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Horse profile

Dolphin Rock (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2016) · Last trainer Richard Ford · Last owner Mia Racing
by Mark of Esteem (IRE) out of Lark In The Park (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
71 runs · 18 courses · from May 2009
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Sep 2016 — 3,676 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2016 · 10th of 12 9 wins · 8 courses Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile

Dolphin Rock (GB) is 9 from 71. Hasn't won since Aug 2016. All 9 wins have come on turf — 0 from 7 on the all-weather. Last raced off 66, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 71 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating66↓ 19lb off peak
66 55–85

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Flat 2 figures · best 55C · median 23.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 22 Aug 2016 Official rating 66 at the last run, 26 Sep 2016

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 →

Flat 71 figures · best 102A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good2098A79.5—
Soft1597A73—
Good to Soft15102A85—
Good to Firm1188A75—
Standard (AW)786A73—
Heavy391A78—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f49102A81—
1m2f – 1m4f1384A78—
6f – 7f991A66—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 71 figures from 71 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
Mark of Esteem (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,657 runs since Jan 2008 (199 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 11.7% from 128.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2727.4%−1.1—
Good to Firm488428.6%+0.10 from 11
Good653548.3%−0.24 from 20
Good to Soft288248.3%−0.23 from 15
Soft343236.7%−1.81 from 15
Heavy1281511.7%+3.21 from 3
Standard (AW)730669%+0.50 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f163116.7%−1.8—
6f – 7f519417.9%−0.61 from 9
1m – 1m1f621518.2%−0.37 from 49
1m2f – 1m4f5075310.5%+21 from 13
1m5f – 2m409266.4%−2.1—
2m1f – 2m4f290289.7%+1.2—
2m5f – 3m124129.7%+1.2—
Over 3m24416.7%+8.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Secretinthepark (GB) (12 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Secretinthepark (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Secretinthepark (GB)76125f–7fClass 2
Somewhere Secret (GB)8295f–6fClass 4
Red Allure (GB)6265fClass 6
Passionada (GB)3235fClass 5
Poppyinthepark (GB)140——
Newzflash (GB)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 20 4 20% +2.75
Soft 15 1 7% −6.50
Good to Soft 15 3 20% −1.00
Good to Firm 11 0 0% −11.00
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Heavy 3 1 33% −0.12

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 28 2 7% −18.00
Class 5 18 5 28% +8.75
Class 3 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 6 9 2 22% +2.38
Class 2 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 9 1 11% −3.50
Chester 7 1 14% −2.50
Ripon 7 0 0% −7.00
Hamilton 6 0 0% −6.00
Ayr 6 1 17% +2.50
Pontefract 5 1 20% +0.50
Thirsk 5 2 40% +2.25
Redcar 4 0 0% −4.00
Newmarket 4 0 0% −4.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Nottingham 3 0 0% −3.00
York 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 1 1 100% +10.00
Bath 1 1 100% +2.00
Chepstow 1 1 100% +1.88
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 49 7 14% −16.37
1m2f – 1m4f 13 1 8% −8.50
6f – 7f 9 1 11% +2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dale Swift 15 3 20% −1.25
Callum Rodriguez 11 4 36% +14.38
Lee Newman 10 0 0% −10.00
Phillip Makin 5 1 20% −1.50
Graham Gibbons 3 0 0% −3.00
Dale Gibson 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom Queally 2 1 50% +3.50
Ted Durcan 2 0 0% −2.00
Liam Jones 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss Serena Brotherton 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Beasley 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Garritty 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Laura Wilson 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Dane O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Winston 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Tate 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Lane 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Pickard 1 0 0% −1.00
L McNiff 1 0 0% −1.00
Eddie Ahern 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
Duran Fentiman 1 0 0% −1.00
Dominic Fox 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 57 5 9% −34.25
Blinkers 10 4 40% +15.38
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 8 1 13% +3.00
2015 6 3 50% +8.38
2014 8 0 0% −8.00
2013 8 2 25% +2.00
2012 14 1 7% −10.25
2011 9 0 0% −9.00
2010 9 2 22% +0.00
2009 9 0 0% −9.00

