Horse profile
Herculaneum (IRE)
by Australia (GB) out of Jellett (IRE) (Green Desert)
38 runs · 21 courses · from Feb 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Last run 17 Jan 2026
Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile
Herculaneum is a gelding who has won four of 38 starts, all on turf over 1m5f – 2m. He won the Portwest Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe in May 2024 off an official rating of 102 on good to soft ground and has also scored at Thurles, Down Royal and Naas, all in handicaps. He last ran at Navan in Jan 2026, where he was held off an official rating of 106.
Based on 38 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
- 4–38Wins / Runs
- 10.5%Strike rate
- 11 (28.9%)Placed
- +12.50£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 1.47Fair A/E n=38 · 1.17 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 58dAvg 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 rating106↓ 4lb off peak
106
64–110
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 101
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 102A | 81 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 121B | 92.5 | — |
| Good | 3 | 104B | 93 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 121B | 78.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 104B | 87.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 92B | 84.5 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 110B | 106 | — |
| Good | 2 | 120C | 113 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 110B | 84.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 120C | 106 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 81B | 70 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 38 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 38 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 3 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | +11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 664 | 81 | 12.2% | +1 | — |
| Good | 1,505 | 165 | 11% | −0.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 659 | 67 | 10.2% | −1 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 960 | 121 | 12.6% | +1.4 | 2 from 15 |
| Heavy | 324 | 29 | 9% | −2.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,522 | 164 | 10.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −5.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 643 | 63 | 9.8% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,243 | 136 | 10.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,086 | 266 | 12.8% | +1.6 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,170 | 129 | 11% | −0.2 | 4 from 12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 354 | 26 | 7.3% | −3.9 | 0 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 7 | 6.5% | −4.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −2.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Jellett (IRE) (Green Desert)
7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Smart Striking (USA) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Strawberriesncream (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Striking (USA) | 6 | 2 | 7f | — |
| Strawberriesncream (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| More Than A Lot (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Albedo (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Jet Acclaim (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Artistic Thread (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Take Action (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 2 | 13% | +9.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Thurles | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Down Royal | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 4 | 33% | +38.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr O McGill | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.50 |
| Gavin Brouder | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Sorcha Woods | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Fitzgerald | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hugh Horgan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Crosse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| G B Noonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr N McParlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieren Buckley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D McGill | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Cian Cullinan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Fenelon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 1 | 6% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 16 | 3 | 19% | +17.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| 2023 | 16 | 3 | 19% | +21.50 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 23 | 3 | 13% | +14.50 |
| Flat | 15 | 1 | 7% | −2.00 |
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 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 17 Jan 26+502d | Navan | Ardmulchan Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3 out - dropped away and pulled up before 2 out | PU/10 | — | 11-12 | 106 | — | — | Conor Stone-Walsh | 100/1 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Sep 24+29d | Roscommon | Oran Handicap (50-80) Held up towards the back - pushed along with no headway made - stumbled and lost rider entering the straight | UR/15 | — | 9-10 | 79 | — | — | Gavin Brouder | 50/1 |
| 04 Aug 24+28d | Galway | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Hesitant start and dropped to the back - improved on the outside approaching two out - stumbled at that fence in 5th - required urging - unable to close after the last - stayed on same rate to finish sixth | 6/14 | 1¼ | 11-9 | 110 | 81B | 119A | Gavin Brouder | 18/1 |
| 07 Jul 24+23d | Sligo | Friends Of Brian Mulligan Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 4/7 | 21 | 11-6 | 110 | 78A | 98A | G B Noonan | 7/2 |
| 14 Jun 24+17d | Fairyhouse | Soil Ireland Turf Management Handicap (50-85) | 11/18 | nk | 9-8 | 81 | 120C | 69C | Gavin Brouder | 14/1 |
| 28 May 24+34d | Ballinrobe | Portwest Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 1/16 | 11-2 | 102 | 101B | 126A | Gavin Brouder | 12/1 | |
