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Moon Rocket (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls · Owner Youneverknow
by Doyen (IRE) out of Sea Rocket (IRE) (Shantou)
11 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Doncaster & Southwell Last run 24 Oct 2026 · 12th of 19 Last raced off OR 132
KTB Profile

Moon Rocket (IRE) is 3 from 11. 3 of 7 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 4 on quicker. All 3 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m. Last raced off 132, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating132↓ 9lb off peak
132 127–141

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 118 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 24 Oct 2026

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 122A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4122A1041 run · —
Soft293A89.51 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m7122A963 runs · 118 / 93

Of 11 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 11 runs · as at 25 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 137C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 12 Dec 2025 Official rating 132 at the last run, 24 Oct 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 152B · median 137
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5152B1422 runs · 152 / 144.5
Soft2137B126.51 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m8152B1374 runs · 152 / 133.5

Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 11 runs · as at 25 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 9 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 4 (44%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (22%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (22%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Doyen (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,353 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%−2.4—
Good to Firm3504212%+0.5—
Good2,23627312.2%+0.70 from 4
Good to Soft1,43319313.5%+22 from 5
Soft2,00521510.7%−0.81 from 2
Heavy761668.7%−2.8—
Standard (AW)5465710.4%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7667.9%−3.6—
6f – 7f3603610%−1.5—
1m – 1m1f4114510.9%−0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f5846010.3%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m2,17925111.5%0—
2m1f – 2m4f2,19726412%+0.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,28315812.3%+0.83 from 10
Over 3m2632810.6%−0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sea Rocket (IRE) (Shantou)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 2 40% +1.13
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 1 50% −0.60

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 3 2 67% +1.28
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +2.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 4 2 50% +2.13
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 1 100% +0.40

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 3 30% −2.47
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Bellamy 8 2 25% −3.35
Ciaran Gethings 2 1 50% +0.88
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 3 38% −0.47
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 6 2 33% −1.72
2024 1 1 100% +2.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 2 29% −2.35
Chase 4 1 25% −1.12

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 · 4 runs
24 Oct 26+192d Cheltenham Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good · 19 ran settled in rear of the pack - niggled before the 8th - tailed off after 4 out and finished 12th 12/19 nk 11-0 132118B130A Ciaran Gethings 11/1
15 Apr 26+34d Haydock Read Nicky Hendersons Unibet Blog Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24.5f · Good · 10 ran Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back and began to lose touch - eased and pulled up before 3 out PU/10 — 11-4 132—— Tom Bellamy 4/1
12 Mar 26+53d Cheltenham Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good · 18 ran Handy early - blundered and slipped back through the pack - taken out of contention before the 12th PU/18 — 11-0 140—— Tom Bellamy 33/1
18 Jan 26+37d Windsor LSL Racing Auctions Hampton Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Soft · 6 ran Handy early - dropped tempo 4th - shared second briefly - moved into second after that - then shared front spot - clipped a fence and passed 8th - blundered and dropped back 13th - urged before 4 out - driven to try for the front before 3 out - dropped out of third before 2 out - fading and clouted last 6/6 14 11-4 14193A116B Tom Bellamy 13/2
2025 · 6 runs
12 Dec 25+14d Doncaster Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 2 ran Made the running at a dawdle - four lengths to the good at the 2nd - repeatedly drifted right over the fences - advantage shrinking from the 10th - veered right 4 out - driven when challenged 2 out - caught before the last - fought back gamely to the line and beaten half a length 2/2 ½ 11-8 14155C137C Jonathan Burke 1/3F
28 Nov 25+238d Doncaster Ice Cream Direct Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 4 ran Held up at the rear early - scrappy over the 3rd - drifted right at the 5th - met the 13th spot on - moved into second alongside the front-runner 4 out - travelling sweetly behind that rival 2 out - roused to hit the front before the last - pulled away on the run-in for a comfortable success 1/4 11-6 134—152B Ciaran Gethings 15/8F
04 Apr 25+48d Aintree Oddschecker Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 13 ran Not the smoothest start - hit front briefly before 2nd then back in command after - lost advantage 5th and clipped the following fence - back in front after 7th before yielding lead 8th - error at 9th - disputed front again 4 out then overtaken before 3 out - effort faded soon after - pulled up before the last PU/13 — 11-8 134—— Tom Bellamy 16/1
15 Feb 25+21d Haydock Albert Bartlett Prestige Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Jumping ragged early - tracked leader through to 4 out - lost touch before 3 out - closed to be second before last but held late 2/6 5½ 11-2 13496A134B Tom Bellamy 7/4F
25 Jan 25+24d Doncaster Pertemps Network River Don Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Settled in second early - jumped awkwardly around 7th and 8th - moved right approaching 3 out then bumped before the next - hit the front and blundered at the last - overtaken soon after and drifted left - pressured and pushed further left on the run-in - kept battling to the line - denied by a whisker 2/6 nk 11-0 127112B142B Tom Bellamy 11/4
01 Jan 25+33d Southwell Jordan Volumix Concrete Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24.5f · Soft · 6 ran Sat second early on the outer - hit the front approaching two out - eased away before the last - extended advantage on the run home - won comfortably 1/6 11-6 —86A137B Tom Bellamy 2/5F
2024 · 1 run
29 Nov 24 Doncaster Eden Farm Champions Cup Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled in midfield tracking inside rail - stumbled badly at the 5th - moved through to dispute matters 3 out - edged in front by a whisker 2 out - sent further ahead soon after and pushed out to the line unchallenged 1/9 11-3 —122A142B Tom Bellamy 9/4

Quick answers

How many races has Moon Rocket won?
Moon Rocket (IRE) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).
Who trains Moon Rocket?
Moon Rocket (IRE) is trained by Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 October 2026.
Who is Moon Rocket's sire?
Moon Rocket (IRE) is by Doyen (IRE) out of Sea Rocket (IRE), whose sire is Shantou.
What going does Moon Rocket prefer?
Moon Rocket (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Moon Rocket's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 24 October 2026. The highest on record is 141.
What is Moon Rocket's sire's record?
Doyen (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,353 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from November 2024. 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.