Rock Dandy (IRE)
Rock Dandy won both his handicaps at 6f-7f in 2023, taking a soft-ground event at Roscommon in September and a good-ground race at Cork the previous month off an official rating of 47. The gelding, who raced 18 times between May 2022 and October 2024, has two wins and two places from his career. All his successes came on turf. He finished fifth of 15 at Roscommon in October 2024 when last seen, racing off the same mark.
- 2–18Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 2 (11.1%)Placed
- −4.67£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.82Fair A/E n=18 · 1.41 incl. margin
- 59Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 67
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 101C | 81 | — |
| Good | 6 | 101C | 78.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 92C | 76 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 80C | 59 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 101C | 73 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 101C | 84 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,898 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 14 | 15.2% | +6.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,477 | 256 | 10.3% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 3,165 | 264 | 8.3% | −0.8 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,338 | 109 | 8.1% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,708 | 135 | 7.9% | −1.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 463 | 49 | 10.6% | +1.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 5,655 | 533 | 9.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4,426 | 506 | 11.4% | +2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 7,609 | 642 | 8.4% | −0.7 | 2 from 11 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,035 | 157 | 7.7% | −1.4 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 579 | 44 | 7.6% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 170 | 9 | 5.3% | −3.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 66 | 2 | 3% | −6.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Stormy Belle (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6½f–1m5½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stormy Belle (IRE) | 51 | 5 | 6½f–7f | — |
| Der Mc (IRE) | 43 | 2 | 1m4½f–1m5½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscommon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Listowel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 2 | 18% | +2.33 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cian Horgan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.33 |
| Gavin Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.33 |
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +5.33 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 24+20d | Roscommon | Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Settled behind the front group early - moved into 2nd by halfway - dropped to 4th and driven approaching the straight - unable to find more and only maintained effort through the final furlong to finish 5th | 5/15 | 1 | 8-13 | 47 | 73C | 64A | Chris Hayes | 25/1 |
| 24 Sep 24+59d | Listowel | Rose Hotel Handicap (47-65) Urged forward early - sat just behind the front group in fifth by halfway - driven with two furlongs left then found nothing more and dropped away | 13/14 | 4¼ | 8-11 | 52 | 61C | 38A | Jack Cleary | 25/1 |
| 27 Jul 24+36d | Gowran Park | Lyrath Estate & MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre Ladies Day Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 14/16 | 1½ | 9-9 | 58 | 76C | 59A | Gavin Ryan | 25/1 |
| 21 Jun 24+245d | Down Royal | Laura Nicholas Memorial Handicap (47-65) | 12/13 | 4¾ | 9-7 | 59 | 49C | 48A | Jamie Powell | 28/1 |
| 20 Oct 23+31d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 13/14 | ½ | 9-7 | 59 | 67B | 45A | Jamie Powell | 15/2 |
| 19 Sep 23+15d | Listowel | Rose Hotel Handicap (47-65) | 10/11 | nk | 9-4 | 59 | 61A | 56A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 13/2 |
| 04 Sep 23+5d | Roscommon | INPBA Free Admission For All Today Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 1/14 | 9-2 | 47 | 101C | 81A | Jamie Powell | 10/3F | |
| 30 Aug 23+32d | Cork | Follow Us On Social Media Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 1/18 | 8-7 | 47 | 81C | 73A | Jamie Powell | 8/1 | |
| 29 Jul 23+25d | Gowran Park | Lyrath Estate Hotel & MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre Ladies Day 2023 Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 6/16 | hd | 8-5 | 47 | 87C | 58A | Jack Kearney | 13/2 |
| 04 Jul 23+10d | Roscommon | Guinness Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 4/15 | ½ | 8-13 | 47 | 76C | 71A | Jamie Powell | 8/1 |
| 24 Jun 23+38d | Limerick | Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter Handicap (47-65) | 10/15 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 47 | 88C | 60A | Seamie Heffernan | 14/1 |
| 17 May 23+232d | Cork | Racing Again June 16th Handicap (47-65) | 13/15 | ½ | 8-12 | 47 | 89C | 53A | Gavin Ryan | 20/1 |
| 27 Sep 22+14d | Cork | Follow Us On Twitter Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 14/16 | 1 | 8-9 | 51 | 55C | 42A | Cian Horgan | 12/1 |
| 13 Sep 22+52d | Punchestown | Punchestown Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 11/14 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 54 | 92C | 51A | Cian Horgan | 7/1 |
| 23 Jul 22+49d | Gowran Park | Get Galway Races Ready With tote.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 6/16 | ½ | 9-3 | 58 | 80C | 68A | Cian Horgan | 14/1 |
| 04 Jun 22+4d | Listowel | Happy Birthday To The Snitch Maiden | 9/13 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 101C | 63A | Cian Horgan | 100/1 |
| 31 May 22+14d | Tipperary | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | 9/14 | nk | 9-12 | — | 38C | 53A | Cian Horgan | 100/1 |
| 17 May 22 | Killarney | Killarney Race Goers Club Maiden | 11/13 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 75C | 47A | Cian Horgan | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Rock Dandy (IRE) won?
- Rock Dandy (IRE) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (11.1% of starts).
- Who trained Rock Dandy (IRE)?
- Rock Dandy (IRE) was trained by P J F Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Roscommon on 14 October 2024.
- Who is Rock Dandy (IRE)'s sire?
- Rock Dandy (IRE) is by Dandy Man (IRE) out of Herrera (IRE), whose sire is High Chaparral.
- What going does Rock Dandy (IRE) prefer?
- Rock Dandy (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Rock Dandy (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 14 October 2024. The highest on record is 59.
- What is Rock Dandy (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dandy Man (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,898 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
- Who are Rock Dandy (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Herrera (IRE), Rock Dandy (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Stormy Belle (IRE) (5). The wins came over 6½f–1m5½f. As at Oct 2026.