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Horse profile

First Rock (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2012) · Last trainer Alan Swinbank · Last owner United Five Racing
by Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) out of Sakkara (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
19 runs · 7 courses · from Feb 2010
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Mar 2012 — 5,334 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2012 · 3rd of 7 4 wins · Southwell (AW) & Musselburgh Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile

First Rock (IRE) is 4 from 19. Hasn't won since Jan 2012.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
Official rating68↓ 2lb off peak
68 57–70

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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 (flat) 74A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 14 Feb 2012 Official rating 68 at the last flat run, 6 Mar 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 130A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 28 Dec 2010

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.

Flat 13 figures · best 80B · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1180B71—
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1077A65.5—
1m2f – 1m4f380B75—
Jumps 6 figures · best 130A · median 125.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)3130A129—
Good3129A119—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5130A129—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 11,562 runs since Jan 2008 (871 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm901112.2%+2.4—
Good to Firm1,83920110.9%+1.1—
Good2,76227710%+0.21 from 4
Good to Soft1,3751359.8%0—
Soft1,8511839.9%+0.10 from 1
Heavy709689.6%−0.2—
Standard (AW)2,9362588.8%−13 from 14
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6326310%+0.2—
6f – 7f2,5822419.3%−0.5—
1m – 1m1f2,7832729.8%0—
1m2f – 1m4f3,10535011.3%+1.51 from 3
1m5f – 2m1,5471318.5%−1.33 from 15
2m1f – 2m4f692598.5%−1.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m197147.1%−2.7—
Over 3m24312.5%+2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sakkara (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 14 3 21% −5.25
Good 4 1 25% −2.27
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 14 3 21% −6.27
Class 4 3 1 33% −0.25
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 11 3 27% −2.25
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 1 100% +0.73
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 15 3 20% −7.02
1m2f – 1m4f 3 1 33% −0.50
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P J McDonald 6 0 0% −6.00
Garry Whillans 5 2 40% +1.00
Barry Keniry 3 1 33% −0.25
Brian Hughes 3 1 33% −1.27
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
George Baker 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 4 1 25% −1.50
2011 9 1 11% −5.50
2010 6 2 33% −1.52

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 13 2 15% −7.00
NH Flat 6 2 33% −1.52

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
06 Mar 12+21d Southwell (AW) Exclusive Free Betting With Freebetting.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 7 9-0 6863A Garry Whillans 9/2
14 Feb 12+19d Southwell (AW) Book Your Tickets On Line At southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 16.5f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 9-8 6974A P J McDonald 15/2
26 Jan 12+25d Kempton (AW) 32 Free At 32Red.com Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 2 9-9 7058C Garry Whillans 9/2
01 Jan 12+3d Southwell (AW) Membership Of Southwell Golf Club Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-1 6680B Garry Whillans 6/4F
29 Dec 11+56d Southwell (AW) Totetrifecta Handicap Class 5 · 16.5f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 ¾ 9-7 6673A Garry Whillans 11/2
03 Nov 11+23d Southwell (AW) ATR Breeders' Cup Megasite Now Live Handicap Class 5 · 16.5f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 8-13 6171A Garry Whillans 5/2J
11 Oct 11+13d Newcastle oddschecker.mobi Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 2½ 9-4 6264A P J McDonald 5/1F
28 Sep 11+147d Newcastle MGM Precision Ltd Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 8-12 5967A P J McDonald 10/1
04 May 11+15d Southwell (AW) attheraces.com Exclusive Gary O'Brien Tipping Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Standard · 6 ran 3/6 3½ 8-9 6064B P J McDonald 3/1
19 Apr 11+46d Southwell (AW) 32redpoker.com Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 9-2 5777A Tom Eaves 9/2
04 Mar 11+16d Lingfield (AW) Lingfieldpark.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 3½ 10-0 —67B P J McDonald 7/1
16 Feb 11+34d Lingfield (AW) Blindley Heath Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 13f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 4½ 9-7 —58B P J McDonald 8/11F
13 Jan 11+16d Southwell (AW) Robin Hood GB Endurance Ride Southwell Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 11f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 1¾ 9-6 —75B George Baker 40/85F
28 Dec 10+6d Southwell (AW) Bet totepool On All Irish Racing 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 3/11 hd 11-0 —130A Barry Keniry 5/6F
22 Dec 10+26d Southwell (AW) Call totesport 0800 221 221 For SP+ 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 1/9 11-0 —129A Barry Keniry 7/4F
26 Nov 10+54d Musselburgh Border Safeguard Ltd Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-2 —119A Brian Hughes 8/11F
03 Oct 10+176d Kelso City Roofing Ltd Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 8 11-0 —129A Brian Hughes 11/4J
10 Apr 10+59d Aintree John Smith's Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) Class 1 · 17f · Good · 20 ran 12/20 shd 10-12 —107A Barry Keniry 50/1
10 Feb 10 Southwell (AW) Come Summer Jumping At Southwell 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 1¼ 10-11 —122A Brian Hughes 15/8F

Quick answers

How many races has First Rock (IRE) won?
First Rock (IRE) won 4 of 19 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 21.1%. Placed 11 times in total (57.9% of starts).
Who trained First Rock (IRE)?
First Rock (IRE) was trained by Alan Swinbank on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 6 March 2012.
Who is First Rock (IRE)'s sire?
First Rock (IRE) is by Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) out of Sakkara (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does First Rock (IRE) prefer?
First Rock (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is First Rock (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 6 March 2012. The highest on record is 70.
What is First Rock (IRE)'s sire's record?
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 11,562 runs since Jan 2008 (871 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from February 2010. 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.