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Horse profile

Rumble of Thunder (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2016) · Last trainer Philip Kirby · Last owner The Well Oiled Partnership
by Fath (USA) out of Honey Storm (IRE) (Mujadil)
62 runs · 28 courses · from Jun 2008
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Jan 2016 — 3,940 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2016 8 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Rumble of Thunder (IRE) is 8 from 62, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the totescoop6 'Prelude' Hurdle at Market Rasen (Sep 2011). Hasn't won since May 2014. 3 of 4 starts at Aintree have ended in wins. All 8 wins have come on turf — 0 from 6 on the all-weather. Last raced off 127, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 62 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating127↓ 11lb off peak
127 65–138

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 (flat) 74A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 17 Sep 2015 Official rating 65 at the last flat run, 17 Sep 2015

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 130A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 2 Sep 2015 Official rating 127 at the last jumps run, 22 Jan 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 →

Flat 28 figures · best 95A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm1192A75—
Standard (AW)688A76.5—
Good584A80—
Good to Soft495A70.5—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1595A77—
1m5f – 2m781A74—
1m – 1m1f388A80—
6f – 7f382A72—
Jumps 29 figures · best 141A · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft11140A121—
Good10141A121—
Soft7136A125—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m16141A117.5—
2m1f – 2m4f12140A124—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 62 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 57 figures from 62 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
Fath (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,349 runs since Jan 2008 (98 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.3% from 112. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.2% from 167.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm39410.3%+1.4—
Good to Firm462429.1%+0.20 from 13
Good451439.5%+0.63 from 17
Good to Soft254259.8%+0.93 from 15
Soft320268.1%−0.82 from 9
Heavy13486%−2.90 from 2
Standard (AW)689608.7%−0.20 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f404379.2%+0.3—
6f – 7f986929.3%+0.40 from 3
1m – 1m1f387328.3%−0.60 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f16774.2%−4.71 from 15
1m5f – 2m284238.1%−0.83 from 26
2m1f – 2m4f1121614.3%+5.44 from 14
2m5f – 3m9111.1%+2.20 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
Honey Storm (IRE) (Mujadil)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Golden Tempest (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Golden Tempest (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Golden Tempest (IRE)2536f–1mClass 4
Coalpark (IRE)1337f–1mClass 4
Regency Art (IRE)1426f–7fClass 5
Notoriously (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 17 3 18% +19.75
Good to Soft 15 3 20% −0.50
Good to Firm 13 0 0% −13.00
Soft 9 2 22% +0.50
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 21 4 19% −1.75
Class 4 17 1 6% −14.50
Class 5 10 1 10% −5.00
Class 2 10 1 10% +3.00
Class 1 4 1 25% +17.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 7 1 14% +0.00
Market Rasen 6 1 17% +15.00
Newcastle 4 2 50% +3.50
Aintree 4 3 75% +16.25
Sandown 4 0 0% −4.00
Ripon 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Newmarket 3 0 0% −3.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Bath 2 1 50% +3.00
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 26 3 12% +2.50
1m2f – 1m4f 15 1 7% −10.00
2m1f – 2m4f 14 4 29% +13.25
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richie McGrath 22 4 18% +9.25
Adam Nicol 9 2 22% +11.00
Martin Dwyer 7 0 0% −7.00
Russ Kennemore 3 0 0% −3.00
William Buick 3 1 33% +2.00
Joey Haynes 2 0 0% −2.00
Jimmy Fortune 2 0 0% −2.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00
Garry Whillans 1 0 0% −1.00
Dominic Elsworth 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 1 100% +3.50
Michael O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00
Seb Sanders 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
Dane O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Munro 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 53 8 15% +7.75
Cheekpieces 8 0 0% −8.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 7 0 0% −7.00
2014 10 2 20% +10.00
2013 6 1 17% −1.00
2012 8 0 0% −8.00
2011 10 4 40% +20.75
2010 7 0 0% −7.00
2009 7 1 14% −2.00
2008 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 34 7 21% +21.75
Flat 28 1 4% −23.00

