Hewick Horse Form Profile

Age: 11 years

Owner: T J McDonald

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 2	10th Jul 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y	20:00 Cork Hewick 11st 6lb J: Paddy Hanlon T: John Joseph Hanlon	Stable stalwart not getting any better at this stage, but solid hurdling form last two completions, when beaten 10l in the Stayers' at Cheltenham and a similar distance in 24-runner Punchestown festival handicap; won a pair of conditions hurdles at Thurles last year; best going this way around and genuine good ground would see him in with a big shout.	4/1
9th 1	30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 7f 110y	16:15 Punchestown Hewick 12st 0lb J: Paddy Hanlon T: John Joseph Hanlon	Has been a fantastic standard-bearer for his yard, winning 12 races between hurdles and fences including the King George in 2023; hasn't been at that level in the last year but ran respectably in the Stayers' Hurdle; has to bounce back from a poor Aintree run.	25/1
3	11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1	15:05 Aintree Hewick 11st 10lb J: Paddy Hanlon T: John Joseph Hanlon	Career highlight when winning the King George over fences at Kempton in December 2023; won two conditions hurdles last year; gave it a very good go from the front when seventh in the Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham (3m, good) last month following wind surgery but this 11yo is probably vulnerable once more.	28/1
7th 5	12th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 213y Class 1	15:20 Cheltenham Hewick 11st 10lb J: Paddy Hanlon T: John Joseph Hanlon	Career highlight when winning the 2023 King George and he was running well when falling two out in the Gold Cup here that year; won two conditions hurdles last year; soundly beaten behind Impose Toi in Grade 2 Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury (3m, soft) in November last time and, although he's had a wind op and better ground may aid his cause, this 11yo looks up against it.	50/1
5th 5	28th Nov 2025 Soft 3m 0f 57y Class 1	15:00 Newbury Hewick 11st 2lb J: Paddy Hanlon T: John Joseph Hanlon	Won the King George (3m, good) in 2023 and runner-up in Grade 1 hurdle at Auteuil (3m1f, very soft) in May 2024; lacklustre in the Charlie Hall Chase last time and Paddy Hanlon can't claim today, but he's won two conditions races over hurdles this year and could have a big say if he's back on song.	16/1

About Hewick

Hewick is a bay gelding who was bred in Ireland by William Quinn. He was sired by Virtual out of the Oscar mare Ballyburn Rose. Trained by John Joseph Hanlon and currently owned by T J McDonald, his current earnings are over £439,000.

Hewick Career Form And Notable Achievements

Hewick has won 9 of his 31 career races to date, with his biggest victory coming in the Grade 1 Grand National Stakes in 2022. It took his 13 races to finally shed his maiden tag over hurdles, and it wasn’t until he went chasing that he started to rack up some big results. In October 2022 he won the Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown, and soon followed that with victory in the Galway Plate in July 2022. He travelled over to the USA for the Grand National Hurdle Stakes, and he returned victorious having put in a superb display. He was then tested in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and was going well before falling two out. He duly made amends next time out in the Oaksey Chase, where he won going away under a fine Rachael Blackmore ride.