Heart Above (2018) Horse
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Heart Above is an eight-year-old bay gelding, by Shirocco out of Cool Baranca. Trained by Dianne Sayer and owned by Margaret Coppola & Dianne Sayer, the 36 starts on his record include five wins, seven second‑place finishes and five thirds, earning $100,047 in prize money. His most recent run was at Kelso on 24 October 2026, where he finished 4th of 6 starters. He last tasted victory at Kelso on 24 May 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kelso 07-Nov-26 4196m GOOD R6 luckytiger.co.uk Best Odds Guaranteed The Night Before Handicap Hurdle, SP: 8.00 | Charlie Maggs head | 5 (11) |
| Kelso 24-Oct-26 3265m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 6/1 Mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, ran on, not pace to challenge | Peter Kavanagh 72.6kg 2l | 4 (6) |
| Kelso 04-Oct-26 4196m GOOD R2 CL4 HcpH $2,086 (of $16,882), Winning Time: 05:02.800, SP: 5.00 1st Interchangeable ( J Dixon 142 , Cd 135 ) 2nd Evaluation ( R Mania 166 ) 0.30L 3rd Heart Above ( P Kavanagh 155 ) 5.30L See full results | P Kavanagh 70.3kg 5.30L | 3 (10) |
| Kelso 17-Sep-26 4196m GOOD R3 CL3 HcpH $848 (of $14,777), Winning Time: 05:03.280, SP: 11.00 1st Dream's Ka ( R Mania 151 ) 2nd Continuance ( F Keighley 164 ) 4.00L 3rd Loriko ( H Skelton 174 ) 4.50L 5th Heart Above ( P Kavanagh 148 ) 13.05L See full results | P Kavanagh 67.1kg 13.05L | 5 (6) |
| Cartmel 18-Jul-26 3462m GOOD R3 CL3 HcpH (of $24,707), Winning Time: 04:02.590, SP: 34.00 1st Secret Force ( I Ryder 161 ) 2nd Winds Of Winter ( T Eyston 151 ) 0.20L 3rd Eternal Angel ( A Stevens 163 ) 2.25L 9th Heart Above ( F O'brien 149 , Cd 144 ) 27.50L See full results | F O'brien 67.6kg, Cd 65.3kg 27.50L | 9 (11) |
| Cartmel 28-Jun-26 4454m GOOD R3 CL4 HcpH (of $8,139), Winning Time: 05:37.200, SP: 9.50 1st Divilabother ( R T Dunne 157 ) 2nd Nakassama ( O Mcgill 161 ) 0.30L 3rd Miss Manzor ( S Bowen 168 ) 0.50L Heart Above ( D Mcmenamin 157 ) 0.00L | D Mcmenamin 71.2kg 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Kelso 24-May-26 4196m GOOD R3 CL5 HcpH $7,457 (of $7,457), Winning Time: 05:08.650, SP: 7.50 1st Heart Above ( O Brown 168 , Cd 163 ) 2nd Knacker Trapper ( W Maggs 148 ) 0.15L 3rd Helsgetaway ( G Walkingshaw 156 ) 0.75L See full results | O Brown 76.2kg, Cd 73.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Kelso 20-Apr-26 4564m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 17/2 Midfield, progress after 3 out, shaken up before 2 out, beaten before last | Ryan Mania 72.6kg Neck | 7 (11) |
| Musselburgh 20-Mar-26 3499m GOOD TO SOFT CL2 Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Prominent, hit 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, weakened after 2 out | Ryan Mania 70.3kg 2 1/4l | 9 (14) |
| Kelso 28-Feb-26 3265m GOOD TO SOFT CL2 Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Always towards rear, struggling after 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before last | Peter Kavanagh 64.4kg | UPL (17) |
| Musselburgh 01-Jan-26 3979m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Hurdle, SP: 28/1 Held up in midfield, pushed along before 3 out, mistake 2 out, kept on approaching last, soon faded | Sean Quinlan 68.9kg 1 1/2 length | 4 (9) |
| Kelso 07-Dec-25 3265m SOFT CL3 Hurdle, SP: 17/2 Midfield, ridden and dropped to rear 2 out, soon weakened | Peter Kavanagh 64.4kg 3l | 6 (6) |
| Kelso 08-Nov-25 4196m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Hurdle, SP: 5/1 In touch with leaders, waiting for room home turn, went third approaching 2 out, soon chased leader, led last, ran on well and asserted to go clear run-in, readily | Peter Kavanagh 68.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Kelso 25-Oct-25 3265m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 5/4 Midfield, progress into 2nd 3 out, led before 2 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, no impression on winner run-in | Charlie Maggs 73.9kg 6 1/2l | 2 (11) |
| Kelso 17-Sep-25 3644m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 9/4 Midfield, not fluent 3 out, ridden and in touch behind leaders 2 out, headway to lead approaching last, soon went clear | Henry Brooke 76.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Cartmel 21-Jul-25 3462m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 5/1 In touch, lost position and outpaced 2 out, soon ridden, rallied and went fourth final 110yds | Henry Brooke 75.8kg 1 1/4 length | 4 (12) |
| Perth 03-Jul-25 4055m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Midfield, ridden and headway before 2 out, went fourth run-in | Henry Brooke 76.2kg 4 1/4l | 4 (11) |
