Horse profile
He's A Rocket (IRE)
6yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2007) · Last trainer John Upson · Last owner Belinda Clarke James D Smith
by Indian Rocket (GB) out of Dellua (IRE) (Suave Dancer)
47 runs · 15 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Sep 2007 — 6,977 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2007 · 8th of 11
6 wins · 4 courses
Headgear returns LTO
Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile
He's A Rocket (IRE) is 6 from 47. Hasn't won since Jul 2007. All 6 wins have come over trips under 6f. Last raced off 49, 11lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 47 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 11lb off peak
- 6–47Wins / Runs
- 12.8%Strike rate
- 15 (31.9%)Placed
- −14.67£1 level staken=47 at SP
- 1.12Fair A/E n=47 · 0.93 incl. margin
- 60Highest OR
- 22dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating49↓ 11lb off peak
49
40–60
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
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
Indian Rocket (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,230 runs since Jan 2008 (129 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 11.1% from 171. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.7% from 301.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | +6.2 | 1 from 7 |
| Good | 251 | 15 | 6% | −1.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 171 | 19 | 11.1% | +3.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 297 | 25 | 8.4% | +0.7 | — |
| Heavy | 103 | 10 | 9.7% | +2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 366 | 21 | 5.7% | −2 | 5 from 30 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 250 | 24 | 9.6% | +1.9 | 6 from 46 |
| 6f – 7f | 443 | 29 | 6.5% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 301 | 14 | 4.7% | −3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 86 | 10 | 11.6% | +3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 70 | 4 | 5.7% | −2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 58 | 13 | 22.4% | +14.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 19 | 1 | 5.3% | −2.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
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
Dellua (IRE) (Suave Dancer)
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 30 | 5 | 17% | −10.67 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 28 | 4 | 14% | −2.17 |
| Class 7 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.50 |
| Class 5 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 18 | 3 | 17% | −6.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 46 | 6 | 13% | −13.67 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Elliott | 15 | 2 | 13% | −7.17 |
| Franny Norton | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.50 |
| Declan Cannon | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Darren Williams | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Lee Enstone | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Patrick Donaghy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Miss Kelly Burke | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Phillip Makin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J F Egan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J-P Guillambert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 40 | 6 | 15% | −7.67 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| 2006 | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 2005 | 24 | 5 | 21% | −4.67 |
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 | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 07+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sponsor A Race By Calling 0870 220 2442 Handicap | 8/11 | nk | 8-9 | 49 | 38C | Declan Cannon | 9/1 |
| 30 Aug 07+34d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sponsor A Race By Calling 0870 220 2442 Handicap | 6/12 | hd | 8-9 | 49 | 54C | Declan Cannon | 20/1 |
| 27 Jul 07+8d | Thirsk | Pertemps 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap | 13/13 | 5 | 8-5 | 45 | 5C | Declan Cannon | 14/1 |
| 19 Jul 07+70d | Folkestone | Folkestone Herald Apprentice Handicap | 1/10 | 8-2 | 45 | 59C | Declan Cannon | 12/1 | |
| 10 May 07+19d | Ayr | Ladies Night At Ayr Classified Stakes | 11/18 | ½ | 9-0 | 42 | 39C | Phillip Makin | 9/1 |
| 21 Apr 07+85d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Versatile Kent Perfectly Ceiling Horizons Claiming Stakes | 4/10 | 2 | 9-0 | 45 | 44C | Lee Enstone | 14/1 |
| 26 Jan 07+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Claiming Stakes | 7/12 | ¾ | 9-5 | 42 | 35C | Andrew Elliott | 28/1 |
| 06 Jan 07+10d | Kempton (AW) | More Options With digibet.com Classified Stakes | 6/12 | ¾ | 9-0 | 42 | 57C | Lee Enstone | 12/1 |
| 2006 · 15 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 06+21d | Southwell (AW) | Pontin's Family Holidays Claiming Dtakes | 4/7 | 2½ | 8-0 | 42 | 20C | Andrew Elliott | 9/2 |
| 06 Dec 06+149d | Kempton (AW) | Kempton For Team Building Banded Stakes | 5/12 | ½ | 8-12 | 45 | 48C | Lee Enstone | 16/1 |
| 10 Jul 06+7d | Musselburgh | Links Handicap | 11/15 | nk | 8-9 | 48 | 25C | Patrick Donaghy | 16/1 |
| 03 Jul 06+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | John Smith's Extra Smooth Selling Stakes | 8/12 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 47 | 31C | Andrew Elliott | 14/1 |
| 17 Jun 06+9d | Bath | Bathwick Tyres Selling Stakes | 11/16 | ¾ | 9-4 | 48 | -13C | Darren Williams | 7/1 |
