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Horse profile

Little Big Rocky (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2022) · Last trainer Patrick Downey · Last owner Lane Syndicate
by Califet (FR) out of Rock High Lady (IRE) (High Chaparral)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2020
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Sep 2022 — 1,503 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2022 · 4th of 17 2 wins · Cork & Killarney Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile

Little Big Rocky won two of nine starts over hurdles on turf. Both wins came in handicaps over 2m1f – 2m4f, at Killarney on good ground in Jul 2022 off an official rating of 97 and at Cork on good to soft ground the following month off 111. The gelding, by Califet out of a High Chaparral mare, last ran at Listowel in Sep 2022 where he finished fourth of 17 in a handicap off an official rating of 125.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 127 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cork, 1 Aug 2022

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 7 figures · best 127A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good3117B100—
Heavy2113A77.5—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4117B102.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3127A100—

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 131A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 1 Aug 2022 Official rating 125 at the last run, 23 Sep 2022

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 8 figures · best 131A · median 111.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good3128A124—
Good to Soft2131A115.5—
Heavy2101A99.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5124A101—
2m1f – 2m4f3131A128—

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 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
Califet (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,802 runs since May 2008 (399 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.2—
Good to Firm451124.4%+12.6—
Good1,01913112.9%+1.11 from 3
Good to Soft7028712.4%+0.61 from 2
Soft1,37014310.4%−1.40 from 2
Heavy6217111.4%−0.40 from 2
Standard (AW)3912.6%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.8—
6f – 7f6116.7%+4.9—
1m – 1m1f18316.7%+4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f651523.1%+11.3—
1m5f – 2m1,20614812.3%+0.50 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,66118611.2%−0.62 from 4
2m5f – 3m6937310.5%−1.3—
Over 3m1522214.5%+2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2008 · as at 5 Nov 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, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kingston Rock (IRE)190——
Castlerock Lady (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +5.50
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +0.88
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Killarney 2 1 50% +6.50
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 1 100% +1.88
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 2 50% +7.38

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Conor McNamara 5 2 40% +6.38
Conor Orr 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Derek O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
James O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 6 2 33% +5.38
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 2 29% +4.38
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
2022 · 6 runs
23 Sep 22+53d Listowel Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) 2m · Good · 17 ran 4/17 nk 10-8 125117B124A Conor McNamara 14/1
01 Aug 22+17d Cork Fermoy Handicap Hurdle 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 1/12 11-0 111127A131A Conor McNamara 15/8
15 Jul 22+61d Killarney Dawn Milk Hi + Lo Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m1f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-9 97100B128A Conor McNamara 15/2
15 May 22+28d Killarney Seamus Weldon John Deere Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 shd 11-4 —95C96C Conor McNamara 50/1
17 Apr 22+106d Fairyhouse Ryan's Cleaning, Waste & Recycling Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 24 ran 7/24 1¾ 11-12 ——100A Conor McNamara 66/1
01 Jan 22+294d Fairyhouse Happy New Year From All At Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 12 ran PU/12 — 12-0 ——— Conor Orr 20/1
2021 · 2 runs
13 Mar 21+14d Navan Racing Again March 22nd (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 7/12 10 12-2 —113A101A Mr Derek O'Connor 20/1
27 Feb 21+81d Fairyhouse www.justlite.com, Ian Smith Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 15 11-9 —92A122A James O'Sullivan 250/1
2020 · 1 run
08 Dec 20 Punchestown Irish Racing Industry Fundraiser For Children's Health Foundation Crumlin In Memory Of Pat Smullen Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Heavy · 19 ran 10/19 9 11-11 —42C98C Conor Orr 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Little Big Rocky won?
Little Big Rocky (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2020 and 2022, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Little Big Rocky?
Little Big Rocky (IRE) was trained by Patrick Downey on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 23 September 2022.
Who is Little Big Rocky's sire?
Little Big Rocky (IRE) is by Califet (FR) out of Rock High Lady (IRE), whose sire is High Chaparral.
What going does Little Big Rocky prefer?
Little Big Rocky (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Little Big Rocky's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 23 September 2022. That is also the highest on record.
What is Little Big Rocky's sire's record?
Califet (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,802 runs since May 2008 (399 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Little Big Rocky's siblings?
Out of Rock High Lady (IRE), Little Big Rocky (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2020. 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.