Home Made Hero (IRE)
Home Made Hero is 1 from 4 on turf, the win coming in the QuinnBet Novices Hurdle at Uttoxeter in Oct 2025 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft. All three subsequent starts have been over hurdles at Class 4 level, the latest a 4 of 12 finish at Ffos Las in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 120. He has recorded one place from four runs overall.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- −1.75£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 120Highest OR
- 38dBetween runs (median)longest 104 d
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 124
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 124C | 124 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 124C | 124 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since Oct 2025
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 11,857 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,415 | 431 | 12.6% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,121 | 254 | 12% | −0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 3,783 | 453 | 12% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 2,109 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,372 | 396 | 11.7% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,296 | 539 | 12.5% | +0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,982 | 376 | 12.6% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 767 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Doyen For Money (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Doyen For Money (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyen For Money (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 2m4f–2m4½f | Class 5 |
| Doubly Blessed (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jukebox Jenny (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Apr 26+38d | Ffos Las | South West Rail Solutions Ltd Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled off the pace mid-pack - still in contention with three left - pushed along - moved into podium spot but jumped awkwardly two out - dropped to fourth before the last and unable to close on run-in | 4/12 | 3¼ | 11-12 | 120 | 124C | 138A | Tom Bellamy | 7/2 |
| 14 Mar 26+104d | Kempton | Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Drifted left early - settled at rear - improved into third 3 out - driven approaching 2 out but outpaced before last | 3/5 | 2½ | 11-7 | — | 124C | 130B | Tom Bellamy | 9/2 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 25+30d | Leicester | Leicester Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled just behind the front-runner - narrowed the gap approaching 3 out then driven up before 2 out - fading when came down at the last | F/5 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Tom Bellamy | 7/4 |
| 31 Oct 25 | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Set the pace from the outset - kicked further ahead three out - pushed along after two out - stayed on strongly to score comfortably | 1/9 | 11-0 | — | 124A | 136A | Tom Bellamy | 5/4F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Home Made Hero won?
- Home Made Hero (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Home Made Hero?
- Home Made Hero (IRE) is trained by Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 April 2026.
- Who is Home Made Hero's sire?
- Home Made Hero (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Mrs Jay Dee (IRE), whose sire is Heron Island.
- What is Home Made Hero's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 21 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Home Made Hero's sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 11,857 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
- Who are Home Made Hero's siblings?
- Out of Mrs Jay Dee (IRE), Home Made Hero (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Doyen For Money (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Doyen For Money (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.