Horse profile
Rock Opera (GB)
by Unfortunately (IRE) out of Broughtons Jewel (IRE) (Bahri)
48 runs · 18 courses · from May 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Ran 15 days ago · 3rd of 18
Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile
Rock Opera is a gelding with five wins from 48 starts, four of them over 6f – 7f. He has won on good ground, good to firm and on the all-weather, including a Class 4 handicap at Pontefract in Jun 2026 off an official rating of 70. Typically held up, he finished third of 18 at Ascot in Oct 2026 in a Class 4 handicap, last raced off an official rating of 71 which was 11lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 48 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 11lb off peak
- 5–48Wins / Runs
- 10.4%Strike rate
- 18 (37.5%)Placed
- −12.25£1 level staken=48 at SP
- 0.92Fair A/E n=48 · 0.77 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 34dAvg 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 rating71↓ 11lb off peak
71
70–82
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 100
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 133A | 102 | 3 · 121 / 104 |
| Good to Firm | 14 | 127A | 103.5 | 5 · 127 / 100 |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 104A | 95 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 115C | 93.5 | 2 · 115 / 101 |
| Heavy | 2 | 112A | 73.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 46 | 133A | 100.5 | 11 · 127 / 100 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 92A | 83.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 48 figures from 48 runs · as at 10 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
- Held up 11 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 658 runs since Jan 2008 (46 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.6% from 235.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 98 | 8 | 8.2% | −1.2 | 1 from 14 |
| Good | 150 | 14 | 9.3% | −0.1 | 2 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 60 | 2 | 3.3% | −6.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 80 | 5 | 6.3% | −3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | −6.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 235 | 32 | 13.6% | +4.2 | 2 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 257 | 31 | 12.1% | +2.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 301 | 29 | 9.6% | +0.2 | 4 from 46 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 62 | 2 | 3.2% | −6.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 27 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Broughtons Jewel (IRE) (Bahri)
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Majestic Gold (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Majestic Gold (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majestic Gold (GB) | 7 | 4 | 6f–7f | Class 3 |
| Brazen Akoya (GB) | 17 | 3 | 5f | Class 6 |
| Eminent Jewel (GB) | 8 | 2 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Diamond Pursuit (GB) | 37 | 2 | 5½f–7f | Class 5 |
| Broughtons Ruby (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 2 | 13% | −5.50 |
| Good to Firm | 14 | 1 | 7% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 2 | 18% | +5.25 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 34 | 4 | 12% | −11.25 |
| Class 2 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Ripon | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Doncaster | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Pontefract | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 46 | 4 | 9% | −15.75 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Orr | 15 | 3 | 20% | +6.25 |
| Ethan Tindall | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Warren Fentiman | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mr Eireann Cagney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Nolan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Connor Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 36 | 5 | 14% | −0.25 |
| Visor | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2024 | 17 | 2 | 12% | −4.75 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct 26+29d | Ascot | Autumn Racing Weekend Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes (For Male Amateur Riders) Settled at back of field - short of room 2f out - moved out left and pushed along soon after - gained ground approaching final furlong - took third inside last 110yds and closing at finish | 3/18 | 1½ | 10-12 | 71 | 84C | 93A | Mr Eireann Cagney | 14/1 |
| 03 Sep 26+19d | Southwell (AW) | Bettingsites.co.uk Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack - nudged for effort more than 2f out - found nothing under pressure - eventually finished 10th | 10/12 | hd | 8-13 | 73 | 71A | 71A | Warren Fentiman | 17/2 |
| 15 Aug 26+21d | Doncaster | Phase Eight At Meadowhall Handicap Stakes Fought for control early - never involved with the front end - held on for 11th beaten 5 lengths | 11/12 | hd | 9-9 | 75 | 84A | 78A | Jack Garritty | 4/1F |
| 25 Jul 26+14d | York | Sky Bet Dash (Class 2 Heritage Handicap) Settled at the back early - denied a clean run a furlong out - unable to feature and finished thirteenth | 13/21 | nk | 7-11 | 76 | 104C | 75A | Ethan Tindall | 33/1 |
