Half a Hero (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

07-Aug-09

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Refuse to Bend

Dam

Hover

Prize Money

17250

Trainer

David Waters

Owners

Mrs E C Brown

About

Half a Hero is a 16yo bay gelding from Australia trained by David Waters. He is by Refuse to Bend out of Hover and has won two races in his career. His most significant win came on 6 Oct 2013 at Kilcoy in the $10,000 Maiden Handicap. He retired after his final start on 5 Dec 2015 at Darwin.

Raced At

Darwin • Geelong Synthetic • Murtoa • Seymour • Naracoorte • Morphettville Parks • Gawler • Deagon • Ipswich • Eagle Farm • Kilcoy • Gold Coast • Gatton • Doomben

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Darwin 05-Dec-15 1000m GOOD R2 0-58 (of $11,750) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.560, SP: $51 1st Shining Mane ( F Bergstrand 56.5 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Merveille ( C Spry 58 ) 0.40L 3rd I Wrote the Book ( W Davis 56 ) 1.20L 11th Half a Hero ( B Huppatz 55 ) 17.00L See full results	B Huppatz 55kg 17.00L	11 (11)
Darwin 13-Nov-15 1100m GOOD R4 Clb (of $11,750) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.600, SP: $21 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.280 1st Ponugo ( C Spry 58.5 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Shining Mane ( F Bergstrand 56.5 , Cd 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Bonstar Express ( W Davis 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 1.00L 9th Half a Hero ( B Huppatz 56 ) 8.80L See full results	B Huppatz 56kg 8.80L	9 (11)
Darwin 17-Oct-15 1000m GOOD R5 0-58 (of $11,750) Barrier 8, SP: $7 1st Erbawi ( B Davis 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Tipsy On Red ( W Davis 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 2.00L 3rd In Vino Veritas ( F Bergstrand 56 ) 2.50L 8th Half a Hero ( B Huppatz 56.5 ) 10.40L See full results	B Huppatz 56.5kg 10.40L	8 (8)
Geelong SYNTHETIC 01-Sep-15 1000m SYNTHETIC R5 0-58 $320 (of $16,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.910, SP: $8 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.520 1st Marleesand ( R Mcleod 58 ) 2nd Mr Speaker ( D Holland 58.5 , Cd 59 ) 2.00L 3rd Foreigner ( D Yendall 56.5 , Cd 57 ) 4.00L 5th Half a Hero ( B Allen 57 ) 4.60L See full results	B Allen 57kg 4.60L	5 (7)
Murtoa 15-Aug-15 1100m GOOD 4 R7 0-58 (of $16,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:04.840, SP: $6.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Eminent Domain ( A Mallyon 60 ) 2nd Lil Bit Musky ( D Yendall 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 0.75L 3rd Tycoon Reedy ( R Booth 58 ) 1.15L 12th Half a Hero ( S M Brown 58 ) 23.95L See full results	S M Brown 58kg 23.95L	12 (12)
Geelong SYNTHETIC 16-Jun-15 1000m SYNTHETIC R6 0-58 $270 (of $15,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.430, SP: $4.20 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.240 1st Inferential ( R Maloney 56.5 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Tozzetti ( J Fry 57 ) 2.25L 3rd Ali Go Easy ( J Mcneil 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 3.25L 8th Half a Hero ( S M Brown 58.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 4.45L See full results	S M Brown 58.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 4.45L	8 (11)
Seymour 02-May-15 1000m GOOD 4 R5 0-58 $300 (of $15,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.100, SP: $2.20F In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 1st One Lucky Gal ( M Pegus 56.5 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Son of Sami ( J Lyon 59.5 , Cd 60 ) 0.20L 3rd Runsati ( C Bruce 59.5 , Cd 60 ) 0.40L 5th Half a Hero ( J Grob 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.15L See full results	J Grob 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 2.15L	5 (12)
