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Horse profile

Skellig Rock Lad (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2008) · Last trainer B R Hamilton · Last owner Andrew Wishart
by Rock Hopper (GB) out of Backfromthewest (IRE) (Cardinal Flower)
4 runs · 2 courses · from Dec 2007
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Dec 2008 — 6,515 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2008
KTB Profile

Skellig Rock Lad (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Down Royal (Mar 2008).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 111C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 26 Dec 2007

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 111C · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2111C98.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 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
Rock Hopper (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 411 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%+3.4—
Good to Firm51611.8%+5.2—
Good12086.7%+0.1—
Good to Soft5135.9%−0.70 from 1
Soft10565.7%−0.90 from 2
Heavy7434.1%−2.50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f100%−6.6—
1m5f – 2m6746%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f167116.6%00 from 1
2m5f – 3m12786.3%−0.30 from 3
Over 3m4948.2%+1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Backfromthewest (IRE) (Cardinal Flower)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Oopsmylord (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Oopsmylord (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Oopsmylord (IRE)1612m6½fClass 6

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 3 0 0% −3.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Quinlan 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr J J Codd 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2008 · 3 runs
26 Dec 08+284d Down Royal ITBA Northern Region Hunters Chase 23f · Soft · 20 ran F/20 — 11-7 — Mr J J Codd 13/2
17 Mar 08+60d Down Royal Stella Artois Hunters Chase 20f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 9 10-11 108B Mark Quinlan 11/4F
17 Jan 08+22d Thurles Arctic Tack Stud Hunters Chase 24f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 5/18 29 10-11 86C Mark Quinlan 16/1
2007 · 1 run
26 Dec 07 Down Royal Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association Hunters Chase 23f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 3/19 4½ 11-0 111C Mark Quinlan 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Skellig Rock Lad won?
Skellig Rock Lad (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2007 and 2008. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Skellig Rock Lad?
Skellig Rock Lad (IRE) was trained by B R Hamilton on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 26 December 2008.
Who is Skellig Rock Lad's sire?
Skellig Rock Lad (IRE) is by Rock Hopper (GB) out of Backfromthewest (IRE), whose sire is Cardinal Flower.
What is Skellig Rock Lad's sire's record?
Rock Hopper (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 411 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Skellig Rock Lad's siblings?
Out of Backfromthewest (IRE), Skellig Rock Lad (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Oopsmylord (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Oopsmylord (IRE)). The wins came over 2m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2007. 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.