Helm Rock: horse profile, stats, records and next races
Helm Rock is a 8-year-old gelding by Pivotal, trained by Daniel & Claire Kubler. He has won 8 of 50 starts and placed in 11 more, for £144,904 in prize money. His best trip is 8.5ff, where 1 wins from 4 is a 25% strike rate against 15% at every other distance. He runs next in the 8:00 at Wolverhampton (AW) on 7 September. His best performance rating is 104, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.
- Runs 50
- Wins 8
- Placed 19
- Strike rate 16%
- Prize money £144,904
- Best rating 104
- Official rating 83
Where Helm Rock runs next
| Time | Course | Race | Best price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | Wolverhampton (AW) | attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Stakes | — |
Helm Rock form and race record
| Date | Course | Race | Dist | Going | Pos | Beaten | SP | Jockey | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 26 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier) (Div III) Class 4 | 8f | Standard / Slow | 3 | 2.25 | 15/2 | Ebrahim Nader | 83 |
| 10 Jul 26 | Ascot | Tide Construction Apprentice Handicap (Str) Class 4 | 8f | Good To Firm | 4 | 1.75 | 9/1 | Christian Howarth | 84 |
| 2 Jul 26 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 | 8f | Standard To Slow | 7 | 6 | 6/1 | Ray Dawson | 84 |
| 16 May 26 | Newmarket | Daily Profit Boosts At BetMGM Handicap Class 4 | 8f | Good | 6 | 4 | 9/1 | David Probert | 85 |
| 9 May 26 | Nottingham | Boosted Odds Every Race At Betano Handicap Class 4 | 8.5f | Good | 2 | .25 | 9/1 | Alec Voikhansky | 84 |
| 14 Apr 26 | Lingfield (AW) | Follow attheraces On Instagram Handicap Class 4 | 8f | Standard | 3 | .75 | 9/4F | Alec Voikhansky | 80 |
| 6 Apr 26 | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 | 8f | Standard To Slow | 1 | — | 15/2 | Alec Voikhansky | 80 |
| 24 Mar 26 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 4 | 8.5f | Standard | 2 | .75 | 4/1 | Jack Mitchell | 80 |
| 4 Mar 26 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Proudly Supporting Women In Racing Handicap Class 4 | 8f | Standard To Slow | 6 | 4.5 | 40/1 | Tom Marquand | 82 |
| 6 Sep 25 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet London Mile Series Final Handicap Class 2 | 8f | Standard To Slow | 12 | 9.5 | 50/1 | Connor Planas | 83 |
| 21 Jun 25 | Haydock | D.H.Welton 50th Anniversary Handicap Class 4 | 8f | Good | 1 | — | 5/2 | Jack Mitchell | 79 |
| 1 Jun 25 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Sky Bet Proud To Support ROR Handicap Class 4 | 8f | Standard | 8 | 3.5 | 28/1 | Nicola Currie | 81 |
| 17 May 25 | Newmarket | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Class 4 | 8f | Good To Firm | 5 | 8 | 16/1 | Richard Kingscote | 83 |
| 18 Apr 25 | Lingfield (AW) | BetMGM All Weather Vase Mile Handicap Class 3 | 8f | Standard | 9 | 4 | 14/1 | Billy Loughnane | 84 |
| 29 Mar 25 | Doncaster | William Hill Bet 10 Get 10 Spring Mile Handicap (Str) Class 2 | 8f | Good To Soft | 6 | 3.5 | 25/1 | Billy Loughnane | 85 |
| 27 Feb 25 | Chelmsford City (AW) | It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Class 4 | 8f | Standard To Slow | 3 | 2 | 4/1 | Billy Loughnane | 85 |
| 17 Feb 25 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Class 3 | 9.5f | Standard | 3 | .5 | 8/1 | Nicola Currie | 85 |
| 18 Jan 25 | Lingfield (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Class 3 | 8f | Standard | 8 | 6.75 | 7/1 | Richard Kingscote | 86 |
| 18 Dec 24 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Class 3 | 8f | Standard To Slow | 7 | 4.75 | 11/2 | Richard Kingscote | 86 |
| 21 Nov 24 | Southwell (AW) | Safer Gambling Tools At BetMGM Handicap Class 4 | 8f | Standard | 1 | — | 9/2J | Richard Kingscote | 83 |
| 7 Nov 24 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Class 4 | 8f | Standard | 2 | .25 | 17/2 | Saffie Osborne | 82 |
| 2 Oct 24 | Kempton (AW) | North Farm Stud Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 | 8f | Standard To Slow | 12 | 7.75 | 11/1 | Richard Kingscote | 84 |
| 7 Sep 24 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet London Mile Series Final Handicap Class 2 | 8f | Standard To Slow | 8 | 4.5 | 16/1 | Pat Cosgrave | 86 |
| 29 Aug 24 | Southwell (AW) | tote.co.uk Joins The Racing App Racing League Race 40 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Class 3 | 8f | Standard | 7 | 5.5 | 9/2 | Oisin Murphy | 88 |
| 10 Aug 24 | Haydock | Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap Class 3 | 8f | Good To Firm | 8 | 6.5 | 11/1 | Jim Crowley | 90 |
| 1 Aug 24 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Tote.co.uk No Yeeehaaa For Matt Chapman Racing League Race 11 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Class 3 | 8.5f | Standard | 8 | 3 | 14/1 | Richard Kingscote | 92 |