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
22 Jan 16+127d Market Rasen Thank You & Farewell Jane Hedley Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-8 127— Adam Nicol 22/1
2015 · 7 runs
17 Sep 15+15d Ayr Scott Bennett Associates Consulting Engineers Handicap Class 5 · 1m5f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 ½ 9-7 6574A Joe Fanning 12/1
02 Sep 15+52d Southwell Mrfreebet.co.uk On Your Mobile Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 5 11-8 129130A Adam Nicol 14/1
12 Jul 15+36d Stratford Pride of Birmingham Handicap Hurdle (for the Stratford Summer Salver) Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 10 ran F/10 — 11-9 130— Adam Nicol 20/1
06 Jun 15+29d Worcester BRI Wealth Management Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 13 11-9 133105C Adam Nicol 20/1
08 May 15+14d Ripon Sis At The Heart Of Racing Handicap Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 17 8-13 6757C Garry Whillans 16/1
24 Apr 15+28d Doncaster Emily, Fred And Alan Sturgess Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 8 8-12 6952C Joey Haynes 6/1
27 Mar 15+251d Wolverhampton (AW) 32red Handicap Class 4 · 2m½f · Standard · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 8-10 6970B Joey Haynes 14/1
2014 · 10 runs
19 Jul 14+23d Market Rasen Betfred 'Racing's Biggest Supporter' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 7 10-8 134121A Adam Nicol 7/1
26 Jun 14+22d Newcastle Betfred Racing Like Us On Facebook Handicap Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 4½ 8-12 7175B Russ Kennemore 11/4
04 Jun 14+19d Ripon Ladies Day 19th June Book Now Handicap Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 nk 9-8 7175B Russ Kennemore 4/5F
16 May 14+34d Aintree Connolly's Red Mills Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-7 130123A Adam Nicol 12/1
12 Apr 14+24d Ayr Ayrshire Hospice Making Today Matter Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3¼ 11-0 130123B Adam Nicol 10/1
19 Mar 14+31d Haydock 32Red Burning Desire Slot Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 shd 11-4 128134A Adam Nicol 6/1
16 Feb 14+14d Market Rasen 1st Security Solutions Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m2½f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3½ 11-3 126134A Richie McGrath 11/2
02 Feb 14+11d Musselburgh Conditional Jockeys' Festival Trial Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3½f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-3 122125B Adam Nicol 6/1
22 Jan 14+21d Catterick Racinguk.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3½f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 9 11-8 125111A Richie McGrath 18/1
01 Jan 14+178d Musselburgh totepool Mobile Hogmaneigh Hurdle (Handicap) Class 2 · 1m7½f · Soft · 14 ran 12/14 2½ 10-13 127104C Richie McGrath 33/1
2013 · 6 runs
07 Jul 13+36d Market Rasen Don Noble Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m2½f · Good To Firm · 9 ran UR/9 — 10-10 128— Richie McGrath 7/1
01 Jun 13+21d Doncaster Ladbrokes Mobile Handicap Class 5 · 1m6½f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 1¼ 9-7 7081A Russ Kennemore 9/2
11 May 13+40d Haydock Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Swinton Hurdle) (Grade 3) Class 1 · 1m7½f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 ½ 10-8 128122A Richie McGrath 16/1
01 Apr 13+47d Newcastle Carraway Finance Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-8 120139B Richie McGrath 4/1
13 Feb 13+43d Musselburgh Cmyk Digital Solutions Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 20 11-4 122102A Richie McGrath 7/1
01 Jan 13+22d Musselburgh totequadpot At totepool.com Hogmaneigh Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 1m7½f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 ¾ 11-3 122125A Richie McGrath 5/1
2012 · 8 runs
10 Dec 12+44d Musselburgh Weatherbys Printing Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 8/15 2½ 11-11 124127A Richie McGrath 40/1
27 Oct 12+10d Aintree Betfred 'Derby Day' Goals Galore Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 1½ 11-0 127110C Richie McGrath 20/1
17 Oct 12+18d Wetherby Follow Wetherby Racecourse On Twitter Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 14 ran 10/14 1½ 11-7 130114A Richie McGrath 12/1
29 Sep 12+182d Market Rasen 32Red.com Hurdle (Listed Handicap) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 4 10-11 132119A Dominic Elsworth 25/1
31 Mar 12+35d Stratford Mathilde La Fleur Morange Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 15 11-12 133108A Paddy Brennan 16/1
25 Feb 12+14d Newcastle Betfred When Both Teams Score Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m · Good · 10 ran F/10 — 11-9 133— Richie McGrath 14/1
11 Feb 12+41d Musselburgh John Smith's Scottish County Hurdle (Handicap) Class 3 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 13/13 1 11-9 136108A Richie McGrath 16/1
01 Jan 12+36d Musselburgh Hogmaneigh Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 1m7½f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 2¼ 10-13 137126A Richie McGrath 7/1
2011 · 10 runs
26 Nov 11+35d Newbury Sportingbet Intermediate Hurdle (Listed Limited Handicap) (Registered As The Gerry Feilden Hurdle) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 8 11-3 138116C Richie McGrath 22/1