| Perth 08-Jun-25 3262m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Took keen hold, chased leader, headway on inner when hung badly right and ran out 2 out | Henry Brooke 72.6kg | UPL (9) |
| Kelso 07-May-25 4196m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 18/5 Mid-division, headway 8th, close up 2 out, no impression on winner flat, kept on | Henry Brooke 74.8kg 2 1/4l | 2 (9) |
| Perth 24-Apr-25 3262m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 11/4 Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, hung right and weakened after 2 out | P W Wadge 75.3kg 4 3/4l | 5 (15) |
| Musselburgh 21-Mar-25 3499m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL2 Hurdle, SP: 13/2 In touch, outpaced on inside 4 out, rallied from 3 out, not fluent 2 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, kept on | Henry Brooke 67.6kg 3l | 2 (12) |
| Musselburgh 16-Feb-25 3131m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 7/4 Mid-division, headway on inside when not much room bend after 6th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on well flat, no impression on winner | P W Wadge 74.4kg Nose | 3 (11) |
| Musselburgh 28-Nov-24 3131m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 11/8 Chased leader on inside, going well 2 out, headway to lead approaching last when not fluent, soon hard pressed, on top final 100 yards, ran on well | Henry Brooke 66.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Kelso 26-Oct-24 3265m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 5/2 Handy on inner, pushed along 2 out, chased leader approaching last, ridden and stayed on run-in, no impression | William Maggs 64.4kg 3 3/4l | 2 (15) |
| Perth 26-Sep-24 3262m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 5/2 Prominent, made mistake 3 out, soon driven along, headway under pressure to press leader 2 out, led approaching last, ran on well run in, readily | C O'Farrell 69.4kg | 1 (12) |
| Kelso 18-Sep-24 3644m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 15/8 Led, not fluent 1st, headed before next, chased leaders, went 2nd from omitted 2 out, led before omitted last, soon headed, kept on same pace flat | C O'Farrell 66.7kg 7l | 3 (14) |
| Cartmel 24-Aug-24 3462m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 10/3 Prominent, upsides 2 out, ridden to lead before last, length clear run-in, headed final 100 yards, ran on | Conor Rabbitt 64.4kg 3/4 length | 2 (8) |
| Market Rasen 17-Aug-24 3749m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 6/1 Off the pace and always towards rear, ridden and struggling before 3 out, never a factor | Harry Bannister 64.4kg 4 1/4l | 7 (13) |
| Hexham 23-Jun-24 3263m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Towards rear, pushed along and headway before 2 out, went 4th before last where not fluent, kept on, never nearer | P W Wadge 67.1kg 2l | 3 (15) |
| Perth 09-Jun-24 3262m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Hurdle, SP: 15/2 Tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, weakened next | Henry Brooke 68kg 3/4 length | 8 (10) |
| Sedgefield 10-May-24 3381m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 5/2 Off the pace in last pair, never a factor, tailed off | Henry Brooke 68.9kg 19l | 11 (12) |
| Sedgefield 07-Feb-24 3381m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Held up towards rear, well beaten from 3 out | Henry Brooke 73kg 4 1/4l | 7 (10) |
| Ayr 02-Jan-24 3219m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 11/1 Front mid-division, not fluent 3rd, dropped away after 4 out | Henry Brooke 73.5kg 4 1/2l | 7 (14) |
| Musselburgh 18-Dec-23 3979m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 3/1 Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced home turn, weakened soon after, tailed off | Henry Brooke 71.7kg 13l | 7 (8) |
| Kelso 11-Nov-23 3265m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 NH Flat, SP: 5/1 Mid-division on inside, headway under pressure 2f out, challenging from over 1f out, kept on well but could not go by winner | Danny McMenamin 70.8kg Head | 2 (13) |
| Kelso 17-Apr-23 3265m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 NH Flat, SP: 13/2 Rear mid-division, headway into 4th 3f out, pushed along and chased leader over 2f out, switched left inside last, ridden and kept on, held towards finish | Henry Brooke 71.2kg 1 length | 2 (10) |
| Ayr 29-Oct-22 3219m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 NH Flat, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders in 5th, went 2nd 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd | Henry Brooke 70.3kg 3l | 3 (9) |