| 11 Jul 26+20d | York | John Smith's Sprint Handicap Held up at the back - came under the whip 1f out and kept on - took little part in the finish | 9/19 | 1 | 9-5 | 76 | 100C | 86A | Oisin Orr | 5/1 |
| 21 Jun 26+19d | Pontefract | Sunpak Potatoes Handicap Settled towards the back - shifted wide and improved position with a furlong left - closed on leader inside final furlong and stayed on to finish second by a neck | 2/6 | ½ | 9-1 | 75 | 100A | 90B | Oisin Orr | 5/2J |
| 02 Jun 26+16d | Pontefract | GV Co Property Consultants Supports The YCC Handicap Settled at the back early - pushed along with 2f left - made progress into the last furlong - hit front inside final 110yds and pulled clear to score | 1/9 | 9-0 | 70 | 121B | 104A | Oisin Orr | 4/1 | |
| 17 May 26+15d | Hamilton | Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Held up towards the back - lost touch with leading pack over 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out - eased right inside the last furlong - stayed on to snatch fourth close home | 4/13 | 1 | 8-8 | 70 | 104C | 78A | Ethan Tindall | 6/1 |
| 02 May 26+16d | Thirsk | Alison And Andrew Richardson Ruby Anniversary Handicap Towards the back and struggling for pace before halfway - made ground 2f out - tight for space over 1f out then angled left and stayed on through the final furlong - third but unable to close on the front pair | 3/9 | ½ | 8-10 | 70 | 127A | 88A | Warren Fentiman | 6/1 |
| 16 Apr 26+166d | Ripon | Armstrong Memorial Handicap Held up towards the back - nearer stands' rail - made progress inside the last furlong - stayed on without threatening the front runners close home - finished seventh | 7/16 | ½ | 8-5 | 72 | 115C | 79A | Ethan Tindall | 14/1 |
| 01 Nov 25+29d | Newmarket | Prestige Vehicles Handicap Held up in mid-division - urged forward at halfway - unable to build momentum thereafter - finished well beaten in 8th | 8/9 | 1½ | 8-12 | 75 | 87A | 68A | Ethan Tindall | 11/2 |
| 03 Oct 25+21d | Ascot | BetMGM Handicap Held up towards rear - pushed along and toiling by halfway - well held at the finish | 10/10 | 3½ | 7-11 | 77 | 85B | 53A | Ethan Tindall | 14/1 |
| 12 Sep 25+27d | Doncaster | Danum Homes Excellence In Build Apprentice Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack on the inner - kept on inside in the closing stages but lacked the speed to get involved with the front markers - finished sixth | 6/15 | hd | 9-3 | 79 | 91C | 91A | Ethan Tindall | 8/1 |
| 16 Aug 25+21d | Ripon | William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handicap Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on to close final furlong | 9/17 | nse | 7-9 | 79 | 103C | 74A | Ethan Tindall | 8/1 |
| 26 Jul 25+14d | York | Sky Bet Dash Handicap Far flank - towards the rear early - picked up nicely to close on the front group with 2f to run - squeezed through inside the final furlong to snatch third a half-length off the winner | 3/19 | nk | 7-9 | 77 | 101C | 86A | Ethan Tindall | 18/1 |
| 12 Jul 25+7d | York | John Smith's Sprint Handicap Settled towards the back on the far part of the track - asked for effort over 2f out then found gap tight on the rail entering final furlong - finished strongly to close late | 7/18 | nk | 9-2 | 78 | 114C | 84A | Warren Fentiman | 6/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+20d | Haydock | Eachway Extra At bet365 Handicap Settled at the back early - pushed along and made late progress up the inner in the closing stages - finished third but never able to trouble the winner | 3/15 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 78 | 109C | 97A | Warren Fentiman | 6/1 |
| 15 Jun 25+15d | Hamilton | Sky Bet Club Handicap Held up at the back - progress from over 2f out then eased right under pressure - stayed on inside the final furlong to finish 4th | 4/14 | 1 | 9-4 | 79 | 100C | 90A | Warren Fentiman | 8/1 |
| 31 May 25+14d | York | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Held up towards back - boxed in approaching 2f out then eased left for room - progress inside final 2f - up into 3rd close home - kept on to finish 3rd | 3/20 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 78 | 90C | 105A | Billy Garritty | 7/1 |
| 17 May 25+17d | Doncaster | Chris Garwood Retirement Party Handicap Tracked front group early - driven approaching final 2f and still in with a shout inside final furlong - denied late to finish fourth | 4/7 | hd | 9-2 | 78 | 88A | 86A | Billy Garritty | 3/1F |
| 30 Apr 25+13d | Pontefract | Tuffa Boots Supports The NHC Handicap Sluggish start - held towards back but not far off pace - improved on the outside 2f out - pushed along in third turning in - stayed on to finish second - no answer to winner | 2/7 | 3½ | 9-9 | 78 | 111A | 98A | Oisin Orr | 5/1 |
| 17 Apr 25+150d | Ripon | Armstrong Memorial Handicap Held up towards the back - driven and eased across to the right approaching the final furlong - failed to threaten the front end - finished seventh | 7/13 | ½ | 9-3 | 79 | 92C | 82A | Billy Garritty | 7/1 |
| 18 Nov 24+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Stay In Control With BetUK Handicap Settled towards the back and pulling hard early - pushed along wide of rivals inside final furlong - unable to close and finished well beaten in 10th | 10/11 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 79 | 102A | 67A | Warren Fentiman | 12/1 |
