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Horse profile

Western Hero (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2020) · Last trainer Kevin Ryan · Last owner Clipper Logistics
by Excelebration (IRE) out of Kayak (GB) (Singspiel)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Aug 2019
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jul 2020 — 2,294 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2020 · 7th of 16 Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile

Western Hero (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 96 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Beverley, 17 Jun 2020

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 4 figures · best 96A · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good296A71.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f296A95.5—
6f – 7f254C50.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 72A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Beverley, 17 Jun 2020 Official rating 69 at the last run, 17 Jul 2020

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 4 figures · best 72A · median 71.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good272A72—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f272A71.5—
6f – 7f272A68—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Excelebration (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15213.3%+4.3—
Good to Firm452439.5%+0.50 from 1
Good8639611.1%+2.10 from 2
Good to Soft4684910.5%+1.50 from 1
Soft578559.5%+0.5—
Heavy228198.3%−0.7—
Standard (AW)1,001626.2%−2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1822011%+2—
6f – 7f1,0891019.3%+0.30 from 2
1m – 1m1f941869.1%+0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f679558.1%−0.90 from 2
1m5f – 2m469418.7%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f206188.7%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m36513.9%+4.9—
Over 3m300%−9—

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
Kayak (GB) (Singspiel)

9 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Illegally Blonde (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Lady Kaya (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Illegally Blonde (IRE)1545f–6fClass 2
I'm The Won For U (IRE)735f–6½fClass 2
Kortez Bay (IRE)1827f–1m1f—
Lady Kaya (IRE)727fGroup 3
Lightship (IRE)1221mClass 4
Goodwood Atlantis (IRE)617fClass 5
Walls of Kano (IRE)717fClass 5
Tashbeeh (IRE)80——
Lady Primrose (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Martin Harley 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Stott 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Tudhope 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 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
2020 · 2 runs
17 Jul 20+30d Haydock Join Racing TV Now Handicap Class 5 · 10.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 7/16 1½ 9-1 6995C71A Martin Harley 16/1
17 Jun 20+276d Beverley tote.co.uk Knowledge Pool Novice Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 nk 9-2 —96A72A Kevin Stott 7/1
2019 · 2 runs
15 Sep 19+23d Curragh Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sale Stakes (Plus 10) 6.5f · Good · 26 ran 12/26 2 9-3 —47C72A Sam James 25/1
23 Aug 19 York British Stallion Studs EBF Convivial Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 9/14 1¾ 9-5 —54C64A Daniel Tudhope 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Western Hero won?
Western Hero (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2019 and 2020.
Who trained Western Hero?
Western Hero (IRE) was trained by Kevin Ryan on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 17 July 2020.
Who is Western Hero's sire?
Western Hero (IRE) is by Excelebration (IRE) out of Kayak (GB), whose sire is Singspiel.
What is Western Hero's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 17 July 2020. That is also the highest on record.
What is Western Hero's sire's record?
Excelebration (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Western Hero's siblings?
Out of Kayak (GB), Western Hero (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Illegally Blonde (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Lady Kaya (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2019. 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.