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Horse profile

Heroics (GB)

3yo gelding · Trainer Alan King · Owner The Ever Hopefuls
by Ulysses (IRE) out of Sonnellino (GB) (Singspiel)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Wolverhampton (AW) & Sandown Ran 30 days ago · 2nd of 10 Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Heroics is 2 from 8, both wins in Class 5 handicaps over 1m5f – 2m, one on good ground at Sandown in Jun 2026 and one on Standard at Wolverhampton in Aug 2026. Each success came on a first visit to the course. Typically held up, he finished 2 of 10 at Yarmouth in Sep 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 78.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up All wins at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating78At career-high mark
78 71–78

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 18 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 8 figures · best 100B · median 88.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good394A893 · 94 / 89
Standard (AW)2100B942 · 100 / 94
Good to Firm1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4100B92.54 · 100 / 92.5
1m2f – 1m4f288A87.52 · 88 / 87.5
1m – 1m1f276A731 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 · Yarmouth, 17 Sep 2026 Official rating 78 at the last run, 17 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 8 figures · best 84A · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good379A753 · 79 / 75
Standard (AW)273A712 · 73 / 71
Good to Firm1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m479A73.54 · 79 / 73.5
1m2f – 1m4f275A722 · 75 / 72
1m – 1m1f284A73.51 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 5 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (60%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ulysses (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,967 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm800%−10.6—
Good to Firm4965711.5%+0.90 from 1
Good7517910.5%−0.11 from 3
Good to Soft258259.7%−0.90 from 1
Soft3063511.4%+0.80 from 1
Heavy891011.2%+0.6—
Standard (AW)1,05910810.2%−0.41 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2229.1%−1.5—
6f – 7f532458.5%−2.1—
1m – 1m1f8298810.6%00 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,05312912.3%+1.70 from 2
1m5f – 2m431388.8%−1.82 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f861214%+3.4—
2m5f – 3m1100%−10.6—
Over 3m300%−10.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sonnellino (GB) (Singspiel)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Menai Bridge (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Menai Bridge (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Menai Bridge (GB)2361m–1m2fClass 3
Moongazer (GB)1017fClass 5
Nashur (GB)30——
Nightswimming (GB)60——
Cinq Coins (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +1.33
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +0.25
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 2 67% +3.58
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bath 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 1 100% +1.25
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 1 100% +3.33
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 2 50% +2.58
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rossa Ryan 3 1 33% +1.33
Oisin Murphy 1 1 100% +1.25
David Egan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Grace McEntee 1 0 0% −1.00
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 2 33% +0.58
2025 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
17 Sep 26+30d Yarmouth Goffs Two Million Series Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 14f · Good · 10 ran Held up in the pack - going nicely though short of space with 2f left - found gap and moved into second inside the final furlong with strong headway - driven out under pressure close home to finish second 2/10 1½ 9-7 7894A79A Rossa Ryan 5/2
18 Aug 26+45d Wolverhampton (AW) Self Storage Association Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 14f · Standard · 9 ran Sluggish start - settled behind the pace - hit the front with a furlong left drifting right - stayed on to win 1/9 9-7 74100B73A Oisin Murphy 5/4F
04 Jul 26+22d Newmarket Betway Bet 10 Get 40 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 14f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Handy early - driven approaching 3f out then found wanting under pressure inside final 2f - unable to close and finished 5th 5/7 ½ 8-7 7491A65A David Egan 5/1
12 Jun 26+29d Sandown Billy Ocean At Sandown Park 29 July Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good · 4 ran Settled in third early - driven up to reach front-runner with 3f left - hit front inside final 2f then found extra when tackled approaching last furlong - kept finding more to score 1/4 9-6 7189C74B Rossa Ryan 10/3
14 May 26+14d York Frank Whittle Partnership Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 12f · Good · 14 ran Settled towards the back - made progress from 3f out despite being boxed in with 2f left - stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong to finish 4th 4/14 3½ 9-1 7287C75A Tom Marquand 22/1
30 Apr 26+182d Southwell (AW) Follow AtTheRaces On Instagram Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 11f · Standard · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - roused into effort with over two furlongs left - moved into second and pressed the leader inside the final furlong - stayed on to the line but narrowly denied 2/8 ¾ 8-9 —88A69A Grace McEntee 7/2
30 Oct 25+21d Bath David Cole Memorial EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 11 ran Settled in the pack - made headway to move into 2nd place over 1f out - stayed on to finish second 2/11 2 9-7 —76A84A Rob Hornby 4/1
09 Oct 25 Bath BetWright Bet The Wright Way EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Dwelt start - held towards rear early - progress made wide entering final furlong - stayed on to finish fourth beaten 3.5 lengths 4/10 1 9-5 —70A63A Rossa Ryan 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Heroics (GB) won?
Heroics (GB) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
Who trains Heroics (GB)?
Heroics (GB) is trained by Alan King, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 September 2026.
Who is Heroics (GB)'s sire?
Heroics (GB) is by Ulysses (IRE) out of Sonnellino (GB), whose sire is Singspiel.
What going does Heroics (GB) prefer?
Heroics (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Heroics (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 17 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Heroics (GB)'s sire's record?
Ulysses (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,967 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Heroics (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Sonnellino (GB), Heroics (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Menai Bridge (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Menai Bridge (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. 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.