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Horse profile

Some Hero

Sex
gelding
Foaled
1984
Highest OR
86
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last official rating
86 (Jumps)
Last run (GB & IRE)
13 Jan 1990, Newcastle (5/10)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
5

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtORWinner / 2ndWinner prizeFuture form
13 Jan 90Newcastle5/109/2distC GrantW A StephensonTeal Novices' Handicap HurdleHandicap (unclassified)Hurdle2m4½fGood11-686Lypheoric (USA)£1,7020/7
  • 5/1013 Jan 90 · Newcastle9/2

    Teal Novices' Handicap Hurdle

    Handicap (unclassified)2m4½fGood

    All fields
    Date
    13 Jan 90
    Course
    Newcastle
    Pos
    5/10
    SP
    9/2
    Btn
    dist
    Jockey
    C Grant
    Race
    Teal Novices' Handicap Hurdle
    Class
    Handicap (unclassified)
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    2m4½f
    Going
    Good
    Wgt
    11-6
    OR
    86
    Winner / 2nd
    Lypheoric (USA)
    Winner prize
    £1,702
    Future form
    0/7

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

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardOR first runOR last runBest ORRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
W A Stephenson13 Jan 9013 Jan 905/1086868610000.0%0.0%£0€0
W A Stephenson
First run
13 Jan 90
Last run
13 Jan 90
First run for yard
5/10
OR first run
86
OR last run
86
Best OR
86
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)Best ORFirst runLast run
National Hunt10000.0%0.0%£0€08613 Jan 9013 Jan 90
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Best OR
86
First run
13 Jan 90
Last run
13 Jan 90

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchBoreen Beag (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. SireBoreen Beag (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchTipperary StarI (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamTipperary StarI (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireArcticeelagh
  2. Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Not traced
Not traced
Arcticeelagh
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSome Hero (GB)
Sexgelding
Foaled1984
SireBoreen Beag (GB)
DamTipperary StarI (GB)
DamsireArcticeelagh
Dam's produce5 winners from 9 runners
Notable siblingDecent Tip (GB)

Female line

  1. Tipperary StarI (GB) · 5 winners from 9 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Boreen Beag (GB)Tipperary StarI (GB)ArcticeelaghgeldingNH 2mFlat 14.0f · NH 2m4f
Boreen Beag (GB)
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
NH 2m
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 14.0f · NH 2m4f

Progeny of Boreen Beag (GB) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs43182.3%18.6%10
At 2m2f to 2m5f14030.0%21.4%10
On Good going14127.1%14.3%10
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going7000.0%0.0%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
43
Wins
1
Placed
8
Win %
2.3%
Place %
18.6%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m2f to 2m5f
Condition
At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs
14
Wins
0
Placed
3
Win %
0.0%
Place %
21.4%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Good going
Condition
On Good going
Runs
14
Wins
1
Placed
2
Win %
7.1%
Place %
14.3%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Condition
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Runs
7
Wins
0
Placed
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
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.

Boreen Beag (GB) × Arcticeelagh mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt100.0%01000.0%£0€0
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
1
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Some Hero (GB)100£0€0
Some Hero (GB)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Ratings

Official ratings

CodeCurrent ORHighest ORLowest ORRated runs
National Hunt8686861
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Current OR
86
Highest OR
86
Lowest OR
86
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

DateCourseCodeORPos
13 Jan 90NewcastleNH865/10

Current mark v winning marks

CodeCurrent OROR last runChangeHighest ORv highest
National Hunt86860860
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Current OR
86
OR last run
86
Change
0
Highest OR
86
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

Tipperary StarI (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
5 winners from 9 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Boreen Beag (GB) out of Tipperary StarI (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Decent Fellow (GB)

By Laurence O (GB)

By Le Moss (IRE)

By Buckskin (FR)

By Roselier (FR)

By Montelimar (USA)

By Norwich (GB)

Female line

  1. 1Tipperary StarI (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Tipperary StarI family

In brief

When was Some Hero foaled?

Some Hero (GB) was foaled in 1984.

Who are the sire and dam of Some Hero?

Some Hero (GB) is by Boreen Beag (GB) out of Tipperary StarI (GB), a daughter of Arcticeelagh.

Who trained Some Hero?

Some Hero (GB) was trained by W A Stephenson and owned by Mrs A R Page at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Some Hero's race record?

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

What was Some Hero's official rating?

Some Hero (GB) was last officially rated 86 over jumps (also the career high).

Is Some Hero still racing?

Some Hero (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 13 January 1990 at Newcastle in the Teal Novices' Handicap Hurdle, finishing 5th of 10, and has not run there since.

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