Hero's Welcome (IRE)
Hero's Welcome (IRE) is 1 from 12. Hasn't won since May 2019. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 9 on softer).
- 1–12Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 2 (16.7%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.09Fair A/E n=12 · 0.77 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 134
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 105B | 96 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 134B | 67.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 134B | 120 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 134B | 71 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 105B | 89 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 134B | 120 | — |
Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 58 | 5 | 8.6% | −2.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 760 | 64 | 8.4% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 4,658 | 479 | 10.3% | −0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 2,804 | 358 | 12.8% | +1.9 | — |
| Soft | 5,006 | 540 | 10.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 3,152 | 345 | 10.9% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 105 | 19 | 18.1% | +7.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +5.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | +17.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 90 | 8 | 8.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,439 | 514 | 11.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,912 | 630 | 10.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,996 | 537 | 10.7% | −0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 1,093 | 118 | 10.8% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Sub Lieutenant (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Lord Windermere (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub Lieutenant (IRE) | 51 | 8 | 2m–3m1f | Grade 2 |
| Lord Windermere (IRE) | 28 | 6 | 2m–3m2½f | Grade 1 |
| It Came To Pass (IRE) | 19 | 5 | 2m4f–3m2½f | Class 2 |
| Tizzy Blue (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 2m5f–2m5½f | Class 4 |
| Onchan (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 2m5½f | Class 5 |
| Lady Elite (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Sycamore Island (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Walsh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| E O'Connell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Jul 19+49d | Galway | Latin Quarter Beginners Chase | 4/17 | 1¼ | 11-12 | — | — | 124A | Jody McGarvey | 20/1 |
| 11 Jun 19+27d | Roscommon | Sigmar Recruitment Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 5/16 | 4¼ | 11-10 | 106 | 106B | 115A | L P Dempsey | 4/1F |
| 15 May 19+74d | Punchestown | Next Race Day 12th June Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/16 | 11-8 | 98 | 134B | 127A | Jody McGarvey | 7/1 | |
| 02 Mar 19+14d | Navan | Coral Free Bets For Lengths Handicap Hurdle | 5/16 | 1½ | 10-6 | 98 | 105B | 110A | Mark Walsh | 10/3 |
| 16 Feb 19+52d | Gowran Park | Racing TV Handicap Hurdle | 5/19 | 1 | 9-13 | 98 | 89B | 114A | Robbie Colgan | 8/1 |
| 2018 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 18+17d | Down Royal | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 4/17 | 1 | 11-3 | 97 | 103B | 128A | E O'Connell | 5/2F |
| 09 Dec 18+213d | Cork | Low Low Handicap Hurdle | 6/16 | 4½ | 9-13 | 98 | 64B | 102A | Robbie Colgan | 20/1 |
| 10 May 18+24d | Tipperary | Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 19/20 | 2½ | 11-10 | 100 | 27C | 98C | Mark Walsh | 8/1 |
| 16 Apr 18+39d | Tramore | Becks Lager Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 6/14 | 2¼ | 11-10 | 100 | 134B | 105A | Mark Walsh | 25/1 |
| 08 Mar 18+18d | Thurles | Thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle | 11/18 | 5 | 11-4 | — | 71C | 96C | Donagh Meyler | 50/1 |
| 18 Feb 18+18d | Navan | Get Your 2018 Navan Membership Maiden Hurdle | 12/19 | 3½ | 11-12 | — | 64C | 98C | Donagh Meyler | 33/1 |
| 31 Jan 18 | Down Royal | Sean Graham Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle | 8/20 | 7½ | 11-4 | — | — | 95A | Mark Walsh | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hero's Welcome won?
- Hero's Welcome (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2018 and 2019, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trained Hero's Welcome?
- Hero's Welcome (IRE) was trained by A J Martin on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 30 July 2019.
- Who is Hero's Welcome's sire?
- Hero's Welcome (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Satellite Dancer (IRE), whose sire is Satco.
- What going does Hero's Welcome prefer?
- Hero's Welcome (IRE) 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 Hero's Welcome's official rating?
- Hero's Welcome (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 106.
- What is Hero's Welcome's sire's record?
- Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
- Who are Hero's Welcome's siblings?
- Out of Satellite Dancer (IRE), Hero's Welcome (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Sub Lieutenant (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Lord Windermere (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.