22 Oct 11+28d Aintree Betfred Goals Galore Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-5 128140A Dougie Costello 7/2F
24 Sep 11+25d Market Rasen totescoop6 'Prelude' Hurdle (Listed Handicap) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 10-9 122141A Richie McGrath 20/1
30 Aug 11+109d Ripon City Of Ripon Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 10 8-13 7761C Michael O'Connell 25/1
13 May 11+15d Aintree Rewards4racing Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-4 122120B Richie McGrath 7/4
28 Apr 11+40d Perth Free Race Replays On Attheraces.com Intermediate Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 11 11-5 123120A Richie McGrath 7/2
19 Mar 11+30d Newcastle Bushmills Irish Whiskey Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 —136A Richie McGrath 6/4
17 Feb 11+24d Kelso Kelso Members Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 16 ran 5/16 3¼ 11-2 —110A Richie McGrath 25/1
24 Jan 11+23d Wetherby 'Enjoy The Craic' On Saturday 5th February Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 18 ran 3/18 8 11-4 —115A Richie McGrath 50/1
01 Jan 11+96d Fakenham New Year's Day Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-5 —— Richie McGrath 5/1
2010 · 7 runs
27 Sep 10+23d Kempton (AW) Bet Asian Handicaps - Betdaq Handicap Class 4 · 1m3f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 1½ 9-7 7876A Liam Keniry 8/1
04 Sep 10+14d Kempton (AW) Get Live Football Stats At totesport.com Handicap Class 4 · 1m3f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 2¾ 9-8 7888A Seb Sanders 13/2
21 Aug 10+14d Sandown Variety Club Miles Commercial Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 3¼ 10-0 8088A Jim Crowley 15/2
07 Aug 10+16d Newmarket Bbag-sales.de Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 2 9-7 8170C Martin Dwyer 7/1
22 Jul 10+56d Sandown Wisecall Claims Assistance Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 2/13 1 9-8 8092A Martin Dwyer 20/1
27 May 10+14d Sandown Bluesq.com On Your Iphone Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 12/12 1½ 9-3 8164C Jamie Spencer 17/2
13 May 10+223d Newmarket Simon Gibson Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 4½ 8-12 8364A Martin Dwyer 6/1
2009 · 7 runs
02 Oct 09+41d Newmarket Standing For Success Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 2/3 2½ 8-4 8386C Martin Dwyer 7/1
22 Aug 09+22d Sandown Variety Club Diamond Anniversary Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 9-5 8082A Martin Dwyer 15/2
31 Jul 09+63d Bath Higos Insurance Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 ¾ 9-4 7884A David Probert 8/1
29 May 09+11d Goodwood Goodwood Aircraft Engineering Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 2 9-1 7163C William Buick 7/2F
18 May 09+12d Bath Bet365.com Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 9-0 7195A William Buick 4/1
06 May 09+14d Chester Stellar Group Handicap Class 3 · 1m4½f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 hd 8-12 7572A Martin Dwyer 40/1
22 Apr 09+154d Kempton (AW) Sponsor At Kempton Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m3f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 1¾ 8-9 7677A Martin Dwyer 9/2
2008 · 6 runs
19 Nov 08+26d Lingfield (AW) Event Image For Photo Finish Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 6 ran 3/6 nk 9-0 7675B Dane O'Neill 9/4
24 Oct 08+36d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet Now With Ladbrokes On 0800 777 888 Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 1m½f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 ¾ 9-5 7588A William Buick 8/1
18 Sep 08+20d Yarmouth attheraces.com Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Good · 10 ran 2/10 3 8-13 7480A Jimmy Fortune 15/2
29 Aug 08+19d Salisbury Francis Clark Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 2¼ 8-11 7472A Shane Kelly 14/1
10 Aug 08+48d Windsor Yorkshire Tea Teatime Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 2¼ 8-12 7671A Jimmy Fortune 10/3
23 Jun 08 Windsor Pertemps Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 3/15 1 8-11 7682A Alan Munro 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rumble of Thunder won?
Rumble of Thunder (IRE) won 8 of 62 archived starts between 2008 and 2016, a strike rate of 12.9%. Placed 26 times in total (41.9% of starts).
Who trained Rumble of Thunder?
Rumble of Thunder (IRE) was trained by Philip Kirby on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 22 January 2016.
Who is Rumble of Thunder's sire?
Rumble of Thunder (IRE) is by Fath (USA) out of Honey Storm (IRE), whose sire is Mujadil.
What going does Rumble of Thunder prefer?
Rumble of Thunder (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Rumble of Thunder's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 22 January 2016. The highest on record is 138.
What is Rumble of Thunder's sire's record?
Fath (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,349 runs since Jan 2008 (98 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.3% from 112. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.2% from 167.
Who are Rumble of Thunder's siblings?
Out of Honey Storm (IRE), Rumble of Thunder (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Golden Tempest (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Golden Tempest (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2008. 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.