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Wartime Hero (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2021) · Last trainer Mrs Y Dunleavy · Last owner Jarlath Mcdonagh
by Kodiac (GB) out of Spring Surprise (GB) (Hector Protector)
8 runs · 6 courses · from May 2018
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Oct 2021 — 1,822 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2021 · 18th of 18 New yard Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Wartime Hero (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 5 at Curragh (May 2018). Last raced off 63, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating63↓ 19lb off peak
63 63–82

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 74 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Curragh, 26 May 2018

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 81C · median 67.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft481C70.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f681C70.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Under 6f1———

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 65A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 2 Jun 2019 Official rating 63 at the last run, 26 Oct 2021

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 93B · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft482A60—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f682A68—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Under 6f1———

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

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,541 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1472114.3%+3.9—
Good to Firm4,20849611.8%+1.40 from 1
Good5,15954810.6%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft2,3672189.2%−1.20 from 1
Soft2,4622188.9%−1.50 from 4
Heavy6796810%−0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)8,51987110.2%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5,12059111.5%+1.10 from 1
6f – 7f11,5911,18710.2%−0.20 from 6
1m – 1m1f3,88439210.1%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f1,9271829.4%−10 from 1
1m5f – 2m696669.5%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f252187.1%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m6046.7%−3.7—
Over 3m1100%−10.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Spring Surprise (GB) (Hector Protector)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Tender Surprise (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Toocoolforschool (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tender Surprise (GB)1332m–2m½fClass 4
Toocoolforschool (IRE)1026fGroup 2
Queen Elsa (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Colin Keane 6 0 0% −6.00
N G McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 5 0 0% −5.00
2018 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
26 Oct 21+869d Curragh Paddy Power 'I'd Love A Pint But I Forgot My Covid Cert' Handicap (45-70) 10f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 18/18 50 9-9 63-36C55C N G McCullagh 200/1
10 Jun 19+8d Roscommon Roscommon Claiming Maiden 7f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 3¼ 9-1 7181C45A Colin Keane 7/1
02 Jun 19+21d Listowel Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Handicap 7f · Yielding · 13 ran 12/13 nk 9-6 7670C65A Gary Carroll 16/1
12 May 19+15d Leopardstown Walsh Associates Architects Maiden 6f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 12/12 1¾ 9-5 7856C36C Colin Keane 11/2
27 Apr 19+7d Limerick Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 7f · Soft · 16 ran 5/16 hd 9-5 8271C82A Colin Keane 7/1
20 Apr 19+329d Cork Buy Annual Membership Today Maiden (Div 1) 7f · Good · 18 ran 4/18 5½ 9-5 —51C77A Colin Keane 9/2
26 May 18+15d Curragh Cold Move Irish European Breeders Fund Marble Hill Stakes (Listed) 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 nk 9-3 —74A71A Colin Keane 10/1
11 May 18 Curragh Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 5f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 1½ 9-5 —65C93B Colin Keane 5/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Wartime Hero (GB) won?
Wartime Hero (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2018 and 2021. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Wartime Hero (GB)?
Wartime Hero (GB) was trained by Mrs Y Dunleavy on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 26 October 2021.
Who is Wartime Hero (GB)'s sire?
Wartime Hero (GB) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Spring Surprise (GB), whose sire is Hector Protector.
What is Wartime Hero (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 26 October 2021. The highest on record is 82.
What is Wartime Hero (GB)'s sire's record?
Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,541 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
Who are Wartime Hero (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Spring Surprise (GB), Wartime Hero (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Tender Surprise (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Toocoolforschool (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2018. 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.