Sporting Hero (GB)
6yo Gelding · Bay · GB
Career Overview
Sporting Hero (GB) is a 6yo bay gelding, trained by W Durkan and owned by Neil Durkan. He is by Bobby's Kitten (USA), out of Clouds Rest (GB), by Showcasing, bred by Whitsbury Manor Stud. From 51 career starts, he has won 10 times, placed on 17 occasions, at a 19.6% strike rate. He has earned £85.5k in prize money. He holds an official rating of 85. He shows a preference for standard going (9w from 29r). He has a notable course record at Dundalk (AW) (7w from 23r).
AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect
Sporting Hero (GB)(GB)
Form
960001
Active
Age
6
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
OR
85
TF
—
Runs
51
Wins
10
Places
17
Performance Metrics
Win Rate
19.6%
Place Rate
33.3%
Total Runs
51
Best OR
85
Career Earnings
£85.5k
Smart Signals
🏆Course SpecialistDundalk (AW) — 7w from 23r (30%)
🏗️Surface preferenceAW — 9w from 28r (32%)
Ratings & Form History
Official Rating · Speed Figure · Finishing Position
- Finish Pos.
- Off. Rating
- Speed Fig.
Earnings Per Race
£85.9k totalPedigree
Breeder
Whitsbury Manor Stud
Racing TypeFlat
ColourBay
StatusActive
Performance Analysis
Going Preference
Standard29
9W 14P 31%
Good8
0W 0P 0%
Soft5
0W 1P 0%
Good To Yielding4
1W 1P 25%
Good To Firm2
0W 0P 0%
Yielding1
0W 0P 0%
Yielding To Soft1
0W 0P 0%
Soft To Heavy1
0W 0P 0%
Class Record
Class 34
0W 1P 0%
Class 42
0W 0P 0%
Class 52
2W 2P 100%
Seasonal Form
Sept4
0W 1P 0%
Jan3
0W 0P 0%
Feb5
3W 3P 60%
Mar3
1W 2P 33%
Apr5
1W 1P 20%
May6
0W 1P 0%
Jun2
0W 0P 0%
Jul3
0W 0P 0%
Aug5
1W 1P 20%
Oct5
1W 1P 20%
Nov7
3W 5P 43%
Dec3
0W 1P 0%
Headgear Impact
With39
8W 12P 21%
Without12
2W 4P 17%
Draw Performance
Low (1-3)14
3W 5P · Avg 4.5
Mid (4-6)14
3W 7P · Avg 5.5
High (7+)23
4W 4P · Avg 7.3
Jockey Record
Course Form
Beaten Distances
Avg Win Margin
0.0L
Avg Beaten
1.3L
Closest Loss
0.1L
Rating Trends (RPR · TS · OR)
- RPR
- TS
- OR
Market Trend (Starting Price)
- SP (dec)
- BSP
Race History
Race History
| Date | Pos | Track | Race | Dist | Going | Jockey | SP | OR | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 9 | Laytown (IRE) | Bet With Tote On Racing & Sports (Q.R.) Handicap | 6ff | Standard | Mr J C Barry | 14/1 | 68 | — | |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 6 | Navan (IRE) | Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap | 6ff | Good | Jamie Orr | 33/1 | 75 | — | |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 11 | Leopardstown (IRE) | Unio Employee Benefits Handicap | 7ff | Good To Yielding | Jamie Orr | 50/1 | 75 | — | |
| 26 May 2026 | 12 | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap | 5ff | Standard | Jamie Orr | 7/1 | 78 | — | |
| 09 May 2026 | 13 | Naas | Coonan Cawley LLP In Support Of McAuley Place Handicap | 6ff | Good | Jamie Orr | 14/1 | 79 | — | |
| 25 Apr 2026 | 1 | Navan | Kilberry Apprentice Handicap | 5ff | Good To Yielding | Jamie Orr | 11/1 | 69 | — | |
| 11 Apr 2026 | 6 | Bellewstown | His Majesty's Cup Handicap | 5ff | Soft | Jamie Orr | 15/2 | 71 | — | |
| 01 Apr 2026 | 10 | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun Into Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap | 6ff | Standard | Chris Hayes | 11/1 | 79 | — | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 1 | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Awards Day Handicap | 6ff | Standard | Chris Hayes | 12/1 | 75 | — | |
| 27 Feb 2026 | 4 | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race | 6ff | Standard | Alan Casey | 5/1 | 75 | — | |
| 13 Feb 2026 | 1 | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap | 5ff | Standard | Elizabeth Gale | 11/2 | 70 | — | |
| 28 Jan 2026 | 11 | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap | 6ff | Standard | Mel Sheridan | 13/2 | 72 | — | |
| 09 Jan 2026 | 6 | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap | 5ff | Standard | Darragh O'Sullivan | 6/1 | 74 | — | |
| 12 Dec 2025 | 8 | Dundalk (AW) | BAR 1 Betting Download New App Handicap | 6ff | Standard | Nicola Burns | 11/1 | 75 | — | |
| 05 Dec 2025 | 4 | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 5ff | Standard | Nicola Burns | 9/2 | 76 | — | |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 8 | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 6ff | Standard | Mel Sheridan | 22/1 | 77 | — | |
| 14 Nov 2025 | 2 | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 6ff | Standard | Alan Casey | 9/1 | 77 | — | |
