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Lucky Hero: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Lucky Hero is a 3-year-old gelding by Lucky Vega, trained by David O'Meara. He has won 3 of 13 starts and placed in 6 more, for £29,938 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 2f, where 2 wins from 3 is a 67% strike rate against 10% at every other distance. He runs next in the 2:51 at Redcar on 9 September. His best performance rating is 86, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 13
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 9
  • Strike rate 23%
  • Prize money £29,938
  • Best rating 86
  • Official rating 75

Where Lucky Hero runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:51 Redcar racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap (GBBPlus Race) —

Lucky Hero form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
7 Aug 26 Newmarket (July) Aspall Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 2f Good To Firm 1 — 5/6F Billy Loughnane 75
29 Jul 26 Redcar Stephen And Alan Mulley Apprentice Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 2f Good To Firm 1 — 7/2C Conor Whiteley 75
18 Jul 26 Ripon Sky Bet Go-racing-in-yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Stakes Class 4 1m 2f Good 3 2.5 17/2 Mark Winn 76
12 Jun 26 Chester Allington Hughes Law Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 7.5f Soft 4 7.25 12/1 Oisin Orr 77
23 May 26 York Reg Bond 'Always And Forever' Handicap Class 4 7f Good 17 13 10/1 Daniel Tudhope 78
30 Apr 26 Redcar Join Racing TV Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Good To Firm 1 — 11/4 David Nolan 77
12 Oct 25 Goodwood Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Class 4 7f Good 8 7 5/1 Billy Loughnane 78
25 Sep 25 Pontefract Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Class 4 6f Good To Soft 3 1.25 5/2F Daniel Tudhope 78
30 Aug 25 Sandown Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Nursery Class 4 7f Soft 2 .5 EvensF Oisin Murphy 76
3 Aug 25 Chester Bridgman Nursery Class 5 7f Good To Firm 3 .5 7/2 David Nolan 75
18 Jul 25 Hamilton G4 Claims Ltd EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Good 2 1.5 7/2 Daniel Tudhope –
19 Jun 25 Ripon Ripon Inn Best Dressed Gentleman EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Good 2 4 6/4J David Nolan –
14 Jun 25 Chester British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 6f Good To Soft 5 4.75 17/2 David Nolan –

Last time out

Finished 1 in the Aspall Handicap Stakes at Newmarket (July) on 7 August 2026. Fought for control early - tracked the pace then closed on the front-runner and pushed along 2f out - went to the front soon after - stayed on strongly through the last furlong to win.

Lucky Hero by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
7f 5 1 20%
6f 4 0 0%
10f 3 2 67%
7.5f 1 0 0%

Lucky Hero by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 5 0 0%
Good To Firm 4 3 75%
Soft 2 0 0%
Good To Soft 2 0 0%

Lucky Hero by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Chester 3 0 0%
Redcar 2 2 100%
Ripon 2 0 0%
Newmarket (July) 1 1 100%
York 1 0 0%
Goodwood 1 0 0%
Pontefract 1 0 0%
Sandown 1 0 0%
Hamilton 1 0 0%

Lucky Hero breeding

  • Sire Lucky Vega (IRE)
  • Dam New Terms (GB)
  • Damsire New Approach (IRE)
  • Breeder Summerhill Bloodstock&tipper House Stud
  • Foaled 20 February 2023

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