Ard As A Rock (IRE)
Ard As A Rock is a maiden who has run six times without a win and placed once. He showed his best effort when third of 13 at Wolverhampton in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 65. The colt by Ardad out of a New Approach mare has raced over under 6f and 6f to 7f on turf and all-weather surfaces. He led in half of his six runs analysed.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 70Highest OR
- 18dBetween runs (median)
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 84
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 84B | 77 | 2 runs · 84 / 77 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 87C | 82.5 | 2 runs · 87 / 82.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 90C | 87 | 3 runs · 90 / 87 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 78B | 70 | 3 runs · 78 / 70 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 31 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 from 6 analysed runs since Jul 2026
- Led 3 (50%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,550 runs since Mar 2021 (352 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 100.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | −1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 697 | 68 | 9.8% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 801 | 63 | 7.9% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 360 | 39 | 10.8% | +2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 337 | 33 | 9.8% | +1.1 | — |
| Heavy | 100 | 5 | 5% | −3.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,215 | 99 | 8.1% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,152 | 127 | 11% | +2.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,983 | 156 | 7.9% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 333 | 20 | 6% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 57 | 5 | 8.8% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +3.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −2.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2021 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Carson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joanna Mason | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Visor | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 26+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Awc Finals Day At Newcastle 26th March Nursery Handicap Stakes Held up in last few - urged over 2f out - swung very wide into the straight - strong finish final furlong to take 3rd | 3/13 | nk | 9-9 | 65 | 84B | 79A | William Carson | 18/1 |
| 05 Oct 26+37d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Nursery Handicap Stakes Missed the break - held up at the back of the field - pushed along 1f out but never threatened the front group - finished 8th | 8/10 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 67 | 70A | 61A | Rob Hornby | 11/2 |
| 29 Aug 26+17d | Chepstow | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Nursery Handicap Stakes Set the pace early - lost the advantage but stayed in touch 3f out - pushed along 2f out and soon dropped away | 4/6 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 70 | 57A | 76B | William Carson | 5/1 |
| 12 Aug 26+15d | Beverley | Macan At Porsche Centre Hull EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race) Close up chasing pace early - shaken up to move in front 2f out - overtaken approaching final furlong then lost momentum inside last 110yds to finish 4th | 4/10 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 78B | 73A | Joanna Mason | 8/11F |
| 28 Jul 26+19d | Goodwood | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Colts And Geldings Only) Set the tempo early - went clear before being pressed for effort 2f out - lost the advantage and dropped away inside the final furlong | 9/15 | 1¾ | 9-2 | — | 90C | 71A | Colin Keane | 16/1 |
| 09 Jul 26 | Newbury | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace - pushed along 1f out before being overtaken inside the final furlong - faded in the final 50 yards | 5/18 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 87C | 87A | Ryan Kavanagh | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ard As A Rock won?
- Ard As A Rock (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trains Ard As A Rock?
- Ard As A Rock (IRE) is trained by David Evans, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 October 2026.
- Who is Ard As A Rock's sire?
- Ard As A Rock (IRE) is by Ardad (IRE) out of Red Freesia (IRE), whose sire is New Approach.
- What is Ard As A Rock's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 23 October 2026. The highest on record is 70.
- What is Ard As A Rock's sire's record?
- Ardad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,550 runs since Mar 2021 (352 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 100.