Horse profile
Rocky's Diamond (IRE)
by Altruistic (IRE) out of Long Walk Home (IRE) (Presenting)
18 runs · 12 courses · from Mar 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 4 courses
Headgear returns LTO
Ran 50 days ago · 3rd of 6
Last raced off OR 147
KTB Profile
Rocky's Diamond is 5 from 18 on turf with wins at four different courses. He recorded a Grade 2 success in the John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park in Jan 2025 and has two wins from four starts there overall. The gelding won the Joe Cooney Memorial Hurdle over 3m on good ground at Kilbeggan in Aug 2026 and finished third of six in the Denny Hurdle at Down Royal off an official rating of 147 later that month with headgear returning. He usually led in 63 per cent of his analysed runs.
Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
- 5–18Wins / Runs
- 27.8%Strike rate
- 6 (33.3%)Placed
- +29.16£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.59Fair A/E n=18 · 1.40 incl. margin
- 154Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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 rating147↓ 7lb off peak
147
123–154
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 129
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 148B | 100 | 2 · 138 / 105 |
| Good | 4 | 125A | 106.5 | 3 · 121 / 92 |
| Soft | 4 | 117C | 106.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 129B | 101.5 | 2 · 108 / 101.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 138C | 108 | 6 · 138 / 101.5 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 92C | 84 | 2 · 92 / 84 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 148B | 116 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 18 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 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 8 analysed runs
- Led 5 (63%) · 2 wins
- Midfield 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 122 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 39 | 4 | 10.3% | +4.6 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | −1.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 40 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | +3.8 | 2 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 26 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 53 | 4 | 7.5% | +1.8 | 2 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −0.4 | 2 from 13 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +19.3 | 1 from 2 |
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
Long Walk Home (IRE) (Presenting)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them The Little Yank (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Little Yank (IRE) | 111 | 8 | 2m–3m½f | — |
| Cluan Dara (IRE) | 81 | 5 | 2m–2m7f | — |
| Dedanann (IRE) | 44 | 1 | 3m½f | — |
| Lonesome Day (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Sister Marguerite (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.91 |
| Heavy | 5 | 2 | 40% | +24.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 4 | 2 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +22.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 2 | 15% | +6.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 2 | 100% | +24.25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kenneally | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.09 |
| Shane Fitzgerald | 5 | 2 | 40% | +24.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Mr D L Queally | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Philip Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr M J Kenneally | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 5 | 38% | +34.16 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| HT | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.09 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.25 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +31.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 12 | 4 | 33% | +31.91 |
| Chase | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 26+14d | Down Royal (IRE) | Denny Hurdle Tracked the pace early before hitting the front after the opening fence - lost that spot by the 4th and sat second at halfway - roused to retake command two out but was overtaken again before the last - asked for effort entering the straight without finding more in third - dropped away steadily from a furlong out to finish well held | 3/6 | 36 | 11-0 | 147 | 121C | 113C | Michael Kenneally | 11/4 |
| 14 Aug 26+6d | Tramore (IRE) | Seamus Byrne Electrical Steeplechase Settled in the pack early - hit front after 4th - challenged again 5 out - driven and lost advantage before 2 out - unable to find more before last and blundered there - stayed on same gear to finish 3rd | 3/5 | 2½ | 11-5 | 141 | 85C | 123B | Michael Kenneally | 5/6F |
| 08 Aug 26+10d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Joe Cooney Memorial Hurdle Led from the off setting a measured tempo - drifted wide nearing the first - driven up before the last then challenged approaching it - responded to the whip and held on strongly to the line | 1/5 | 10-11 | 148 | 92C | 127B | Michael Kenneally | 10/11F | |
| 29 Jul 26+51d | Galway (IRE) | Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Steeplechase) (Grade 3) Settled in the pack early - moved up to sit close to the pace by halfway then eased with a squeeze from the saddle six out - unable to threaten and pulled up before 2 out | PU/22 | — | 10-11 | 143 | — | — | Michael Kenneally | 8/1 |
