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Horse profile

Rock Iguana (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Jim & Suzi Best · Owner John Joseph Smith
by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Green Diamond Lady (USA) (Johannesburg)
12 runs · 6 courses · from May 2025
As at 2 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Southwell (AW) Last run 22 Oct 2026 · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Rock Iguana is a gelding who won one of 12 starts, the success coming in a Class 5 maiden at Southwell over 6f-7f on standard AW in Aug 2025. All his wins are at Class 5 and on standard AW. He has raced exclusively at 6f-7f or shorter since his first run in May 2025. His last run, at Southwell in Oct 2026, saw him finish 9 of 9 in a Class 4 handicap off an official rating of 77.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 2 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5
Official rating77↓ 7lb off peak
77 77–84

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 23 Sep 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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 115A · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 2 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)9115A936 runs · 115 / 96.5
Good399A922 runs · 92 / 83.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 2 Nov 2025
6f – 7f11115A938 runs · 115 / 92.5
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 30 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 77A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 23 Sep 2026 Official rating 77 at the last run, 22 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 — 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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 97A · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 2 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)997A866 runs · 91 / 79.5
Good378A772 runs · 78 / 66.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 2 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1197A788 runs · 91 / 77.5
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 30 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 11 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Mid-division 4 (36%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 4 (36%) · 1 win
  • Held up 3 (27%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Wootton Bassett (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 5,685 runs since May 2015 (790 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−13—
Good to Firm5567313.1%+0.1—
Good1,30119114.7%+1.70 from 3
Good to Soft8439911.7%−1.3—
Soft1,02815415%+2—
Heavy3584813.4%+0.4—
Standard (AW)1,59717511%−21 from 9
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1622616%+30 from 1
6f – 7f1,94330315.6%+2.61 from 11
1m – 1m1f1,91721911.4%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1,27915312%−1—
1m5f – 2m2813612.8%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f9433.2%−9.8—
2m5f – 3m900%−13—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2015 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Green Diamond Lady (USA) (Johannesburg)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Next Factor (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Lady Galore (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Next Factor (IRE)321m–1m1½f—
Tikitiki (FR)1217f—
Lady Galore (IRE)815fListed
Poet's Lyrics (IRE)411m1f—
Green Queen (FR)20——
Saxeen (FR)30——
Poet's Lyrics (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 9 1 11% −6.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +0.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Southwell (AW) 3 1 33% +0.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 11 1 9% −8.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Egan 5 0 0% −5.00
Finley Marsh 3 0 0% −3.00
Rowan Scott 2 1 50% +1.00
Jared Huggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Casey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Hood 5 1 20% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 0 0% −7.00
2025 5 1 20% −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 · 7 runs
22 Oct 26+17d Southwell (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran Missed the break - trailing throughout - finished 9th 9/9 12 9-9 7760C41C Finley Marsh 80/1
05 Oct 26+12d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Stakes (London Sprint Series Qualifier) (Div I) Class 4 · 6f · Standard / Slow · 10 ran Raced among the backmarkers - urged over 1f out without finding anything - finished 10th 10/10 2 9-10 7975A61A Finley Marsh 50/1
23 Sep 26+32d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Standard / Slow · 13 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along and stayed on same gear from 2f out - finished 8th 8/13 1½ 9-8 8093B77A Finley Marsh 80/1
22 Aug 26+15d Curragh (IRE) Mitsubishi Electric Handicap 6f · Good · 10 ran settled around midpack - pushed along with 2f left then unable to quicken inside final furlong - finished 8th 8/10 3 7-12 7992A55A Jared Huggan 66/1
07 Aug 26+79d Gowran Park (IRE) 1XBET.IE IRISH RACING PARTNERSHIP Optional Claiming Race 7f · Good · 12 ran Stumbled at the start losing ground - settled midfield on the rail - 8th at halfway - urged forward two out - driven approaching the final furlong without threatening leaders - stayed on same gear to finish sixth 6/12 ½ 9-6 8075A78A Alan Casey 22/1
20 May 26+25d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Knocked at the break - sat close to the front group - pushed along with 2f left but couldn't find more - finished sixth beaten 3.25 lengths 6/11 1¼ 9-5 81114A82A David Egan 10/3
25 Apr 26+152d Southwell (AW) Happy Retirement Stephen Gregory Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Settled midpack early - moved into fourth two furlongs out travelling strongly - driven approaching final furlong and stayed on inside the last - unable to peg back winner finishing second 2/9 1½ 9-5 81100A91A Rowan Scott 15/2
2025 · 5 runs
24 Nov 25+53d Wolverhampton (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran Held a central spot early - urged into effort rounding the bend and again inside the final furlong - lost place in the closing stages to finish sixth 6/12 ½ 9-9 83115A86A David Egan 8/1
02 Oct 25+17d Salisbury Radcliffe & Co Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 12 ran Settled close to the front - pushed along with 2f left - faded inside the final furlong to finish 11th 11/12 ¾ 9-10 8499A77A David Egan 14/1
15 Sep 25+29d Kempton (AW) Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Handy behind the front group - hit the front inside final furlong - overtaken soon after - stayed on at one speed to finish second beaten two and a quarter lengths 2/9 2¼ 9-11 —97A94A David Egan 6/4F
17 Aug 25+90d Southwell (AW) Ambitions Personnel Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran Handy early - moved to front 3f out - pushed along a furlong out - kept finding more to score 1/9 9-7 —75A97A Rowan Scott 2/1
19 May 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Play At The Races StableDuel Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran Settled in the pack - moved right and made progress a furlong out - drifted right approaching the line and kept on to finish third beaten a half length 3/10 hd 9-7 —85B95A David Egan 9/4

Quick answers

How many races has Rock Iguana won?
Rock Iguana (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Rock Iguana?
Rock Iguana (IRE) is trained by Jim & Suzi Best, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 October 2026.
Who is Rock Iguana's sire?
Rock Iguana (IRE) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Green Diamond Lady (USA), whose sire is Johannesburg.
What going does Rock Iguana prefer?
Rock Iguana (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Rock Iguana's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 22 October 2026. The highest on record is 84.
What is Rock Iguana's sire's record?
Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 5,685 runs since May 2015 (790 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.
Who are Rock Iguana's siblings?
Out of Green Diamond Lady (USA), Rock Iguana (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Next Factor (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Lady Galore (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 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.