Break Heart Hill (2018) Horse
About
Break Heart Hill, an 8yo bay horse trained by F M Shaw in Dorchester, will contest the Exeter R7 Keystone Handicap Chase. He is by the stallion Arvico out of the dam Petite Pois. The horse has not yet secured a victory, remaining a maiden after eight attempts. In his latest race at Taunton on 17 January 2026, Ben Godfrey rode him and he finished unplaced behind the winner Bataillon.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Taunton 17-Jan-26 4630m SOFT R6 CL5 HcpCh (of $11,116), SP: 34.00 1st Bataillon ( J Stenhouse 167 ) 2nd Ted The Thief ( H Kimber 145 ) 1.75L 3rd Sweet Nightingale ( B Poste 151 ) 4.50L Break Heart Hill ( B Godfrey 142 ) 0.00L See full results | B Godfrey 64.4kg 0.00L | UPD (15) |
| Fontwell 08-Dec-25 4370m HEAVY R3 CL5 HcpH (of $6,049), SP: 51.00 1st Mask Of Zorro ( B Powell 168 ) 2nd El Bandido Pancho ( R Dingle 161 ) 4.25L 3rd Ferret Jeeter ( C Bament 162 ) 5.00L 7th Break Heart Hill ( J Best 142 ) 40.25L See full results | J Best 64.4kg 40.25L | 7 (9) |
| Fontwell 16-Nov-25 4370m SOFT R7 CL5 NvHcpH (of $6,049), SP: 34.00 1st Mask Of Zorro ( F Gingell 166 ) 2nd Nowyouvebinandunit ( C O'farrell 150 ) 3.25L 3rd Atlantic Power ( H Kimber 151 ) 4.75L 7th Break Heart Hill ( R Dingle 148 ) 26.50L See full results | R Dingle 67.1kg 26.50L | 7 (11) |
| Taunton 28-Feb-25 3820m HEAVY R2 CL5 NvHcpH (of $8,854), SP: 67.00 1st Grenadier Jed ( H Kimber 161 ) 2nd Babatunde ( M G Nolan 165 ) 3.00L 3rd Mr Zee ( H Cobden 146 ) 3.50L 6th Break Heart Hill ( B Godfrey 147 ) 44.50L See full results | B Godfrey 66.7kg 44.50L | 6 (12) |
| Exeter 06-Dec-24 3370m SOFT R3 CL4 NvHNHFNHF (of $6,394), Winning Time: 04:18.870, SP: 201.00 Towards rear, tailed off 4th 1st Kap Vert ( M G Nolan 154 ) 2nd Jurancon ( J Tudor 160 ) 3.50L 3rd Mythical Moon ( J J Burke 160 ) 0.50L 9th Break Heart Hill ( L Stones 154 , Cd 157 ) 51.80L See full results | L Stones 69.9kg, Cd 71.2kg 51.8kgL | 9 (13) |
| Stratford 10-May-24 3280m SOFT R1 CL4 MdH (of $8,362), Winning Time: 04:02.300, SP: 151.00 Towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, soon detached, never a factor 1st Wales ( C Hammond 155 ) 2nd Impecunious ( B Carver 161 ) 1.75L 3rd Minella Miracle ( J J Burke 161 ) 5.50L 9th Break Heart Hill ( L Stones 161 , Cd 164 ) 24.75L See full results | L Stones 73kg, Cd 74.4kg 24.75L | 9 (11) |
| Exeter 20-Apr-24 3370m GOOD R1 CL4 MdHNHFNHF (of $7,377), Winning Time: 04:14.440, SP: 151.00 Held up in rear, pushed along and headway 4 out, weakened 2 out 1st Vincenzo ( S Twiston-davies 158 ) 2nd Rangatira Jack ( S Houlihan 158 ) 4.00L 3rd Intrepide Sud ( J J Burke 158 ) 1.50L 8th Break Heart Hill ( L Stones 158 ) 31.50L See full results | L Stones 71.7kg 31.50L | 8 (9) |
| Exeter 24-Feb-24 3370m HEAVY R7 CL5 NHF (of $3,935), Winning Time: 04:32.740, SP: 101.00 Mid-division on inside, struggling and dropped to rear 9f out, tailed off 1st Bill Joyce ( A O'neill 163 ) 2nd Joyau Allen ( H Cobden 163 ) 8.50L 3rd Ambion View ( B Powell 156 ) 2.75L 6th Break Heart Hill ( J Best 156 ) 0.00L See full results | J Best 70.8kg 0.00L | 6 (6) |