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Sire profile

Rock Hopper (GB)

Best progeny: Merry Cowboy (IRE), Lady RockstarI (GB), Norcroft Joy (GB)

Avg winning distance: Flat 11.1f · NH 2m3f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 10.3f · NH 2m3½f
Race record: 17 runs, 7 wins
By: Shareef Dancer (USA)
As damsire: 35 winners from 86 runners
Country: GB

Winners (GB & IRE): 53 of 177 runners (30%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 159 from 2,222 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1 (1 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £1,019,141 GB · €293,513 IRE
Best progeny: Merry Cowboy (IRE), Lady RockstarI (GB), Norcroft Joy (GB)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2019/20	NH	1	0	1	0	0.0%	£97	-
2015/16	NH	2	1	6	1	16.7%	£3,874	-
2014/15	NH	2	1	13	1	7.7%	£9,620	-
2013/14	NH	6	2	19	2	10.5%	£6,339	€115,100
2012/13	NH	7	2	28	4	14.3%	£14,319	€14,940
2011/12	NH	15	2	38	3	7.9%	£2,139	€17,687
2010	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2010/11	NH	21	4	82	5	6.1%	£18,407	€12,165
2009/10	NH	20	1	79	2	2.5%	£18,744	€3,452
2008/09	NH	31	6	89	8	9.0%	£29,998	€29,435
2007/08	NH	38	3	136	5	3.7%	£9,844	€71,183
2006	Flat	1	1	2	1	50.0%	£2,389	-
2006/07	NH	27	3	96	4	4.2%	£13,370	€21,491
2005	Flat	4	0	16	0	0.0%	£4,291	-
2005/06	NH	21	2	58	2	3.4%	£7,139	€7,350
2004	Flat	7	2	29	2	6.9%	£7,497	-
2004/05	NH	23	2	63	2	3.2%	£13,459	€710
2003	Flat	13	3	53	4	7.5%	£29,487	-
2003/04	NH	25	3	81	4	4.9%	£31,163	-
2002	Flat	18	5	78	6	7.7%	£57,498	-
2002/03	NH	35	8	141	13	9.2%	£96,178	-
2001	Flat	20	4	118	7	5.9%	£52,279	-
2001/02	NH	32	5	121	11	9.1%	£178,394	-
2000	Flat	30	7	163	10	6.1%	£71,085	-
2000/01	NH	34	7	118	11	9.3%	£64,119	-
1999	Flat	28	5	131	8	6.1%	£59,351	-
1999/00	NH	18	4	73	4	5.5%	£21,801	-
1998	Flat	27	8	163	20	12.3%	£86,944	-
1998/99	NH	15	4	50	7	14.0%	£26,046	-
1997	Flat	26	6	122	7	5.7%	£63,242	-
1997/98	NH	6	4	26	4	15.4%	£13,742	-
1996	Flat	9	1	28	1	3.6%	£6,284	-

Flat seasons are calendar years; NH seasons follow the official British and Irish dates.

