into second 3 out and hit the front before 2 out - pushed along but overtaken soon after - unable to challenge again on the run-in finishing second | 2/11 | 6½ | 11-4 | 105 | 122C | 131A | Charlie Maggs | 5/4F |
| 17 Sep 25+58d | Kelso | Abbey Fine Wines Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - hit the third-last but stayed in contention just off the front group - pushed along and close enough turning for home - surged in front near the last and pulled away for the win | 1/11 | 12-0 | 99 | 122A | 132A | Henry Brooke | 9/4F | |
| 21 Jul 25+18d | Cartmel | Cumbria Grand Hotel Handicap Hurdle Settled with the pack early - dropped away and faded two out then pressed on under the whip - finished strongly to take fourth close home | 4/12 | 1¼ | 11-13 | 99 | 125A | 121A | Henry Brooke | 5/1 |
| 03 Jul 25+25d | Perth | PWA Architecture Handicap Hurdle Settled mid-pack early - pushed along and made progress before two out - moved into fourth on the run-in - finished four and three-quarter lengths back in 4th | 4/11 | 4¼ | 12-0 | 100 | 107B | 122A | Henry Brooke | 8/1 |
| 08 Jun 25+32d | Perth | bet365 Handicap Hurdle Fought for control early - sat close to the pace - improved through on the inside before drifting markedly off a straight line and departed the course 2 out | RO/9 | — | 11-6 | 100 | — | — | Henry Brooke | 9/2 |
| 07 May 25+13d | Kelso | Bedmax Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved into contention 8th - tucked up behind leader 2 out - unable to threaten winner but stayed on for second | 2/9 | 2¼ | 11-11 | 97 | 108B | 125B | Henry Brooke | 18/5 |
| 24 Apr 25+34d | Perth | Equine Products Best Turned Out Handicap Hurdle Sat close to front pack early - urged forward after three out - drifted off a true line and lost ground after two out - finished fifth beaten a long way | 5/15 | 4¾ | 11-12 | 98 | 71C | 100C | Patrick Wadge | 11/4F |
| 21 Mar 25+33d | Musselburgh | Racing Post Go North Sea Pigeon Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) Settled with the pack early - lost momentum on the inner 4 out - found renewed energy from 3 out - hit the second-last awkwardly - moved into runner-up spot at the last - unable to close on winner but stayed on to the line | 2/12 | 3 | 10-9 | 94 | 118A | 117A | Henry Brooke | 13/2 |
| 16 Feb 25+80d | Musselburgh | 100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack early - squeezed for space along the rail after the 6th - lost touch three out before rallying strongly up the straight - closed for third but couldn't reach the winner | 3/11 | nse | 11-10 | 93 | 108A | 128A | Patrick Wadge | 7/4F |
| 28 Nov 24+33d | Musselburgh | CMS Cameron McKenna And Close Brothers Handicap Hurdle Tracked the front-runner along the rail - travelling strongly two out - moved through to the front approaching the final fence though not quite clean over it - challenged strongly from there - asserted in the final furlong and stayed on strongly to win | 1/10 | 10-6 | 88 | 129B | 113A | Henry Brooke | 11/8F | |
| 26 Oct 24+30d | Kelso | William Hill Handicap Hurdle Tracked in touch on the rail - urged forward two out - closed on the front-runner nearing the last - kept going under pressure but couldn't get past | 2/15 | 3¾ | 9-11 | 83 | 111B | 107A | William Maggs | 5/2F |
| 26 Sep 24+8d | Perth | Perth Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Tracked the pace - blundered three out then needed urging - closed to challenge into second two out - hit the front approaching the last - stayed on strongly to the line - won comfortably | 1/12 | 10-13 | 77 | 81A | 109A | Conor O'Farrell | 5/2J | |
| 18 Sep 24+25d | Kelso | Abbey Fine Wines Handicap Hurdle Jumped to front - untidy at the 1st - passed before the following fence - up with the front group - moved into 2nd once the penultimate obstacle was bypassed - hit the front ahead of the bypassed last - soon overtaken and held third 7¾ lengths back on the run-in | 3/14 | 7 | 10-7 | 77 | — | 101A | Conor O'Farrell | 15/8F |
| 24 Aug 24+7d | Cartmel | Cartmel Peninsula Holiday Food Boxes Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Travelled with the pace - level with rival two out - pushed into command before the last - a length to good early in the run-in - overtaken close home and battled on for second | 2/8 | ¾ | 10-2 | 74 | 96B | 105A | Conor Rabbitt | 10/3 |
| 17 Aug 24+55d | Market Rasen | C&L Fairburn Property Development Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back of the field early - under pressure approaching 3 out - unable to make an impression - well held in 7th | 7/13 | 4¼ | 10-2 | 74 | 98C | 90A | Harry Bannister | 6/1 |
| 23 Jun 24+14d | Hexham | Paxton's Are Case IH's No1 Dealer Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 3/15 | 2 | 10-8 | 75 | 107B | 106A | Patrick Wadge | 12/1 |
| 09 Jun 24+30d | Perth | bet365 Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle | 8/10 | ¾ | 10-10 | 79 | 88A | 82A | Henry Brooke | 15/2 |
| 10 May 24+93d | Sedgefield | AK Bets Best Price Premier League Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 11/12 | 19 | 10-12 | 82 | — | 75C | Henry Brooke | 5/2F |
| 07 Feb 24+36d | Sedgefield | Betting.Bet New Betting Sites Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 7/10 | 4¼ | 11-7 | — | 81B | 93A | Henry Brooke | 10/1 |
| 02 Jan 24+15d | Ayr | Quiz Night At Golf Inn Prestwick Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/14 | 4½ | 11-8 | — | 66C | 95C | Henry Brooke | 11/1 |
| 18 Dec 23+37d | Musselburgh | tote.co.uk Six Geese A Laying Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/8 | 13 | 11-4 | — | 54C | 94C | Henry Brooke | 3/1 |
| 11 Nov 23+208d | Kelso | Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 2/13 | hd | 11-2 | — | 85B | 130A | Danny McMenamin | 5/1 |
| 17 Apr 23+170d | Kelso | 200 Years Of Racing Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 2/10 | 1 | 11-3 | — | 122A | 123A | Henry Brooke | 13/2 |
| 29 Oct 22 | Ayr | Marine & Lawn 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 3 | 11-1 | — | 102C | 115A | Henry Brooke | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Heart Above (GB) won?
- Heart Above (GB) won 5 of 35 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 16 times in total (45.7% of starts).
- Who trains Heart Above (GB)?
- Heart Above (GB) is trained by Dianne Sayer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
- Who is Heart Above (GB)'s sire?
- Heart Above (GB) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Cool Baranca (GER), whose sire is Beat Hollow.
- What going does Heart Above (GB) prefer?
- Heart Above (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 15 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Heart Above (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 4 October 2026. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Heart Above (GB)'s sire's record?
- Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,160 runs since Jan 2008 (920 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.