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Horse profile

Classic Hero

Over The River (FR) × Hero's Slave (GB) (Arctic Slave)

TrainerG B Balding
OwnerMrs Kathleen Banville

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1981

Highest OR: 113
Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £1,160 GB
Last official rating: 113 (Jumps)
Last run (GB & IRE): 14 Mar 1990, Newton Abbot (2/7)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	OR	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
14 Mar 90	Newton Abbot	2/7	11/2	10	W Irvine	G B Balding	Carlsberg XXX Handicap Chase	Handicap (unclassified)	Chase	3m2½f	Good to Soft	9-11	113	Torside (GB)	£3,815	0/5

2/714 Mar 90 · Newton Abbot11/2
Carlsberg XXX Handicap Chase
Handicap (unclassified)3m2½fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
14 Mar 90
Course
Newton Abbot
Pos
2/7
SP
11/2
Btn
10
Jockey
W Irvine
Trainer
G B Balding
Race
Carlsberg XXX Handicap Chase
Class
Handicap (unclassified)
Type
Chase
Dist
3m2½f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
9-11
OR
113
Winner / 2nd
Torside (GB)
Winner prize
£3,815
Future form
0/5

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	OR first run	OR last run	Best OR	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
G B Balding	14 Mar 90	14 Mar 90	2/7	113	113	113	1	0	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£1,160	€0

G B Balding

Trainer: G B Balding
First run: 14 Mar 90
Last run: 14 Mar 90
First run for yard: 2/7
OR first run: 113
OR last run: 113
Best OR: 113
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,160
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	Best OR	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£1,160	€0	113	14 Mar 90	14 Mar 90

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,160
Prize IRE (€): €0
Best OR: 113
First run: 14 Mar 90
Last run: 14 Mar 90

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchOver The River (FR)

Parent · 1

SireOver The River (FR)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchHero's Slave (GB)

Parent · 1

DamHero's Slave (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireArctic Slave
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Over The River (FR)

Hero's Slave (GB)

Not traced

Arctic Slave

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseClassic Hero (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled1981

SireOver The River (FR)

DamHero's Slave (GB)

DamsireArctic Slave

Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingHero's Pride (GB)

Female line

Hero's Slave (GB) · 0 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Over The River (FR)	Hero's Slave (GB)	Arctic Slave	gelding	Flat 19.3f · NH 2m6f	Flat 20.5f · NH 2m4f

Over The River (FR)

Sire: Over The River (FR)
Dam: Hero's Slave (GB)
Damsire: Arctic Slave
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 19.3f · NH 2m6f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 20.5f · NH 2m4f

Progeny of Over The River (FR) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	6,391	642	1,719	10.0%	26.9%	1
At 3m2f and over	694	88	220	12.7%	31.7%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	1,424	146	386	10.3%	27.1%	1
At 3m2f and over on Good to soft or yielding going	146	16	46	11.0%	31.5%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 6,391
Wins: 642
Placed: 1,719
Win %: 10.0%
Place %: 26.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 3m2f and over

Condition: At 3m2f and over
Runs: 694
Wins: 88
Placed: 220
Win %: 12.7%
Place %: 31.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 1,424
Wins: 146
Placed: 386
Win %: 10.3%
Place %: 27.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 3m2f and over on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 3m2f and over on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 146
Wins: 16
Placed: 46
Win %: 11.0%
Place %: 31.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Over The River (FR) × Arctic Slave mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	10	4	40.0%	142	17	31	12.0%	£144,621	€0
Flat	1	1	100.0%	1	1	0	100.0%	-	-
All runs	10	5	50.0%	143	18	31	12.6%	£144,621	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 10
Winners: 4
Winners %: 40.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 142
Wins: 17
2nd/3rd: 31
Win %: 12.0%
Prize GB (£): £144,621
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 1
Winners: 1
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 10
Winners: 5
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 143
Wins: 18
2nd/3rd: 31
Win %: 12.6%
Prize GB (£): £144,621
Prize IRE (€): €0

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Grange Brake (GB)	65	10	£108,394	€0
Qualified (GB)	17	4	-	-
Thar-An-Bharr (GB)	19	2	£31,285	€0
Simwell (IRE)	11	1	£3,205	€0
Over The Maine (IRE)	18	1	£577	€0
Classic Hero (GB)	1	0	£1,160	€0
Hero's Pride (GB)	2	0	£0	€0
Cois Na Habhna (GB)	2	0	£0	€0
Greyford River (GB)	3	0	£0	€0
Keep Trying (IRE)	5	0	£0	€0

Grange Brake (GB)

Horse: Grange Brake (GB)
Runs: 65
Wins: 10
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £108,394
Prize IRE (€): €0

Qualified (GB)

Horse: Qualified (GB)
Runs: 17
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0

Thar-An-Bharr (GB)

Horse: Thar-An-Bharr (GB)
Runs: 19
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £31,285
Prize IRE (€): €0

Simwell (IRE)

Horse: Simwell (IRE)
Runs: 11
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £3,205
Prize IRE (€): €0

Over The Maine (IRE)

Horse: Over The Maine (IRE)
Runs: 18
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £577
Prize IRE (€): €0

Classic Hero (GB)

Horse: Classic Hero (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,160
Prize IRE (€): €0

Hero's Pride (GB)

Horse: Hero's Pride (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Cois Na Habhna (GB)

Horse: Cois Na Habhna (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Greyford River (GB)

Horse: Greyford River (GB)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Keep Trying (IRE)

Horse: Keep Trying (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Ratings

Official ratings

Code	Current OR	Highest OR	Lowest OR	Rated runs
National Hunt	113	113	113	1

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Current OR: 113
Highest OR: 113
Lowest OR: 113
Rated runs: 1

Current OR here is the mark carried on the latest run in each code; the page header uses a newer declared mark where one exists.

Official rating by run

Date	Course	Code	OR	Pos
14 Mar 90	Newton Abbot	NH	113	2/7

2/714 Mar 90 · Newton Abbot
All fields
Date
14 Mar 90
Course
Newton Abbot
Code
NH
OR
113
Pos
2/7

Current mark v winning marks

Code	Current OR	OR last run	Change	Highest OR	v highest
National Hunt	113	113	0	113	0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Current OR: 113
OR last run: 113
Change: 0
Highest OR: 113
v highest: 0

Differences are current OR minus the mark shown (positive = higher now). Current OR in the main code uses a newer declared or published mark where one exists.

Family

Dam summary

Hero's Slave (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

Hero's Pride (GB)0W · 2R

Half siblings

By Paddy's Stream (GB)

Spireslake (GB)0W · 4R

Female line

1Hero's Slave (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

When was Classic Hero foaled?

Classic Hero (GB) was foaled in 1981.

Who are the sire and dam of Classic Hero?

Classic Hero (GB) is by Over The River (FR) out of Hero's Slave (GB), a daughter of Arctic Slave.

Who trained Classic Hero?

Classic Hero (GB) was trained by G B Balding and owned by Mrs Kathleen Banville at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Classic Hero's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Classic Hero (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

What was Classic Hero's official rating?

Classic Hero (GB) was last officially rated 113 over jumps (also the career high).

Is Classic Hero still racing?

Classic Hero (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 14 March 1990 at Newton Abbot in the Carlsberg XXX Handicap Chase, finishing 2nd of 7, and has not run there since.

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Updated 1990-03-14