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Horse profile

Howards Rocket (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2007) · Last trainer Jim Goldie · Last owner Miss G H Wilson
by Opening Verse (USA) out of Houston Heiress (USA) (Houston)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Sep 2007 — 6,973 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2007 · 9th of 14 Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile

Howards Rocket (GB) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 10 at Hamilton (Jul 2007). Last raced off 50, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating50↓ 15lb off peak
50 38–65

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 50C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hamilton, 24 Sep 2007 Official rating 50 at the last flat run, 24 Sep 2007

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 91C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Musselburgh, 24 Nov 2006 Official rating 65 at the last jumps run, 19 Dec 2006

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 8 figures · best 71C · median 45
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft354C50—
Good245C38.5—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f671C45—
1m2f – 1m4f250C41.5—
Jumps 3 figures · best 91C · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good291C89.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m288C65.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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
Opening Verse (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.4% of 74 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−5.4—
Good to Firm1000%−5.40 from 1
Good2129.5%+4.10 from 4
Good to Soft800%−5.40 from 3
Soft700%−5.40 from 1
Heavy100%−5.40 from 1
Standard (AW)2627.7%+2.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1500%−5.4—
1m – 1m1f26311.5%+6.10 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f600%−5.40 from 2
1m5f – 2m1500%−5.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1119.1%+3.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m100%−5.4—

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
Houston Heiress (USA) (Houston)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Simplified (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m3f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Simplified (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Simplified (GB)8421m3f–2mClass 5
Musical Box (GB)40——
Offherocker (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hamilton 5 0 0% −5.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kelly Harrison 6 0 0% −6.00
Pat Cosgrave 1 0 0% −1.00
P J Benson 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Culhane 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Dempsey 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 7 0 0% −7.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 7 runs
24 Sep 07+24d Hamilton toteexacta Apprentice Series Handicap (Final) Class 6 · 11f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 9/14 hd 9-2 5050C Kelly Harrison 40/1
31 Aug 07+9d Hamilton Site Services (Plant) Ltd Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 15/15 ¾ 8-13 5336C Kelly Harrison 66/1
22 Aug 07+7d Carlisle Lloyds Jaguar And Land Rover Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 ½ 8-3 5345C Kelly Harrison 12/1
15 Aug 07+14d Hamilton 'One Fir Rick' Ricky Martin Memorial Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 ½ 8-12 5054C Kelly Harrison 11/1
01 Aug 07+13d Redcar Journey South And Eton Road Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 5 9-2 5332C Pat Cosgrave 9/1
19 Jul 07+5d Hamilton Bill And David McHarg Memorial Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 nk 8-7 4545C Kelly Harrison 5/1
14 Jul 07+207d Hamilton Sunday Mail Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 nk 8-2 4571C Kelly Harrison 28/1
2006 · 4 runs
19 Dec 06+25d Ayr Merry Christmas From Ayr Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 6/15 14 10-1 6543C P J Benson 66/1
24 Nov 06+10d Musselburgh Racing UK For 15 Pounds Call 08700 50 69 49 Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 4 11-0 6591C Richie McGrath 200/1
14 Nov 06+26d Wolverhampton (AW) Zongalero Restaurant Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 2½ 9-9 3833C Tony Culhane 50/1
19 Oct 06 Haydock Manson Insurance Group Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good · 15 ran 12/15 22 10-12 —88C Alan Dempsey 200/1

Quick answers

How many races has Howards Rocket won?
Howards Rocket (GB) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2006 and 2007. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained Howards Rocket?
Howards Rocket (GB) was trained by Jim Goldie on the most recent run on record, at Hamilton on 24 September 2007.
Who is Howards Rocket's sire?
Howards Rocket (GB) is by Opening Verse (USA) out of Houston Heiress (USA), whose sire is Houston.
What is Howards Rocket's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 24 September 2007. The highest on record is 65.
What is Howards Rocket's sire's record?
Opening Verse (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.4% of 74 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Howards Rocket's siblings?
Out of Houston Heiress (USA), Howards Rocket (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Simplified (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Simplified (GB)). The wins came over 1m3f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2006. 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.