Heart Above

The overall career record reads 5 wins and 16 places from 33 races — that is a win rate of around 15%, or roughly 1 in every 7 races — which is a solid return for a horse competing mostly at Class 5 level, the bread-and-butter tier of the sport. At that level specifically, Heart Above has won 2 from 14 (14%), showing it is competitive without dominating. The Kelso record, though, is the real story: three wins from thirteen visits to the same track suggests the horse genuinely thrives there, whether that is the layout, the terrain, or simply familiarity built up over years of racing.

Jockey Henry Brooke has been aboard for 14 of those races, picking up 2 of the 5 career wins — a partnership that wins at roughly 1 in 7 together. That is not a flashy number, but the consistency of the combination suggests a working relationship the trainer is comfortable with. Dianne Sayer, based at Hackthorpe in Cumbria, has saddled 15 winners already this season, which marks the yard out as a productive northern operation with a clear eye for placing horses where they can win.

Recent form tells an interesting story too. The last six runs read 1-7-9 following a couple of blank entries, and then a win this week — so Heart Above came back from a quiet spell and delivered immediately. The first career win came at Perth in September 2024, suggesting the horse took time to get off the mark, but has found a reliable groove since. At this stage of its career, Heart Above is exactly what racing throws up more than anything else: a horse that will never trouble the top races but turns up week after week, knows its patch, and wins when the conditions suit.