| 24 Apr 24+146d | Bellewstown | BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 5/16 | 3¼ | 11-0 | 102 | 121B | 111A | Mr O McGill | 12/1 |
| 2023 · 16 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 23+7d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 2/17 | 7½ | 11-13 | 94 | 73B | 121A | Mr O McGill | 9/4F |
| 23 Nov 23+21d | Thurles | Holycross Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/15 | 10-13 | 94 | 91B | 122A | Mr O McGill | 13/2 | |
| 02 Nov 23+18d | Thurles | Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 2/15 | nk | 11-3 | 91 | 99B | 110A | Mr O McGill | 9/2 |
| 15 Oct 23+20d | Cork | Finbarr Galvin CUPRA Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 3/17 | 4 | 11-9 | 90 | 100B | 112A | Danny Mullins | 6/1 |
| 25 Sep 23+13d | Down Royal | Molson Coors Beverage Company Handicap | 7/12 | hd | 9-9 | 82 | 106A | 69A | Sorcha Woods | 16/1 |
| 12 Sep 23+14d | Laytown (AW) | Gilna's Cottage Inn (Q.R.) Race | 6/7 | shd | 12-0 | 82 | — | 64A | Mr N McParlan | 20/1 |
| 29 Aug 23+24d | Bellewstown | Ploughman Bar & Grill (Q.R.) Handicap | 6/13 | 2 | 11-6 | 83 | 94C | 78A | Mr O McGill | 15/2 |
| 05 Aug 23+8d | Galway | McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap (50-80) | 3/11 | ¾ | 9-9 | 80 | 110B | 87A | Sorcha Woods | 12/1 |
| 28 Jul 23+17d | Down Royal | Tote Apprentice Handicap | 1/10 | 9-4 | 64 | 106A | 89A | Sorcha Woods | 12/1 | |
| 11 Jul 23+29d | Tramore | Tote Tramore Derby Handicap (47-65) | 3/8 | 1¼ | 9-13 | 65 | 79A | 78A | Adam Caffrey | 16/1 |
| 12 Jun 23+38d | Roscommon | Ivan Connaughton Auctioneers Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 5/15 | 4½ | 11-10 | 91 | 104B | 104A | Kieren Buckley | 16/1 |
| 05 May 23+4d | Downpatrick | Randox Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 7/12 | 4½ | 10-11 | 92 | 102A | 89A | Mr O McGill | 5/1 |
| 01 May 23+32d | Down Royal | Club Lemon Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 14/18 | 4½ | 11-11 | 92 | 76B | 93A | Jody McGarvey | 4/1 |
| 30 Mar 23+20d | Naas | Owners Insurance Included In AIRO Membership Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 1/18 | 10-12 | 86 | 81B | 115A | Mr D McGill | 16/1 | |
| 10 Mar 23+16d | Ayr | Enjoy The Virgin Bet Raceday Tomorrow Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 5/11 | 1½ | 11-6 | 99 | 93B | 101A | Mr O McGill | 9/2 |
| 22 Feb 23+284d | Punchestown | Hospitality At Festival 2023 Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 2/16 | 2¼ | 11-3 | 84 | 72B | 116A | Jody McGarvey | 33/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 May 22+36d | Wexford | BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 5/13 | 1¾ | 10-12 | 86 | 79B | 93A | Cian Cullinan | 8/1 |
| 08 Apr 22+57d | Ballinrobe | Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 3/14 | 1 | 10-12 | 86 | — | 100A | Mr O McGill | 25/1 |
| 10 Feb 22+46d | Thurles | Killinan Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 11/18 | 43 | 11-1 | 87 | — | 80C | Shane Fitzgerald | 6/1 |
| 2021 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 21+40d | Down Royal | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 6/15 | 2¼ | 11-0 | 88 | 59B | 87A | Sam Ewing | 15/2 |
| 16 Nov 21+23d | Limerick | LimerickRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle | 5/13 | ½ | 11-7 | 88 | 90B | 101A | Shane Fenelon | 25/1 |
| 24 Oct 21+23d | Wexford | Download The Boylesports App Maiden Hurdle | 6/13 | 2¾ | 10-13 | — | 71C | 94C | Shane Fitzgerald | 80/1 |
| 01 Oct 21+54d | Gowran Park | BetVictor Joe Bollard Memorial Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 4/13 | ½ | 11-4 | — | 84C | 94C | Shane Fitzgerald | 100/1 |
| 08 Aug 21+156d | Downpatrick | Joe Rea Memorial Maiden Hurdle | UR/9 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | Jody McGarvey | 150/1 |
| 05 Mar 21+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Hollywoodbets Racing & Sports Betting (Q.R.) Handicap | 7/14 | 1¾ | 10-0 | 66 | 92B | 63A | Michael O'Sullivan | 18/1 |
| 12 Feb 21+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Find Us On Facebook At dundalkstadium Handicap (45-70) | 9/14 | 2 | 9-12 | 68 | 90B | 65A | Shane Crosse | 17/2 |
| 22 Jan 21+37d | Dundalk (AW) | HOLLYWOODBETS HORSE RACING AND SPORTS BETTING Handicap (45-70) | 8/14 | ½ | 9-8 | 69 | 84B | 69A | Hugh Horgan | 33/1 |
| 2020 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 20+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap (45-75) (Div 1) | 9/14 | nk | 9-4 | 71 | 85B | 62A | Hugh Horgan | 33/1 |
| 25 Nov 20+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Test Your Tipping Talents At PUNTERS.HOLLYWOODBETS.COM Every Dundalk Meeting Maiden | 9/14 | hd | 9-7 | — | 81B | 66A | Declan McDonogh | 12/1 |
| 06 Nov 20+266d | Curragh | Paddy Power Home Of The Money Back Special Maiden | 5/12 | 1¾ | 9-0 | — | 59A | 69A | Hugh Horgan | 17/2 |
| 14 Feb 20 | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Maiden (Plus 10) | 6/9 | 1 | 9-2 | — | 61A | 60A | Shane Crosse | 13/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Herculaneum won?
- Herculaneum (IRE) won 4 of 38 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 11 times in total (28.9% of starts).
- Who trains Herculaneum?
- Herculaneum (IRE) is trained by Noel C Kelly, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 January 2026.
- Who is Herculaneum's sire?
- Herculaneum (IRE) is by Australia (GB) out of Jellett (IRE), whose sire is Green Desert.
- What going does Herculaneum prefer?
- Herculaneum (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 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 Herculaneum's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 17 January 2026. The highest on record is 110.
- What is Herculaneum's sire's record?
- Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
- Who are Herculaneum's siblings?
- Out of Jellett (IRE), Herculaneum (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Smart Striking (USA) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Strawberriesncream (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.