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Horse profile

Rocky Island (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2016) · Last trainer T H Messenger · Last owner James King
by Heron Island (IRE) out of Loury The Louse (IRE) (Hollow Hand)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Apr 2016 — 3,842 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2016 Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Rocky Island (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts. Best effort: 4th of 7 at Southwell (Apr 2014). Last raced off 89, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating89↓ 13lb off peak
89 89–102

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 87B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 23 Apr 2014 Official rating 89 at the last run, 29 Apr 2016

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 103C · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good499A86.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m286C83.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2103C98.5—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 9 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 · 6 figures from 9 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
Heron Island (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−11.2—
Good to Firm1622314.2%+3—
Good8108310.2%−10 from 7
Good to Soft4745712%+0.80 from 1
Soft8479210.9%−0.30 from 1
Heavy5015811.6%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13215.4%+4.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f18316.7%+5.5—
1m5f – 2m8859610.8%−0.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,00010710.7%−0.50 from 3
2m5f – 3m7478811.8%+0.60 from 4
Over 3m1682112.5%+1.30 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Loury The Louse (IRE) (Hollow Hand)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Louse Loury (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Quinlan 7 0 0% −7.00
Mr Joe Wright 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Tommie M O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 4 0 0% −4.00
2013 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2016 · 1 run
29 Apr 16+339d Bangor-on-Dee John Hewitt Memorial Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 3m · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-7 89— Mr Joe Wright 12/1
2015 · 1 run
26 May 15+374d Huntingdon Paul Rackham Champion Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 2m7½f · Good · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-7 89— Mr Tommie M O'Brien 3/1
2014 · 4 runs
17 May 14+14d Uttoxeter Towergate Insurance Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m6½f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 19 11-4 9286C Sean Quinlan 7/1
03 May 14+10d Uttoxeter William Hill - On Your Mobile Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 9 ran 6/9 20 10-11 9581C Sean Quinlan 7/1
23 Apr 14+17d Southwell Bet Toteplacepot With Totepool Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 ½ 11-3 10087B Sean Quinlan 12/1
06 Apr 14+142d Market Rasen Easter Monday Is Next Handicap Hurdle (Jockey Club Grassroots Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-13 102— Sean Quinlan 12/1
2013 · 3 runs
15 Nov 13+14d Newcastle Virgin Media Business Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 16 ran 11/16 6 10-12 —99A Sean Quinlan 80/1
01 Nov 13+16d Uttoxeter Breeders' Cup Live Only On Atr Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 31 10-12 —103C Sean Quinlan 100/1
16 Oct 13 Wetherby Poplar Farm Caravan Park Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 8 10-12 —94C Sean Quinlan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rocky Island won?
Rocky Island (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2013 and 2016.
Who trained Rocky Island?
Rocky Island (IRE) was trained by T H Messenger on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 29 April 2016.
Who is Rocky Island's sire?
Rocky Island (IRE) is by Heron Island (IRE) out of Loury The Louse (IRE), whose sire is Hollow Hand.
What is Rocky Island's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 29 April 2016. The highest on record is 102.
What is Rocky Island's sire's record?
Heron Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.
Who are Rocky Island's siblings?
Out of Loury The Louse (IRE), Rocky Island (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2013. 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.