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Horse profile

Heartache (GB)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2008) · Last trainer Robin Mathew · Last owner Robin Mathew
by Jurado (USA) out of Heresy (IRE) (Black Minstrel)
21 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Apr 2008 — 6,754 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2008 · 6th of 10 2 wins · Towcester & Exeter Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Heartache (GB) is 2 from 21, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jan 2006.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4
Official rating81↓ 3lb off peak
81 60–84

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 75C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 24 Apr 2008 Official rating 81 at the last run, 24 Apr 2008

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 9 figures · best 84C · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good375C65—
Good to Soft369C65—
Soft284C73.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m584C65—
Over 3m275C70—
2m1f – 2m4f269C62—

Of 21 runs looked at, 12 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (12).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 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
Jurado (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 185 runs since Jan 2008 (20 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−13.5—
Good to Firm29413.8%+0.3—
Good751114.7%+1.20 from 4
Good to Soft40410%−3.50 from 6
Soft25416%+2.51 from 7
Heavy12216.7%+3.21 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m2514%−9.5—
2m1f – 2m4f41614.6%+1.11 from 3
2m5f – 3m761013.2%−0.31 from 14
Over 3m43818.6%+5.10 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Heresy (IRE) (Black Minstrel)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Drat (GB)130——
Supralunary (GB)110——
Perjury (GB)50——
Equivocate (GB)60——
Risible (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% +0.50
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 4 1 25% +0.33

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 13 2 15% −1.17
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 8 1 13% −0.50
Fontwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Exeter 2 1 50% +2.33
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 14 1 7% −6.50
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +1.33

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Hutchinson 5 2 40% +6.83
Gerard Tumelty 3 0 0% −3.00
Charlie Huxley 3 0 0% −3.00
Rodi Greene 2 0 0% −2.00
Mattie Batchelor 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Brennan 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Messenger 1 0 0% −1.00
James Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephen Craine 1 0 0% −1.00
David Dennis 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 18 2 11% −6.17
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 9 1 11% −1.50
2005 7 1 14% −2.67

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
24 Apr 08+74d Fontwell Hardings Bar And Catering Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 ½ 9-11 8175C Gerard Tumelty 40/1
10 Feb 08+37d Hereford Connolly's Red Mills Herefordshire Handicap Chase Class 4 · 31f · Good To Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 9-11 62— Tom Messenger 66/1
04 Jan 08+24d Lingfield Lingfield Park For Weddings Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 15 ran 4/15 7 9-7 6463A Charlie Huxley 16/1
11 Dec 07+324d Fontwell Tiana Honey Watson Memorial Fund Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 8 10-0 6765C Rodi Greene 50/1
21 Jan 07+26d Towcester Wayside Volkswagen Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-6 70— Wayne Hutchinson 20/1
26 Dec 06+5d Towcester Robert Bellamy 40th Birthday Classified Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-5 70— Charlie Huxley 33/1
21 Dec 06+26d Exeter Mistletoe And Wine Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 nk 9-7 7065C Charlie Huxley 50/1
25 Nov 06+6d Towcester BGbet.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-7 76— Gerard Tumelty 16/1
19 Nov 06+28d Towcester Free Tips @ gg.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-10 76— James Davies 33/1
22 Oct 06+189d Towcester gg.com October Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 9-9 76— Gerard Tumelty 28/1
16 Apr 06+49d Towcester Gala Casino - Join Today, Play Today Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 6/13 30 10-5 7862C Rodi Greene 14/1
26 Feb 06+11d Fontwell Eau De Cologne Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25.5f · Heavy · 4 ran PU/4 — 10-0 78— Wayne Hutchinson 9/1
15 Feb 06+40d Leicester A & A Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 · 22.5f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-5 78— Mattie Batchelor 9/1
06 Jan 06+11d Towcester Tony Fanning Happy 75th Birthday Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 10-0 6784C Wayne Hutchinson 13/2
26 Dec 05+25d Towcester Free Tips at Gg.com Classified Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 21 11-0 6769C Mattie Batchelor 40/1
01 Dec 05+201d Wincanton Andrew Hopkins Concrete Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-0 77— Stephen Craine 16/1
14 May 05+17d Bangor-on-Dee Gallaghers Mitsubishi Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-0 84— Wayne Hutchinson 18/1
27 Apr 05+70d Exeter Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 10-4 6069C Wayne Hutchinson 10/3
16 Feb 05+11d Leicester gg.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 22.5f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-12 68— Paddy Brennan 12/1
05 Feb 05+22d Chepstow Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-11 75— David Dennis 33/1
14 Jan 05 Huntingdon Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 24 10-4 7855C Paddy Brennan 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Heartache (GB) won?
Heartache (GB) won 2 of 21 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 3 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Heartache (GB)?
Heartache (GB) was trained by Robin Mathew on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 24 April 2008.
Who is Heartache (GB)'s sire?
Heartache (GB) is by Jurado (USA) out of Heresy (IRE), whose sire is Black Minstrel.
What going does Heartache (GB) prefer?
Heartache (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Heartache (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 24 April 2008. The highest on record is 84.
What is Heartache (GB)'s sire's record?
Jurado (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 185 runs since Jan 2008 (20 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Heartache (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Heresy (IRE), Heartache (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.