  We explore a class of holographic superconductors built using non-abelian
condensates on probe branes in conformal and non-conformal backgrounds. These
are shown to exhibit behaviour of the specific heat which resembles that of
heavy fermion compounds in the superconducting phase. Instead of showing
BCS-like exponential behaviour, the specific heat is polynomial in the
temperature. It exhibits a jump at the critical temperature, in agreement with
real-world superconductors. We also analyse the behaviour of the energy gap and
the AC and DC conductivities, and find that the systems can be either
semi-conducting or metallic just above the critical temperature.
