Heart Above

Kelso is the key. Of Heart Above's 5 career wins, 3 have come at that one track, from 13 races there. That's nearly 1 win in every 4 attempts at Kelso specifically — comfortably better than its overall average — and it tells you something about how this horse goes around that particular course. Whether it's the layout, the ground, or something else entirely, Kelso clearly suits. The most recent win there came just 8 weeks ago on 24 May 2026, so this is not a distant memory — it is current, active form at a track it genuinely likes.

The horse is trained by Dianne Sayer, whose yard in Hackthorpe, Cumbria, has sent out 15 winners this season — a solid return that suggests the operation is in good health. Henry Brooke is the regular partner in the saddle, and the two have built up a 14-race partnership together, producing 2 of those wins — the same 1-in-7 ratio as the career average, which means Brooke knows this horse well and gets the best out of it consistently. Heart Above also had its first career win at Perth back in September 2024, which shows it is not entirely a one-track performer, even if Kelso is clearly home territory.

The recent form reads 9-–-1-7-9-– in the last six runs, with the dashes representing non-completions. A win sitting in the middle of that sequence, followed by a couple of mid-field finishes, is pretty typical of a horse at this level — it finds its moment, takes it, and ticks along either side. Most of Heart Above's racing has come at Class 5, the bread-and-butter tier of the sport, where it has won 2 from 14. At 8 years old and racing just one day ago, it is clearly still fit and still being campaigned actively. For anyone watching at Kelso, it is always worth a second look.