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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 14 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 8:15 at Kempton (AW) on 28 October. His best performance rating is 81, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 14
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 3
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Prize money £15,360
  • Best rating 81
  • Official rating 70

Where Herculeus runs next

Time Course Race Best price
8:15 Kempton (AW) Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Stakes —

Herculeus form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
24 Sep 26 Southwell (AW) Download The At The Races App Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 5 7f Standard 8 5.75 6/1 Lewis Edmunds 70
9 Sep 26 Kempton (AW) Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m Standard / Slow 10 9.5 15/2 Lewis Edmunds 73
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 Security Handicap (Str) 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 8 in the Download The At The Races App Handicap Stakes (Div II) at Southwell (AW) on 24 September 2026. Held up at the back - made no impression - finished well held in 8th.

Herculeus by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
8f 9 1 11% —
7f 3 0 0% —
8.5f 2 1 50% —

Herculeus by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Firm 6 1 17% —
Standard / Slow 2 0 0% —
Heavy 2 0 0% —
Standard 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 Level stakes
Newbury 5 1 20% —
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% —
Nottingham 2 1 50% —
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% —
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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