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Horse profile

Herod The Great (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2016) · Last trainer Richard Phillips · Last owner S M Smith
by Sakhee's Secret (GB) out of Pella (GB) (Hector Protector)
12 runs · 10 courses · from Sep 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Jul 2016 — 3,757 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2016 · 10th of 14 2 wins · Warwick & Uttoxeter Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Herod The Great (GB) is 2 from 12, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2013. Last raced off 115, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating115↓ 15lb off peak
115 70–130

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 (jumps) 126B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 6 Nov 2013 Official rating 115 at the last jumps run, 22 Jul 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 4 Aug 2013 Official rating 75 at the last flat run, 26 Aug 2013

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 126B · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good3122B109—
Good to Soft2126B124—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4126B122—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 5 figures · best 89A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good489A66.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f389A79—
1m – 1m1f1———
6f – 7f1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 3,866 runs since Mar 2012 (253 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.3% from 772.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm611219.7%+10.9—
Good to Firm783779.8%+1—
Good730456.2%−2.60 from 8
Good to Soft344277.8%−12 from 3
Soft362339.1%+0.30 from 1
Heavy881112.5%+3.7—
Standard (AW)1,4981348.9%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7729512.3%+3.5—
6f – 7f1,6781398.3%−0.50 from 1
1m – 1m1f732537.2%−1.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f398287%−1.80 from 3
1m5f – 2m188189.6%+0.82 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f7256.9%−1.90 from 2
2m5f – 3m2015%−3.8—
Over 3m600%−8.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2012 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pella (GB) (Hector Protector)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mr Cripps (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Mr Cripps (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mr Cripps (GB)511m5fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 3 2 67% +1.86
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 2 29% −2.14
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% −0.64
Warwick 2 1 50% +1.50
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 2 40% −0.14
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Thornton 4 2 50% +0.86
Fergus Sweeney 3 0 0% −3.00
Ian Popham 2 0 0% −2.00
Daniel Hiskett 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Joshua Newman 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Fortune 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 2 20% −5.14
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 8 2 25% −3.14
2012 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 2 33% −1.14
Flat 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 3 runs
22 Jul 16+67d Uttoxeter Derby Telegraph Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 ½ 11-9 115109C Ian Popham 66/1
16 May 16+131d Kempton Apollobet Cashback If You're 2nd Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m2f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 11-7 115— Ian Popham 25/1
06 Jan 16+781d Huntingdon rewards4racing.com Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For The Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final) Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-2 120— Daniel Hiskett 33/1
2013 · 8 runs
16 Nov 13+10d Cheltenham JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial (Registered As The Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 1¼ 11-2 130107A Robert Thornton 14/1
06 Nov 13+20d Warwick Anixter Partners Technology Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-5 122126B Robert Thornton 5/2
17 Oct 13+14d Uttoxeter Teenage Cancer Trust Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 —122B Robert Thornton 4/11F
03 Oct 13+38d Bangor-on-Dee Rippleffect Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 1¾ 10-12 —122B Robert Thornton 5/2
26 Aug 13+22d Warwick Leamington Food And Drink Festival Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Middle Distance Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 1m3f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 hd 9-1 7579A Fergus Sweeney 5/1
04 Aug 13+50d Newbury Jrl Group Gentleman Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 shd 10-8 7089A Mr Joshua Newman 9/2
15 Jun 13+25d Sandown Agelou Horse Racing & Prudence Production E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 14 9-5 —53C Jimmy Fortune 13/2
21 May 13+252d Nottingham Watch Racing UK On Freeview 231 Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 3¼ 9-5 —78A Fergus Sweeney 50/1
2012 · 1 run
11 Sep 12 Leicester Betfair Funds The Pja Doctor E.b.f. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 3½ 9-3 —54C Fergus Sweeney 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Herod The Great won?
Herod The Great (GB) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2012 and 2016, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trained Herod The Great?
Herod The Great (GB) was trained by Richard Phillips on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 22 July 2016.
Who is Herod The Great's sire?
Herod The Great (GB) is by Sakhee's Secret (GB) out of Pella (GB), whose sire is Hector Protector.
What going does Herod The Great prefer?
Herod The Great (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Herod The Great's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 22 July 2016. The highest on record is 130.
What is Herod The Great's sire's record?
Sakhee's Secret (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 3,866 runs since Mar 2012 (253 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.3% from 772.
Who are Herod The Great's siblings?
Out of Pella (GB), Herod The Great (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mr Cripps (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Mr Cripps (GB)). The wins came over 1m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.