How many races has Herculean won?

Herculean (GB) won 2 of 20 archived starts between 2017 and 2021, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 6 times in total (30% of starts).

Who trained Herculean?

Herculean (GB) was trained by Derek Shaw on the most recent run on record, at Yarmouth on 5 August 2021.

Who is Herculean's sire?

Herculean (GB) is by Frankel (GB) out of African Rose (GB), whose sire is Observatory.

What going does Herculean prefer?

Herculean (GB) has the best record on good to firm 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 Herculean's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 5 August 2021. The highest on record is 91.

What is Herculean's sire's record?

Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,531 runs since May 2016 (880 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 270.

Who are Herculean's siblings?

Out of African Rose (GB), Herculean (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fair Eva (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Fair Eva (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Herculean (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2021) · Last trainer Derek Shaw · Last owner Jupiter Racing

by Frankel (GB) out of African Rose (GB) (Observatory)

20 runs · 12 courses · from Sep 2017

As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 5 Aug 2021 — 1,917 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Aug 2021 · 11th of 11 2 wins · Pontefract & Ascot Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 57

KTB Profile

Herculean (GB) is 2 from 20. Hasn't won since Jul 2018. Both wins have come on turf — 0 from 6 on the all-weather. Last raced off 57, 34lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance All wins on turf OR ↓ 34lb off peak

2–20Wins / Runs
10%Strike rate
6 (30%)Placed
−16.73£1 level staken=20 at SP
0.55Fair A/E n=20 · 0.47 incl. margin
91Highest OR
43dBetween runs (median)longest 280 d

Official rating57↓ 34lb off peak

57 57–91

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 3 Feb 2021

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 →

Flat 20 figures · best 110^C · median 85

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)	6	102^A	77.5	—
Soft	6	110^C	87.5	—
Good to Firm	4	106^C	82	—
Good to Soft	2	92^A	64	—
Good	2	107^A	81	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f	9	102^A	83	—
1m2f – 1m4f	7	110^C	89	—
1m – 1m1f	4	106^C	69.5	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 55^C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chester, 10 Jul 2021 Official rating 57 at the last run, 5 Aug 2021

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 20 figures · best 104^A · median 72.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)	6	85^A	63	—
Soft	6	98^A	81.5	—
Good to Firm	4	104^A	67.5	—
Good to Soft	2	89^A	72	—
Good	2	91^A	71	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f	9	98^A	62	—
1m2f – 1m4f	7	95^A	87	—
1m – 1m1f	4	104^A	63.5	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 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

Frankel (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,531 runs since May 2016 (880 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 270.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	15	4	26.7%	+8.7	—
Good to Firm	1,280	259	20.2%	+2.2	1 from 4
Good	1,915	362	18.9%	+0.9	0 from 2
Good to Soft	1,022	175	17.1%	−0.9	0 from 2
Soft	1,118	163	14.6%	−3.4	1 from 6
Heavy	329	42	12.8%	−5.2	—
Standard (AW)	1,852	350	18.9%	+0.9	0 from 6

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	65	11	16.9%	−1.1	—
6f – 7f	1,265	236	18.7%	+0.7	1 from 9
1m – 1m1f	1,982	372	18.8%	+0.8	0 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f	2,882	546	18.9%	+0.9	1 from 7
1m5f – 2m	972	151	15.5%	−2.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	270	33	12.2%	−5.8	—
2m5f – 3m	84	6	7.1%	−10.9	—
Over 3m	11	0	0%	−18	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2016 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

African Rose (GB) (Observatory)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Fair Eva (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Fair Eva (GB)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Fair Eva (GB)	5	2	6f	Group 3
Hakka (GB)	6	2	1m–1m½f	Class 3
Dark Jade (GB)	3	0	—	—
Imhotep (GB)	14	0	—	—
African Plains (GB)	5	0	—	—
Cosmos Pink (GB)	1	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	6	0	0%	−6.00
Soft	6	1	17%	−3.90
Good to Firm	4	1	25%	−2.83
Good to Soft	2	0	0%	−2.00
Good	2	0	0%	−2.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 3	12	1	8%	−9.90
Class 4	5	0	0%	−5.00
Class 5	2	1	50%	−0.83
Class 6	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Chelmsford City (AW)	3	0	0%	−3.00
Ascot	3	1	33%	−0.90
Newmarket	3	0	0%	−3.00
Doncaster	2	0	0%	−2.00
Kempton (AW)	2	0	0%	−2.00
Yarmouth	1	0	0%	−1.00
Chester	1	0	0%	−1.00
Leicester	1	0	0%	−1.00
Beverley	1	0	0%	−1.00
Newcastle (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Sandown	1	0	0%	−1.00
Pontefract	1	1	100%	+0.17

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
6f – 7f	9	1	11%	−6.90
1m2f – 1m4f	7	1	14%	−5.83
1m – 1m1f	4	0	0%	−4.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Josephine Gordon	3	0	0%	−3.00
Sean Levey	3	0	0%	−3.00
Jason Watson	3	0	0%	−3.00
Harry Bentley	2	0	0%	−2.00
Callum Shepherd	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ben Sanderson	1	0	0%	−1.00
Joanna Mason	1	0	0%	−1.00
Cam Hardie	1	0	0%	−1.00
Tom Marquand	1	0	0%	−1.00
P J McDonald	1	0	0%	−1.00
Andrea Atzeni	1	1	100%	+0.17
Kieran Shoemark	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ryan Moore	1	1	100%	+1.10

