Heroes Rise
Heroes Rise has been a frustrating horse to follow. The six-year-old has managed just one win from 11 races across his career — that solitary success coming at Listowel back in June 2024, now nearly two and a half years in the past. Since that day, he has raced six more times without finding the winner's circle again, though he has shown enough in defeat to earn places in four of those runs. His overall record of one win and five places gives him a win rate of roughly 1 in every 11 races, which suggests a horse capable on his day but struggling to deliver consistency.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
45.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes Heroes Rise interesting is not quite what he has achieved, but what he has failed to achieve despite regular opportunities. He races for the Gordon Elliott yard at Longwood in County Meath — a training powerhouse that has sent out 210 winners this season alone — and is most commonly ridden by Sam Ewing. Yet in their six races together, Ewing and Heroes Rise have never found the winner's circle. The horse clearly has the ability to place, and his most recent run came just a day ago, suggesting he remains active and in work. For a horse in such a high-profile yard with a experienced jockey, the lengthy drought since June 2024 is the real story here — not quite breakdown, but a steady inability to get over the line when it matters. He remains a horse to watch, but the window for him to build on that single Listowel victory may be quietly closing.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft 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 (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Aug
7th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
30 Mar
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
9 Mar
4th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 18 runners
16 Jan
3rd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
21 Dec
2nd
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
30 Nov
8th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
27 Oct
4th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 6 runners
1 Aug
6th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
1 Jun
🏆 Won
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
17 May
3rd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
16 Jan |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
27 Oct |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
1 Jun |
100% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
21 Dec |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
30 Mar |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 third |
17 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Mar |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Aug |
0% |