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
26 Sep 16+11d Hamilton totetrifecta Pick The 1,2,3 Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 10/12 1¼ 8-10 66-8C50C Callum Rodriguez 12/1
15 Sep 16+24d Ayr Barclays Bank Supporting The Ayrshire Hospice Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 1 8-8 6655C56A Callum Rodriguez 10/1
22 Aug 16+16d Carlisle Apollobet Bet On Lotteries Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 8-12 63—81A Callum Rodriguez 10/1
06 Aug 16+22d Ayr QTS Investors In Young People Lady Riders' Handicap (For Professional And Amateur Lady Riders) Class 6 · 8f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 ¾ 10-7 63—85A Miss Serena Brotherton 5/2F
15 Jul 16+11d Hamilton racinguk.com Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2¼ 8-8 62—71A Callum Rodriguez 7/1
04 Jul 16+21d Ayr Racing UK Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 9-6 62—91A Callum Rodriguez 6/1
13 Jun 16+43d Nottingham Royal Ascot 10% Refund At 188Bet Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 3 8-12 63—51C Callum Rodriguez 8/1
01 May 16+242d Hamilton Jordan Electrics Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 1¼ 8-3 63—67A Callum Rodriguez 13/2
02 Sep 15+8d Bath Chronicle Business Awards Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 8-5 58—77A Callum Rodriguez 2/1F
25 Aug 15+29d Chepstow Happy Birthday Lucie Aplin Enjoy Fontwell Apprentice Training Series Handicap (Part of The Racing Excellence Initiative) Class 6 · 8f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 9-1 58—91A Callum Rodriguez 15/8F
27 Jul 15+40d Ayr Western House Hotel Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-7 55—75A Callum Rodriguez 15/2
17 Jun 15+7d Hamilton Saints & Sinners With Collabro Next Week Handicap Class 6 · 9f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 ½ 9-10 56—70A Connor Beasley 7/2F
10 Jun 15+21d Hamilton Follow HamiltonParkRC On Twitter Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 5 9-7 56—70A Jack Garritty 10/1
20 May 15+215d Ayr Western House Hotel 10th Anniversary Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 9f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 4½ 9-0 60—42C Callum Rodriguez 15/2
17 Oct 14+24d Redcar Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Ladies' Handicap (For Lady Amateur Riders) Class 6 · 10f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 nk 9-13 62—72A Miss Laura Wilson 7/1
23 Sep 14+16d Beverley Chris Walker's 60th Year Racing Here Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 1 8-11 64—73A Jim Crowley 9/2
07 Sep 14+22d York Barkers Garage Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 9/15 ½ 9-0 68—70A Dale Swift 20/1
16 Aug 14+29d Chester Budweiser Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 4 9-3 70—76A Dale Swift 4/1
18 Jul 14+30d Newmarket newmarketracecourses.co.uk Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Flat Middle Distance Series Qualifier) Class 5 · 10f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 5 9-13 73—78A Dane O'Neill 10/1
18 Jun 14+18d Ripon Ripon-races.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 10 9-2 75—52B Robert Winston 5/2F
31 May 14+47d Chester Aperol Spritz Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 2¼ 8-11 75—78A Dale Swift 11/2
14 Apr 14+166d Pontefract Full Ponte Package - New For 2014 Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 17 ran 15/17 nk 8-12 76—55C Dale Swift 10/1
30 Oct 13+33d Nottingham 32Red Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 2¼ 9-1 77—69A Dale Swift 20/1
27 Sep 13+31d Newmarket Haafhd Handicap (silver Cambridgeshire) Class 2 · 9f · Good To Firm · 25 ran 16/25 nse 8-6 78—65A Ryan Tate 50/1
27 Aug 13+20d Ripon attheraces.com City Of Ripon Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 1¼ 9-6 79—78A Dale Swift 12/1
07 Aug 13+25d Pontefract Matty Bown Veterans Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 2¼ 9-6 79—94A Dale Swift 10/3J
13 Jul 13+49d Chester Bet At Corbettsports.com Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 shd 9-7 79—77A Martin Lane 4/1C
25 May 13+33d Chester Rekorderlig Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 8-12 76—84A Dale Swift 7/2F
22 Apr 13+13d Pontefract Birthday Package - New For 2013 Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 1¾ 8-12 76—88A Dale Swift 10/3F
09 Apr 13+146d Pontefract Pontefract Loyalty Card Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 9-6 73—99A Dale Swift 9/2
14 Nov 12+31d Southwell (AW) 32Red Casino Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 2¾ 8-10 74—84A Dale Swift 14/1
14 Oct 12+8d Goodwood Lavant House School Diamond Jubilee Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 4 8-11 75—56C Silvestre De Sousa 5/1F
06 Oct 12+18d Redcar John Smith's Redcar Straight-Mile Championship Final Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 1½ 8-8 73—87A Dale Swift 11/2
18 Sep 12+10d Thirsk Next Meeting - Saturday 20th April 2013 Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 2 9-5 73—96A Dale Swift 10/3F
08 Sep 12+14d Thirsk Adorn Hats Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 8-13 70—83A Dale Swift 11/4F
25 Aug 12+19d Redcar John Smith's Redcar Straight-Mile Championship Handicap (Qualifier) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 1¼ 9-1 71—75A Paul Pickard 7/2F
06 Aug 12+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Betfred Mobile Casino Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 nse 9-4 73—72A Dale Swift 9/1
21 Jul 12+28d Ripon ripon-races.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 1 9-5 75—69A Lee Newman 9/1
