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Horse profile

Rockspring Hero (GB)

11yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2007) · Last trainer John J Walsh · Last owner L T Fitzpatrick
by Minster Son (IRE) out of Niel's Crystal (GB) (IndiaroI)
16 runs · 8 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Mar 2007 — 7,164 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2007 · 7th of 15 Won at Clonmel Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Rockspring Hero (GB) is 1 from 16. Hasn't won since Mar 2006. Last raced off 110, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating110↓ 9lb off peak
110 102–119

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thurles, 1 Feb 2007 Official rating 110 at the last run, 18 Mar 2007

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 13 figures · best 128C · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft6128C92—
Heavy5109C85—
Good to Soft2125C106—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8128C95—
2m5f – 3m493C86—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 16 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Minster Son (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 662 runs since Jan 2008 (57 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.7% from 102.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−7.7—
Good to Firm9899.2%+1.5—
Good212146.6%−1.1—
Good to Soft12086.7%−10 from 2
Soft134129%+1.31 from 8
Heavy9088.9%+1.20 from 6
Standard (AW)400%−7.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−7.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1300%−7.7—
1m5f – 2m13585.9%−1.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f206146.8%−0.91 from 10
2m5f – 3m205146.8%−0.90 from 5
Over 3m1021514.7%+7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Niel's Crystal (GB) (IndiaroI)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% +0.00
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 4 0 0% −4.00
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 1 100% +7.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 1 10% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Martin Ferris 4 1 25% +4.00
J P Elliott 3 0 0% −3.00
Robert Molloy 2 0 0% −2.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ken Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Darcy 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
John Allen 1 0 0% −1.00
John Cullen 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 6 1 17% +2.00
2005 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 15 1 7% −7.00
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 3 runs
18 Mar 07+28d Limerick Charleville Cheese Handicap Chase (0-130) 24f · Heavy · 15 ran 7/15 1 10-8 11085C Denis O'Regan 20/1
18 Feb 07+17d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase (0-116) 20f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 7 11-8 11391C Martin Ferris 20/1
01 Feb 07+53d Thurles Rock Of Cashel Handicap Chase (0-123) 22f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 9/18 3½ 11-7 11593C Martin Ferris 25/1
2006 · 6 runs
10 Dec 06+14d Punchestown Weatherbys Ireland GSB Handicap Chase (0-140) 20f · Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 12 10-10 11783C Davy Condon 12/1
26 Nov 06+14d Navan Williamhill.ie Troytown Handicap Chase (0-150) 24f · Soft · 16 ran 11/16 16 9-7 11982C Robert Molloy 14/1
12 Nov 06+234d Limerick (IRE) Corporate Cleaning Services Garryowen Plate Handicap Chase 24f · Soft · 10 ran RO/10 — 11-0 115— Robert Molloy 8/1
23 Mar 06+46d Clonmel Lisronagh Handicap Chase (0-109) 20f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-7 109128C Martin Ferris 7/1
05 Feb 06+10d Punchestown Eadestown Gaa Club Handicap Chase (0-116) 20f · Yielding · 16 ran 7/16 4½ 11-7 11099C J P Elliott 5/1
26 Jan 06+30d Gowran Park Ashkalani Carey's Cottage Cup Handicap Chase (0-109) 20f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 2/18 2 11-13 107125C J P Elliott 12/1
2005 · 7 runs
27 Dec 05+16d Limerick Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (listed) (rated 0-135) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 nk 10-5 10878C Ken Whelan 7/1
11 Dec 05+28d Punchestown Weatherbys Ireland GSB Handicap Chase (0-140) 20f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 hd 9-13 10891C J P Elliott 10/1
13 Nov 05+15d Limerick CCS/OBI Garryowen Plate Handicap Chase (0-130) 20f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 8 10-11 108109C Michael Darcy 10/1
29 Oct 05+223d Naas Helen Hannan Handicap Chase (0-130) 19f · Soft · 15 ran UR/15 — 10-8 109— Andrew J McNamara 16/1
20 Mar 05+7d Limerick Greenmount Handicap Chase (0-116) 24f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 8/13 14 11-4 11187C Martin Ferris 12/1
13 Mar 05+36d Naas Moate Handicap Chase (0-116) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 7/16 ¾ 10-13 11483C John Allen 20/1
05 Feb 05 Naas Colm Callan Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 19f · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran F/25 — 11-6 102— John Cullen 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rockspring Hero won?
Rockspring Hero (GB) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 3 times in total (18.8% of starts).
Who trained Rockspring Hero?
Rockspring Hero (GB) was trained by John J Walsh on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 18 March 2007.
Who is Rockspring Hero's sire?
Rockspring Hero (GB) is by Minster Son (IRE) out of Niel's Crystal (GB), whose sire is IndiaroI.
What going does Rockspring Hero prefer?
Rockspring Hero (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Rockspring Hero's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 18 March 2007. The highest on record is 119.
What is Rockspring Hero's sire's record?
Minster Son (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 662 runs since Jan 2008 (57 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.7% from 102.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.