| 24 Oct 24+14d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Held up towards the back - progress under a furlong out - drifted left in the final furlong - stayed on to snatch second late | 2/12 | 1 | 9-9 | 79 | 94A | 95A | Jack Garritty | 9/2 |
| 10 Oct 24+19d | Ayr | Tennent's Lager Handicap Settled towards the back early - made progress up wide entering the final furlong to loom into second - eased back to finish third close home | 3/11 | ½ | 9-6 | 79 | 133A | 93A | Oisin Orr | 9/2 |
| 21 Sep 24+35d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Ayr Silver Cup Handicap Settled towards the back on the far flank early on - found room to close ground near the rail approaching the final furlong - pressed for effort but faded close home to finish tenth | 10/22 | shd | 9-2 | 81 | 116C | 87A | Andrew Mullen | 12/1 |
| 17 Aug 24+2d | Ripon | William Hill Great St Wilfrid Handicap Sluggish start - settled near the back on the far flank - pressed for effort with 2f left but made no impact - finished well beaten in 12th | 12/17 | ½ | 8-4 | 81 | 103C | 77A | Cam Hardie | 12/1 |
| 15 Aug 24+19d | Windsor | Tote Placepot Leg 6 Racing League Race 27 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Settled at back early - made progress inside final two furlongs - eased left and moved into 4th close home - stayed on to finish 4th | 4/9 | 1 | 9-0 | 81 | 112A | 89A | Cam Hardie | 17/2 |
| 27 Jul 24+14d | York | Sky Bet Dash Handicap | 3/14 | nk | 8-3 | 80 | 122C | 92A | Andrew Mullen | 25/1 |
| 13 Jul 24+14d | York | John Smith's Sprint Handicap | 9/18 | 1½ | 9-9 | 80 | 68C | 88A | Oisin Orr | 15/2 |
| 29 Jun 24+24d | Doncaster | Napoleons Casino Handicap | 1/10 | 9-2 | 77 | 108A | 99A | David Nolan | 8/1 | |
| 05 Jun 24+19d | Nottingham | Don't Miss Fiver Friday Raceday 19th July Handicap | 2/13 | nse | 9-4 | 75 | 101C | 96A | Connor Murtagh | 12/1 |
| 17 May 24+29d | Hamilton | Precon William Wallace Handicap | 4/5 | nse | 9-8 | 77 | 117C | 74B | Oisin Orr | 11/4 |
| 18 Apr 24+14d | Ripon | Armstrong Memorial Handicap | 11/13 | 6½ | 9-7 | 78 | 35C | 70C | Oisin Orr | 10/1 |
| 04 Apr 24+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 5/8 | nk | 9-8 | 79 | 98A | 84A | Oisin Orr | 9/2 |
| 10 Mar 24+43d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap | 5/12 | ½ | 9-9 | 80 | 104A | 83A | Oisin Orr | 10/1 |
| 27 Jan 24+4d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With Betuk Apprentice Handicap | 3/6 | 1 | 9-8 | 77 | 97A | 83B | Ryan Sexton | 10/3 |
| 23 Jan 24+16d | Southwell (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap (Div 2) | 1/8 | 9-8 | 77 | 95A | 92A | Oisin Orr | 9/4F | |
| 07 Jan 24+45d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap | 7/12 | 1 | 9-5 | 77 | 89A | 76A | Oisin Orr | 12/1 |
| 23 Nov 23+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 1/12 | 9-8 | 74 | 104A | 92A | Oisin Orr | 12/1 | |
| 10 Nov 23+25d | Newcastle (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Amateur Jockeys' Handicap (Div 2) | 6/10 | 1¾ | 10-13 | 77 | 74A | 83A | Mr Eireann Cagney | 8/1 |
| 16 Oct 23+16d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap | 10/10 | nk | 9-5 | 80 | 75A | 41A | David Nolan | 17/2 |
| 30 Sep 23+29d | Haydock | cavani.co.uk The Pocket Square Pursuit Handicap | 4/10 | 3½ | 9-6 | 82 | 112A | 84A | Oisin Orr | 7/1 |
| 01 Sep 23+419d | Thirsk | TWC Draincare Ltd Handicap | 4/12 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 82 | 119A | 88A | Billy Garritty | 8/1 |
| 09 Jul 22+28d | York | John Smith's Nursery | 2/7 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 81 | 84A | 93A | Oisin Orr | 7/2 |
| 11 Jun 22+17d | Chester | Edinburgh Gin Cannonball Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/6 | ½ | 9-6 | — | 58A | 88B | Barry McHugh | 5/2 |
| 25 May 22+23d | Hamilton | EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 9-7 | — | 92A | 86B | Paul Hanagan | 9/2 | |
| 02 May 22 | Beverley | Kiplingcotes Restricted Novice Stakes | 4/13 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 75C | 86A | Jack Garritty | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Rock Opera (GB) won?
- Rock Opera (GB) won 5 of 48 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.4%. Placed 18 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trains Rock Opera (GB)?
- Rock Opera (GB) is trained by Richard & Peter Fahey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 October 2026.
- Who is Rock Opera (GB)'s sire?
- Rock Opera (GB) is by Unfortunately (IRE) out of Broughtons Jewel (IRE), whose sire is Bahri.
- What going does Rock Opera (GB) prefer?
- Rock Opera (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 11 starts (18.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Rock Opera (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 2 October 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Rock Opera (GB)'s sire's record?
- Unfortunately (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 658 runs since Jan 2008 (46 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.6% from 235.
- Who are Rock Opera (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Broughtons Jewel (IRE), Rock Opera (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Majestic Gold (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Majestic Gold (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.