Home By The Lee: Profile, Record, Age & Best Races

Home By The Lee is a quality hurdler and one of the National Hunt stars of the Joseph O'Brien stable.

The gelding was a Grade 1 winner in 2022 and although 2023 didn’t go as hoped, Home By The Lee roared back to form at the end of last year when winning the Savills Hurdle for a second time.

He is one of the contenders for this year's Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, where he will be looking to improve on last year's third-place finish, when beaten by six lengths behind Teahupoo.

Name: Home By The Lee

Age: 10

Weight: 11-10

Trainer: Joseph O’Brien

Winnings: £260,394

Cheltenham Festival wins: 0

Home By The Lee Race Starts

Runs	1st	2nd	3rd
28	10	3	4

Home By The Lee Age

Home By The Lee is now 10 years old, having made a winning debut in a bumper at Killarney as a gelding back in 2019. 

Home By The Lee Weight

The majority of Home By The Lee's races have seen him carry 11st 10lb, including his Stayers' Hurdle effort at last year's Cheltenham Festival and when winning the Savills Hurdle in December.

Home By The Lee has raced with weights as high as 11st 13lb and as low as 10st 10lb.

Home By The Lee Record

After a disappointing 2023, Home By The Lee showed some of his old form when finishing third in the Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham last year, following up with another third at Punchestown in May.

Towards the end of last year Home By The Lee triumphed in the Lismullen Hurdle at Navan and then saw off Bob Olinger to take the Savills Hurdle at the end of December, two years after his first victory in the race.

Home By The Lee Next Race

Home By The Lee' looks set to compete in the Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March for the fourth year running, where he will be among those fancied to run well.

Home By The Lee Owner and Cost

Home By The Lee is owned by the Cork-based Sean O'Driscoll and cost under £45,000.

Home By The Lee Trainer

Home By The Lee is and always has been trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, the son of Aidan O'Brien - who is widely regarded as one of the greatest Flat trainers of all time. 

Former Irish Champion Jockey Joseph Patrick O'Brien began training in 2016, operating out of Owning Hill in County Kilkenny, and has enjoyed a successful start to his fledgling career. 

The 30-year-old runs a dual-purpose yard, meaning he trains both Flat and National Hunt horses, with plenty of success in both spheres.

Home By The Lee Official Rating

Home By The Lee currently holds an official Hurdle rating of 159 following his recent wins in the Grade 2 Lismullen Hurdle and Grade 1 Savills Hurdle.

His opening rating over hurdles was 150, following back-to-back seconds prior to being given a mark, which was a rating he would stay at for three runs until his spectacular first Lismullen Hurdle victory at Navan back in November 2022, which saw him rise immediately to 157. 

Home By The Lee Prize Money

Home By The Lee has earned connections £366,817 in his career so far, with £201,586 of that prize pot coming through winnings. 

£302,670 of the total earnings came via Hurdle races, with the rest being made up of Chase and NH Flat efforts. 

Home By The Lee News

Trainer Joseph O'Brien described Home By The Lee as a "superstar" following his second success in the Savills Hurdle and says "he will go back to Cheltenham with an each-way chance" when having another crack at the Stayers' Hurdle in March.

Jockey JJ Slevin is excited to once again ride Home By The Lee at Cheltenham this year and he hopes his fourth ride n the Stayers' Hurdle will finally secure a Festival victory.

Slevin said: "He's a phenomenal horse and has improved again this season. Believe it or not, he has probably got three bad rides in Stayers' Hurdle.

"I know what to do now, although I knew what to do last year too, but hopefully I can execute it this time."

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