Henry's Friend (2017)
About
Henry's Friend is an 8yo bay horse trained by B Pauling. It is by Shirocco out of Easter Bonnie and has recorded seven wins so far. On 1 Nov 2025 at Ascot, the horse secured its most important victory, winning $98,370 in the Class 1 Handicap. It has proved a lucrative runner for punters, delivering a 169% return on investment for anyone who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot 01-Nov-25 4800m GOOD R6 CL1 HcpCh $56,950 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 05:57.670, SP: 9.50 | B Jones 74.4kg | 1 (12) |
| Ayr 12-Apr-25 6400m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpChNHF $680 (of $196,740), SP: 29.00 | B Jones 73.5kg 52.8kgL | 8 (23) |
| Cheltenham 12-Mar-25 5030m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpCh $510 (of $147,555), Winning Time: 06:23.220, SP: 15.00 Midfield, steady headway from 4 out, with leaders next, ridden before 2 out, soon faded | B Jones 73kg 27.75L | 8 (24) |
| Newbury 28-Dec-24 5220m SOFT R5 CL2 HcpCh $39,022 (of $73,777), Winning Time: 06:50.400, SP: 4.50 Led until after 5th, stayed handy, led again 3 out, clear last, stayed on well | B Jones 75.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Newbury 30-Nov-24 5220m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpCh $6,700 (of $245,925), Winning Time: 06:40.400, SP: 15.00 Prominent, pecked 14th, pushed along before 4 out, held from 2 out, stayed on same pace | B Jones 69.4kg 7.50L | 5 (13) |
| Newbury 07-Nov-24 4880m GOOD R5 CL2 HcpH $1,570 (of $24,592), Winning Time: 10:17.400, SP: 3.75 Chased winner until 4 out, outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened | B Jones 71.7kg 24.30L | 4 (4) |
| Cheltenham 13-Mar-24 6020m HEAVY R7 CL1 NvChNHFNHF (of $120,313), Winning Time: 08:25.800, SP: 34.00 Chased leader until 8th, pecked 16th, outpaced and struggling 18th, eased down and pulled up before 4 out | J Andrews 73kg 0.00L | UPD (7) |
| Ascot 18-Feb-24 4790m SOFT R2 NvCh $42,712 (of $43,215), Winning Time: 06:06.200, SP: 13/2 Mistake 1st, tracked leaders out wide, pecked on landing 10th, went 2nd 16th, led approaching 2 out, ridden between last two, strongly pressed when narrowly headed last, ridden to lead again run-in, gamely | B Jones 70.8kg | 1 (5) |
| Hereford 30-Jan-24 4200m SOFT R5 NvHcpCh $6,179 (of $6,179), Winning Time: 05:25.690, SP: 7/4 Tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden 2 out, ran on | B Jones 73kg | 1 (7) |
| Newbury 30-Dec-23 4510m SOFT R7 NvHcpCh $10,034 (of $10,034), Winning Time: 06:00.320, SP: 17/2 Mid-division on outer, not fluent 11th and lost position to rear but still in touch, headway before 4 out, disputed 3rd 3 out, ridden and led approaching 2 out, hung left before last, stayed on grimly run-in, just prevailed | K Woods 68.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Doncaster 16-Dec-23 3850m SOFT R5 NvHcpCh $1,046 (of $18,210), Winning Time: 04:50.800, SP: 7/1 Held up off the pace towards rear, pushed along in 6th before 4 out, never involved | K Woods 73.5kg, Cd 0 9.50L | 5 (9) |
| Aintree 15-Apr-23 4960m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $42,202), Winning Time: 06:04.600, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced home turn, tailed off | K Woods 67.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 20 (22) |
| Doncaster 18-Mar-23 3900m GOOD R1 CL4 NvH $4,901 (of $8,853), Winning Time: 04:40.060, SP: 3.00 Midfield, ridden before 3 out where in touch with leaders, short of room before 2 out, stayed on to lead before last, extended advantage run-in | K Brogan 73kg | 1 (8) |
| Newcastle 07-Jan-23 4080m SOFT R6 CL4 NvH $565 (of $8,853), Winning Time: 05:23.980, SP: 1.30 Mid-division, not fluent 5 out, headway to dispute lead 4 out, ridden and hard pressed 3 out, headed 2 out, no extra from last | L Morgan 73kg, Cd 74.4kg 15.50L | 4 (7) |
| Sandown 02-Dec-22 3980m GOOD R4 CL1 NvH $12,822 (of $59,022), Winning Time: 05:17.900, SP: 9.50 Tracked leader until pushed along and led before 2 out, ridden between last two, headed last, stayed on same pace run-in, well held | K Woods 70.8kg 4.25L | 2 (6) |
| Aintree 05-Nov-22 4020m SOFT R1 CL3 NvHNHFNHF $1,254 (of $9,837), Winning Time: 04:59.020, SP: 5.50 Chased leader, jumped right 3rd, not fluent 6th, led 2 out, soon headed, 3rd and no extra inside final 100 yards | K Woods 72.6kg 6.25L | 3 (7) |
| Aintree 14-May-22 4020m GOOD R3 CL4 MdH $4,084 (of $7,377), Winning Time: 04:56.450, SP: 9.00 Pressed leader, bumped 1st, led 6th, went right 3 out, clear before 2 out, easily | K Woods 71.7kg | 1 (4) |