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Herculeus (GB)

4yo gelding · Trainer William Muir & Chris Grassick · Owner Fortis Racing
by Expert Eye (GB) out of Prodigious (GB) (Intello)
14 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Newbury & Nottingham Last run 24 Sep 2026 · 8th of 9 Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Herculeus is a gelding with two wins from 14 starts. Both wins came in handicaps over 1m – 1m1f on good or faster ground, at Newbury in the Class 4 Venture Handicap off 77 in Aug 2025 and at Nottingham in the Class 5 Watch On Racing TV Handicap off 73 in May 2025. He has raced seven times at Newbury and Nottingham combined. His last run, at Southwell (AW) in Sep 2026, was held and finished 8 of 9 off an official rating of 70.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating70↓ 15lb off peak
70 70–85

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 19 Aug 2026

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 14 figures · best 102A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm698B84.53 runs · 93 / 78
Standard (AW)492A823 runs · 92 / 84
Heavy266C64—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f11102A844 runs · 93 / 88
6f – 7f380A672 runs · 80 / 73.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 19 Aug 2026 Official rating 70 at the last run, 24 Sep 2026

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 →

Flat 14 figures · best 96A · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm696A763 runs · 86 / 66
Standard (AW)479A70.53 runs · 79 / 71
Heavy281A74.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1196A744 runs · 86 / 74.5
6f – 7f381A712 runs · 71 / 65

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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 from 13 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Prominent 7 (54%) · 1 win
  • Held up 3 (23%) · 1 win
  • Led 2 (15%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (8%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Expert Eye (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 2,195 runs since Jan 2008 (196 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−10.2—
Good to Firm380348.9%−1.31 from 6
Good4965010.1%−0.11 from 1
Good to Soft223198.5%−1.70 from 1
Soft2372410.1%−0.1—
Heavy791417.7%+7.50 from 2
Standard (AW)7778310.7%+0.50 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1331410.5%+0.3—
6f – 7f910778.5%−1.70 from 3
1m – 1m1f5385710.6%+0.42 from 11
1m2f – 1m4f4045313.1%+2.9—
1m5f – 2m1581811.4%+1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f4736.4%−3.8—
2m5f – 3m5240%+29.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Prodigious (GB) (Intello)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Saffredi (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Saffredi (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Saffredi (GB)2426fClass 6

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 6 1 17% +6.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 1 100% +5.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 1 14% −0.50
Class 5 5 1 20% +7.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 5 1 20% +1.50
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Nottingham 2 1 50% +10.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 11 2 18% +7.50
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lewis Edmunds 13 2 15% +5.50
Ryan Kavanagh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 1 13% +4.00
Cheekpieces 6 1 17% +0.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 6 2 33% +12.50
2024 2 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 6 runs
24 Sep 26+15d Southwell (AW) Download The At The Races App Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Held up at the back - made no impression - finished well held in 8th 8/9 1 10-0 7080A71A Lewis Edmunds 6/1
09 Sep 26+21d Kempton (AW) Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard / Slow · 13 ran Went straight to front early - pushed along approaching final quarter mile - lost command inside final furlong and faded to finish 10/13 hd 9-7 7384B70A Lewis Edmunds 15/2
19 Aug 26+48d Kempton (AW) Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier) (Div II) Class 4 · 8f · Standard / Slow · 9 ran Up with the pace - dropped back and off the bridle approaching the final furlong - stayed on to recover some of that deficit late 6/9 1¼ 9-8 7792A79A Lewis Edmunds 40/1
02 Jul 26+31d Newbury World Cup Super Boosts At BetVictor Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran Pulled hard early travelling wide - stayed in range of the pace - pressed for effort 2f out - faded from there 13/14 ½ 10-2 8067C59C Lewis Edmunds 11/1
01 Jun 26+31d Newbury BetVictor Backing England To Win Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran Handy early - driven to stay with leader with 2f left - lost place inside final furlong and dropped away close home 5/12 1¾ 9-6 8293B86A Lewis Edmunds 9/1
01 May 26+191d Ascot Ascot Racecourse Supports Debra Manny Mercer Apprentice Handicap (Str) Class 3 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Set the pace early - pushed along before losing command 2f out - dropped away quickly through the final furlong 9/11 3 9-3 8478A66A Ryan Kavanagh 25/1
2025 · 6 runs
22 Oct 25+32d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Sat close to the front pack early - dropped away with over 2f left - trailed home in 10th 10/11 2 9-1 8560C53C Lewis Edmunds 14/1
20 Sep 25+23d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap (Str) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 15 ran Sat handy behind front group - pushed along with 2f left - faded softly through closing stages - finished 13th 13/15 5½ 9-9 8519C73C Lewis Edmunds 4/1
28 Aug 25+69d Newbury Venture Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 9 ran Sat behind pace on outside of field - moved to front and quickening 2f out - driven and holding sizeable advantage but wandered under pressure final furlong - held on to win 1/9 9-7 77102A94A Lewis Edmunds 11/2
20 Jun 25+31d Goodwood BetGoodwin Top UK Online Bookie Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 5 ran Pulled hard up with the pace - driven inside 2f out - dropped to 3rd over 1f out before drifting left and fading through the final furlong - 4th at the line 4/5 ¾ 9-1 7782C74B Lewis Edmunds 7/4F
20 May 25+22d Nottingham Watch On Racing TV Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Slow to begin - travelled strongly at the back early - stuck for space 4f out - made progress up the outside from 3f out - drifted left inside the final furlong - pushed on to hit the front - held on by a whisker 1/9 9-7 7398B96A Lewis Edmunds 11/1
28 Apr 25+194d Windsor British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Held a midfield spot wide of rivals - asked for effort with 2f left - progress out wide in the closing furlong - stayed on to go down by a length 2/11 1 8-12 —87A78A Lewis Edmunds 5/2
2024 · 2 runs
16 Oct 24+25d Nottingham British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8.5f · Heavy · 8 ran Handy early - lost touch approaching 2f out - stayed on at a steady rate to finish 5th 5/8 5½ 9-7 —66C68C Lewis Edmunds 40/1
21 Sep 24 Newbury Etcetera Construction 40th Anniversary EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Heavy · 7 ran Sluggish start - settled behind the front group before pressed for effort 3f out - lost touch and unable to quicken final furlong 5/7 ½ 9-7 —62A81A Lewis Edmunds 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Herculeus won?
Herculeus (GB) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).
Who trains Herculeus?
Herculeus (GB) is trained by William Muir & Chris Grassick, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 September 2026.
Who is Herculeus's sire?
Herculeus (GB) is by Expert Eye (GB) out of Prodigious (GB), whose sire is Intello.
What going does Herculeus prefer?
Herculeus (GB) has the best record on good to firm 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 Herculeus's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 24 September 2026. The highest on record is 85.
What is Herculeus's sire's record?
Expert Eye (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 2,195 runs since Jan 2008 (196 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Herculeus's siblings?
Out of Prodigious (GB), Herculeus (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Saffredi (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Saffredi (GB)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2024. 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.