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Horse profile

Kirbys Rocket (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2010) · Last trainer A J Martin · Last owner Terence Honniball
by Tillerman (GB) out of Joyful Tidings (IRE) (Lycius)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2009
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Aug 2010 — 5,899 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2010 · 12th of 16 Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile

Kirbys Rocket (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts.

Based on 7 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 56A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 11 Aug 2010 Official rating 56 at the last run, 27 Aug 2010

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 7 figures · best 70A · median 55
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good361A56—
Soft254C51—
Good to Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f470A53.5—
1m – 1m1f361A56—

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

Progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 558 runs since Jan 2008 (40 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm12325%+17.7—
Good to Firm8544.7%−2.60 from 1
Good12364.9%−2.40 from 3
Good to Soft7756.5%−0.8—
Soft9366.5%−0.80 from 2
Heavy48816.7%+9.4—
Standard (AW)12097.5%+0.20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f30516.7%+9.4—
6f – 7f142128.5%+1.2—
1m – 1m1f6223.2%−4.10 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f7345.5%−1.80 from 4
1m5f – 2m10077%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f7568%+0.7—
2m5f – 3m6657.6%+0.3—
Over 3m1000%−7.3—

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
Joyful Tidings (IRE) (Lycius)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hegrid (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hegrid (IRE)3052m–2m4f—
Ginos Joy (IRE)150——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P B Beggy 1 0 0% −1.00
Tim Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
Emmet McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Colgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
P Shanahan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 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
27 Aug 10+16d Wexford Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 11.5f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 1¾ 9-5 5653A P B Beggy 14/1
11 Aug 10+20d Gowran Park Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-70) 9.5f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 4½ 8-13 5756A Tim Carroll 14/1
22 Jul 10+36d Leopardstown Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-75) 10f · Yielding · 17 ran 12/17 nk 8-11 5848C Emmet McNamara 12/1
16 Jun 10+217d Fairyhouse 'tote Trifecta Rollover' Handicap (47-60) 10f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 5/18 ¾ 9-9 5870A Robbie Colgan 25/1
11 Nov 09+25d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Maiden 8f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 1¼ 9-5 —55A Wayne Lordan 33/1
17 Oct 09+5d Cork Ballyclough Maiden 8.5f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 3 9-5 —61A Chris Hayes 25/1
12 Oct 09 Curragh Animalintex Maiden 10f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 8 9-5 —54C P Shanahan 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kirbys Rocket (IRE) won?
Kirbys Rocket (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2009 and 2010.
Who trained Kirbys Rocket (IRE)?
Kirbys Rocket (IRE) was trained by A J Martin on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 27 August 2010.
Who is Kirbys Rocket (IRE)'s sire?
Kirbys Rocket (IRE) is by Tillerman (GB) out of Joyful Tidings (IRE), whose sire is Lycius.
What is Kirbys Rocket (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 27 August 2010. The highest on record is 58.
What is Kirbys Rocket (IRE)'s sire's record?
Tillerman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 558 runs since Jan 2008 (40 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Kirbys Rocket (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Joyful Tidings (IRE), Kirbys Rocket (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hegrid (IRE) (5). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 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.