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Governors Rock (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Warren Greatrex · Owner Gummerson Martin W T Walsh Williams
by Joshua Tree (IRE) out of Tipping On (IRE) (Beneficial)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Uttoxeter, Ballinrobe & Wexford Last run 23 Oct 2026 · 9th of 10
KTB Profile

Governors Rock is 3 from 7 with three wins from seven starts on turf. Each win came on a first visit to the course and all three came over 1m5f – 2m, two on good ground and one on soft. He led in a third of his races. His last run, at Cheltenham in Oct 2026, saw him finish 9 of 10 in a Class 1 novices hurdle.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 23 Oct 2026

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 103A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good3102A811 run · —
Good to Soft2103A902 runs · 103 / 90
Heavy1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5103A653 runs · 103 / 102
2m1f – 2m4f281B791 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 31 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 4 Oct 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 139A · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good3124B1081 run · —
Good to Soft2118A117.52 runs · 118 / 117.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5139A1183 runs · 124 / 118
2m1f – 2m4f2117C108.51 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 2025

  • Led 2 (33%) · 2 wins
  • Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Joshua Tree (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 844 runs since Oct 2018 (115 horses).

Strongest on good going: 22.2% from 162. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.6% from 125.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1000%−12.1—
Good1623622.2%+10.12 from 3
Good to Soft9488.5%−3.60 from 2
Soft3003311%−1.11 from 1
Heavy2052210.7%−1.40 from 1
Standard (AW)7334.1%−8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−12.1—
1m – 1m1f5147.8%−4.3—
1m2f – 1m4f1061211.3%−0.8—
1m5f – 2m1662414.5%+2.43 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f369369.8%−2.30 from 2
2m5f – 3m1252217.6%+5.5—
Over 3m22418.2%+6.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2018 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tipping On (IRE) (Beneficial)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Magical King (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Magical King (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Magical King (IRE)1712m3½fClass 4
Tippinaway (IRE)712m4f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 2 67% +5.73
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 1 100% +6.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +0.73

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +0.73
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 1 100% +6.00
Wexford 1 1 100% +6.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 3 60% +10.73
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Bowen 4 1 25% −2.27
Miss Georgie Benson 2 1 50% +5.00
Mr D Doyle 1 1 100% +6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% −2.27
2025 3 2 67% +11.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 5 2 40% +9.00
Hurdle 2 1 50% −0.27

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
23 Oct 26+19d Cheltenham Oddschecker Novices' Hurdle Race(grade 2) (registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle Race) (gbb Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Veered right over fences - quickly in front after 1st - collared at 2nd - back in front before 3rd - overtaken before the last - faded on the run-in to finish 9th 9/10 ½ 11-2 103A118A James Bowen 22/1
04 Oct 26+176d Uttoxeter F Ball 140th Anniversary Maiden Hurdle Race (Div I) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 8 ran Set the pace from the start - fenced accurately throughout - pushed on 3 out - quickly put the race to bed on the run-in - won easing down 1/8 11-4 102A124B James Bowen 8/11F
11 Apr 26+63d Aintree Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 20 ran Held up at the back of the field - never a factor - well held throughout - finished last of 15 15/20 1¼ 11-4 77C117C James Bowen 66/1
07 Feb 26+148d Newbury William Hill Racing Bet Builder Beacons (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Heavy · 10 ran Settled at the back of the field early - made no impression on the pace-setters - well beaten at the finish 10/10 nk 11-7 -49C114C James Bowen 12/1
2025 · 3 runs
12 Sep 25+50d Ballinrobe OCL Laundry (Pro-Am) Flat Race 2m · Soft · 8 ran Set the tempo in front early - lost the advantage after 4f before regaining it approaching halfway - lost front spot again 6f out - back in charge past the 2f marker - pulled clear with a furlong and a half left - stayed on strongly to the line and scored with ease 1/8 11-3 45A139A Mr D Doyle 6/1
24 Jul 25+19d Wexford Park Run At Wexford Racecourse Saturday Mornings Flat Race 2m½f · Good · 10 ran Sat behind pace early - third at halfway - nudged into second turning for home - driven to front a furlong out and stayed on strongly to win 1/10 11-3 65A108A Miss Georgie Benson 6/1
05 Jul 25 Bellewstown J.H. McLoughlin Oil Flat Race 2m1f · Good · 14 ran Settled midpack early - unable to threaten from over 3f out - finished well held in 8th 8/14 2 10-10 81B100A Miss Georgie Benson 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Governors Rock won?
Governors Rock (IRE) won 3 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trains Governors Rock?
Governors Rock (IRE) is trained by Warren Greatrex, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 October 2026.
Who is Governors Rock's sire?
Governors Rock (IRE) is by Joshua Tree (IRE) out of Tipping On (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
What going does Governors Rock prefer?
Governors Rock (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Governors Rock's sire's record?
Joshua Tree (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 844 runs since Oct 2018 (115 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 22.2% from 162. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.6% from 125.
Who are Governors Rock's siblings?
Out of Tipping On (IRE), Governors Rock (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Magical King (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Magical King (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.