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Herculeus: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Herculeus is a 4-year-old gelding by Expert Eye, trained by William Muir & Chris Grassick. He has won 2 of 12 starts and placed in 1 more, for £15,360 in prize money. He has won 1 of 6 on good to firm ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 6:00 at Kempton (AW) on 9 September. His best performance rating is 81, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 12
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 3
  • Strike rate 17%
  • Prize money £15,360
  • Best rating 81
  • Official rating 77

Where Herculeus runs next

Time Course Race Best price
6:00 Kempton (AW) Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes —

Herculeus form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
19 Aug 26 Kempton (AW) Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier) (Div II) Class 4 1m Standard / Slow 6 4.75 40/1 Lewis Edmunds 77
2 Jul 26 Newbury World Cup Super Boosts At BetVictor Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 13 18.75 11/1 Lewis Edmunds 80
1 Jun 26 Newbury BetVictor Backing England To Win Handicap Class 4 1m Good To Firm 5 8.25 9/1 Lewis Edmunds 82
1 May 26 Ascot Ascot Racecourse Supports Debra Manny Mercer Apprentice Handicap (Str) Class 3 1m Good To Firm 9 12.75 25/1 Ryan Kavanagh 84
22 Oct 25 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Class 3 1m Standard To Slow 10 28 14/1 Lewis Edmunds 85
20 Sep 25 Newbury Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap (Str) Class 4 1m Good To Soft 13 31.5 4/1 Lewis Edmunds 85
28 Aug 25 Newbury Venture Handicap Class 4 1m Good 1 — 11/2 Lewis Edmunds 77
20 Jun 25 Goodwood BetGoodwin Top UK Online Bookie Handicap Class 4 1m Good To Firm 4 4 7/4F Lewis Edmunds 77
20 May 25 Nottingham Watch On Racing TV Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Good To Firm 1 — 11/1 Lewis Edmunds 73
28 Apr 25 Windsor British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 1m Good To Firm 2 1 5/2 Lewis Edmunds –
16 Oct 24 Nottingham British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 0.5f Heavy 5 17.75 40/1 Lewis Edmunds –
21 Sep 24 Newbury Etcetera Construction 40th Anniversary EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 7f Heavy 5 8 12/1 Lewis Edmunds –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier) (Div II) at Kempton (AW) on 19 August 2026. Up with the pace - dropped back and off the bridle approaching the final furlong - stayed on to recover some of that deficit late.

Herculeus by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
8f 8 1 13%
7f 2 0 0%
8.5f 2 1 50%

Herculeus by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good To Firm 6 1 17%
Heavy 2 0 0%
Standard / Slow 1 0 0%
Standard To Slow 1 0 0%
Good To Soft 1 0 0%
Good 1 1 100%

Herculeus by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Newbury 5 1 20%
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0%
Nottingham 2 1 50%
Ascot 1 0 0%
Goodwood 1 0 0%
Windsor 1 0 0%

Herculeus breeding

  • Sire Expert Eye (GB)
  • Dam Prodigious (GB)
  • Damsire Intello (GER)
  • Breeder Mr & Mrs L E Bird
  • Foaled 25 March 2022

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