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Merry Cowboy (IRE)	Michael T Moran	2006-2011	52	6	5	11.5%	1	Grade 2	-	€94,732
Lady RockstarI (GB)	M J Ryan	1997-2000	40	9	4	22.5%	0	-	£38,219	-
Norcroft Joy (GB)	N A Callaghan	1997-2000	36	8	6	22.2%	0	-	£47,284	-
Bollin Nellie (GB)	Tim Easterby	1999-2002	37	7	8	18.9%	0	-	£61,645	-
Mersey Beat I (GB)	Gary Moore	1996-2003	38	7	11	18.4%	0	-	£38,075	-
Tufty Hopper (GB)	D R Smailes	1999-2007	67	6	26	9.0%	0	-	£36,203	-
Trooper (GB)	A Woodward	1996-2008	67	6	19	9.0%	0	-	£35,341	-
Mhilu (IRE)	Paul Rich	2007-2011	35	6	7	17.1%	0	-	£24,933	€5,141
Marble Arch (GB)	Hughie Morrison	2000-2005	34	5	8	14.7%	0	-	£158,721	-
Rockyaboya (IRE)	Willie Mullins	2008-2013	20	5	3	25.0%	0	-	-	€145,895
Tom Paddington (GB)	Hughie Morrison	1998-2004	21	5	4	23.8%	0	-	£44,321	-
Boogy Woogy (GB)	Robert Bowling	1998-2004	43	5	15	11.6%	0	-	£36,226	-
Isabella Gonzaga (GB)	Robert Cowell	1997-1999	26	5	9	19.2%	0	-	£20,329	-
Aegean I (GB)	Sue Smith	1997-2007	40	4	14	10.0%	0	-	£48,296	-
Acrai Rua (IRE)	Tim Fitzgerald	2010-2015	35	4	9	11.4%	0	-	£31,065	-
College Rock (GB)	Tony Newcombe	1999-2003	55	4	16	7.3%	0	-	£23,811	-
Macaroni Gold (IRE)	Evan Williams	2003-2006	36	4	9	11.1%	0	-	£17,833	-
Romping Home (IRE)	Evan Williams	2007-2010	20	3	8	15.0%	0	-	£22,270	-
Sullys Hope (GB)	Nick Williams	2000-2003	23	3	6	13.0%	0	-	£20,712	-
Space Race II (GB)	C A Cyzer	1997-2000	26	3	8	11.5%	0	-	£19,929	-
Out Of The Shadows (GB)	Mrs M Reveley	2000-2003	20	3	5	15.0%	0	-	£17,692	-
Barton Gate (GB)	D P Keane	2002-2007	22	3	5	13.6%	0	-	£12,311	-
Rocky Island (GB)	John Mackie	1999-2002	23	3	5	13.0%	0	-	£11,806	-
Allegiance (GB)	P Wegmann	1998-2007	38	3	4	7.9%	0	-	£10,897	-
Bobbydazzle (GB)	Chris Dwyer	1997-2000	33	2	7	6.1%	0	-	£40,383	-
Assured Gamble (GB)	R J Baker	1997-2001	17	2	3	11.8%	0	-	£13,921	-
Ball Hopper (IRE)	Richenda Ford	2011-2016	20	2	6	10.0%	0	-	£11,260	-
Northern Maestro (GB)	John Mackie	1997-2000	35	2	11	5.7%	0	-	£10,839	-
Fifth Edition (GB)	Rae Guest	1999-2003	23	2	3	8.7%	0	-	£9,371	-
Fortune Hopper (GB)	Martin Todhunter	1997-2000	38	2	11	5.3%	0	-	£9,321	-
Mountrath Rock (GB)	Miss B Sanders	1999-2003	37	2	6	5.4%	0	-	£7,905	-
Little Rocker (IRE)	Royston Smart	2006-2012	31	2	5	6.5%	0	-	£7,328	-
Reseda (IRE)	Maurice Barnes	2002-2006	15	2	3	13.3%	0	-	£6,400	-
Little Miss Rocker (GB)	R P C Hoad	1996-1999	20	2	4	10.0%	0	-	£6,381	-
Flash Of Memory (GB)	Peter Niven	2001-2002	15	2	3	13.3%	0	-	£6,255	-
Tommy Tortoise (GB)	Richard Fahey	1996-1998	12	2	3	16.7%	0	-	£5,618	-
Gray Granite (IRE)	Mrs M Reveley	1999-2000	5	2	0	40.0%	0	-	£3,352	-
Sunny Glenn (GB)	Simon Earle	2000-2004	17	1	1	5.9%	0	-	£11,496	-
Hutch (GB)	James Bethell	2001-2009	26	1	5	3.8%	0	-	£8,844	-
Mulberry Boy (IRE)	Matthieu Palussiere	2007-2010	9	1	2	11.1%	0	-	-	€8,594
Ashburton Lad (IRE)	Neil King	2009	3	1	1	33.3%	0	-	£860	€7,601
Mister Graham (GB)	Ken Clutterbuck	1999-2005	50	1	7	2.0%	0	-	£7,890	-
Sharvie (GB)	C J Hemsley	1999-2004	43	1	10	2.3%	0	-	£7,075	-
Hear Me OutI (IRE)	Jonjo O'Neill	2004-2008	11	1	0	9.1%	0	-	£358	€6,148
Mr Goofy (IRE)	Michael Scudamore	2009-2014	21	1	5	4.8%	0	-	£6,209	-
Table Mountain I (GB)	C Weedon	2001-2002	6	1	4	16.7%	0	-	£5,919	-
Oopsmylord (IRE)	Steve Flook	2009-2011	16	1	7	6.3%	0	-	£5,388	-
Rocky Dance (FR)	Alan Jarvis	1997	6	1	2	16.7%	0	-	£4,690	-
Amethyst Rock (GB)	Patrick Gilligan	2003-2005	13	1	2	7.7%	0	-	£2,060	-
Rebel RockI (IRE)	D P Keane	2007-2011	9	1	0	11.1%	0	-	£1,999	-

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has Rock Hopper sired?: Rock Hopper (GB) has sired 53 winners from 177 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1996 (30%), with 159 wins from 2,222 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Rock Hopper sired?: Rock Hopper (GB) has sired 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland since 1996, 1 of them at Group or Grade level.
Who is the best offspring of Rock Hopper?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Rock Hopper (GB) in Britain and Ireland is Merry Cowboy (IRE), a Grade 2 winner with 1 black-type win from 52 runs.
Who is Rock Hopper's sire?: Rock Hopper (GB) is by Shareef Dancer (USA), and won 7 of 17 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Rock Hopper's progeny?: The average winning distance of Rock Hopper (GB)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 11.1 furlongs on the Flat and 2m3f over jumps.
How much prize money have Rock Hopper's progeny won?: Rock Hopper (GB)'s progeny have earned £1,019,141 in Britain and €293,513 in Ireland since 1996.
How has Rock Hopper done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Rock Hopper (GB)'s daughters include 35 winners from 86 runners in Britain and Ireland, 1 of them black-type winners.

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