Horse profile
Rocky's Howya (IRE)
by Ask (GB) out of It's My Choice (IRE) (Beneficial)
33 runs · 22 courses · from Nov 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 5 courses
Beaten favourite LTO
Last run 1 Oct 2026 · 6th of 13
Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile
Rocky's Howya is a gelding who has won six of 33 starts on turf. He gained all six wins in claiming or veterans events, four of them over 2m5f – 3m and three on heavy ground. He has won twice at Limerick as well as at Roscommon, Bellewstown and Clonmel. Last ran at Clonmel in Oct 2026, where he led before finishing 6 of 13 as the beaten favourite off an official rating of 116, which was 15lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 33 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 6–33Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 9 (27.3%)Placed
- −14.35£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 1.15Fair A/E n=33 · 0.94 incl. margin
- 131Highest OR
- 67dAvg 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 rating116↓ 15lb off peak
116
101–131
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 124
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 126B | 116 | 4 runs · 124 / 123 |
| Heavy | 8 | 140A | 79 | 3 runs · 140 / 126 |
| Soft | 7 | 100C | 66 | 2 runs · 66 / 56 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 149B | 134 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 149B | 116 | 6 runs · 140 / 113.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 126B | 118 | 3 runs · 124 / 122 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 81A | 74 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 100C | 68.5 | 1 run · — |
Of 33 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 33 runs · as at 9 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 14 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Led 9 (64%) · 4 wins
- Prominent 4 (29%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,215 runs since Jan 2008 (283 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 72 | 7 | 9.7% | −0.9 | — |
| Good | 1,068 | 137 | 12.8% | +2.2 | 2 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 625 | 60 | 9.6% | −1 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 947 | 87 | 9.2% | −1.4 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 427 | 44 | 10.3% | −0.3 | 3 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 76 | 5 | 6.6% | −4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −3.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 39 | 2 | 5.1% | −5.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 147 | 19 | 12.9% | +2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 712 | 65 | 9.1% | −1.5 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,054 | 112 | 10.6% | 0 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,023 | 116 | 11.3% | +0.7 | 4 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 226 | 25 | 11.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
It's My Choice (IRE) (Beneficial)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Leather (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 2 | 20% | −1.12 |
| Heavy | 10 | 3 | 30% | −3.98 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Roscommon | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Wexford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Limerick | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.35 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 4 | 27% | −6.10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 2 | 22% | +0.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Healy | 8 | 5 | 63% | +4.65 |
| Conor Orr | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Shane Fitzgerald | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Brian Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mr D L Queally | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr R W Barron | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Eoin Staples | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Michael Kenneally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr M C O'Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J W Hannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss L A Hourigan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.88 |
