Dante's Rocco (IRE)
Dante's Rocco is a Shirocco gelding out of a King's Theatre mare who has shown minor promise in three starts over hurdles. He is yet to win from three runs but has placed once, with his best effort a third of 12 at Wincanton in Mar 2026. He finished fourth of 11 in a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Newton Abbot in Apr 2026. All his runs have come on turf between 1m5f and 2m4f on good to soft, good or soft ground.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (33.3%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 12dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 103
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 98B | 75.5 | 2 runs · 98 / 75.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 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 3 analysed runs since Feb 2026
- Prominent 3 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,182 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 3 | 20% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 343 | 30 | 8.7% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 2,742 | 316 | 11.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,812 | 218 | 12% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,473 | 258 | 10.4% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 1,031 | 123 | 11.9% | +0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 766 | 76 | 9.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 203 | 15 | 7.4% | −3.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 401 | 34 | 8.5% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,091 | 107 | 9.8% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,700 | 284 | 10.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,690 | 316 | 11.7% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,671 | 223 | 13.3% | +2.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 406 | 45 | 11.1% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Southoftheborder (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Southoftheborder (IRE)).
Family form: Southoftheborder (IRE) finished 2nd of 8 at Ffos Las, 14 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southoftheborder (IRE) | 16 | 4 | 2m–2m4f | Class 3 |
| Shean Glory (IRE) | 46 | 2 | 2m–2m3f | — |
| Dantes Glory (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 26+12d | Newton Abbot | South West Rail Solutions Ltd. 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to the front early - edged upside leader 4th before being asked for effort after 3 out - slipped back to fourth nearing 2 out - lost touch late to finish fourth | 4/11 | 6 | 11-1 | 98B | 110A | Paddy Hanlon | 9/2 |
| 23 Mar 26+34d | Wincanton | Molson Coors 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled just behind the front two early - pushed along approaching two out - closed on the pacesetters after the last - kept going but couldn't reach them on the run-in | 3/12 | 3¼ | 11-1 | 103A | 118A | Paddy Hanlon | 28/1 |
| 17 Feb 26 | Newbury | Boyle Sports Home Of Early Payout 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat behind the front group early - clouted the fence four out then driven on the turn before three out - dropped away approaching two out | 4/6 | 37 | 10-11 | 53C | 97C | Paddy Hanlon | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dante's Rocco won?
- Dante's Rocco (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Dante's Rocco?
- Dante's Rocco (IRE) is trained by Syd Hosie, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 April 2026.
- Who is Dante's Rocco's sire?
- Dante's Rocco (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Dante's Queen (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What is Dante's Rocco's sire's record?
- Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,182 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
- Who are Dante's Rocco's siblings?
- Out of Dante's Queen (IRE), Dante's Rocco (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Southoftheborder (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Southoftheborder (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.