Cranbourne-Trn 14-Apr-15 800m SOFT 5 R14 3UP CL2-TRL, Winning Time: 00:46.460 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.640 1st Half a Hero ( S M Brown ) 2nd Laguna Vista ( R Maloney ) 6.50L 3rd Appassionata ( B Higgins ) 7.50L	S M Brown	1 (7)
Naracoorte 08-Feb-15 1000m GOOD 4 R5 0-68 (of $10,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.320, SP: $4.20 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd 1st Snow Jewel ( H Mckechnie 56.5 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Shiso ( E Finnegan 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.50L 3rd North Beach ( C Jokic 61 , Cd 59 ) 0.70L 5th Half a Hero ( C Lindop 55.5 ) 8.10L	C Lindop 55.5kg 8.10L	5 (8)
Murray Bridge 26-Jan-15 900m GOOD 3 R5 0-68 $600 (of $11,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:51.040, SP: $3.20 In-running: 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.300 1st Hurricane Andy ( J Kah 56 ) 2nd She's On Fire ( E Boyd 54 , Cd 52 ) 0.60L 3rd Boldacious Girl ( S Carr 54 ) 0.70L 4th Half a Hero ( C Lindop 55.5 ) 0.80L See full results	C Lindop 55.5kg 0.80L	4 (9)
Morphettville Parks 03-Jan-15 1000m GOOD 3 R3 BM82 $430 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.250, SP: $31 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.680 1st Swinging Arms ( J Toeroek 54.5 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Jennyfromtheblock ( J Holder 54 ) 1.80L 3rd Classy Jack ( C Jones 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 3.00L 6th Half a Hero ( J Melham 54 ) 6.20L See full results	J Melham 54kg 6.20L	6 (7)
Gawler 24-Dec-14 1111m GOOD 4 R7 4UP 0-58 $600 (of $11,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:06.680, SP: $6 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 605m 00:36.470 1st I Got a Turbo ( E Finnegan 57 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Ontheroad for Gold ( K Brooks 59 , Cd 56 ) 1.60L 3rd Arrogant Cat ( A Herrmann 56.5 ) 2.50L 4th Half a Hero ( J Melham 59 ) 3.10L See full results	J Melham 59kg 3.10L	4 (10)
Gawler 10-Dec-14 1100m SOFT 7 R8 0-62 $2,000 (of $11,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.470, SP: $14 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.780 1st Roussanne ( M Neilson 58 ) 2nd Half a Hero ( J Kah 58 ) 0.30L 3rd I Dream of Gina ( J Frew 57 ) 0.70L See full results	J Kah 58kg 0.30L	2 (12)
Morphettville Parks 22-Nov-14 1000m SOFT 6 R8 0-68 $430 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.330, SP: $101 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 606m 00:35.700 1st Jennyfromtheblock ( J Cartwright 58.5 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Midnight Song ( J Holder 54.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Casino Wizard ( C Lindop 58.5 ) 0.30L 8th Half a Hero ( B Claridge 56.5 ) 5.00L See full results	B Claridge 56.5kg 5.00L	8 (12)
Murray Bridge 12-Nov-14 900m GOOD 3 R5 0-68 (of $11,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:50.390, SP: $13 In-running: 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.010 1st Jennyfromtheblock ( Z Spain 57 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Blue Magnate ( M Vance 58 ) 0.40L 3rd Wapping ( D Dunn 57 , Cd 55 ) 1.80L 11th Half a Hero ( T Baker 58 ) 9.60L See full results	T Baker 58kg 9.60L	11 (11)
Deagon 14-Sep-14 900m GOOD 3 R4 CL2 (of $6,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:51.170, SP: $1.70F In-running: 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540 1st Long Live Love ( B Appo 55.5 ) 2nd Solo Soprano ( J Greacen 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Jerrocity ( B Powell 55 ) 1.70L 9th Half a Hero ( A Allen 59 ) 14.00L	A Allen 59kg 14.00L	9 (9)