| 11 Jul 24 | Newmarket | Blandford Bloodstock Handicap Class 3 | 8f | Good To Soft | 5 | 4.5 | 12/1 | David Egan | 94 |
| 27 Jun 24 | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet In Kippax Seaton Delaval Handicap Class 2 | 8f | Standard | 7 | 12.5 | 17/2 | Silvestre De Sousa | 96 |
| 15 Jun 24 | Sandown | Listen To BetMGM On talkSPORT Handicap Class 2 | 8f | Good To Soft | 11 | 7.5 | 28/1 | Rossa Ryan | 98 |
| 1 Jan 24 | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Class 2 | 8f | Standard | 8 | 7.25 | 9/2 | Jack Mitchell | 99 |
| 14 Dec 23 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Chelmsford City Racecourse Membership Handicap Class 2 | 8f | Standard | 3 | .75 | 11/2 | Richard Kingscote | 98 |
| 21 Oct 23 | Ascot | Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str) Class 2 | 8f | Soft | 11 | 9.5 | 40/1 | Richard Kingscote | 100 |
| 30 Sep 23 | Haydock | cavani.co.uk The Sock Shuffle Handicap Class 2 | 8f | Heavy | 5 | 7.25 | 12/1 | Rob Hornby | 100 |
| 9 Sep 23 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet London Mile Series Final Handicap Class 2 | 8f | Standard To Slow | 1 | — | 9/2 | Richard Kingscote | 94 |
| 31 Aug 23 | Newcastle (AW) | William Hill Pick Your Places Racing League Race 27 Handicap Class 3 | 8f | Standard | 1 | — | 5/1 | Rossa Ryan | 86 |
| 12 Aug 23 | Haydock | Betfred 'Play Fred's 5 Million' Handicap Class 3 | 8f | Good | 7 | 5.5 | 7/1 | Richard Kingscote | 88 |
| 27 Jul 23 | Yarmouth | William Hill Enhanced Odds Every Day Racing League Race 4 Handicap Class 3 | 7f | Good To Soft | 6 | 5.75 | 7/1 | Kieran Shoemark | 90 |
| 28 Jun 23 | Salisbury | Havana Grey Standing At Whitsbury Manor Handicap Class 2 | 8f | Good To Firm | 4 | 7.5 | 5/2F | Richard Kingscote | 92 |
| 17 Jun 23 | Sandown | Aspall Cyder 1728 Handicap Class 2 | 8f | Good To Firm | 4 | 3.75 | 5/1 | Richard Kingscote | 93 |
| 25 May 23 | Sandown | Racehorse Lotto Whitsun Cup Handicap Class 3 | 8f | Good | 2 | 1.5 | 5/1 | William Buick | 92 |
| 3 May 23 | Ascot | Howden Manny Mercer Apprentice Handicap (Str) Class 3 | 8f | Good | 3 | 1.75 | 16/1 | William Carver | 92 |
| 1 Apr 23 | Doncaster | Pertemps Network Lincoln (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 | 8f | Heavy | 16 | 15.25 | 33/1 | Ben Curtis | 93 |
| 7 Oct 22 | York | William Hill Autumn Mile Handicap Class 2 | 8f | Good To Soft | 15 | 12.5 | 17/2 | Dylan Hogan | 93 |
| 23 Sep 22 | Haydock | J W Lees MPA Handicap Class 3 | 8f | Good To Soft | 1 | — | 8/1 | Dylan Hogan | 86 |
| 3 Sep 22 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet London Mile Series Final Handicap Class 2 | 8f | Standard To Slow | 9 | 3.75 | 12/1 | Nicola Currie | 88 |
| 21 Aug 22 | Sandown | Sky Bet Sunday Series Mile Handicap Class 4 | 8f | Good | 6 | 3.75 | 10/1 | Nicola Currie | 88 |
| 13 Aug 22 | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races App Form Study Handicap Class 5 | 8.5f | Standard To Slow | 1 | — | 2/1F | Nicola Currie | 82 |
| 1 Aug 22 | Carlisle | Dermalux Handicap (Professional And Amateur Female Jockeys) Class 5 | 9f | Good | 1 | — | 5/1 | Nicola Currie | 75 |
| 29 Jun 22 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap Class 4 | 8f | Standard To Slow | 3 | 2.5 | 11/2 | Richard Kingscote | 75 |
| 10 Jun 22 | Chepstow | Shadow Rigging Supports Brain Tumour Research Handicap Class 5 | 7f | Good | 5 | 5 | 10/11F | Andrea Atzeni | 76 |
Last time out
Finished 3 in the Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier) (Div III) at Kempton (AW) on 19 August 2026. Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back with over two furlongs to run - responded to urging inside the final furlong to finish strongly - grabbed third spot right on the line.
Helm Rock by distance
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8f | 42 | 6 | 14% |
| 8.5f | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 9.5f | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 9f | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Helm Rock by going
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 14 | 2 | 14% |
| Standard To Slow | 12 | 3 | 25% |
| Good | 9 | 2 | 22% |
| Good To Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% |
| Good To Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Standard / Slow | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Helm Rock by course
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 11 | 2 | 18% |
| Haydock | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Sandown | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Helm Rock breeding
- Sire Pivotal (GB)
- Dam Nibbling (IRE)
- Damsire Invincible Spirit (IRE)
- Breeder Mrs James Wigan
- Foaled 11 January 2018
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