| 08 Jun 26+137d | Roscommon | Bet With Tote.ie On Racing & Sports Connacht National Handicap Chase Settled in the pack midfield - urged forward with four to go - still tenth and unable to close in tenth turning for home | 12/15 | 4 | 12-0 | 145 | 76C | 133C | Philip Donovan | 8/1 |
| 22 Jan 26+25d | Gowran Park | John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle (Grade 2) Held up towards the back - driven from three out - unable to find more after the second-last - well held at the finish | 6/6 | 11 | 11-8 | 153 | 72C | 119C | Mr D L Queally | 11/4 |
| 28 Dec 25+36d | Leopardstown | Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) Went straight to front but stumbled 3rd - had four-length margin before 5th and extended it after 8th - jumped poorly 4 out - edge narrowed before 2 out where another blunder allowed rival past - slipped to 3rd soon after - faded turning into the straight - eventually finished sixth | 6/8 | 15 | 11-10 | 154 | 108C | 129C | Mr D L Queally | 16/1 |
| 22 Nov 25+26d | Punchestown | Boodles Florida Pearl Novice Chase (Grade 2) Shared front spot early - blundered but went in front at the 3rd - overtaken 7th - error at following fence - pressed on into 3rd before 3 out - couldn't get closer to pair up top - held 4th 2 out - kept plugging but found nothing more | 4/5 | 5 | 11-3 | 150 | 138C | 127B | Michael Kenneally | 15/8 |
| 27 Oct 25+49d | Wexford | Michael Hickey Memorial Chase (Listed) Set the pace early - a touch untidy at the 10th - opened up a two-length advantage after three out - advantage narrowed two out - challenged approaching the final flight - battled on up the run-in but overtaken late - couldn't get the better of the winner | 2/4 | ¾ | 10-9 | — | 95C | 140B | Michael Kenneally | EvensF |
| 08 Sep 25+130d | Galway | Watch Every Irish Race Live On Racing TV Beginners Chase Shared front spot early before going clear before the 2nd and cleared obstacles cleanly - driven on after the last - responded gamely to win from the final furlong | 1/7 | 11-5 | — | 84B | 133A | Mr M J Kenneally | 9/4 | |
| 01 May 25+49d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) Set the pace early - shaky over 8th and clipped 9th fence - challenged three out then edged in front briefly under pressure before being outrun - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten | 10/11 | 4½ | 11-10 | 154 | 117C | 119C | Shane Fitzgerald | 8/1 |
| 13 Mar 25+49d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Sat close up early - hit the front 7th - pushed along and lost command entering the straight - jumped awkwardly last in 4th and stayed on without gaining | 4/13 | ½ | 11-10 | 151 | 129B | 138A | Shane Fitzgerald | 28/1 |
| 23 Jan 25+26d | Gowran Park | John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle (Grade 2) Up with the front group but eager early - advanced to share the front at the 9th - moved clear at the following fence - minor error 3 out and niggled - back in front 2 out - hard fought after the last - kept on gamely on the run-in to win | 1/9 | 11-3 | 145 | 100A | 139A | Shane Fitzgerald | 5/1 | |
| 28 Dec 24+84d | Leopardstown | Savills Hurdle (Grade 1) Settled towards the back early - a few small errors in the running - stumbled 4 out then made ground into 6th before 2 out - urged into 5th turning into the straight - stayed on at one speed to finish 3rd | 3/8 | 3¼ | 11-10 | 130 | 105B | 141A | Shane Fitzgerald | 66/1 |
| 05 Oct 24+129d | Gowran Park | Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - made progress before the field turning for home - third and driven up entering the straight - urged on after two out - second when meeting trouble at the last - soon to the front - won going away in the final strides | 1/11 | 10-5 | 123 | 125A | 136A | Kevin Sexton | 12/1 | |
| 29 May 24+40d | Wexford | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Hurdle | 5/8 | 1¼ | 10-12 | — | 108A | 118A | Kevin Sexton | 16/1 |
| 19 Apr 24+41d | Limerick | OCS Recruitment Maiden Hurdle | 1/16 | 11-7 | — | 148B | 133A | Shane Fitzgerald | 22/1 | |
| 09 Mar 24 | Gowran Park | Golf Classics At Gowran Park Maiden Hurdle | 13/15 | 2¾ | 11-2 | — | 1C | 94C | Kevin Sexton | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Rocky's Diamond (IRE) won?
- Rocky's Diamond (IRE) won 5 of 18 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 27.8%. Placed 6 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Rocky's Diamond (IRE)?
- Rocky's Diamond (IRE) is trained by Declan Queally, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 August 2026.
- Who is Rocky's Diamond (IRE)'s sire?
- Rocky's Diamond (IRE) is by Altruistic (IRE) out of Long Walk Home (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Rocky's Diamond (IRE) prefer?
- Rocky's Diamond (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Rocky's Diamond (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 147, from the run on 28 August 2026. The highest on record is 154.
- What is Rocky's Diamond (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Altruistic (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 122 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Rocky's Diamond (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Long Walk Home (IRE), Rocky's Diamond (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: The Little Yank (IRE) (8). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.