Ipswich 15-Aug-14 800m GOOD 3 R1 CL3-SW $2,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:45.360, SP: $5 In-running: 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:32.220 1st Natural Dancer ( J Taylor 57 ) 2nd Half a Hero ( A Allen 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Semi Blue ( D Green 54 ) 2.80L See full results	A Allen 57.5kg 0.50L	2 (8)
Eagle Farm 08-Feb-14 1000m GOOD 3 R3 NMW (of $45,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:57.380, SP: $11 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 led to 200m point but dropped off once collared 1st Peterhof ( M Vance 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Adorabubble ( A Allen 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Dr Barnard ( R Murray 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.90L 11th Half a Hero ( B Appo 54 , Cd 51 ) 4.40L See full results	B Appo 54kg, Cd 51kg 4.40L	11 (14)
Kilcoy 26-Jan-14 800m GOOD 3 R3 BM 60 HCP $3,300 (of $5,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:44.140, SP: $4.20F In-running: 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:32.940 1st Half a Hero ( B Appo 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Vintage Flint ( C Spry 65 ) 5.00L 3rd Dr House ( L Tilley 55 , Cd 53 ) 5.40L	B Appo 58kg, Cd 56.5kg	1 (10)
Ipswich 29-Nov-13 1100m GOOD 3 R7 CL1 (of $10,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:03.970, SP: $7 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900 1st Hammersmith ( M Mckenzie 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Flying Riddle ( A Merritt 55 ) 0.30L 3rd Haven Queen ( J Byrne 55 ) 1.60L 11th Half a Hero ( J Morris 56.5 ) 17.40L See full results	J Morris 56.5kg 17.40L	11 (11)
Gold Coast 05-Nov-13 900m GOOD 3 R6 CL3-SW (of $12,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:50.560, SP: $5 In-running: 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:32.630 1st Batten the Hatches ( R Jamieson 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Kempelly ( N Tomizawa 59 ) 0.10L 3rd Rocco in the House ( E Kehoe 57.5 ) 0.20L 7th Half a Hero ( J Morris 56 ) 5.00L See full results	J Morris 56kg 5.00L	7 (8)
Gatton 22-Oct-13 860m GOOD 3 R3 CL2 $500 (of $10,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:49.340, SP: $3.20 In-running: 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.340 1st Tiger Tales ( S Bogenhuber 59 ) 2nd Hot Aunty ( R Ride 54 , Cd 52 ) 0.40L 3rd Daily Planet ( S Fawke 54 , Cd 51 ) 0.60L 4th Half a Hero ( A Merritt 57 ) 1.60L	A Merritt 57kg 1.60L	4 (7)
Kilcoy 06-Oct-13 800m GOOD 3 R3 MDN $6,500 (of $10,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:45.660, SP: $2.30F In-running: 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.950 1st Half a Hero ( A Merritt 58.5 ) 2nd Mountain Promise ( A Allen 56 ) 1.30L 3rd Prime Quest ( S Fawke 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.80L	A Merritt 58.5kg	1 (9)
Deagon 18-Dec-12 800m GOOD 3 R5 OPN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:45.680 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.960 1st Half a Hero ( B El-issa ) 2nd Drenalin ( J Byrne ) 2.30L 3rd Karanja ( B Ainsworth ) 5.80L	B El-issa	1 (5)
Doomben 05-Dec-12 1020m GOOD 3 R4 MDN-SW (of $17,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:59.580, SP: $2.60F In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.270 weakened before the turn and dropped out 1st Magnetic Miss ( T Bell 55.5 ) 2nd Dubling ( J Letherby 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Idahlia ( R Myers 54.5 , Cd 53 ) 1.50L 9th Half a Hero ( J Byrne 56.5 ) 11.70L See full results	J Byrne 56.5kg 11.70L	9 (9)