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Horse profile

Apple Rock (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2023) · Last trainer Ben Pauling · Last owner Presumption In Favour Partnership
by Royal Anthem (USA) out of Wayward Cove (GB) (Karinga Bay)
23 runs · 15 courses · from Dec 2019
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Nov 2023 — 1,087 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2023 6 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 122
KTB Profile

Apple Rock won six of 23 starts on turf between Dec 2019 and Nov 2023. All six wins came in handicap hurdles, four of them at 2m1f – 2m4f and two at 2m5f – 3m, with three on soft ground and two on good to soft. He won twice at Carlisle. The gelding, aged 9 at his last run in Nov 2023, finished off a mark of 122 in the Cumberland Handicap Chase at Carlisle. He has not won since Dec 2022.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating122↓ 1lb off peak
122 101–123

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 134 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Haydock, 8 Apr 2023

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 19 figures · best 138B · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft10134B105—
Soft4106B88.5—
Heavy3109A67—
Good2138B131—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m10138B105—
2m1f – 2m4f9128A105—

Of 23 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 23 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 30 Dec 2022 Official rating 122 at the last run, 5 Nov 2023

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 20 figures · best 135B · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft10130B119.5—
Soft5135B125—
Heavy3129A99—
Good2115A114.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m10135B117—
2m1f – 2m4f10135A116.5—

Of 23 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 23 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Royal Anthem (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 1,350 runs since Jan 2008 (115 horses).

Strongest on good going: 12.9% from 529.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7228.6%+18.7—
Good to Firm10387.8%−2.1—
Good5296812.9%+30 from 3
Good to Soft211209.5%−0.42 from 10
Soft311247.7%−2.23 from 7
Heavy158127.6%−2.31 from 3
Standard (AW)3100%−9.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−9.9—
6f – 7f9111.1%+1.2—
1m – 1m1f2314.3%−5.6—
1m2f – 1m4f5635.4%−4.5—
1m5f – 2m387277%−2.9—
2m1f – 2m4f4425111.5%+1.64 from 11
2m5f – 3m3674010.9%+12 from 11
Over 3m651116.9%+70 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Wayward Cove (GB) (Karinga Bay)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Soarlikeaneagle (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Soarlikeaneagle (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Soarlikeaneagle (IRE)2513m2fClass 5
Wayward Article (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 10 2 20% −2.25
Soft 7 3 43% +14.25
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 3 1 33% +2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 15 4 27% +0.50
Class 3 5 1 20% +0.50
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +12.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 3 2 67% +15.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 2 1 50% +0.25
Southwell 2 1 50% +0.75
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 2 1 50% +3.50
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +4.50
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 11 2 18% −2.75
2m1f – 2m4f 11 4 36% +14.75
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luca Morgan 13 4 31% +10.50
Kevin Brogan 4 2 50% +6.50
David Bass 3 0 0% −3.00
Kielan Woods 2 0 0% −2.00
Beau Morgan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 8 3 38% +2.50
2021 6 2 33% +4.50
2020 5 1 20% +8.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 22 6 27% +12.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 3 runs
05 Nov 23+211d Carlisle Cumberland Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-3 122—— Kielan Woods 11/1
08 Apr 23+49d Haydock cavani.co.uk Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 1 10-11 123134B122A Beau Morgan 16/1
18 Feb 23+50d Ascot Age Concern Bracknell Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 1¾ 11-12 123105A119A Luca Morgan 9/1
2022 · 8 runs
30 Dec 22+29d Taunton Farewell Doctor John Heathcock Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-3 117125B130B Luca Morgan 9/2
01 Dec 22+9d Leicester Dale Hall & Hickman Associates Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-1 108128A125B Luca Morgan 5/4F
22 Nov 22+238d Southwell Follow Vickers.Bet For Tommo's Daily Tips Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-11 10880B135B Luca Morgan 7/4F
29 Mar 22+8d Uttoxeter Bistro 1777 The Bank House Uttoxeter Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 11-12 10995A126B Kielan Woods 7/2
21 Mar 22+22d Southwell Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran F/12 — 11-8 109—— Luca Morgan 5/1
27 Feb 22+19d Hereford Hereford Racehorse Ownership Club Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 7½ 11-3 111105A120B Luca Morgan 12/1
08 Feb 22+31d Market Rasen Thank You Uncle Henry's Farm Shop Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 5/5 4 11-3 11460C110B Luca Morgan 6/1
08 Jan 22+37d Wincanton rapidcharge.com Leading EV Charging Solution Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-0 117—— Luca Morgan 9/2
2021 · 6 runs
02 Dec 21+20d Leicester Nucleus HR Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7/12 ¾ 11-6 119120B111A Luca Morgan 4/1
12 Nov 21+212d Cheltenham Markel Insurance Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good · 20 ran 8/20 4½ 10-13 120138B115A Luca Morgan 20/1
14 Apr 21+33d Cheltenham Jockey Club Cheltenham And SW Syndicate Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 2½ 9-13 122124A114A Kevin Brogan 11/1
12 Mar 21+24d Sandown 'From The Horse's Mouth' Podcast Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 9 11-9 12268B113A Kevin Brogan 4/1C
16 Feb 21+36d Carlisle racingtv.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 1/12 11-9 117109A129A Kevin Brogan 4/1
11 Jan 21+52d Hereford foxtrotracing.com Join A National Hunt Syndicate Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-9 110—135A Kevin Brogan 9/2F
2020 · 5 runs
20 Nov 20+21d Ascot Coral Supporting Prostate Cancer UK Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 5 11-2 11293B105A Luca Morgan 10/3
30 Oct 20+8d Wetherby bet365 Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 ¾ 11-3 101105A114A Luca Morgan 5/6F
22 Oct 20+236d Carlisle Get Well Soon Craig Nichol Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 19 ran 1/19 11-1 10184B125A Luca Morgan 12/1
29 Feb 20+29d Doncaster 888sport Follow Us On Instagram Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 3 ran 3/3 22 11-3 —53C97C David Bass 9/1
31 Jan 20+31d Catterick Racingtv.com Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 5 11-4 —106B108A David Bass 8/1
2019 · 1 run
31 Dec 19 Uttoxeter Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 5/11 19 11-0 —67C99C David Bass 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Apple Rock won?
Apple Rock (IRE) won 6 of 23 archived starts between 2019 and 2023, a strike rate of 26.1%. Placed 7 times in total (30.4% of starts).
Who trained Apple Rock?
Apple Rock (IRE) was trained by Ben Pauling on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 5 November 2023.
Who is Apple Rock's sire?
Apple Rock (IRE) is by Royal Anthem (USA) out of Wayward Cove (GB), whose sire is Karinga Bay.
What going does Apple Rock prefer?
Apple Rock (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Apple Rock's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 5 November 2023. The highest on record is 123.
What is Apple Rock's sire's record?
Royal Anthem (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 1,350 runs since Jan 2008 (115 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 12.9% from 529.
Who are Apple Rock's siblings?
Out of Wayward Cove (GB), Apple Rock (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Soarlikeaneagle (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Soarlikeaneagle (IRE)). The wins came over 3m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2019. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.