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High Class Hero

There are horses that make you look twice at the form book, and High Class Hero is one of them. In 15 races, this nine-year-old has won 6 times and finished in the frame on 11 occasions — that is a 40% win rate, or wins in roughly 2 out of every 5 races, which is the kind of consistency most racehorses never come close to. Add in all those placed efforts and High Class Hero has been competitive in nearly every race it has entered, which tells you this is a horse that turns up ready to perform.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Chestnut
Father
Sulamani
Mother
Mil Et Une Nui Flo
Owner
Sullivan Group Limited & P Crowley & Neill Hughes
Rating
153

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
15
Career races
6
Wins
40%
Win rate
avg ~10%
73.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
21 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The name attached to this horse matters enormously. Willie Mullins, based at Muine Bheag in County Carlow, is not just any trainer — his yard has sent out 237 winners already this season alone. That is not a typo. When a horse carries the Mullins colours, it arrives with expectation, and High Class Hero has repaid that faith. The combination with jockey Paul Townend is particularly striking: together they have won 5 of their 9 races, which works out at winning more than half the time they partner up. For context, most top jockeys are thrilled with a 20% win rate. Those two together are operating at a completely different level.

That said, there is a question mark hanging over the recent form. High Class Hero has not won in its last 6 races, with a pair of second-place finishes and a third among those efforts. The last victory came at Punchestown on 20 February 2025, now 13 months ago. The placed efforts suggest the talent is still there — this is not a horse that has fallen off a cliff — but the wins have dried up. Whether that is a matter of finding the right opportunity, a slight dip in form, or simply the Mullins team waiting patiently for conditions to suit, only they would know.

First career success came at Listowel back in June 2023, and the horse has built a solid record since. Still only nine and still active — last seen racing just 21 days ago — High Class Hero is very much a horse in the present tense. With that Mullins-Townend engine behind it, you would not bet against the wins starting to flow again.

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Strong overall win rate: wins 40% of races
Effective partnership with Paul Townend: 56% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding
Heavy (very wet)
Ok
Soft (muddy)
Yielding to soft
Yielding
Good (firm-ish)
Soft to heavy
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Right-handed, undulating
Ok
Left-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, tight
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Mar
DNF
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 16 runners
8 Mar
DNF
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 16 runners
22 Jan
DNF
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 21 runners
22 Nov
2nd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 8 runners
26 Apr
3rd
Sandown Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 20 runners
15 Mar
2nd
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 6 runners
20 Feb
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
31 Dec
2nd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 7 runners
1 May
2nd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
15 Mar
DNF
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
55.6%
Win rate
5/9
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Punchestown
Galloping
4 1 win, 3 seconds 22 Nov 25%
Listowel
Sharp
2 2 wins 23 Sep 100%
Thurles
Undulating
2 1 win, 1 second 15 Mar 50%
Naas
Galloping
2 2 other 8 Mar 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 win 21 Oct 100%
Galway
Tight
1 1 win 2 Aug 100%
Cheltenham
Galloping
1 1 other 15 Mar 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
1 1 third 26 Apr 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 22 Jan 0%