High Class Hero (GB)
Owner: Sullivan Group Limited Trainer: W P Mullins Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Sulamani / Mil Et Une Nui Flo (Turgeon)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2025 | Sandown | Good | 3m 4f 146y | 1 | Resplendent Grey | 10st 8lbs | 3 of 19 | Paul Townend | 10/3 |
| in touch, not fluent 15th, mistake 2 out, soon ridden, went third run-in, kept on | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2025 | Thurles | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f 176y | 1 | Common Practice | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 5 | Paul Townend | 2/13 |
| led and disputed, slight mistake 4 out, led before 3 out where slight mistake, pushed along entering straight, ridden and joined before last, mistake last, headed run-in and held in 2nd closing stages | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2025 | Punchestown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 6f 150y | 0 | High Class Hero | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | Paul Townend | 8/15 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead 3 out, slight mistake and headed 2 out, led travelling well entering straight, ridden and stayed on well run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2024 | Punchestown | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 209y | 0 | Shannon Royale | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 7 | Paul Townend | 6/4 |
| tracked leader, not fluent at 4th, took closer order in 2nd after 6th, closed at 10th, led at 12th, headed after 14th and raced 3rd, 2nd 4 out, led narrowly 2 out, headed before last, kept on run-in, held | |||||||||
| 01 May 2024 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 7f 192y | 1 | Dancing City | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 7 | Sean O'Keeffe | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders in 5th, dropped to 6th at 8th, headway on outer into 4th entering straight, improved into close 2nd when mistake at last, ridden run-in, strongly pressed winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2024 | Cheltenham | Heavy | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | Stellar Story | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Mr P W Mullins | 10/1 |
| raced wide in rear, pushed along 2 out, pulled up next | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2024 | Thurles | Soft | 2m 6f 110y | 0 | High Class Hero | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 4 | Paul Townend | 2/7 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway between horses to lead after 2 out, pushed along and not fluent last, ridden and kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2023 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 5f | 1 | High Class Hero | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 5 | Paul Townend | 8/15 |
| tracked leader in 3rd, not fluent 1st, slight mistake 5th, 2nd travelling well when switched right before 2 out, challenged 2 out, pushed along and led before last where slight mistake, ridden and stayed on well | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2023 | Listowel | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | High Class Hero | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | Paul Townend | 8/11 |
| chased leader, 3rd halfway, headway on outer to go 2nd entering straight, led before 2 out, pushed along to go 5 lengths clear last, kept on well, easily | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2023 | Galway | Good to Yielding | 2m 5f 11y | 0 | High Class Hero | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 23 | Paul Townend | 4/5 |
| made all, pressed after 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2023 | Listowel | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | High Class Hero | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 13 | Miss J Townend | 11/10 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway approaching straight and led 1 1/2f out, soon asserted, pushed out and kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2021 | Tipperary | Soft | 2m 2f | 0 | Au Fleuron | 11st 9lbs | of 13 | Mr B Lawless | 0/0 |