23 Jun 12+7d Haydock Christie Charity Raceday Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 nk 8-12 76—79B Lee Newman 15/8F
16 Jun 12+21d York Richard Howard-Vyse Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 9f · Soft · 17 ran 3/17 nk 9-3 76—97A Lee Newman 12/1
26 May 12+7d York John Wright Electrical Apprentice Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 9/20 1 9-2 78—81A L McNiff 10/1
19 May 12+21d Thirsk Marion Gibson Brown Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 hd 9-2 80—66C Lee Newman 9/2
28 Apr 12+19d Ripon Betfred Goals Galore Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Soft · 17 ran 16/17 47 9-0 83—64C Lee Newman 7/1
09 Apr 12+199d Redcar John Smith's Redcar Straight-Mile Championship Handicap (Qualifier) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 6/17 1¼ 9-6 84—89A Lee Newman 9/2F
23 Sep 11+25d Newmarket Standing For Success Handicap (silver Cambridgeshire) Class 2 · 9f · Good To Firm · 22 ran 11/22 hd 9-8 84—74A Lee Newman 12/1
29 Aug 11+23d Ripon Ripon Rowels Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 2/17 ¾ 8-13 84—102A Lee Newman 7/1F
06 Aug 11+7d Haydock TurfTV.co.uk Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 1¾ 9-2 84—93A Eddie Ahern 10/1
30 Jul 11+29d Thirsk Ekosgen Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 17 ran 3/17 hd 9-8 84—95A P J McDonald 8/1
01 Jul 11+15d Haydock Happy Birthday Bobbie Sutton Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 7 10-0 85—80A Lee Newman 5/1
16 Jun 11+8d Ripon Ladies Day Handicap Class 3 · 9f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 nk 9-1 82—87B Lee Newman 5/2J
08 Jun 11+18d Haydock Phs Treadsmart Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 hd 9-4 82—99A Tom Queally 9/2
21 May 11+15d Haydock Betfred Bundles Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 1¼ 9-7 79—98A Tom Eaves 13/2
06 May 11+188d Ripon SIS OB Services Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 1¾ 8-13 80—75A Phillip Makin 11/4F
30 Oct 10+29d Ayr John Smith's No Nonsense Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Heavy · 11 ran 5/11 nk 8-12 82—78A Phillip Makin 9/2F
01 Oct 10+21d Newmarket Standing For Success Handicap (silver Cambridgeshire) Class 2 · 9f · Soft · 15 ran 9/15 1¼ 9-3 83—73A Jamie Spencer 8/1
10 Sep 10+36d Chester Try Betdaq For An Exchange Handicap Class 3 · 10.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 9-4 83—82A Graham Gibbons 9/2
05 Aug 10+27d Haydock Betfred Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 shd 8-6 80—92A Graham Gibbons 5/1
09 Jul 10+30d Chester Grand-national.me.uk Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 hd 9-2 78—78B Phillip Makin 9/4
09 Jun 10+20d Haydock Phs Workplace Matting Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 9-3 75—95A Tom Queally 9/2J
20 May 10+18d Southwell (AW) Champions 60:60 Charity Challenge Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 1¾ 8-10 75—86A Phillip Makin 9/2
02 May 10+16d Hamilton Totepool Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 ¾ 8-10 74—81A Graham Gibbons 85/40F
16 Apr 10+179d Thirsk Hambleton Inn Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 8-10 67—97A Phillip Makin 5/2F
19 Oct 09+4d Pontefract toteplacepot Nursery Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 2½ 8-12 65—88A Ted Durcan 7/2
15 Oct 09+40d Nottingham DG Taxis Get You Home Safely Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 1½ 9-2 65—85A Ted Durcan 16/1
05 Sep 09+15d Wolverhampton (AW) William Hill 0800 444040 - Quote Bonus25 Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 3½ 8-9 67—49B Liam Jones 14/1
21 Aug 09+11d Chester Surrenda-link Nursery Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 shd 7-12 65—66A Duran Fentiman 8/1
10 Aug 09+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 nk 8-4 65—73A Liam Jones 14/1
27 Jul 09+24d Southwell (AW) Bet After The Off At ladbrokes.com Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 8-12 68—65A Dale Gibson 7/1
03 Jul 09+11d Haydock Supply Uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 1½ 9-3 ——49C Dale Gibson 33/1
22 Jun 09+44d Wolverhampton (AW) E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 1 9-3 ——83A Dale Gibson 10/1
09 May 09 Haydock Totesport Home Of Pool Betting Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 1¾ 9-0 ——56A Dominic Fox 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dolphin Rock (GB) won?
Dolphin Rock (GB) won 9 of 71 archived starts between 2009 and 2016, a strike rate of 12.7%. Placed 31 times in total (43.7% of starts).
Who trained Dolphin Rock (GB)?
Dolphin Rock (GB) was trained by Richard Ford on the most recent run on record, at Hamilton on 26 September 2016.
Who is Dolphin Rock (GB)'s sire?
Dolphin Rock (GB) is by Mark of Esteem (IRE) out of Lark In The Park (IRE), whose sire is Grand Lodge.
What going does Dolphin Rock (GB) prefer?
Dolphin Rock (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Dolphin Rock (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 26 September 2016. The highest on record is 85.
What is Dolphin Rock (GB)'s sire's record?
Mark of Esteem (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,657 runs since Jan 2008 (199 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.7% from 128.
Who are Dolphin Rock (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Lark In The Park (IRE), Dolphin Rock (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Secretinthepark (GB) (12). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Secretinthepark (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2009. 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.