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Horse profile

Castleroche (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer Neill McCluskey · Last owner S R Mckee
by Zaffaran (USA) out of Cobbler's Well (IRE) (Wood Chanter)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Feb 2008
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Jul 2009 — 6,300 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 · 5th of 11
KTB Profile

Castleroche (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 28 Jan 2009

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 5 figures · best 90C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy289A81.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f490C86.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 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
Zaffaran (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−8.6—
Good to Firm10965.5%−3.1—
Good286207%−1.60 from 1
Good to Soft17474%−4.60 from 1
Soft2963311.1%+2.50 from 1
Heavy2092813.4%+4.80 from 3
Standard (AW)100%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f1218.3%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m137118%−0.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3773910.3%+1.70 from 4
2m5f – 3m406358.6%0—
Over 3m15585.2%−3.4—

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
Cobbler's Well (IRE) (Wood Chanter)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Grove Silver (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Grove Silver (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Grove Silver (IRE)3962m–2m6½fClass 4
Dree Hill (IRE)40——
Physical Features (IRE)40——
Mydadstwenty (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr N McParlan 3 0 0% −3.00
Brian Harding 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00

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 KTB Jockey SP
2009 · 2 runs
28 Jul 09+181d Perth John Smith's Extra Smooth Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 3 11-0 84C Brian Harding 12/1
28 Jan 09+70d Newcastle Gosforth Decorating And Building Services Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 6/14 5 10-5 89A Mark Quinlan 150/1
2008 · 4 runs
19 Nov 08+210d Hexham E.b.f. Toteexacta 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-12 — Brian Hughes 33/1
23 Apr 08+27d Perth attheraces.com Free Race Replays Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 5 10-7 80C Mr N McParlan 100/1
27 Mar 08+35d Ayr Saw Doctors At Ayr 18th April Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 9/12 30 10-7 74C Mr N McParlan 100/1
21 Feb 08 Ayr ROA Scotland Supports Scottish Racing Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 18 ran 15/18 8 10-10 90C Mr N McParlan 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Castleroche won?
Castleroche (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2008 and 2009.
Who trained Castleroche?
Castleroche (IRE) was trained by Neill McCluskey on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 28 July 2009.
Who is Castleroche's sire?
Castleroche (IRE) is by Zaffaran (USA) out of Cobbler's Well (IRE), whose sire is Wood Chanter.
What is Castleroche's sire's record?
Zaffaran (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.
Who are Castleroche's siblings?
Out of Cobbler's Well (IRE), Castleroche (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Grove Silver (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Grove Silver (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2008. 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.