| Visor | 4 | 3 | 75% | +2.02 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 6 | 55% | +7.65 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 24 | 5 | 21% | −7.08 |
| Chase | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.27 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Oct 26+36d | Clonmel (IRE) | Slievenamon Claiming Hurdle Made the running - overtaken turning in - quickly dropped back - 5th and out of puff before the last - faded away to finish 6th | 6/13 | 2 | 10-9 | 116 | 124B | 103A | Kevin Healy | 11/10F |
| 26 Aug 26+24d | Bellewstown (IRE) | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Claiming Hurdle Settled handily early - hit front soon after first and stayed there despite small error at 5th - pushed clear approaching two out - driven out to stay on strongly from the last | 1/13 | 10-7 | 116 | 122B | 128A | Eoin Staples | 5/1 | |
| 02 Aug 26+27d | Galway (IRE) | Kenny Galway Peugeot Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - blundered four out then erred again soon after under pressure - dropped away to finish last well beaten | 14/18 | 11 | 11-8 | 116 | 74C | 111C | Mr D L Queally | 10/1 |
| 06 Jul 26+28d | Roscommon | Knockcroghery Claiming Hurdle Set the pace from the start - drifted left occasionally - sluggish at the 1st and a mistake at the 7th - driven when untidy 3 out - holding a big advantage when untidy again approaching the following obstacle - shaken up again and sprinted away to win comfortably | 1/8 | 10-9 | 116 | 124A | 128B | Kevin Healy | 15/8F | |
| 08 Jun 26+25d | Roscommon | Bet With Tote.ie On Racing & Sports Connacht National Handicap Chase Broke on top - stumbled early and again 3rd - lost front spot 5 out - shared advantage briefly before losing it entering straight - error 3 out in 4th - dropped away late | 13/15 | 16 | 9-13 | 120 | 66C | 104C | Kevin Healy | 11/2 |
| 14 May 26+34d | Clonmel | Aisling Kennedy Memorial Claiming Hurdle Up with the front from the off - took over at the 1st - pulled away before the 2nd and had daylight by the 3rd - margin trimmed before the 5th - stretched further in front after the 8th - not clean at 3 out and gap narrowed before 2 out - stayed on strongly up the run-in to win | 1/10 | 10-5 | 116 | 118B | 114A | Kevin Healy | 11/4F | |
| 10 Apr 26+29d | Wexford | Irish Injured Jockeys Rated Novice Hurdle Sets pace early - stumbles fractionally at the 2nd and again at the 7th - loses the advantage after four out and eases back through the field under pressure - fades - eventually pulled up before two out | PU/5 | — | 11-6 | 117 | — | — | Michael Kenneally | 3/1 |
| 12 Mar 26+8d | Limerick | Play perysbingo.com Veterans Handicap Chase Front throughout and out in front by some way at stages - challenged before the straight and overhauled just prior to 2 out - battled back to share the advantage 2 out - jumped the last a touch untidily - asserted on the run-in to prevail | 1/6 | 10-10 | 117 | 103A | 122B | Kevin Healy | 8/11F | |
| 04 Mar 26+22d | Naas | Flat Is Back At Naas Sunday 22nd March Claiming Hurdle Front from the off - built a commanding advantage from the 7th - stretched further into the home straight - coasted to victory | 1/6 | 10-11 | 109 | 140A | 133B | Kevin Healy | 4/6F | |
| 10 Feb 26+29d | Limerick | Limerick Racecourse Claiming Hurdle Went straight to front - opened three lengths by the 5th - gap narrowed after four out - driven back into command before two out - stretched away again to win unchallenged | 1/6 | 10-11 | 102 | — | 140B | Kevin Healy | 13/8F | |
| 12 Jan 26+50d | Punchestown | Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - mistake 5th - stretched advantage nearing two out - pushed along into straight then overtaken close to last - unable to threaten again finishing steady for third | 3/16 | ½ | 10-11 | 101 | 126B | 120A | Kevin Healy | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Nov 25+254d | Cork | Brenda Sheedy Memorial Handicap Hurdle Sat behind the pace early - blundered at the 6th - up in 4th by halfway - pushed along entering the straight then unable to find more from 3 out - eventually well held in 7th | 7/15 | 2¾ | 10-13 | 102 | 46B | 101A | Mr R W Barron | 6/1 |
