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Horse profile

Johnny Rocket (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2009) · Last trainer Kevin Ryan · Last owner Mrs D Davenport Tony Rob Ed Fawcett
by Viking Ruler (AUS) out of Karen Blixen (GB) (Kris)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Mar 2009
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 May 2009 — 6,361 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2009 · 6th of 7
KTB Profile

Johnny Rocket (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Newcastle (May 2009).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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) 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 4 May 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 89C the best of the last 1 rated run · Wetherby, 14 Mar 2009

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 3 figures · best 75A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft275A74—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f375A73—
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Viking Ruler (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 606 runs since Jan 2008 (45 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.7% from 109. Weakest on soft going: 4.1% from 145. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 14.2% from 113.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm800%−8.6—
Good to Firm7279.7%+1.1—
Good1371410.2%+1.60 from 2
Good to Soft6523.1%−5.50 from 2
Soft14564.1%−4.5—
Heavy70710%+1.4—
Standard (AW)1091614.7%+6.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−8.6—
6f – 7f10698.5%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f1131614.2%+5.6—
1m2f – 1m4f8633.5%−5.10 from 3
1m5f – 2m170137.6%−10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f104109.6%+1—
2m5f – 3m2314.3%−4.3—
Over 3m200%−8.6—

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
Karen Blixen (GB) (Kris)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ten Downing Street (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Ten Downing Street (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ten Downing Street (IRE)515fClass 5
Oceanico Dot Com (IRE)190——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Neil Brown 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Lee Edwards 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 KTB Jockey SP
22 May 09+6d Newcastle Ward Hadaway Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 12.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 29 9-13 73C Paul Mulrennan 50/1
16 May 09+12d Thirsk Whitby Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 1¾ 9-10 61C Neil Brown 33/1
04 May 09+51d Newcastle Millvolvo.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 ¾ 9-9 75A Neil Brown 14/1
14 Mar 09 Wetherby Racing Post 'Hands And Heels' Series Standard NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 ½ 10-10 89C Lee Edwards 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Johnny Rocket (IRE) won?
Johnny Rocket (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2009. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Johnny Rocket (IRE)?
Johnny Rocket (IRE) was trained by Kevin Ryan on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 22 May 2009.
Who is Johnny Rocket (IRE)'s sire?
Johnny Rocket (IRE) is by Viking Ruler (AUS) out of Karen Blixen (GB), whose sire is Kris.
What is Johnny Rocket (IRE)'s sire's record?
Viking Ruler (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 606 runs since Jan 2008 (45 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.7% from 109. Weakest on soft going: 4.1% from 145. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 14.2% from 113.
Who are Johnny Rocket (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Karen Blixen (GB), Johnny Rocket (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ten Downing Street (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Ten Downing Street (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 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.