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Rory Rocket (GB)

4yo gelding · Trainer Gary & Josh Moore · Owner T Jacobs G L Moore
by Aclaim (IRE) out of Sunflower Seed (GB) (Showcasing)
17 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Brighton & Kempton (AW) Ran 50 days ago · 5th of 7 Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Rory Rocket is a gelding with three wins from 17 starts, all in handicaps. He won twice at Brighton, over under 6f on good to firm in Jul 2026 off 65 and on good in Jun 2026 off 61, and once at Kempton over 6f-7f on standard in Mar 2026 off 60. He has two wins from six starts over under 6f and one win from 11 starts over 6f-7f. Typically held up, he finished fifth of seven at Goodwood in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 73.

Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating73↓ 1lb off peak
73 60–74

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 120 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Goodwood, 28 Aug 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 →

Flat 16 figures · best 120B · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Firm5120B884 · 120 / 95.5
Good4108B992 · 108 / 102.5
Standard (AW)383A783 · 83 / 78
Good to Soft2109A72.5—
Heavy2108A99.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f10120B85.56 · 120 / 80.5
Under 6f6108B943 · 108 / 103

Of 17 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 82B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Salisbury, 11 Jul 2026 Official rating 73 at the last run, 28 Aug 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 →

Flat 17 figures · best 101B · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Firm5101B824 · 101 / 73.5
Good493A732 · 81 / 73
Standard (AW)487A643 · 87 / 44
Good to Soft269A63.5—
Heavy281B77.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1193A696 · 87 / 60.5
Under 6f6101B77.53 · 101 / 81

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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 8 analysed runs

  • Held up 6 (75%) · 1 win
  • Midfield 1 (13%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 2,520 runs since Jan 2008 (200 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.8% from 385.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%0—
Good to Firm4104310.5%+0.51 from 5
Good547499%−11 from 4
Good to Soft2152511.6%+1.60 from 2
Soft2472911.7%+1.7—
Heavy7268.3%−1.70 from 2
Standard (AW)1,0191009.8%−0.21 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4775110.7%+0.72 from 6
6f – 7f1,49016110.8%+0.81 from 11
1m – 1m1f385266.8%−3.2—
1m2f – 1m4f126118.7%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m2229.1%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f17211.8%+1.8—
2m5f – 3m300%−10—

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
Sunflower Seed (GB) (Showcasing)

