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Horse profile

Island Hero (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Heather Main · Owner Donald Kerr Wetumpka Racing
by Sottsass (FR) out of Caserta (GB) (Dansili)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Last run 10 Jun 2026 · 11th of 11 Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Island Hero is a maiden who has run five times without a win and placed once. His best effort came when second of seven at Wolverhampton (AW) in Jan 2025. The gelding, by Sottsass out of a Dansili mare, has contested races at 1m to 1m1f on both all-weather and soft turf. He finished 11 of 11 at Kempton (AW) in Jun 2026 on his first run in first-time headgear and last raced off an official rating of 72.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 74 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 1 Mar 2025

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 5 figures · best 74A · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)474A671 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f574A671 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 65A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 29 Aug 2025 Official rating 72 at the last run, 10 Jun 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 — 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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 76A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)476A67.51 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f576A651 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 since Dec 2024

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 687 runs since May 2024 (108 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 8% from 138.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−11.8—
Good to Firm56916.1%+4.3—
Good174169.2%−2.6—
Good to Soft8778%−3.8—
Soft138118%−3.80 from 1
Heavy31516.1%+4.3—
Standard (AW)1983316.7%+4.90 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.8—
6f – 7f1401712.1%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f214209.3%−2.50 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f2663412.8%+1—
1m5f – 2m59813.6%+1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f7228.6%+16.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2024 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Caserta (GB) (Dansili)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Love Tree (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m½f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Kesia (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Love Tree (IRE)1122mClass 4
Clemmie C (IRE)1011m½f—
Kesia (IRE)311m4fClass 3
Lady Of The Court (IRE)60——
Terra Di Siena (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Mitchell 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Trevor Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
10 Jun 26+285d Kempton (AW) Set Your Limits With Unibet Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Settled off the pace early - asked for effort and drifted right approaching 2f out - dropped away rapidly through the closing stages to finish 11th 11/11 23 9-6 72-10C50C Sean Levey 11/1
2025 · 3 runs
29 Aug 25+181d Sandown Hwfa Williams - Founder Of Sandown Park Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Soft · 13 ran Sat close to the front - driven and slipped back inside final 2f while drifting right - faded late to finish ninth 9/13 1½ 9-4 7567C65A Colin Keane 20/1
01 Mar 25+32d Southwell (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran pulled hard early - up with the front group - moved left 2f out - dropped away inside final two furlongs - eventually finished 7th well held 7/8 4½ 9-4 —74A62A Jack Mitchell 15/2
28 Jan 25+32d Wolverhampton (AW) Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m½f · Standard · 7 ran Set the pace - drifted right approaching the home turn then pushed along and overtaken a furlong out - couldn't match the winner's finish and held for second 2/7 2¼ 9-0 —61A76A Jack Mitchell 17/2
2024 · 1 run
27 Dec 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m½f · Standard · 10 ran Held up towards the rear urged forward into the home bend - kept plodding on the rail through the final furlong - finished well off the leaders in 7th 7/10 nk 9-7 —73A73A Trevor Whelan 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Island Hero won?
Island Hero (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Island Hero?
Island Hero (IRE) is trained by Heather Main, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 June 2026.
Who is Island Hero's sire?
Island Hero (IRE) is by Sottsass (FR) out of Caserta (GB), whose sire is Dansili.
What is Island Hero's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 10 June 2026. The highest on record is 75.
What is Island Hero's sire's record?
Sottsass (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 687 runs since May 2024 (108 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 8% from 138.
Who are Island Hero's siblings?
Out of Caserta (GB), Island Hero (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Love Tree (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Kesia (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2024. 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.