| 08 Jun 06+21d | Hamilton | Hamilton Park Handicap | 12/13 | nk | 9-6 | 52 | 32C | Andrew Elliott | 9/1 |
| 18 May 06+26d | Carlisle | Dobies For Vauxhall Handicap | 14/16 | ½ | 8-12 | 54 | 26C | Franny Norton | 7/1 |
| 22 Apr 06+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Steve Bull Claiming Stakes | 2/13 | 1 | 9-2 | 54 | 73C | Franny Norton | 3/1F |
| 10 Apr 06+40d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Zongalero Restaurant Overlooks Racetrack Selling Stakes | 2/12 | 1 | 9-11 | 54 | 93C | Franny Norton | 15/2 |
| 01 Mar 06+7d | Southwell (AW) | David Orton's 65th Birthday Claiming Stakes | 4/6 | 2 | 8-11 | 52 | 34C | Franny Norton | 9/1 |
| 22 Feb 06+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Betdirect Freephone 0800 211 222 Claiming Stakes | 9/10 | 1½ | 9-7 | 55 | 51C | Franny Norton | 11/2 |
| 13 Feb 06+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spot The Ball Handicap | 6/13 | ½ | 9-2 | 55 | 52C | Franny Norton | 8/1 |
| 06 Feb 06+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet Now On 0800 211 222 Handicap (Div 2) | 8/12 | ½ | 8-9 | 55 | 40C | Pat Cosgrave | 25/1 |
| 27 Jan 06+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Text betdirect To 88600 Claiming Stakes | 6/11 | nk | 9-3 | 55 | 44C | Patrick Donaghy | 11/4F |
| 16 Jan 06+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betdirect On The Masters Snooker Amateurs' Handicap (Div 2) | 10/12 | shd | 10-12 | 59 | 25C | Miss Kelly Burke | 13/2 |
| 2005 · 24 runs | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 05+4d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Live Football Cashbacks At Betdirect Handicap (Div 1) | 5/12 | nk | 8-11 | 60 | 30C | Andrew Elliott | 13/2 |
| 27 Dec 05+36d | Southwell (AW) | First Past The Post At Betdirect Claiming Stakes | 6/14 | nk | 8-4 | 60 | 58C | Andrew Elliott | 9/2 |
| 21 Nov 05+12d | Southwell (AW) | In Running Tonight On Skytext 293 Handicap | 1/13 | 8-7 | 55 | 75C | Andrew Elliott | 10/3F | |
| 09 Nov 05+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet Direct Claiming Stakes | 1/12 | 8-9 | 52 | 94C | J F Egan | 4/1 | |
| 19 Oct 05+15d | Bath | Drive Vauxhall Accident Repair Centre Apprentice Handicap | 6/15 | shd | 8-4 | 52 | 57C | Patrick Donaghy | 14/1 |
| 04 Oct 05+23d | Catterick | Derbyshire Apprentice Handicap | 5/17 | ½ | 8-7 | 53 | 47C | Andrew Elliott | 20/1 |
| 11 Sep 05+20d | Carlisle | Ted Roberts Memorial Handicap | 12/15 | shd | 8-6 | 54 | 26C | Andrew Elliott | 12/1 |
| 22 Aug 05+25d | Leicester | Free Tips Gg.com Handicap | 9/10 | 1 | 8-4 | 55 | 19C | Jimmy Quinn | 7/1 |
| 28 Jul 05+17d | Musselburgh | Bridgewell Securities Handicap | 4/10 | ½ | 8-8 | 55 | 38C | Andrew Elliott | 4/1 |
| 11 Jul 05+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Holiday Inn Dunstall Park Selling Stakes | 1/13 | 9-3 | 51 | 59C | Andrew Elliott | 5/2F | |
| 02 Jul 05+5d | Haydock | Whitetobrown.com Handicap | 4/17 | hd | 7-11 | 51 | 47C | Andrew Elliott | 8/1 |
| 27 Jun 05+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Holiday Inn Dunstall Park Selling Stakes | 2/12 | hd | 9-3 | 52 | 28C | P J McDonald | 7/1 |
| 19 Jun 05+16d | Warwick | Welcome All Dads Handicap | 5/11 | 2½ | 7-12 | 52 | 24C | Andrew Elliott | 7/1 |
| 03 Jun 05+21d | Thirsk | Levy Board Apprentice Handicap | 2/18 | 1 | 8-2 | 50 | 42C | Andrew Elliott | 12/1 |
| 13 May 05+7d | Hamilton | Saltaire Engineering Handicap | 11/12 | 3 | 8-7 | 55 | 11C | Franny Norton | 7/2 |
| 06 May 05+20d | Hamilton | Classified Stakes (Amateurs') | 7/12 | ¾ | 10-11 | 50 | 18C | Miss Kelly Burke | 7/1 |
| 16 Apr 05+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Claiming Stakes | 3/10 | ½ | 9-4 | 50 | 51C | Darren Williams | 9/2 |
| 05 Apr 05+14d | Southwell (AW) | Miss Saigon Banded Stakes | 2/13 | nk | 9-5 | 50 | 67C | Franny Norton | 7/2 |
| 22 Mar 05+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Banded Stakes | 1/10 | 9-2 | 45 | 62C | Franny Norton | 2/1F | |
| 15 Mar 05+22d | Southwell (AW) | Banded Stakes | 2/10 | nk | 8-3 | 45 | 50C | J-P Guillambert | 11/4 |
| 21 Feb 05+6d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Stakes | 1/12 | 8-12 | 40 | — | Franny Norton | 5/2F | |
| 15 Feb 05+21d | Southwell (AW) | Littlewoods Banded Stakes | 3/13 | nk | 7-12 | 40 | 25C | Andrew Elliott | 5/1C |
| 25 Jan 05+21d | Southwell (AW) | Banded Stakes | 7/14 | 1 | 8-13 | 45 | 34C | Darren Williams | 8/1 |
| 04 Jan 05 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Banded Stakes | 7/13 | nk | 8-13 | 45 | 41C | Darren Williams | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has He's A Rocket won?
- He's A Rocket (IRE) won 6 of 47 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 12.8%. Placed 15 times in total (31.9% of starts).
- Who trained He's A Rocket?
- He's A Rocket (IRE) was trained by John Upson on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 20 September 2007.
- Who is He's A Rocket's sire?
- He's A Rocket (IRE) is by Indian Rocket (GB) out of Dellua (IRE), whose sire is Suave Dancer.
- What going does He's A Rocket prefer?
- He's A Rocket (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 30 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is He's A Rocket's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 20 September 2007. The highest on record is 60.
- What is He's A Rocket's sire's record?
- Indian Rocket (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,230 runs since Jan 2008 (129 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 11.1% from 171. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.7% from 301.