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
Good to Firm 5 1 20% −1.75
Good 4 1 25% +1.50
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% +15.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 1 14% −1.50
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 4 2 50% +18.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Goodwood 6 0 0% −6.00
Brighton 4 2 50% +4.75
Kempton (AW) 3 1 33% +16.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 11 1 9% +8.00
Under 6f 6 2 33% +2.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Queally 6 0 0% −6.00
Jude Fernandes 3 1 33% +0.25
Jason Watson 2 0 0% −2.00
Toby Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Warren Fentiman 1 1 100% +4.50
Sam Hitchcott 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Bradley 1 1 100% +18.00
Rhys Clutterbuck 1 0 0% −1.00
Ashley Lewis 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 3 19% +11.75
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 9 3 33% +18.75
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
28 Aug 26+30d Goodwood Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Sluggish start and dropped well adrift early - pushed along and still holding a chance approaching final 2f - faded inside closing furlong to finish 5th 5/7 1½ 9-5 73120B65A Toby Moore 5/1
29 Jul 26+18d Goodwood Coral Charlton Handicap Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 26 ran Slow to begin and drifted left exiting the gate - settled around midfield - pushed along with 2f remaining - unable to land a blow - dropped away in the closing stages 19/26 1 8-13 7470C56A Jude Fernandes 16/1
11 Jul 26+4d Salisbury Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 5 ran Restrained early and travelled wide showing eagerness - made progress to close on the one in front 2f out - found only one gear from over 1f out 3/5 4 10-5 6588C82B Jude Fernandes 4/9F
07 Jul 26+28d Brighton fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Pound Get 20 Pound Free Bets Handicap Class 6 · 5.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran Slow into stride - settled towards the back - improved position with 2f to run - moved to the front over 1f out - drew away approaching the line and won comfortably 1/5 9-6 65103C101B Jude Fernandes 9/4
09 Jun 26+38d Brighton fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Get 20 Free Bets Handicap Class 5 · 5.5f · Good · 8 ran Poor break and settled at back - pushed along and made progress over a furlong out - finished fast final furlong - got up to score late 1/8 8-11 6197B81A Warren Fentiman 9/2
02 May 26+38d Goodwood Highclere Castle Gin Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 9 ran Settled in rear along the stand rail early - pushed along with 2f left - unable to land a challenge - finished 6th 6/9 2 8-10 62108B65A Sam Hitchcott 11/1
25 Mar 26+23d Kempton (AW) Virgin Bet Interactive Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Held up towards the back early - made progress from 2f out on the far flank - hit front inside final 110yds - kept up the good work to score 1/11 9-9 6083A87A Paddy Bradley 18/1
02 Mar 26+12d Kempton (AW) Sporting Times/Sri Lanka Awaits You Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Dwelt at the start - stayed at the back throughout - well held in 11th 11/11 4 9-9 6465A44A Tom Queally 9/1
18 Feb 26+134d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Class 4 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Slow to begin - held up towards the back throughout - well held in 11th 11/12 7½ 8-11 6778A43A Rhys Clutterbuck 40/1
07 Oct 25+13d Brighton JenningsBet In Hastings Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 5.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Tracked front group wide - driven with two out - lost touch and dropped away inside final furlong 6/6 ½ 9-12 6936A58B Ashley Lewis 5/2F
24 Sep 25+22d Goodwood Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Broke well from wide berth to hit the front along the near rail - pushed along and drifted right approaching final furlong - lost place there and faded to finish eighth 8/11 ½ 9-3 71109A69A Jason Watson 4/1J
02 Sep 25+11d Goodwood Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Heavy · 6 ran Sat behind the pace - pushed along with 2f left - moved into third inside the final furlong - kept on for 3rd without threatening the winner 3/6 1¼ 8-13 72108A81B Jason Watson 5/2J
22 Aug 25+36d Goodwood Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 10 ran Settled towards the back - boxed in approaching 2f out - moved left and made progress inside final 2f - up into second inside the last - stayed on but no denying winner 2/10 ½ 9-6 69101B93A Tom Queally 20/1
17 Jul 25+29d Chepstow Bailey Family Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 6 ran Tracked the pace - dropped away over 1f out and veered sharply right inside the final furlong - well beaten 5/6 9 9-8 7064B49B Tom Queally 10/1
18 Jun 25+251d Lingfield (AW) HighBet 30 Free Sports Bonus Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (AWT) Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran Drifted right at the off - settled towards the back - pushed along to make ground on the front pack 2f out - stayed on inside the final furlong - unable to reel in the winner but finished 2nd 2/6 2½ 9-3 ——84B Tom Queally 6/5F
10 Oct 24+39d Bath Best Odds Guaranteed dragonbet.co.uk EBF 'Confined' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Heavy · 7 ran Sat behind the front group early - moved into second inside the final furlong and stayed on well - unable to close on the winner finishing second beaten a length and a half 2/7 1½ 9-5 —91A74A Tom Queally 11/4
01 Sep 24 Brighton Ring20 Epilepsy 10th Anniversary EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5.5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran Sluggish start - settled towards the rear - moved smoothly to the outside approaching 3f out - improved into second inside the final two furlongs - pressed the leader a furlong out - unable to find more close home but comfortably second 2/4 1¼ 9-7 —64C83B Tom Queally 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rory Rocket (GB) won?
Rory Rocket (GB) won 3 of 17 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 17.6%. Placed 6 times in total (35.3% of starts).
Who trains Rory Rocket (GB)?
Rory Rocket (GB) is trained by Gary & Josh Moore, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 August 2026.
Who is Rory Rocket (GB)'s sire?
Rory Rocket (GB) is by Aclaim (IRE) out of Sunflower Seed (GB), whose sire is Showcasing.
What going does Rory Rocket (GB) prefer?
Rory Rocket (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Rory Rocket (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 28 August 2026. The highest on record is 74.
What is Rory Rocket (GB)'s sire's record?
Aclaim (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 2,520 runs since Jan 2008 (200 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.8% from 385.

Record shown from September 2024. 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.