Horse profile
Rock Armour (IRE)
by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Julienne (IRE) (Galileo)
31 runs · 12 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 31 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Newcastle (AW)
Last run 18 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 3
KTB Profile
Rock Armour is 1 from 31, the win coming at Class 6 level in a handicap at Newcastle over 1m2f – 1m4f on Standard going in Feb 2025. The gelding, by Fastnet Rock out of a Galileo mare, has all his placed efforts on the all-weather where he is 1 from 17. He finished 3 of 3 at Sedgefield in Oct 2026, having been held up as is his usual style.
Based on 31 archived runs · run-style from 27 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 31 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on AW, 0 on turf
Win at Class 6
OR ↓ 22lb off peak
- 1–31Wins / Runs
- 3.2%Strike rate
- 5 (16.1%)Placed
- −22.50£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 0.39Fair A/E n=31 · 0.33 incl. margin
- 67Highest OR
- 30dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating45↓ 22lb off peak
45
45–67
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 101
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 89C | 77 | 3 runs · 89 / 77 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 77C | 73 | 2 runs · 77 / 73 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 96A | 62 | 5 runs · 62 / 56 |
| Good | 4 | 101A | 83 | 3 runs · 101 / 89 |
| Soft | 3 | 73C | 61 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 73A | 56 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 21 | 96A | 62 | 7 runs · 89 / 56 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 73C | 61.5 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 31 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 31 runs · as at 26 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 27 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 12 (44%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 9 (33%) · 1 win
- Prominent 5 (19%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (4%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Fastnet Rock (AUS)
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,483 runs since Jan 2008 (557 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 676 | 87 | 12.9% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,216 | 148 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 572 | 76 | 13.3% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,012 | 98 | 9.7% | −2.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 319 | 37 | 11.6% | −0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,673 | 217 | 13% | +0.9 | 1 from 17 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 108 | 15 | 13.9% | +1.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,097 | 126 | 11.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,484 | 173 | 11.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,864 | 242 | 13% | +0.9 | 1 from 21 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 675 | 88 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 212 | 20 | 9.4% | −2.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | −9.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Julienne (IRE) (Galileo)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Fresh Fade (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Fade (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Jupiter Rock (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 1 | 6% | −8.50 |
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −5.50 |
| Class 5 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 15 | 1 | 7% | −6.50 |
| Sedgefield | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 21 | 1 | 5% | −12.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Rhys Elliott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Egan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Kaiya Fraser | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Morgan Cole | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harrison Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Blinkers | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Visor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.50 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 27 | 1 | 4% | −18.50 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Oct 26+8d | Sedgefield | Michael And Olivia Watson Novices' Hurdle Race (gbb Race) sat just behind the two leaders - jumping poorly from the 4th and then hesitant at the following obstacle - dropped away 3 out and finished 3rd well beaten | 3/3 | 35 | 10-9 | — | 77C | 86C | Joshua Thompson | 33/1 |
| 10 Oct 26+31d | Hexham | Hitz Novices' Hurdle Race (Go North Night Nurse Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Held up at the back early - bumped by another runner at the 3rd and rider unseated | UR/9 | — | 10-11 | — | — | — | Joshua Thompson | 40/1 |
| 09 Sep 26+12d | Sedgefield | Racing Again 14th September Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - pushed along at the back before 3 out and lost touch - stayed on again over the closing stages to snatch third close home | 3/5 | 15 | 10-13 | — | 89C | 99B | Joshua Thompson | 150/1 |
| 28 Aug 26+95d | Sedgefield | Darlington Ra & Ellie Wake Novices' Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - made no impression on the front pack - finished well held in 5th | 5/8 | 18 | 10-9 | — | 69A | 87A | Joshua Thompson | 100/1 |
| 25 May 26+14d | Redcar | Racing Again Tomorrow On Racing TV Handicap Up with the early pace - denied space on the inner rail approaching 3f out - dropped away tamely to finish a distant 12th | 12/12 | ½ | 9-0 | 45 | 39C | 40C | Andrew Mullen | 11/1 |
| 11 May 26+19d | Catterick | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Settled in the pack - roused along 3f out - made progress into contention with 2f left - drifted left under pressure - responded and stayed on late but lacked the speed to get involved in the finish | 6/14 | 2¾ | 9-0 | 46 | 77C | 63A | Andrew Mullen | 14/1 |
| 22 Apr 26+14d | Catterick | Racing Again 11th May Handicap Tracked pace-setter early - pushed along two out and looked involved with a furlong left - unable to add to effort late finishing fifth beaten 6 lengths | 5/8 | 3¼ | 8-5 | 47 | 101A | 58A | Andrew Mullen | 14/1 |
| 08 Apr 26+27d | Catterick | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap (Div 2) Settled in the pack - driven approaching 2f out and lost touch with leaders inside final 2f - drifted left but stayed on through closing stages - lacked the speed to get involved late | 3/8 | nk | 8-5 | 47 | 89A | 58A | Andrew Mullen | 25/1 |
| 12 Mar 26+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Classified Stakes Settled around midfield - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away fast approaching final furlong - eventually well held in 11th | 11/12 | ¾ | 9-9 | 49 | 56C | 44C | Dylan Hogan | 10/1 |
