Heartbreak Hero (GB)
Heartbreak Hero (GB) is 2 from 14. Hasn't won since Aug 2014. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off 91, 15lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–14Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 5 (35.7%)Placed
- −10.65£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 0.83Fair A/E n=14 · 0.70 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 38dAvg 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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,030 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 198 | 41 | 20.7% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,251 | 399 | 12.3% | +0.4 | 1 from 7 |
| Good | 3,146 | 328 | 10.4% | −1.5 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,310 | 130 | 9.9% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,194 | 94 | 7.9% | −4 | — |
| Heavy | 273 | 25 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,658 | 883 | 13.3% | +1.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,860 | 521 | 13.5% | +1.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 8,006 | 951 | 11.9% | 0 | 2 from 13 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,755 | 289 | 10.5% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,025 | 102 | 10% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 273 | 26 | 9.5% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 102 | 10 | 9.8% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.8 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Indigo Way (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Indigo Way (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Way (GB) | 5 | 3 | 7f–1m2f | Class 2 |
| Dr Kildare (GB) | 33 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Wandle (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Betty Blue (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Merton Lad (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ciel Rouge (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Hummingbird (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.27 |
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.38 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 13 | 2 | 15% | −9.65 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seb Sanders | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.38 |
| Ryan Moore | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.27 |
| Harry Bentley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Georgia Cox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −3.65 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Heartbreak Hero won?
- Heartbreak Hero (GB) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2014 and 2015, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
- Who trained Heartbreak Hero?
- Heartbreak Hero (GB) was trained by William Haggas on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 2 October 2015.
- Who is Heartbreak Hero's sire?
- Heartbreak Hero (GB) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Artistic Blue (USA), whose sire is Diesis.
- What going does Heartbreak Hero prefer?
- Heartbreak Hero (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Heartbreak Hero's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 2 October 2015. The highest on record is 106.
- What is Heartbreak Hero's sire's record?
- Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,030 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
- Who are Heartbreak Hero's siblings?
- Out of Artistic Blue (USA), Heartbreak Hero (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Indigo Way (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Indigo Way (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.