Hometown Hero
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Hometown Hero is a 10yo bay from Ireland trained by L Maceli. It is sired by the stallion Darsi out of the dam Kilcoltrim Society. Hometown Hero has won 2 races in its career so far. On 9th Feb 2022 at Market Rasen, Hometown Hero achieved its most notable victory to date, taking the prize in the $6535 Ebf 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Clairefontaine 19-Jul-23 4499m SOFT R3 Clch (of $20,000) | Q Samaria 71.7kg, Cd 0 | UPD (8) |
| Clairefontaine 20-Jun-23 3899m SOFT R5 CLCh (of $9,200), Winning Time: 04:50.300, SP: 25/1 | Q Samaria 73kg, Cd 0 31.25L | 8 (10) |
| Compiegne 15-May-23 3899m HEAVY R1 Ch $2,600 (of $16,380), Winning Time: 05:15.370, SP: 17/2 | H Tabet 68.9kg 5.50L | 3 (7) |
| Chepstow 25-Feb-23 3911m GOOD R4 NvHcpCh (of $5,490), Winning Time: 05:08.100, SP: 13/2 Prominent on inside, not fluent 7th, ridden after 11th, outpaced before 5 out, well behind 3 out | B Andrews 76.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 6 (8) |
| Uttoxeter 28-Jan-23 4023m SOFT R6 HcpCh $2,381 (of $5,848), Winning Time: 05:13.370, SP: 12/1 Prominent, not fluent 8th, briefly ridden before 11th, pushed along and headway before 4 out, chased clear leader 3 out, disputed lead 2 out, led outright approaching last where jumped left, kept on but headed on the post | B Andrews 74.8kg 0.15L | 2 (12) |
| Market Rasen 26-Dec-22 4305m SOFT R4 NvHcpCh (of $9,231), Winning Time: 05:34.200, SP: 9/2 Held up, struggling from 6 out, pulled up after 4 out | B Andrews 74.4kg, Cd 0 | UPD (10) |
| Wetherby 03-Dec-22 4869m SOFT R6 NvHcpCh $890 (of $4,369), Winning Time: 06:36.780, SP: 6/1 Chased leaders, went second approaching 3 out, ridden to challenge before next, kept on from 2 out, lost second final 50yds | D England 74.4kg 5.50L | 3 (8) |
| Aintree 05-Nov-22 4005m SOFT R3 NvHcpCh $1,956 (of $9,600), Winning Time: 05:03.850, SP: 17/2 Chased leaders, driven in 3rd after 2 out, unable to challenge, kept on | H Skelton 68.5kg 5.50L | 3 (5) |
| Sandown 13-Mar-22 3980m SOFT R2 NvHcpHNHFNHF (of $45,016), Winning Time: 05:18.300, SP: 40/1 Held up off the pace in last pair, | B Andrews 68.5kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 17 (17) |
| Market Rasen 09-Feb-22 4150m SOFT R2 NvHNHFNHF $6,535 (of $6,535), Winning Time: 05:27.380, SP: 11/10 Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, not fluent 2 out, ridden to lead run in, soon edged left, ridden out | B Andrews 70.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Ludlow 21-Jan-22 4274m SOFT R3 MdH $2,697 (of $5,854), Winning Time: 05:14.800, SP: 15/2 Mid-division, headway after 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner | B Andrews 73.5kg 2.00L | 2 (12) |
| Uttoxeter 17-Dec-21 4011m SOFT R3 CL4MdH (of $7,500), Winning Time: 05:19.780, SP: 4/1 Raced in mid-division, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, kept on after 2 out, kept on after last | B Andrews 71.7kg, Cd 0 9.75L | 5 (14) |
| Warwick 01-Oct-20 4224m GOOD R2 CL4MdH (of $5,800), Winning Time: 05:03.400, SP: 6/1 Prominent, close 2nd 7th, led and not fluent 2 out, swerved left flat, headed and hung right, held after | H Skelton 69.9kg, Cd 0 0.75L | 4 (10) |
| Borris House 08-Dec-19 4828m SOFT CLMd (of $3,769), SP: 6/1 Ch ldrs, 5th 1/2way, 4th 2out, 3rd app str, headway to ld app last, kow run-in | M J J Walsh 74.8kg | 1 (13) |
| Durrow 23-Mar-19 4828m SOFT CLMd (of $3,769), SP: 5/1 Chsd ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, gd jmp to 2nd 3out, rdn appr str, wknd qckly to 6th aftr 2out, pu bef last | R James 74.8kg, Cd 0 | UPD (10) |