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Horse profile

Rocking Man (FR)

7yo gelding · Trainer Sam Thomas · Owner Walters Plant Hire Ltd
by Manatee (GB) out of Rockburn (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 3 wins · Carlisle & Chepstow Last run 22 Mar 2026 · 1st of 9
KTB Profile

Rocking Man won three of six starts on turf between Nov 2023 and Mar 2026. All three wins came in Class 4 or 5 races, two of them at Chepstow and one at Carlisle, with both hurdles successes over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft. He won the Pauline Phizacklea Memorial Novices Hurdle at Carlisle in Mar 2026 on his last run. By Manatee out of a Saint Des Saints mare, he has shown a clear preference for good to soft ground.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 131 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Carlisle, 22 Mar 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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 131A · median 110.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2131A113.52 runs · 131 / 113.5
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2131A113.52 runs · 131 / 113.5
1m5f – 2m2125B109—

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 137A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 22 Mar 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 139B · median 136
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2137A135.52 runs · 137 / 135.5
Heavy2139B137.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3139B136—
2m1f – 2m4f2137A135.52 runs · 137 / 135.5

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 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 3 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (33%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Manatee (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 275 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm300%−10.2—
Good81911.1%+0.9—
Good to Soft48816.7%+6.52 from 2
Soft9277.6%−2.60 from 2
Heavy4548.9%−1.31 from 2
Standard (AW)600%−10.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−10.2—
1m2f – 1m4f7114.3%+4.1—
1m5f – 2m1351511.1%+0.91 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1001010%−0.22 from 2
2m5f – 3m2827.1%−3.10 from 1
Over 3m100%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Rockburn (FR) (Saint Des Saints)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Inside Man (FR) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Inside Man (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Inside Man (FR)1342m–2m1fClass 3
Great Escape (FR)1212m1½f—
Argento Royale (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 2 100% +1.16
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +0.40

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 2 100% +1.16
Class 5 2 1 50% +0.40
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 3 2 67% +1.23
Carlisle 1 1 100% +0.33
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% −0.60
2m1f – 2m4f 2 2 100% +1.16
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dylan Johnston 3 2 67% +0.16
Sam Twiston-Davies 3 1 33% −0.60

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 1 50% −0.67
2025 1 1 100% +0.83
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 2 1 50% +0.40

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 2 67% +0.16
NH Flat 3 1 33% −0.60

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
22 Mar 26+57d Carlisle Pauline Phizacklea Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Tracked the pace early - hit the front after the 3rd and opened up a big advantage by 2 out - driven out approaching the last to stay on strongly for the win 1/9 11-12 131A137A Dylan Johnston 1/3F
24 Jan 26+80d Doncaster Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places River Don Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Soft · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - closer to the front from the 4th - jumped awkwardly 3 out - went up to challenge before 2 out - then asked for effort but couldn't go with them and was pulled up before the last PU/12 — 11-0 —— Dylan Johnston 10/1
2025 · 1 run
05 Nov 25+588d Chepstow Heckler & Koch - No Compromise Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held clear advantage to the 4th - lost the front briefly before regaining command 3 out - hung left and scratchy at the final fence but kept finding late to prevail 1/10 11-1 96A134A Dylan Johnston 5/6F
2024 · 1 run
27 Mar 24+91d Hereford Get Emma's Offers At PlanetSportBet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 3 11-9 125B134B Sam Twiston-Davies 10/11F
2023 · 2 runs
27 Dec 23+49d Chepstow Coral Committed To Safer Gambling Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 1¼ 11-6 93C136C Sam Twiston-Davies 6/5J
08 Nov 23 Chepstow MTC Additive Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-2 —139B Sam Twiston-Davies 7/5F

Quick answers

How many races has Rocking Man won?
Rocking Man (FR) won 3 of 6 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 4 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trains Rocking Man?
Rocking Man (FR) is trained by Sam Thomas, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 March 2026.
Who is Rocking Man's sire?
Rocking Man (FR) is by Manatee (GB) out of Rockburn (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
What is Rocking Man's sire's record?
Manatee (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 275 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Rocking Man's siblings?
Out of Rockburn (FR), Rocking Man (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Inside Man (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Inside Man (FR)). The wins came over 2m–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.