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Horse profile

Sparkling Hero (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2015) · Last trainer Nick Ayliffe · Last owner Mrs M A Barrett
by Arkadian Hero (USA) out of Sparkling Lass (GB) (Nicholas Bill)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Apr 2015 — 4,209 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2015
KTB Profile

Sparkling Hero (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 78C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 23 Apr 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 78C · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft278C74.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f278C73.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 5 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 · 3 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Arkadian Hero (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 3.7% of 535 runs since Jan 2008 (41 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−3.7—
Good to Firm9344.3%+0.6—
Good12354.1%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft5911.7%−20 from 2
Soft6411.6%−2.10 from 1
Heavy1400%−3.7—
Standard (AW)17895.1%+1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5923.4%−0.3—
6f – 7f12821.6%−2.1—
1m – 1m1f5211.9%−1.8—
1m2f – 1m4f2900%−3.7—
1m5f – 2m14396.3%+2.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f7111.4%−2.30 from 4
2m5f – 3m40512.5%+8.8—
Over 3m1300%−3.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sparkling Lass (GB) (Nicholas Bill)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 3 0 0% −3.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Wallis 2 0 0% −2.00
Tommy Phelan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Cheesman 1 0 0% −1.00
Alice Mills 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 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 KTB Jockey SP
2015 · 2 runs
20 Apr 15+20d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Races Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 — Tommy Phelan 250/1
31 Mar 15+707d Exeter Finlake Holiday Park Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 9 ran F/9 — 10-8 — Tom Cheesman 100/1
2013 · 1 run
23 Apr 13+164d Newton Abbot SIS International Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 29 10-12 78C Charlie Wallis 100/1
2012 · 2 runs
10 Nov 12+69d Wincanton Racing Post Form With totepool Mobile Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 9/12 43 10-13 71C Charlie Wallis 200/1
02 Sep 12 Newton Abbot Bet U.S. Open Tennis At totepool.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 27 10-9 69C Alice Mills 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sparkling Hero won?
Sparkling Hero (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2012 and 2015.
Who trained Sparkling Hero?
Sparkling Hero (GB) was trained by Nick Ayliffe on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 20 April 2015.
Who is Sparkling Hero's sire?
Sparkling Hero (GB) is by Arkadian Hero (USA) out of Sparkling Lass (GB), whose sire is Nicholas Bill.
What is Sparkling Hero's sire's record?
Arkadian Hero (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 3.7% of 535 runs since Jan 2008 (41 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from September 2012. 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.