| 05 Nov 2025 | 1 | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race | 6ff | Standard | Alan Casey | 10/3J | 77 | — | |
| 16 Oct 2025 | 7 | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Apprentice Handicap | 5ff | Yielding | Alan Casey | 18/1 | 70 | — | |
| 01 Oct 2025 | 7 | Bellewstown | WTW Willis Handicap | 5ff | Soft | Seamie Heffernan | 22/1 | 72 | — | |
| 19 Jul 2025 | 14 | Curragh | Kwiff Supercharged Betting Scurry Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 6.5ff | Good | Killian Leonard | 100/1 | 76 | — | |
| 12 Jul 2025 | 7 | Dundalk (AW) | Ladies Day At Dundalk Handicap | 5ff | Standard | Alan Casey | 22/1 | 82 | — | |
| 29 Jun 2025 | 8 | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Rockingham Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 5ff | Good | Nicola Burns | 40/1 | 77 | — | |
| 29 Mar 2025 | 11 | Curragh | Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap | 5ff | Soft | Alan Casey | 33/1 | 85 | — | |
| 21 Mar 2025 | 2 | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Awards Day Handicap | 5ff | Standard | Dylan O'Connor | 4/1 | 85 | — | |
| 21 Feb 2025 | 1 | Dundalk (AW) | Racing TV Club Day Handicap | 5ff | Standard | Alan Casey | 11/2 | 82 | — | |
| 14 Feb 2025 | 1 | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap | 5ff | Standard | Dylan O'Connor | 7/2F | 75 | — | |
| 07 Feb 2025 | 3 | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap | 5ff | Standard | J M Sheridan | 11/2 | 75 | — | |
| 29 Jan 2025 | 7 | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap | 6ff | Standard | Nicola Burns | 7/2F | 75 | — | |
| 06 Dec 2024 | 2 | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 5ff | Standard | Nicola Burns | 7/2C | 75 | — | |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 1 | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-75) | 6ff | Standard | Nicola Burns | 9/2 | 68 | — | |
| 13 Nov 2024 | 3 | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) | 5ff | Standard | Nicola Burns | 5/1 | 69 | — | |
| 06 Nov 2024 | 1 | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race | 6ff | Standard | Nicola Burns | 11/2 | 69 | — | |
| 17 Oct 2024 | 10 | Curragh | Equine Care Group - Nutritional Solutions Handicap (47-75) | 5ff | Yielding To Soft | Jack Kearney | 25/1 | 70 | — | |
| 28 Sep 2024 | 15 | Curragh | SBK Joe McGrath Premier Handicap | 5ff | Good To Yielding | Wesley Joyce | 33/1 | 70 | — | |
| 21 Sep 2024 | 4 | Navan | Kilberry Handicap | 5ff | Good | Wayne Hassett | 12/1 | 70 | — | |
| 24 Aug 2024 | 8 | Curragh | FBD Hotels And Resorts Saturday Series Handicap | 5ff | Good | Daniel King | 14/1 | 73 | — | |
| 09 Aug 2024 | 7 | Tipperary | Junction Gastro Bar & Guesthouse Handicap | 5ff | Good To Firm | James Ryan | 17/2 | 77 | — | |
| 14 Jun 2024 | 7 | Cork | Sign Up To Our Newsletter Handicap | 5ff | Good To Yielding | J M Sheridan | 9/1 | 79 | — | |
| 28 May 2024 | 2 | Tipperary | TipperaryRacecourse.ie Handicap | 5ff | Soft | Daniel King | 12/1 | 79 | — | |
| 11 May 2024 | 13 | Naas | TRM Kurasyn Handicap | 6ff | Good | J M Sheridan | 18/1 | 80 | — | |
| 21 Apr 2024 | 4 | Curragh | Newbridge Silverware Sprint Handicap | 5ff | Soft To Heavy | Sean D Bowen | 66/1 | 81 | — | |
| 05 Apr 2024 | 11 | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap | 6ff | Standard | Daniel King | 33/1 | 82 | — | |
| 03 Nov 2023 | 7 | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap | 6ff | Standard | Billy Loughnane | 11/1 | 83 | — | |
| 07 Oct 2023 | 8 | Wolverhampton (AW) | bet365 Handicap | 6ff | Standard | Billy Loughnane | 12/1 | 84 | — | |
| 13 Sep 2023 | 3 | Southwell (AW) | William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Racing League Race 41 Handicap | 5ff | Standard | Daniel Muscutt | 8/1 | 82 | — | |
| 20 May 2023 | 7 | Doncaster | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 6ff | Good | Callum Shepherd | 10/1 | 85 | — | |
| 06 May 2023 | 6 | Thirsk | Vickers.Bet Coronation Trophy Handicap | 5ff | Soft | Jason Watson | 3/1 | 85 | — | |
| 11 Oct 2022 | 1 | Newcastle (AW) | EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5ff | Standard | Andrea Atzeni | 10/11F | — | — | |
| 31 Aug 2022 | 1 | Lingfield (AW) | Leger Festival On Sky Sports Racing Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5ff | Standard | Andrea Atzeni | 9/4 | — | — | |
| 29 Jul 2022 | 5 | Newmarket | Watch Live On Racing TV British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6ff | Good To Firm | Jamie Spencer | 20/1 | — | — |
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