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West End Rocker (IRE)

13yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2015) · Last trainer Alan King · Last owner Barry Winfield Tim Leadbeater
by Grand Plaisir (IRE) out of Slyguff Lord (IRE) (Lord Americo)
30 runs · 16 courses · from Nov 2007
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Feb 2015 — 4,268 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2015 · 9th of 12 6 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 138
KTB Profile

West End Rocker (IRE) is 6 from 30, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the totesport.com Classic Chase at Warwick (Jan 2011). Hasn't won since Dec 2014. Last raced off 138, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 30 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating138↓ 11lb off peak
138 123–149

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 129A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 15 Mar 2014 Official rating 138 at the last run, 28 Feb 2015

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 →

Jumps 22 figures · best 143B · median 124.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good to Soft10131C119—
Good5130A128—
Soft4126A115—
Heavy3143B136—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m12130C124.5—
Over 3m8143B125—
2m1f – 2m4f2131C124.5—

Of 30 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (8).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 30 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
Grand Plaisir (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 301 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+11.4—
Good to Firm2727.4%−1.2—
Good9366.5%−2.12 from 8
Good to Soft6669.1%+0.50 from 11
Soft73811%+2.41 from 6
Heavy3738.1%−0.53 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m4736.4%−2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f9255.4%−3.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m120119.2%+0.63 from 12
Over 3m42716.7%+8.13 from 16

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
Slyguff Lord (IRE) (Lord Americo)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Major Jon (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Major Jon (IRE)2712m—
Away Up North (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 11 0 0% −11.00
Good 8 2 25% +6.83
Soft 6 1 17% −4.09
Heavy 5 3 60% +21.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 13 2 15% +9.00
Class 4 8 2 25% −4.26
Class 2 6 1 17% −1.50
Class 3 3 1 33% +10.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 4 1 25% +7.00
Aintree 4 1 25% +7.00
Newbury 3 1 33% +10.00
Chepstow 3 1 33% −1.09
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 1 50% −0.17
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield 1 1 100% +3.50
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 16 3 19% +19.00
2m5f – 3m 12 3 25% −3.76
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Thornton 14 0 0% −14.00
Wayne Hutchinson 11 4 36% +25.83
Tom Bellamy 2 1 50% +2.50
Jack Doyle 2 1 50% −0.09
Charlie Huxley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 2 1 50% +2.50
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 4 0 0% −4.00
2011 5 2 40% +17.00
2010 1 1 100% +12.00
2009 6 1 17% −4.17
2008 6 1 17% −4.09
2007 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 23 5 22% +18.33
Hurdle 7 1 14% −5.09