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	9	2	22%	−5.73
Hood	5	0	0%	−5.00
Tongue tie	5	0	0%	−5.00
Cheekpieces	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2021	10	0	0%	−10.00
2020	2	0	0%	−2.00
2019	4	0	0%	−4.00
2018	3	1	33%	−1.83
2017	1	1	100%	+1.10

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
2021 · 10 runs
05 Aug 21+16d	Yarmouth	MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Good To Firm · 11 ran	11/11	33	9-9	57	28^C	48^C	Callum Shepherd	40/1
20 Jul 21+10d	Chelmsford City (AW)	tote.co.uk Live Streaming Every UK Race Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Standard · 9 ran	9/9	19	9-2	65	68^C	47^C	Josephine Gordon	200/1
10 Jul 21+7d	Chester	Mental Health UK Handicap Class 4 · 1m2½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran	12/12	14	8-13	72	36^C	55^C	Ben Sanderson	100/1
03 Jul 21+7d	Leicester	KLG Windows And Conservatories Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran	8/8	20	8-10	76	75^C	40^C	Josephine Gordon	80/1
26 Jun 21+10d	Doncaster	Download The Free At The Races App Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good · 11 ran	11/11	15	8-13	79	55^C	51^C	Joanna Mason	100/1
16 Jun 21+18d	Chelmsford City (AW)	Ministry Of Sound Classical 21st August Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran	11/11	5	8-5	78	58^C	50^C	Josephine Gordon	200/1
29 May 21+94d	Beverley	bet365 Handicap Class 3 · 7½f · Soft · 12 ran	11/12	6	9-8	84	50^C	59^C	Cam Hardie	80/1
24 Feb 21+21d	Kempton (AW)	Unibet New Instant Roulette Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 11 ran	11/11	5	9-10	82	65^C	54^C	Sean Levey	10/1
03 Feb 21+22d	Kempton (AW)	Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran	8/9	2¼	9-10	86	102^A	72^A	Sean Levey	14/1
12 Jan 21+102d	Newcastle (AW)	Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran	7/12	1¼	9-1	88	102^A	85^A	Tom Marquand	28/1
2020 · 2 runs
02 Oct 20+84d	Ascot	Racing Welfare Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 8 ran	8/8	11	9-6	89	100^C	62^C	Sean Levey	5/1
10 Jul 20+280d	Newmarket	Price Promise At bet365 Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 12 ran	3/12	dht	9-8	89	92^A	98^A	P J McDonald	8/1
2019 · 4 runs
04 Oct 19+49d	Ascot	Mar-Key Group Classified Stakes (Str) Class 3 · 1m · Soft · 10 ran	8/10	4	9-3	90	74^B	73^A	Jason Watson	15/8F
16 Aug 19+20d	Chelmsford City (AW)	Bet totescoop6 At totesport.com Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Standard · 7 ran	5/7	1	9-12	90	87^A	77^A	Jason Watson	6/4F
27 Jul 19+43d	Newmarket	Heath Court Hotel 'Be Our Guest' Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Good · 8 ran	2/8	1¼	9-8	90	107^A	91^A	Harry Bentley	13/8F
14 Jun 19+231d	Sandown	Join Racing TV Now Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Soft · 13 ran	5/13	1¼	9-12	91	110^C	95^A	Jason Watson	5/4F
2018 · 3 runs
26 Oct 18+108d	Doncaster	Matchbook Is Commission Free Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 10 ran	3/10	½	9-7	90	92^A	89^A	Harry Bentley	6/4F
10 Jul 18+53d	Pontefract	Ben And Mary Hibbert Memorial Novice Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 6 ran	1/6		9-9	—	89^A	87^B	Andrea Atzeni	1/6F
18 May 18+252d	Newmarket	Pegasus Profiles Flying Horse Novice Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 14 ran	2/14	3¼	9-9	—	106^C	104^A	Kieran Shoemark	6/4F
2017 · 1 run
08 Sep 17	Ascot	Charbonnel ET Walker British EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 8 ran	1/8		9-5	—	83^A	90^A	Ryan Moore	11/10F

Quick answers

How many races has Herculean won?: Herculean (GB) won 2 of 20 archived starts between 2017 and 2021, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 6 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Herculean?: Herculean (GB) was trained by Derek Shaw on the most recent run on record, at Yarmouth on 5 August 2021.
Who is Herculean's sire?: Herculean (GB) is by Frankel (GB) out of African Rose (GB), whose sire is Observatory.
What going does Herculean prefer?: Herculean (GB) has the best record on good to firm 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 Herculean's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 5 August 2021. The highest on record is 91.
What is Herculean's sire's record?: Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,531 runs since May 2016 (880 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 270.
Who are Herculean's siblings?: Out of African Rose (GB), Herculean (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fair Eva (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Fair Eva (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

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