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Kingston Rock (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Gary Rutherford · Owner J L And Mrs H R Gledson
by Kingston Hill (GB) out of Rock High Lady (IRE) (High Chaparral)
19 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 31 Mar 2026 · 4th of 10 Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Kingston Rock is a maiden who has failed to win in 19 starts on turf though he has placed once. His best effort came when second of nine at Carlisle in Feb 2024. He has raced seven times at Hexham without success and all his runs have been over trips between 1m5f and 3m on good to soft or softer ground. He finished fourth of 10 in a Class 5 handicap chase at Newcastle in Mar 2026.

Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating72↓ 15lb off peak
72 72–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hexham, 13 Mar 2025

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 13 figures · best 109B · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft7109B891 run · —
Soft275A47.5—
Heavy288A59.5—
Good2105B98—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9109B911 run · —
1m5f – 2m489B69—

Of 19 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 101B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 13 Mar 2025 Official rating 72 at the last run, 31 Mar 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 14 figures · best 101B · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft7101B881 run · —
Heavy3101A101—
Soft293A79—
Good293A91.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9101A931 run · —
1m5f – 2m4101B87—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 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 from 10 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins
  • Led 3 (30%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (30%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (10%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kingston Hill (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,647 runs since Apr 2019 (204 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5.4% from 168.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm32618.8%+9.7—
Good5515910.7%+1.60 from 2
Good to Soft412389.2%+0.10 from 7
Soft383318.1%−10 from 4
Heavy16895.4%−3.70 from 6
Standard (AW)10176.9%−2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f500%−9.1—
6f – 7f4137.3%−1.8—
1m – 1m1f4312.3%−6.8—
1m2f – 1m4f9966.1%−3—
1m5f – 2m5135410.5%+1.40 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f580549.3%+0.20 from 12
2m5f – 3m304237.6%−1.50 from 2
Over 3m62914.5%+5.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2019 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Rock High Lady (IRE) (High Chaparral)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Little Big Rocky (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Little Big Rocky (IRE)922m1f—
Castlerock Lady (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 13 0 0% −13.00
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 7 0 0% −7.00
Newcastle 5 0 0% −5.00
Ayr 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 12 0 0% −12.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Edward Austin 13 0 0% −13.00
Nathan Moscrop 2 0 0% −2.00
Dillan Hurst 2 0 0% −2.00
Bruce Lynn 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Coltherd 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 8 0 0% −8.00
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 7 0 0% −7.00
2023 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 0 0% −13.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
31 Mar 26+49d Newcastle Border Minstrel Sunday Lunch Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Slow to enter the stalls - settled at the back of the field - drifted right three out - made progress from two out - kept on to finish fourth without troubling the front group 4/10 6 9-12 7268A93A Edward Austin 28/1
10 Feb 26+62d Ayr Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Soft · 11 ran Went straight to front - lost command after the 15th - driven to keep going before 4 out - faded quickly and was pulled up before 2 out PU/11 — 10-0 77—— Edward Austin 40/1
2025 · 5 runs
10 Dec 25+16d Hexham Tant Pis Handicap Chase Class 5 · 1m7½f · Heavy · 8 ran Unwilling to enter the stalls beforehand - dwelt at the off and settled last - interfered with by a loose horse eight fences in - already well adrift by three out and pulled up before the final obstacle PU/8 — 10-7 80—— Edward Austin 12/1
24 Nov 25+244d Sedgefield BetWright Bangers N'Cash Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 9 ran Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort before 3rd then lost touch before 5th - eased out of contention before two out PU/9 — 10-11 82—— Bruce Lynn 16/1
25 Mar 25+12d Hexham Happy Birthday Margaret Watling Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran Set the pace before being asked for effort approaching 4 out - dropped away steadily and slipped further back after 2 out - finished well adrift in 6th 6/9 ¾ 11-0 8262A89A Edward Austin 20/1
13 Mar 25+24d Hexham Major Family Law 16 Year Anniversary Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran Set the pace early - driven approaching final two furlongs then overtaken straightening for home - dropped away in the closing stages to finish third 3/7 5 11-0 7289B101B Edward Austin 25/1
17 Feb 25+65d Carlisle Carlisle Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled handy early - hit front at the 7th before being overtaken 2 out - couldn't quicken and lost touch approaching the last 8/10 nk 10-7 75103A73A Edward Austin 7/2
2024 · 7 runs
14 Dec 24+13d Newcastle K Ord Paving & Groundworks Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Sat close behind pace-setter - driven and lost touch three out - stayed on from the back marker to finish fifth 5/12 ½ 9-13 7693A88A Edward Austin 7/2F
01 Dec 24+50d Carlisle Racing TV Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 11 ran Held up handy on outer - urged forward approaching two out - lost touch before the last - eventually well held in 5th 5/11 10 10-2 7675A93A Edward Austin 20/1
12 Oct 24+204d Hexham Falcons Event & Catering Handicap Chase Class 5 · 1m7½f · Soft · 10 ran Held up at the back throughout - scrappy 3 out then pushed along - unable to close before the last 6/10 18 10-8 7920C65C Nathan Moscrop 9/2J
22 Mar 24+14d Hexham Join The Vickers.Bet Free Bet Club Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-1 82—— Edward Austin 9/4F
08 Mar 24+18d Ayr Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Guide Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 10-7 84109B88A Edward Austin 7/1
19 Feb 24+20d Carlisle Bell And Plate Day 26th June Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 10-5 8688A101A Edward Austin 13/2
30 Jan 24+38d Newcastle QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m6f · Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 ¾ 11-6 87—98A Edward Austin 28/1
2023 · 5 runs
23 Dec 23+31d Newcastle Bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 8½ 10-11 —105B93A Edward Austin 200/1
22 Nov 23+12d Hexham Simon Waugh Racing Northumberland Racing Club Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 12 11-3 —31B101B Nathan Moscrop 125/1
10 Nov 23+178d Hexham nationalrail.com Railway Map Of Britain Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-4 ——— Sam Coltherd 250/1
16 May 23+78d Newcastle Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 9½ 10-9 —91C90C Dillan Hurst 125/1
27 Feb 23 Ayr Virgin Bet NH Flat Race (Conditional And Amateur Jockeys) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 17 10-9 —76C85C Dillan Hurst 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kingston Rock won?
Kingston Rock (IRE) has yet to win, from 19 archived starts between 2023 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (5.3% of starts).
Who trains Kingston Rock?
Kingston Rock (IRE) is trained by Gary Rutherford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 March 2026.
Who is Kingston Rock's sire?
Kingston Rock (IRE) is by Kingston Hill (GB) out of Rock High Lady (IRE), whose sire is High Chaparral.
What is Kingston Rock's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 31 March 2026. The highest on record is 87.
What is Kingston Rock's sire's record?
Kingston Hill (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,647 runs since Apr 2019 (204 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.4% from 168.
Who are Kingston Rock's siblings?
Out of Rock High Lady (IRE), Kingston Rock (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Little Big Rocky (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2023. 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.