| 14 Mar 25+75d | Cheltenham | St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase Settled behind the pace early - drifted right at the opener - dropped away by the 15th - rallied into a better spot by 17th - knocked about after three out and soon dropped away well held | 15/24 | 14 | 12-0 | 131 | 36C | 110C | Mr D L Queally | 11/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 24+653d | Limerick | Masterchefs 2025 Maiden Hunters Chase Went straight to the front - jumping a little awkwardly - shared the advantage 7 out - regained command 3 out then lost it before the following fence - had nothing more to offer and dropped to 4th two out | 4/16 | 4½ | 11-9 | 116 | 63B | 116A | Mr R W Barron | EvensF |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 17 Mar 23+516d | Cheltenham | St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase | 4/23 | 1 | 12-0 | 116 | 71B | 132A | Mr M C O'Donovan | 11/1 |
| 2021 · 16 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 21+14d | Cork | Thank You To The Frontline Workers From Cork Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 9/16 | 1 | 11-9 | 106 | 106B | 98A | Shane Fitzgerald | 25/1 |
| 03 Oct 21+18d | Killarney | Extra Places Everyday At BetVictor Beginners Chase | 5/6 | 6 | 11-9 | — | 13C | 98C | Shane Fitzgerald | 25/1 |
| 15 Sep 21+9d | Sligo | Brenda Anderson Memorial Beginners Chase | F/11 | — | 12-0 | — | — | — | Conor Orr | 18/1 |
| 06 Sep 21+17d | Galway | Tote+ Pays You More At tote.ie Beginners Chase | 4/7 | 15 | 12-0 | — | 43A | 102A | Brian Hayes | 11/2 |
| 20 Aug 21+17d | Kilbeggan | Mullingar Maiden Hurdle | 9/13 | 11 | 10-13 | 108 | 100C | 83C | Jack Foley | 11/4F |
| 03 Aug 21+14d | Roscommon | Elphin Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 8/16 | 1¾ | 11-7 | 109 | 149B | 111A | Shane Fitzgerald | 11/2 |
| 20 Jul 21+48d | Ballinrobe | BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle | 6/13 | 1 | 10-8 | 110 | 109B | 96A | Shane Fitzgerald | 4/1 |
| 02 Jun 21+26d | Wexford | visitwexford.ie Maiden Hurdle | 4/11 | ½ | 11-6 | 111 | 134A | 117A | Brian Hayes | 9/2 |
| 07 May 21+19d | Downpatrick | Molson Coors Maiden Hurdle | 4/13 | 4½ | 11-11 | 111 | 116B | 108A | Conor Orr | 9/4F |
| 18 Apr 21+9d | Tramore | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 2/13 | 6 | 11-6 | 111 | 126B | 127A | Conor Orr | 2/1 |
| 09 Apr 21+15d | Wexford | Brendan Cullimore Electrical Contractors Rated Novice Hurdle | 2/10 | ¾ | 11-1 | 109 | 136A | 115A | Conor Orr | 7/1 |
| 25 Mar 21+13d | Cork | Blackwater (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 4/15 | ¾ | 11-9 | 108 | 94B | 120A | Mr J W Hannon | 16/1 |
| 12 Mar 21+19d | Gowran Park | Xenon Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | PU/16 | — | 12-0 | 109 | — | — | Brian Hayes | 16/1 |
| 21 Feb 21+13d | Navan | Navan Members Maiden Hurdle | 10/19 | 1¾ | 11-13 | — | 26C | 98C | Brian Hayes | 50/1 |
| 08 Feb 21+12d | Fairyhouse | Congratulations To The ITBA_Official 2020 Award Winners Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 5/16 | 2¼ | 11-10 | — | 77B | 99A | Conor Orr | 40/1 |
| 27 Jan 21+48d | Thurles | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | 7/16 | 3½ | 11-7 | — | 74C | 106C | Conor Orr | 40/1 |
| 2020 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 20+18d | Tramore | Garrarus Beach (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race | 3/7 | 5½ | 11-8 | — | 45A | 119A | Miss L A Hourigan | 8/1 |
| 22 Nov 20 | Cork | Sobac Soil.ie Used On Cork Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 5/12 | 4½ | 11-6 | — | 81A | 107A | Conor Orr | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Rocky's Howya won?
- Rocky's Howya (IRE) won 6 of 33 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 9 times in total (27.3% of starts).
- Who trains Rocky's Howya?
- Rocky's Howya (IRE) is trained by Declan Queally, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
- Who is Rocky's Howya's sire?
- Rocky's Howya (IRE) is by Ask (GB) out of It's My Choice (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
- What going does Rocky's Howya prefer?
- Rocky's Howya (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). 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 Howya's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 1 October 2026. The highest on record is 131.
- What is Rocky's Howya's sire's record?
- Ask (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,215 runs since Jan 2008 (283 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Rocky's Howya's siblings?
- Out of It's My Choice (IRE), Rocky's Howya (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.