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
2015 · 2 runs
28 Feb 15+49d Newbury Betway Supporting Greatwood, Veterans' Handicap Chase (qualifier) Class 2 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 9/12 27 11-3 138113C Wayne Hutchinson 16/1
10 Jan 15+28d Warwick Betfred Classic Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 3m5f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-13 139— Tom Bellamy 14/1
2014 · 2 runs
13 Dec 14+273d Lingfield Weatherbys Private Banking Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 11-7 135124C Tom Bellamy 7/2
15 Mar 14+388d Uttoxeter Betfred Midlands Grand National Chase (Listed Handicap) Class 1 · 4m1½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 11 10-0 135129A Wayne Hutchinson 20/1
2013 · 2 runs
20 Feb 13+39d Doncaster 32red Casino Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m · Good · 10 ran 3/10 ¾ 11-7 139128A Wayne Hutchinson 18/1
12 Jan 13+35d Warwick Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Series Qualifier) Class 2 · 3m1f · Soft · 18 ran 12/18 10 11-5 135114C Wayne Hutchinson 33/1
2012 · 4 runs
08 Dec 12+28d Aintree Betfred Becher Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 3m2f · Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-12 142— Robert Thornton 4/1F
10 Nov 12+196d Wincanton Badger Ales Trophy (Listed Handicap Chase) Class 1 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 41 11-8 146121C Robert Thornton 25/1
28 Apr 12+14d Sandown bet365 Gold Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 3m5f · Soft · 19 ran PU/19 — 11-7 149— Wayne Hutchinson 8/1
14 Apr 12+133d Aintree John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 4m4f · Good · 40 ran F/40 — 10-12 149— Wayne Hutchinson 16/1
2011 · 5 runs
03 Dec 11+21d Aintree Betfred Becher Handicap Chase (Listed) (National Course) Class 1 · 3m2f · Heavy · 14 ran 1/14 10-10 137143B Wayne Hutchinson 10/1
12 Nov 11+217d Cheltenham Rewards4Racing Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 3m3½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-1 140— Robert Thornton 22/1
09 Apr 11+49d Aintree John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 4m4f · Good · 40 ran BD/40 — 10-5 141— Robert Thornton 33/1
19 Feb 11+35d Haydock totesport.com Grand National Trial (Grade 3 Handicap Chase) Class 1 · 3m3½f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-4 141— Wayne Hutchinson 8/1
15 Jan 11+31d Warwick totesport.com Classic Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 3m5f · Heavy · 15 ran 1/15 10-11 133136A Wayne Hutchinson 10/1
2010 · 1 run
15 Dec 10+353d Newbury Coolmation Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m2f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 11-11 129130A Wayne Hutchinson 12/1
2009 · 6 runs
27 Dec 09+50d Kempton Williamhill.com - Bonus 25 Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m · Good To Soft · 15 ran 7/15 24 11-9 135108C Robert Thornton 16/1
07 Nov 09+203d Wincanton Badger Ales Trophy Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 10/18 2¼ 10-11 137109C Charlie Huxley 22/1
18 Apr 09+31d Ayr Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 4m · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-13 137— Robert Thornton 11/1
18 Mar 09+18d Warwick Bet Totepool At All Uk Racecourses Novices' Chase Class 3 · 3m½f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 2½ 11-4 137125B Robert Thornton 7/2
28 Feb 09+11d Doncaster State Cinema In Gainsborough Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 3 ran 1/3 11-0 137130C Wayne Hutchinson 5/6F
17 Feb 09+94d Southwell Betdaq On 0870 178 1221 Novices' Chase Class 3 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 18 10-12 137113B Robert Thornton 2/1
2008 · 6 runs
15 Nov 08+21d Cheltenham Sir Tristram Ricketts Novices' Chase Class 2 · 3m½f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 hd 10-13 137116B Robert Thornton 11/4
25 Oct 08+189d Chepstow Bet On Breeders' Cup At Totesport.com Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 nk 11-4 137125B Robert Thornton 14/1
19 Apr 08+42d Bangor-on-Dee Kronospan Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 11-1 123125A Jack Doyle 2/1
08 Mar 08+18d Chepstow Join WBX.COM For 250 Free Bets 'NH' Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m7½f · Soft · 15 ran 1/15 10-12 123126A Jack Doyle 10/11F
19 Feb 08+25d Taunton Porter Dodson Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 3 11-4 123120A Robert Thornton 5/1
25 Jan 08+35d Newbury Emma Lavelle Racing Ltd Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Soft · 20 ran 9/20 nk 11-0 132100C Robert Thornton 7/2J
2007 · 2 runs
21 Dec 07+23d Uttoxeter Les Morgan Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 2/15 1 11-0 —131C Robert Thornton 13/2
28 Nov 07 Chepstow Weatherbys Printing 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 7 10-12 —118C Robert Thornton 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has West End Rocker won?
West End Rocker (IRE) won 6 of 30 archived starts between 2007 and 2015, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 16 times in total (53.3% of starts).
Who trained West End Rocker?
West End Rocker (IRE) was trained by Alan King on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 28 February 2015.
Who is West End Rocker's sire?
West End Rocker (IRE) is by Grand Plaisir (IRE) out of Slyguff Lord (IRE), whose sire is Lord Americo.
What going does West End Rocker prefer?
West End Rocker (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is West End Rocker's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 138, from the run on 28 February 2015. The highest on record is 149.
What is West End Rocker's sire's record?
Grand Plaisir (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 301 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are West End Rocker's siblings?
Out of Slyguff Lord (IRE), West End Rocker (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Major Jon (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2007. 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.