Hometown Boy
(IRE)About
Hometown Boy is a 10yo ch from Ireland trained by S Edmunds. It is sired by the stallion Curtain Time out of the dam Mercy Mission. Hometown Boy has won 6 races in its career so far. On 10th Apr 2021 at Aintree, Hometown Boy secured its most notable victory to date, taking the prize in the $31511 Eft Systems Handicap Hurdle (grade 3). It has been a lucrative horse for bettors. If you had supported Hometown Boy throughout its career you'd have gained a 131% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester 27-Sep-24 4626m R2 CL3 NvCh, Winning Time: 06:03.300 | C Gethings 73.5kg, Cd 0 | 1 (5) |
| Worcester 26-Jun-24 4626m GOOD R3 NvHcpCh $6,179 (of $6,267), Winning Time: 05:49.950, SP: 11/4 Chased leader, led 3rd, pestered by loose horse and went clear after 8th, reduced lead 5 out, not fluent but came clear again 4 out, very easily | C Hammond 70.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 29-May-24 4855m SOFT R4 NvHcpCh $1,794 (of $7,804), Winning Time: 06:00.280, SP: 5/1 Chased leader until before 3rd, switched left and went 2nd again 5th, led 11th, headed after 4 out, 3rd and held last, no extra flat | C Gethings 74.4kg 7.00L | 3 (5) |
| Newbury 10-Feb-24 4705m HEAVY R6 NvHcpCh (of $13,740), Winning Time: 6:02.700, SP: 11/1 Raced wide, tracked leaders after 2nd, led 11th until 13th, chased leader, fell next | C Gethings 71.7kg, Cd 0 | UPD (5) |
| Carlisle 26-Oct-23 4023m SOFT R5 NvCh $1,881 (of $8,169), Winning Time: 5:24.620, SP: 14/1 Led, blundered 4 out and headed, left in 2nd 3 out, no extra when not fluent last | C Gethings 70.8kg 21.50L | 3 (7) |
| Aintree 10-Apr-21 4964m SOFT R1 HcpH $31,511 (of $31,511), Winning Time: 06:09.430, SP: 6/1 Led until after 1st, tracked leader, led again 9th, in command when bad mistake last, stayed on well | C Gethings 69.9kg | 1 (22) |
| Kempton 28-Feb-21 4224m GOOD R1 HcpH $5,913 (of $5,913), Winning Time: 05:02.100, SP: 11/1 Led until before 5th, chased leader who soon went clear, closer after 3 out, led before 2 out, 3 lengths ahead last, ridden further clear run-in | C Gethings 71.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Kempton 15-Mar-20 4224m SOFT R3 NvHcpHNHFNHF $462 (of $39,389), Winning Time: 05:10.650, SP: 14/1 Held up towards rear, effort before 2 out, never a factor | C Gethings 73kg, Cd 0 14.50L | 7 (18) |
| Market Rasen 05-Feb-20 4150m SOFT R4 NvHNHFNHF $1,908 (of $6,498), Winning Time: 05:13.900, SP: 13/8 Led, strongly challenged from 2 out, headed after last, kept on under pressure | C Gethings 73.5kg 3.75L | 2 (5) |
| Market Rasen 26-Dec-19 3749m SOFT R7 HcpH $6,498 (of $6,498), Winning Time: 04:30.200, SP: 13/8 Led until 2nd, led again 4th, drew clear 2 out, easily | C Gethings 75.3kg | 1 (12) |
| Ludlow 25-Nov-19 4274m SOFT R3 NvHNHFNHF $716 (of $4,874), Winning Time: 05:26.100, SP: 5/2 Held up in mid-division, headway before 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten, went 3rd flat | C Gethings 68.9kg 18.00L | 3 (12) |
| Warwick 08-Nov-19 3822m GOOD R2 CL4NvH $668 (of $7,000), Winning Time: 04:39.800, SP: 20/1 Took keen hold, prominent, 3rd and beaten 2 out, stayed on same pace | C Gethings 68.9kg 7.75L | 3 (13) |
| Warwick 03-Oct-19 3218m GOOD R7 CL5NHF (of $4,000), Winning Time: 03:45.200, SP: 14/1 Made most until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | C Gethings 69.9kg, Cd 0 8.25L | 4 (10) |
| Durrow 23-Mar-19 4828m SOFT CLMd (of $2,599), SP: 6/1 Twrds rr early, rcd kn, hmprd 1st, prog to 2nd by 5th, 1l dwn 1/2way, mstk 3out, jnd ldr next, wo appr last, ko best | J W Hendrick 72.6kg | 1 (10) |