| 24 Feb 26+77d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - finished seventh | 7/8 | 2¼ | 8-10 | 52 | 62A | 53A | Aiden Brookes | 66/1 |
| 2025 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 25+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Settled midfield in the early stages - nudged for effort with over 3f left - dropped away without threatening - eventually well held in 10th | 10/12 | 23 | 9-7 | 55 | 56C | 49C | Sean Kirrane | 28/1 |
| 26 Nov 25+20d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With Betuk Handicap Held up at the back throughout - never landed a threat - finished seventh | 7/8 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 57 | 62A | 51A | Rhys Elliott | 18/1 |
| 06 Nov 25+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Pulling hard early close up - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to close from there - eventually finished seventh | 7/10 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 60 | 53A | 63A | Harrison Shaw | 125/1 |
| 27 Oct 25+121d | Newcastle (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Held up at back throughout - urged on with 4f left - lost touch through the straight and faded well held | 13/13 | 3½ | 8-13 | 60 | 60B | 49A | Rhys Elliott | 40/1 |
| 28 Jun 25+58d | Newcastle (AW) | Pertemps Network Education Handicap (Div 2) Restrained in rear - ridden and asked for effort 2f out - never able to land a blow and finished a distant 11th | 11/11 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 61 | 58C | 55C | Connor Beasley | 22/1 |
| 01 May 25+33d | Yarmouth | AKS Skip Hire Services Handicap Settled at the back early - pushed along and made ground wide out inside final 2f - stayed on to snatch third near the line - unable to threaten the winner | 3/6 | ½ | 9-8 | 61 | 73A | 70B | David Egan | 5/2 |
| 29 Mar 25+23d | Doncaster | William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) Settled midpack early - pressed for effort with over a furlong left - unable to find more - finished tenth beaten 4.5 lengths | 10/19 | ½ | 8-13 | 62 | 77C | 67A | Jack Callan | 40/1 |
| 06 Mar 25+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Settled towards the back - moved up going right around 3f out - lost touch inside final 2f finishing 5th | 5/7 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 62 | 39A | 60B | David Egan | 2/1F |
| 20 Feb 25+6d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Slightly hesitant start - soon vying for second - lost touch two out - found renewed energy to snatch third inside the final furlong - unable to close on leading duo but held on well | 3/6 | ¾ | 9-5 | 56 | 68A | 73B | Ryan Sexton | EvensF |
| 14 Feb 25+13d | Newcastle (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Settled midfield early - made progress up the near flank from 3f out - hit the front inside the last 110 yards - pulled clear to score comfortably | 1/12 | 9-1 | 56 | 76A | 79A | Lewis Edmunds | 15/2 | |
| 01 Feb 25+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Settled at the back early - nudged for effort with 4f remaining - unable to land a blow - finished eighth | 8/10 | 1¾ | 8-13 | 58 | 96A | 56A | Luke Morris | 14/1 |
| 21 Jan 25+24d | Newcastle (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Settled at back of field - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on late without threatening leaders | 6/9 | ½ | 8-12 | 60 | 61A | 62A | Kaiya Fraser | 11/2 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 24+16d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap (Div 2) Set the pace in a steady gallop early - lost the advantage 2f out and pressed for effort inside the final furlong - dropped away rapidly close home | 7/8 | ¾ | 9-4 | 62 | 48A | 69A | Daniel Muscutt | 11/2 |
| 12 Dec 24+19d | Newcastle (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap (Div 2) Drifted left and driven approaching 2f out - moved across left turning into the final 2f - advanced into second a furlong out until inside the final 110 yards - stayed on to the line - narrowly denied second place | 3/9 | hd | 9-8 | 62 | 80A | 81A | Oisin Orr | 9/4F |
| 23 Nov 24+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Safer Gambling Week 2024 At BetUK Handicap Settled midpack - pushed along and made ground with a furlong left - kept going late but narrowly denied at the line | 2/11 | ½ | 9-4 | 60 | 85A | 79A | Lewis Edmunds | 13/2 |
| 11 Nov 24+37d | Newcastle (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Held up in the pack - improving nicely 2f out but stuck for space just over a furlong out - pushed along to move into second inside the final 110yds - couldn't match the winner's finishing speed | 2/7 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 58 | 83A | 67A | Kaiya Fraser | 4/1 |
| 05 Oct 24+59d | Redcar | Empentis - Training Equine Staff Handicap Settled just off the pace early - dropped away rapidly from 3f out - unable to find any late improvement - well beaten in 14th | 14/14 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 62 | 18C | 52C | Oisin Orr | 33/1 |
| 07 Aug 24+19d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap (Div 2) Held up at the back throughout - never got involved - finished well held in 10th | 10/10 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 67 | 64C | 44C | Morgan Cole | 40/1 |
| 19 Jul 24+50d | Newmarket | Aston Martin Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 6/9 | 1 | 8-13 | — | 55C | 51C | Morgan Cole | 80/1 |
| 30 May 24+40d | Carlisle | Discover Whats Trending At Rhino.Bet Casino Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/9 | nk | 9-3 | — | 61A | 63A | Daniel Muscutt | 28/1 |
| 20 Apr 24 | Nottingham | Flat Is Back With Rhino.Bet Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/3 | 2 | 9-4 | — | 73C | 56C | Darragh Keenan | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Rock Armour won?
- Rock Armour (IRE) won 1 of 31 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 3.2%. Placed 5 times in total (16.1% of starts).
- Who trains Rock Armour?
- Rock Armour (IRE) is trained by David Thompson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 October 2026.
- Who is Rock Armour's sire?
- Rock Armour (IRE) is by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Julienne (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What going does Rock Armour prefer?
- Rock Armour (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 17 starts (5.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Rock Armour's official rating?
- Rock Armour (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 67.
- What is Rock Armour's sire's record?
- Fastnet Rock (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,483 runs since Jan 2008 (557 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Rock Armour's siblings?
- Out of Julienne (IRE), Rock Armour (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Fresh Fade (IRE) (1). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.