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Horse profile

Piping Rock (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Emma Lavelle · Owner Biltmore Syndicate
by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Miss Shadow (IRE) (Oscar)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 24 Apr 2026 · 3rd of 8 Last raced off OR 119
KTB Profile

Piping Rock is a maiden who has placed three times from five starts over 2m1f – 2m4f on turf. His best effort came when second of nine at Windsor in Nov 2025. The gelding finished third of eight in a Class 4 novices hurdle at Chepstow in Apr 2026, last raced off an official rating of 119. He is by Poet's Word out of an Oscar mare.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
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KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 133 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wincanton, 16 Dec 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 4 figures · best 133A · median 114.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2117A114.52 runs · 117 / 114.5
Good1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4133A114.54 runs · 133 / 114.5

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 122B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 7 Feb 2026 Official rating 119 at the last run, 24 Apr 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 5 figures · best 134A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2134A1232 runs · 134 / 123
Good1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5134A1225 runs · 134 / 122

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 5 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Prominent 4 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 725 runs since May 2022 (138 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.9—
Good to Firm51815.7%+5.8—
Good207167.7%−2.20 from 1
Good to Soft130118.5%−1.40 from 2
Soft162138%−1.90 from 1
Heavy66913.6%+3.70 from 1
Standard (AW)1071514%+4.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f500%−9.9—
6f – 7f79810.1%+0.2—
1m – 1m1f65812.3%+2.4—
1m2f – 1m4f9799.3%−0.6—
1m5f – 2m246249.8%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f191199.9%00 from 5
2m5f – 3m3937.7%−2.2—
Over 3m3133.3%+23.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Miss Shadow (IRE) (Oscar)

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 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gavin Sheehan 3 0 0% −3.00
Liam Harrison 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Jones 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 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 · 3 runs
24 Apr 26+46d Chepstow Dunraven Windows Miss Millbrook Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 8 ran Edged clear early - lost advantage at 6th but stayed in touch - lost pace to leading pair before 2 out - kept battling to finish third 3/8 7½ 11-5 119103A119A Gavin Sheehan 6/4
09 Mar 26+30d Plumpton DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Extra Places 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Sat close to the pace - urged forward after 3 out then dropped a place 2 out - unable to resist from the last home third 3/5 11 11-0 120112C112B Liam Harrison 5/2
07 Feb 26+53d Warwick Oddschecker Free Bets Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Heavy · 7 ran Sat close to front early - pressed for effort before 2 out and dropped a place - stayed on same gear to finish 3rd 3/7 1 11-9 120—122B Gavin Sheehan 3/1
2025 · 2 runs
16 Dec 25+23d Wincanton PricedUp Daily Racing Boosts Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 10 ran Handy early - stayed with front two until 3 out then lost ground into the last two furlongs - dropped away yet clung to third close home 3/10 6½ 11-0 —133A122A Ben Jones 6/4F
23 Nov 25 Windsor Listen To The Odds Law Podcast Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled close up early - moved to front at the 5th - driven approaching two out and lost momentum after an awkward jump - shifted course before last and urged again - stayed on to finish second unable to match the winner 2/9 2 11-3 —117A134A Gavin Sheehan 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Piping Rock won?
Piping Rock (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trains Piping Rock?
Piping Rock (IRE) is trained by Emma Lavelle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 April 2026.
Who is Piping Rock's sire?
Piping Rock (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Miss Shadow (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What is Piping Rock's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 24 April 2026. The highest on record is 120.
What is Piping Rock's sire's record?
Poet's Word (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 725 runs since May 2022 (138 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14% from 107.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.